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Whitewater world beaters Men’s team takes 2nd, women’s team takes 8th at championships By Beth Potter Mountaineer Staff Writer Mike Reid and his U.S. Whitewater Raft team were pumped going into the semi-finals, knowing they would go up against the reigning world champion Brazilian team. As the two teams started out in the head-to-head in a competition down a river in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Brazilian team was ahead, hitting a Class 3 rapid first, said Reid, captain of the men’s U.S. team. But then the Brazilians made a small mistake, and the Americans went by them, sprinting to the finish line to win the race, he said. “They’ve never lost a head-to-head race, so to pull off that victory was a big accomplishment,” Reid said. The rafters lost to Great Britain in the finals, taking a silver medal in that particular competition, one of several held as part of the world rafting championships in Bosnia last week. A little bit of luck Reid credited a little bit of luck and a lot of conditioning and stamina with winning the race against Brazil. “The sport doesn’t get much coverage in the United States, but if more people saw the intensity, it would be a huge draw,” Reid said. “It’s full of contact, like NASCAR in a full sprint.” The U.S. men’s team is five members from Vail and
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one from Breckenridge, virtually all of them from Timberline Tours in Vail. Out of 32 men’s teams from around the world, the Timberline men also took home sixth place, overall.
The U.S. women’s team, all from the Vail Valley, took home 8th overall against 21 women’s teams from around the world. Teams from 35 countries competed [See WHITEWATER, page 9]
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Colorado River Ranch conservation costs under scrutiny By Randy Wyrick Mountaineer Staff Writer The Colorado River Ranch is what Colorado is supposed to look like, but how much is that worth? Local open-space advocates want the county commissioners to spend $5.7 million for a conservation easement that prevents the four Missouri attorneys who own it from developing the 1018-acre ranch, located 12 miles north of Dotsero on the Colorado River Road. Under Colorado law, the owners could chop it into 28 parcels of 35 acres each. They could, but say they don’t want to.
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Virtually all of the members of the U.S. Men’s Whitewater Raft Team and the U.S. Women’s Whitewater Raft Team also work at Timberline Tours in Vail. The teams were in Bosnia last week for the world championships. Photo courtesy Timberline Tours.
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Almost everyone involved wants it preserved. That’s where conservation easements and the county’s taxpayerfilled open space coffers get involved. Like almost everything, this comes down to money and how much should be spent. The Eagle Valley Land Trust is helping spearhead the deal. Their appraisal came in at $13 million. That’s $3 million more than the $10 million the current owners paid. The Eagle Valley Land Trust’s Cindy Cohagen has been working on this for the better part of a year. She says the appraisal is sound.
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“I have to help raise the money for this and we don’t want an over-inflated appraisal,” she said. Avon Mayor Ron Wolfe is part of the Open Space Advisory Committee. He likes the proposal, but not the price. “Conservation has its price, everyone knows that. But this price is too high,” said Wolfe. “If you actually tried to sell it now, who would buy it, and at what price?” Don’t be mistaken, Wolfe and Cohagen are on the same side of the issue, separated only by an unspecified amount of money. [See COLO. RIVER RANCH, page 6]
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ATHLETIC STUFF Giro wraps up today Cleveland avoids The slopes of the Mount Vesuvius volcano will likely elimination, 112-102 decide the Giro d’Italia winner.
LeBron James didn’t let Cleveland’s season end Thursday night, taking over Game 5 in the fourth quarter after his team blew a big lead in the third. Cleveland won 112-102, putting the series at 3-2 heading into Saturday’s game 6.
Federer struggles in 2nd round at French Open
Close doesn’t count. Roger Federer knows that as well as anyone. Still, even Federer had to acknowledge he found himself in a much tighter and tougher match than he would have expected — or is used to — in the French Open’s second round Thursday before producing a 7-6 (8), 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-2 victory over Jose Acasuso of Argentina. How near did the 45th-ranked Acasuso come to a startling upset — in straight sets, no less? On four occasions, the Argentine was a point from taking the first set. After winning the second, he held a set point in the third. Federer, whose season hasn’t been up to his high standards, was up to the task each time, though. “Mentally, I’ve always been very strong, but I’m not being put in a position like this very often, you know,� Federer said. Then, moments later, as if to make sure everyone understood him, Federer added: “Coming through such a match is always a great feeling. Like I said, I’m not part of such close matches that often.�
Today’s final uphill finish also could be Lance Armstrong’s last chance to meet his pre-race goal of winning a stage. The seven-time Tour de France champion began the race riding in support of teammate Levi Leipheimer. But now that Leipheimer is sixth and out of contention, Armstrong can try to move up from 12th place. Denis Menchov of Russia enters the 19th leg with a 26-second lead over Danilo Di Luca in the overall standings. “I expect a hard day tomorrow,� Menchov said after he and the other leaders, including Armstrong, finished in the main pack in Thursday’s 18th leg, 3 minutes, 57 seconds behind stage winner Michele Scarponi of Italy. The serpentine Vesuvius climb is 8 miles and comes at the end of an already undulating 102-mile stage that takes riders along the hairpin curves of the scenic Amalfi coast. “It’s an important stage, maybe the most important of this Giro,� Di Luca said. “It’s a serious climb.� Vesuvius is best known for its eruption in A.D. 79 that buried the ancient city of Pompeii. “It’s not any different from other climbs, but the history is important,� Menchov acknowledged. Armstrong launched a failed solo attack in Wednesday’s uphill finish to Blockhaus, and finished directly behind defending Tour champion Carlos Sastre.
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