PINKHAM NOTCH — Joe Gray, a four-time winner of the Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race, announced Friday that his schedule obliges him to withdraw from this year’s contest on the historic Mt. Washington Auto Road.
While Gray’s withdrawal throws the men’s competition wide open, the women’s favorite, Kim Dobson, also faces a growing number of challengers in the 7.6-mile all-uphill race in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.
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