PINKHAM NOTCH – Marti Shea of Marblehead, Mass., dominated once again and John Kronborg Ebsen of Denmark delivered an impressive effort in his first look at the mountain, as the two riders rode to victories in tough weather conditions in the 42nd Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on Saturday.
As has been the case nearly every other time she has raced here, Shea sped away from the other women in the field at the start and rode behind only the strongest men. She eventually finished in one hour, six minutes, one second — two minutes shy of her best time here, but an emphatic victory in typically bad Mount Washington weather.
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