The Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay started with a tailwind on June 18 – and hopes that a record might be broken.

But with only eight miles to go to the finish line at Fort Seward, the wind shifted to a headwind, forcing the lead cyclists to miss the record time of 5:55:55 by about three minutes. Two Fairbanks men’s two-person teams shared the winning spot.

“We were hoping to have a little shot at…