A course-long headwind slowed cyclists in the 22nd Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay Saturday, adding more than 90 minutes to last year’s winning time.
“It was so much harder this year,” said Jenn Walsh, Haines’ only solo rider. For the second consecutive year, Walsh placed first among solo women riders. Her time of 8:53:01 compared to 6:58:11 last year. “You spent the whole race terrified of losing the (drafting) group you’re with.”
Two Canadian women…
