It's a New Year's tradition in its 29th year: the Krem Radio New Year's Day Cycling Classic. It's the Strat of the racing season leading up to the Holy Saturday Cross Country Classic. And, maybe because of this - and the fact that a large part of the field isn't in top form, the 96 mile race from Corozal to Belize City has seen lots of blowout wins. This year was no different, but there was a wrinkle in the script when a veteran rider snuck up and stole victory from two contenders. Codie Norales was out on the road and Jules Vasquez has the story:
DeLong finished in three hours fifty two minutes. In total 44 of the 83 riders finished.
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