Mountain bikers race new Vail Grind course

By Chris Freud

VAIL — Yes, this really is a normal thing. Three tourists from Ohio stopped Avon’s Peter Fralick at the base of Lionshead and asked what all these cyclists were doing on a Wednesday evening. He explained that this was the Vail Beaver Creek Mountain Bike Races Series and this was the Vail Grind. “For the Vail Valley, it’s normal,” said Fralick, who lives in Avon, but is also from Ohio. “Most people wouldn’t think it’s normal to ride bikes up the hill when there’s a perfectly good chairlift. In that way, it’s a little bit crazy.” This year’s Vail Grind …

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