Ravelo finishes 8th at Leadville

By John LaConte

EAGLE COUNTY — Local mountain biker Cristhian Ravelo found his way into the top 10 Saturday in one of the toughest fields in the Leadville Trail 100’s history.For a rider with a stack of impressive results in his young career, Ravelo, 23, said the eighth-place finish was better, and more rewarding, than the wins he’s notched over the years.“Just looking at the start list, we knew it was going to be the deepest field the race has ever had,” Ravelo said. “There were guys who just did the Tour de France, the Tour of Italy, the Tour of Utah champion …

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