Fast friends, good times, and vice versa

By John LaConte

BEAVER CREEK — Local mountain biking professional Jay Henry first met Cristhian Ravelo in Bogota, Colombia, when Ravelo was 4 years old.“We stayed with his grandparents, and then would go over to Cristhian’s house every morning to have breakfast before we go out and train,” Henry recalls.When Henry joined the coaching staff of the local high school cycling league, Ravelo was one of the first varsity racers on the team.“It’s a small hemisphere,” Henry said. “I keep seeing this guy over and over, from the time he was four.”On Wednesday, they met again, at the finishing line of the Beaver …

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