![Nathan Hoover > [Hans Van Koppen photo] Beau and Jess are already riding while some of us are still fumbling with our cycles.](http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/US-Conventions/California-Mountain/CMW-2008-2008-10-18-15-15-48/400289824_uofAX-Ti.jpg "Nathan Hoover > [Hans Van Koppen photo] Beau and Jess are already riding while some of us are still fumbling with our cycles.")
![Nathan Hoover > [Hans Van Koppen photo] The Le Mans start: Beau is sprinting really fast.](http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/US-Conventions/California-Mountain/CMW-2008-2008-10-18-15-15-45/400289708_wAcFd-Ti.jpg "Nathan Hoover > [Hans Van Koppen photo] The Le Mans start: Beau is sprinting really fast.")
![Nathan Hoover > [Hans Van Koppen photo] Nathan and Eric headed up the hill](http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/US-Conventions/California-Mountain/CMW-2008-2008-10-18-15-19-44/400288401_KbzBu-Ti.jpg "Nathan Hoover > [Hans Van Koppen photo] Nathan and Eric headed up the hill")
![Nathan Hoover > [Hans Van Koppen photo] And the pack takes off!](http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/US-Conventions/California-Mountain/CMW-2008-2008-10-18-15-15-52/400288290_RLH2H-Ti.jpg "Nathan Hoover > [Hans Van Koppen photo] And the pack takes off!")
[Hans Van Koppen photo] Beau and Jess are already riding while some of us are still fumbling with our cycles.
![Nathan Hoover > [Hans Van Koppen photo] Beau and Jess are already riding while some of us are still fumbling with our cycles.](http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/US-Conventions/California-Mountain/CMW-2008-2008-10-18-15-15-48/400289824_uofAX-S.jpg "Nathan Hoover > [Hans Van Koppen photo] Beau and Jess are already riding while some of us are still fumbling with our cycles.")
[Hans Van Koppen photo] Beau and Jess are already riding while some of us are still fumbling with our cycles.
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