Cyclists zoom through Elkhorn

29 miles in 78 minutes of circuit racing

Spectators lined Saturday’s Elkhorn Circuit race course as the HP Women’s Challenge bikers tackled 18 laps of the tough 1.6-mile course. Among the leaders here are, eventual winner Chantal Beltman of the Netherlands (#101) and, on her back wheel, Elkhorn runner-up and current overall leader Lynn Bessette of Canada (#5). Express photo by Willy Cook

For the week of June 20 — June 26, 2001

• Thousands gather in forest near Stanley
  Annual Rainbow Gathering spurs enforcement concerns
  
  

• Rainbow Family promotes a tread-lightly message 
  
  

• New post office to open July 23
  $3 million facility boasts room to grow
  
  

• New landing system back on target
  
  

• Alcohol was involved in Russian roulette death 
  
  

• Federal recreation fees may become permanent
  
  

• Wolves kill 8 sheep in Sawtooths grazing allotment
  

• Medal of Honor winner visits local Legionnaires
  
  

• Blaine County’s SUV love affair
  Rising fuel prices not a deterrent to SUV purchases 
  

• Best of the Valley 
  

• Wimpy judge cheats Idaho kids

• Shell game
  

• GOP tolerates only so much free thinking
  Commentary by Pat Murphy

• More of a shaggy dog tale
  Commentary by JoEllen Collins
  

• Wardell collects Wrangler bareback victory
  
  

• Lefty’s (26 goals) surges to Missoula soccer title
  
  

• Injury doesn’t keep Bessette down for long
  Leads 688-mile HP Women’s Challenge 
  
  
  

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