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A rider races down the 1.4-mile course with Pikes Peak as a backdrop during the International Pikes Peak Longboarding Competition on Pikes Peak outside of Colorado Springs, CO on September 8, 2013. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_DSC_9576 )

Elliott Newey of Colorado, second from right, focuses on the road ahead as he races down the course on Pikes Peak outside of Colorado Springs, CO on September 8, 2013 during the International Pikes Peak Downhill Longboarding Competition. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_HHR_8814 )

Riders take off during a heat at the start line of the International Pikes Peak Downhill Longboarding Competition. Zak Maytum of Boulder, CO won the race. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_HHR_8777 )

Jackson Shapiro grabs the side of his board as he focuses on the road ahead as he races down the 1.4-mile course Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_HHR_8844 )

Tyler Howell, of Santa Barbara, CA, rests next to his van between heats at the starting line of the International Pikes Peak Downhill Longboarding Competition on Pikes Peak outside of Colorado Springs Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_DSC_9408 )

Riders Louis Pilloni, left, Kyle Wester, center, and Jackson Shapiro jockey for position in the consolation round of the race. Zak Maytum of Boulder, CO, won the race. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_HHR_9091 )

AJ Haiby extends out his hand as he focuses on the road ahead while racing down the course on Pikes Peak. The 1.4-mile course started at 11,446 feet and ended at 10,767 feet giving the riders a 680 foot drop in elevation and grades of 9.2% to 14.15%. Riders reached speeds of 55 mph. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_HHR_8921 )

Junior racer Chance Gaul, center, competes against the open riders as he focuses on the road ahead . Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_HHR_8820 )

Louis Pilloni, right, focuses on the road ahead with Zak Maytum in hot pursuit as they race down the 1.4-mile course on Pikes Peak. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_DSC_9745 )

Winner Zac Maytum, left, gets ready to blast past second-place rider Jimmy Riha, right, as the two round the second to last turn in the race. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_HHR_9150 )

Riders take a break surrounded by boards in between heats at the starting line of the taking part in the International Pikes Peak Downhill Longboarding Competition. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_HHR_8742 )

Devon Reece, left, is in hot pursuit of Dre Nubine, center, as they down the 1.4-mile course. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_HHR_9029 )

Racer Micah Green, in yellow and black, attempts to pace Billy Bones, left, during a heat of the open division as they race down the course. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_HHR_8893 )

Frederick Lundstrom, of Sweden, focuses on the road ahead as he races down the 1.4-mile course on Pikes Peak outside of Colorado Springs on September 8, 2013 during the International Pikes Peak Downhill Longboarding Competition. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_HHR_8794 )

Louis Pilloni, bottom right, rests on the ground while riders William Royce, left, and Chad Gibson rest in their van between heats at the starting line. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_HHR_8748 )

Billy Bones makes a fast descent as he races down the 1.4-mile course on Pikes Peak outside of Colorado Springs, CO, on September 8, 2013 during the International Pikes Peak Downhill Longboarding Competition. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_HHR_9086 )

Louis Pilloni focuses on the road ahead as he races down the 1.4-mile course on Pikes Peak. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_HHR_8959 )

Doug Tolman rests on the ground surrounded by boards in between heats at the starting line of the International Pikes Peak Downhill Longboarding Competition outside of Colorado Springs, CO, on September 8, 2013, The 1.4-mile course started at 11,446 feet and ended at 10,767 feet giving the riders a 680 foot drop in elevation and grades of 9.2% to 14.15%. Zak Maytum of Boulder, CO, won the race. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( sp09OUTMAINPEAK_HHR_8737 )