Great River Roll
Minneapolis, MN, July 27, 2002
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Moose-on-the-loose Eddy Matzger trampled the competition en route to caddywhomping the competition at the Great River Roll along the mighty Mississippi in Minneapolis, MN, on Saturday, July 27, 2002.

Matzger made moosemeat of Tony Muse, the most decorated quad skater in US history, by drawing and quartering him and the rest of the field by over a minute -- all the while filming the carnage with a miniature digital video camera.

The course crossed the headwaters of Tom Sawyer's swimming holes twice on a scenic loop with just enough ups and downs to knock some serious wind out of the lungs. To the competition's chagrin, Matzger attacked at least five times before choosing to settle for second.

Finishing the 8.5 mile course in under 22 minutes, Eddy stayed on the scene for hours afterwards enjoying finishes of many of the other over 440 Great River rollers. Have you ever hula-hooped while on skates with kids or skated to a live big band? It's a must do again!

Leg lifts

Finish flourish

Brighties

Evolution

Not a-Muse-d

Breaking tape

Mary Jo express

Northshore bound

Go mama!

Boxed out

Pre-barf

Protection

Tearing it up

Me, hurting?

Slippin' in
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