Spc. Carlos Ruiz rounds a bend during a mountain bike race in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, May 31, 2009.

Spc. Carlos Ruiz, an infantryman with A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, rounds a bend during a mountain bike race in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, May 31, 2009. Ruiz, a member of the Puerto Rico National Guard, competes in triathlons and mountain bike races while home in Puerto Rico. He is currently deployed in support of the NATO-led peacekeeping in Kosovo, but continues to train for these events while in Kosovo. Dowload higest-resolution version(1000 by 467 pixels)

Spc. Carlos Ruiz, an infantryman with A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, rounds a bend during a mountain bike race in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, May 31, 2009. Ruiz, a member of the Puerto Rico National Guard, competes in triathlons and mountain bike races while home in Puerto Rico. He is currently deployed in support of the NATO-led peacekeeping in Kosovo, but continues to train for these events while in Kosovo.

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