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Pneumonia can't keep Gerke from first round victory at Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo

Courtesy PRCA

Friday, April 10, 2009

POCATELLO, Idaho — Sick or well, there is something about Holt Arena that seems to bring out the best in bareback rider Cimmaron Gerke. Making his first ride at the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo, presented by U.S. Smokeless Tobacco, since he won the title with an arena record in 2004, Gerke emerged from a tightly-bunched field April 9 to capture the first round with an 84-point ride on Slash T Rodeo's Desperado. Gerke did this despite suffering with a case of pneumonia that has hun ...

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