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Bike tour of pre-Civil War border wars

More than 200 bike riders begin pedaling through Bleeding Kansas today, reliving the border skirmishes that led up to the Civil War.
This is the first year of the “Border Raiders” bicycle tour, sponsored by Hog Back Ridge Bicycle Touring Co. in Lawrence. Cyclists will follow a 400-mile route through Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska. Bicyclists will visit the …

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Banner for Border Raiders Bicycle Tour

In Kansas

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Day 42 – Riding toward Ouray

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Day 42 – Blue Mesa reservoir in morning

 

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Tragedy on RAAM

(Updated June 25 and 26)Bob Breedlove, a 53-year-old RAAM participant from Iowa, was killed Thursday when his bicycle veered into the path of a pickup truck about 28 miles west of Trinidad, Colo.
It was Breedlove's fifth RAAM. At the time of his death, he was leading the over-50 division and riding at 12th place overall.
According to reports on the RAAM website …

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Bob Breedlove, RAAM cyclist

Killed in collision with pickup truck near Trinidad, Colo. on June 23, 2005

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Day 41 – Arid camping at Elk Creek

Campground adjacent to manmade lake

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Day 41 – Climbing toward Monarch Pass

View from US 50 heading over the 11,312 foot pass

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Day 41 – Me and Bruce at Monarch

Piles of snow in parking lot in June !

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Race Across America underway

The Massive Sleep Deprivation on Two Wheels Race, also known as the Race Across America (RAAM), got underway Sunday.

After four days (updated 2 p.m. ET Thursday, June 23), mostly in the saddle, defending RAAM champion Jure Robic leads the 25 solo men in the race, followed closely by Mike Trevino just four minutes behind. Marko Baloh and Chris MacDonald are battling for third, while Seattle racer Jim Trout is following in 16th place. …

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