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Archive Home > 2004 > August > 17 > Dave Mertes of Portland is about to finish a 5,000-mile bike ride to raise money for diabetes researchtwo-wheel drive

Dave Mertes of Portland is about to finish a 5,000-mile bike ride to raise money for diabetes researchtwo-wheel drive

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
August 17, 2004

After completing graduate school in New York, Dave Mertes stopped in to see his grandmother Saturday in Bend on his way home to Portland - on his bike.

The 25-year-old is less than a week away from completing a 5,000-mile cycling trip across America he started June 1. He's also a diabetic.

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