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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Abbie Beane / The Bulletin
July 11, 2006
Before last summer's inaugural Tour des Chutes road ride began, founder Gary Bonacker expected about 300 cyclists to participate in the event's rides of 7, 25, 48 or 71 miles.
As it turned out, he was overwhelmed with almost three times as many riders as were anticipated.
It just goes to show....