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With LegsLirr ME ten you about Wash* ; fa. Washta is a prosper- ! tftg asmtMtty of m m west towa. situated cm the ftsutfc of the Gfeat Six-Day Bike fttdeOne of the chief objets rf'arf tflftt decorates the main thor-otffhfafe is a sign:“Washta — Coldest spot iniewa.Massing through town, ! pulled my bike over to the side of the street and hailed anative.“Excuse me. sir. but just how cold is it in Washta? “Today?*1 the gentlemanasked.Yes sir.“I heard teil it was M degrees.”Thafs the way it wa*s on the first day of the Great BikeRide - hot!The day started well. We Jiad been expecting rain, but the day dawned bright and beautiful.Aha! I said to my colleagues. “They can't say God-4s»XonJiie^de_oLthe^bikersnow.”Forgetting, of course, that he whom the gods would destroy, is first granted what he wishes.About 2511 riders gathered foi Aiie-start of, the trip in down*town Sioux City looking cKieF-ful and dead game.The route from Sioux City is hilly, very hilly but. to a welt* conditioned althlete. nothinc t soared over the hills down the road into Kingsley, feeling bright*eyes and bushy*tailed. The townspeople had prepared us.amice lunch and sent us on our way.But it was after Kingsley that it began getting hot, really hot.RIDING IN 90 degree heat is an interesting experience
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Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Mon, Aug 27, 1973
Page 12
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