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Mii-i, the(i j. tiffin, Peter wood, Hia-rdue.nuctear-powered submariner [barn, the cow kept returning toApplaud, Honor BikersAt End of Six-Day tiideBy Larry Eckholt(Register Staff Writer)the Great)in#)DAVENPORT, IA., - The Great Six-Day Bike Ride came to a festive conclusion Friday at Davenport’s Vander Veer Park, with the bicyclists congratulating each other for their perseverance and many onlookers questioning their sanity. And, yes — Clarence Pickard made it.More than 100 bikers who set out from Sioux City on Sunday were joined by an estimated 150 other area cyclists at the outskirts of Davenport late Friday afternoon.The procession of bikes continued to grow as it pedaled its way through the city’s rush-hour traffic. At the park, Davenport Mayor Rathryn Kirschbaum presented The Register’s John Karras with a certificate of merit and congratulated the bikers for their success.Slormlab J°,rtDrag*Bike TripiSiouxkCily TLo*™*[ Davenport)Dus Moines WilliamsburgIOWAeitZiiiylotthe time of the festivities, keeping an eye on the amazing Mr, Pickard, 83, who at the time was still 10 miles out of town, but nearing the end of his six-day, 460-mile odyssey.Indianola's Mr. Pickard — who has made a silver pith helmet into a new symbol of virility and longevity — arrived at the park about 7 p.m. to the applause of some 100 well-wishers who had waited since the arrival' of Jhe main pack of riders.He was presented a ‘‘Super
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Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Sat, Sep 01, 1973
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