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Ride of Silence – Portland-4.jpg<\/a> | Originally uploaded by BikePortland.org<\/a>
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Thursday evening a Ride of Silence<\/a> was held in Portland to remember fallen cyclists from the past year. A worthy endeavor in which I wish I’d been able to take part.<\/p>\n

For more coverage and info see bikeportland.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ride of Silence – Portland-4.jpg | Originally uploaded by BikePortland.org click photo to enlarge Thursday evening a Ride of Silence was held in Portland to remember fallen cyclists from the past year. A worthy endeavor in which I wish I’d been able to take part. 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