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Bicycles built for love

Couple creates wedding-themed race

PHOTOS BY MAISIE CROW FOR THE BOSTON GLOBEHeather DePersis and Dan Pugatch (above) asked their friends to join them in a wedding-themed alleycat race to celebrate their upcoming nuptials. Riders had to stop at checkpoints to perform tasks such as removing a garter (below). Each bike was fitted with a card (at right) marking the event. PHOTOS BY MAISIE CROW FOR THE BOSTON GLOBEHeather DePersis and Dan Pugatch (above) asked their friends to join them in a wedding-themed alleycat race to celebrate their upcoming nuptials. Riders had to stop at checkpoints to perform tasks such as removing a garter (below). Each bike was fitted with a card (at right) marking the event. (Photos By Maisie Crow for The Boston Globe)
By Danielle Dreilinger
Globe Correspondent / July 30, 2009

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An estimated 300 bike messengers will compete in the North American Cycle Courier Championships tomorrow, darting and dodging through Boston’s narrow streets in a race called an alleycat. It’s hard-core. (Full article: 708 words)

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