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The Ride Across Arizona – Topock Az to Blue Az (615 miles)

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By Harry Johnson   A few months ago, Craig Swetel, the co-founder/director (along with his wife Minnie) of the Chino Grinder Race, posted an event on the Riding AZ Gravel site that he called the “Ride Across Arizona”.  Basically, Craig…

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Arizona’s Original Gravel Grinder? The 1921 Tucson-Phoenix Bicycle Race

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Arizona Rebublic Headline: Tucson-Phoenix Bicycle Race ‘To Be Real Try-Out The Tucson to Phoenix bicycle race to be held May 1, 1921. The Tucson-Phoenix Bicycle Race was held on hilly roads of the old Borderland Highway over a course of…

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