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WHAT:

Approximately 1,200 cyclists will visit Park Rapids, Minn., Monday, July 23, and Tuesday, July 24, as part of the 18th annual Star Tribune MS TRAM Bike Tour, a five-day, 300-mile cycling event to help end multiple sclerosis.

WHEN:

Monday, July 23, and Tuesday, July 24

WHERE:

Heartland Park in Park Rapids, 303 Mill Road

PHOTO OPS:

• Cyclists arrive in Park Rapids Monday, July 23, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
• Festive evening programs at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 23, and Tuesday, July 24
• Cyclists begin riding Tuesday, July 24, between 6:30 and 8:30 a.m. Participants will loop around Itasca State Park and return to Park Rapids for a second overnight. Most cyclists will return between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

WHO:

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Minnesota Chapter is organizing the event. This year the Minnesota Chapter anticipates that approximately 1,200 people will raise more than $1 million to help support MS research and programs and services to help people living with MS in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.