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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 28, 2005

CONTACT: Becky Beach
(573) 441-2695
rcbeach at centurytel.net 
or
Judy Knudson
(573) 443-1330
judyknudy at aol.com 

Celebrity Bike/Car Challenge-A warm-up for Bike, Walk and Wheel Week
									
	(COLUMBIA, MO) - The first ever celebrity bike/car challenge
will be held Friday, May 6, as a warm-up for the 4th Annual Bike, Walk
and Wheel Week. The challenge is to see who will complete their list of
errands first-those on bikes or those in vehicles.
	Confirmed celebrities are KMIZ's Michelle Linn pitted against
Mayor Darwin Hindman and KMIZ's Jeff Huffman versus his co-worker
Bridget Blevins. Other celebrities are being confirmed.  
	This event will begin and end at the Alpine Shop in downtown
Columbia-corner of Hitt and Broadway-beginning at 11 a.m.

Guidelines for the celebrities include:
*	Each pair will consist of one person on a bike and one person in
a vehicle.
*	All contestants will begin at the same time.
*	Those driving the vehicles must park legally and turn off
ignitions. They must also get out of their cars to pick up the tokens at
each establishment.
*	Bikers must follow the rules of the road, wear helmets, avoid
riding on sidewalks downtown and lock up their bikes before entering
each establishment.
*	Celebrities may visit each establishment in the order they wish.
 
	
Participating businesses are:
*	First National Bank-801 East Broadway
*	Cyclextreme-19 South 6th Street
*	Walt's Bike Shop-1217 Rogers
*	DSport-1034 East Walnut
*	Columbia Daily Tribune-101 North 4th Street (Circulation Desk)
*	Boone Hospital-1600 East Broadway (Information Desk)

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