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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/27/14/29/1pHQgq.St.138.jpeg|417Cyclists pedal uphill under a canopy of color after taking a sharp right hand turn onto Skyuka Road in Columbus, N.C. George Hincapie, with cycling stars of the past, present and future, rode to celebrate his retirement after 19 years as a professional cyclist on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. Hincapie will lead cyclists along the same roads he has ridden while training for races like the Tour de France and the Paris-Roubaix. The ride started in Travelers Rest, S.C. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/27/14/29/7ggEp.St.138.jpeg|413Surrounded by hundreds of cyclists George Hincapie ( in black in center) prepares to start the Gran Fodo Hincapie. Hincapie with cycling stars of the past, present and future rode to celebrate his retirement after 19 years as a professional cyclist on Saturday October 27, 2012. Hincapie will lead cyclists along the same roads he has ridden while training for races like the Tour de France and the Paris-Roubaix. The ride started in Travelers Rest, S.C. at 8:20 a.m. and will end around 4 p.m. as the last of the 80 mile riders finish their rides. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/27/14/29/R9jn2.St.138.jpeg|406After climbing up into a truck bed to address hundreds of fellow cyclists George Hincapie snaps a photo of the crowd at the starting line. Hincapie with cycling stars of the past, present and future will ride to celebrate HincapieÕs retirement after 19 years as a professional cyclist on Saturday October 27, 2012. Hincapie will lead cyclists along the same roads he has ridden while training for races like the Tour de France and the Paris-Roubaix. The ride started in Travelers Rest, S.C. at 8:20 a.m. and will end around 4 p.m. as the last of the 80 mile riders finish their rides. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/27/14/29/9rzOd.St.138.jpeg|417George Hincapie (center in black) puts his arm around Cadel Evans at the start of the Gran Fondo Hincapie. Evans, from Austrailia, won the 201 Tour de France. with cycling stars of the past, present and future will ride to celebrate HincapieÕs retirement after 19 years as a professional cyclist on Saturday October 27, 2012. Hincapie will lead cyclists along the same roads he has ridden while training for races like the Tour de France and the Paris-Roubaix. The ride started in Travelers Rest, S.C. at 8:20 a.m. and will end around 4 p.m. as the last of the 80 mile riders finish their rides. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/27/14/29/mLdGF.St.138.jpeg|417George Hincapie (top left) with cycling stars of the past, present and future rode to celebrate his retirement after 19 years as a professional cyclist on Saturday October 27, 2012. Hincapie will lead cyclists along the same roads he has ridden while training for races like the Tour de France and the Paris-Roubaix. The ride started in Travelers Rest, S.C. at 8:20 a.m. and will end around 4 p.m. as the last of the 80 mile riders finish their rides. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/27/14/29/bq97G.St.138.jpeg|420George Hincapie with cycling stars of the past, present and future rode to celebrate his retirement after 19 years as a professional cyclist on Saturday October 27, 2012. Hincapie will lead cyclists along the same roads he has ridden while training for races like the Tour de France and the Paris-Roubaix. The ride started in Travelers Rest, S.C. at 8:20 a.m. and will end around 4 p.m. as the last of the 80 mile riders finish their rides. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/27/14/29/5vcja.St.138.jpeg|386Cyclists fly uphill just after the start of the Gran Fondo Hincapie Saturday. George Hincapie with cycling stars of the past, present and future rode to celebrate his retirement after 19 years as a professional cyclist on Saturday October 27, 2012. Hincapie will lead cyclists along the same roads he has ridden while training for races like the Tour de France and the Paris-Roubaix. The ride started in Travelers Rest, S.C. at 8:20 a.m. and will end around 4 p.m. as the last of the 80 mile riders finish their rides. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/27/14/30/jp6BI.St.138.jpeg|392George Hincapie (lower right in center of road) with cycling stars of the past, present and future rode to celebrate his retirement after 19 years as a professional cyclist on Saturday October 27, 2012. Hincapie will lead cyclists along the same roads he has ridden while training for races like the Tour de France and the Paris-Roubaix. The ride started in Travelers Rest, S.C. at 8:20 a.m. and will end around 4 p.m. as the last of the 80 mile riders finish their rides. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/27/14/30/141hDh.St.138.jpeg|417George Hincapie with cycling stars of the past, present and future rode to celebrate his retirement after 19 years as a professional cyclist on Saturday October 27, 2012. Hincapie will lead cyclists along the same roads he has ridden while training for races like the Tour de France and the Paris-Roubaix. The ride started in Travelers Rest, S.C. at 8:20 a.m. and will end around 4 p.m. as the last of the 80 mile riders finish their rides. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/27/14/30/SPkck.St.138.jpeg|410George Hincapie breaks into a huge grin after addressing hundreds of fellow cyclists before the start of the Gran Fondo Hincapie Saturday. Hincapie with cycling stars of the past, present and future rode to celebrate his retirement after 19 years as a professional cyclist on Saturday October 27, 2012. Hincapie will lead cyclists along the same roads he has ridden while training for races like the Tour de France and the Paris-Roubaix. The ride started in Travelers Rest, S.C. at 8:20 a.m. and will end around 4 p.m. as the last of the 80 mile riders finish their rides. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/27/14/30/1bOlrM.St.138.jpeg|371Cyclists wait for the start of the Gran Fondo Hincapie with a backdrop of the Smoky Mountains Saturday. George Hincapie with cycling stars of the past, present and future rode to celebrate his retirement after 19 years as a professional cyclist on Saturday October 27, 2012. Hincapie will lead cyclists along the same roads he has ridden while training for races like the Tour de France and the Paris-Roubaix. The ride started in Travelers Rest, S.C. at 8:20 a.m. and will end around 4 p.m. as the last of the 80 mile riders finish their rides. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/27/14/30/1dCHVb.St.138.jpeg|406A cyclist flies down Houston Road in Columbus, NC during the Gran Fondo Hincapie Saturday morning. George Hincapie with cycling stars of the past, present and future rode to celebrate his retirement after 19 years as a professional cyclist on Saturday October 27, 2012. Hincapie will lead cyclists along the same roads he has ridden while training for races like the Tour de France and the Paris-Roubaix. The ride started in Travelers Rest, S.C. at 8:20 a.m. and will end around 4 p.m. as the last of the 80 mile riders finish their rides. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/27/14/30/PJMV3.St.138.jpeg|398A large group of cyclists make a hard right turn from Skyuka Road onto Houston Road in Columbus, NC Saturday morning during the Gran Fondo Hincapie. George Hincapie with cycling stars of the past, present and future rode to celebrate his retirement after 19 years as a professional cyclist on Saturday October 27, 2012. Hincapie will lead cyclists along the same roads he has ridden while training for races like the Tour de France and the Paris-Roubaix. The ride started in Travelers Rest, S.C. at 8:20 a.m. and will end around 4 p.m. as the last of the 80 mile riders finish their rides. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/27/14/30/L33JX.St.138.jpeg|525A cyclists pedals onto Houston Road in Columbus, NC during the Gran Fondo Hincapie Saturday morning. George Hincapie with cycling stars of the past, present and future rode to celebrate his retirement after 19 years as a professional cyclist on Saturday October 27, 2012. Hincapie will lead cyclists along the same roads he has ridden while training for races like the Tour de France and the Paris-Roubaix. The ride started in Travelers Rest, S.C. at 8:20 a.m. and will end around 4 p.m. as the last of the 80 mile riders finish their rides. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/27/14/30/rYQIn.St.138.jpeg|301The sun broke out for a few minutes to light up the leaves Saturday morning as a cyclist powers along Houston Road in columbus, NC. George Hincapie with cycling stars of the past, present and future rode to celebrate his retirement after 19 years as a professional cyclist on Saturday October 27, 2012. Hincapie will lead cyclists along the same roads he has ridden while training for races like the Tour de France and the Paris-Roubaix. The ride started in Travelers Rest, S.C. at 8:20 a.m. and will end around 4 p.m. as the last of the 80 mile riders finish their rides. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/27/14/30/1jKgSc.St.138.jpeg|525Trees brushed with Fall colors tower over cyclists as they fly down Skyuka Road in columbus, NC Saturday morning during the Gran Fondo Hincapie. George Hincapie with cycling stars of the past, present and future rode to celebrate his retirement after 19 years as a professional cyclist on Saturday October 27, 2012. Hincapie will lead cyclists along the same roads he has ridden while training for races like the Tour de France and the Paris-Roubaix. The ride started in Travelers Rest, S.C. at 8:20 a.m. and will end around 4 p.m. as the last of the 80 mile riders finish their rides. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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