Spokefest 2017
As if to celebrate Spokane emerging from a weeks-long cloud of smoke, thousands converged upon Kendall Yards Sunday morning to ride several miles of the area’s scenic, hilly bike routes at Spokefest 2017.
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Before a backdrop of the lower Spokane falls, hundreds of cyclists cross the Monroe Street Bridge above the Spokane River, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2017, as they start on the Spokefest 2017 ride of 21 miles. The annual bicycle festival attracted more than 1200 riders taking nine, 21 or 50 mile recreational rides.
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Cyclists intent on completing a 50-mile loop ride take off from Kendall Yards in Spokane, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. It was the 10th annual Spokesfest ride, where more than a 1200 riders took a nine, 21 or 50 ride.
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The largest group of riders, those going on a 21-mile ride, gathers on Summit Parkway in the Kendall Yards development, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, to start their recreational ride. The annual festival drew more than 1200 riders this year, less than expected because of the weeks smoky skies over Spokane.
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Cyclists intent on completing a 50-mile loop ride take off from Kendall Yards in Spokane, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. It was the 10th annual Spokesfest ride, where more than a 1200 riders took a nine, 21 or 50 ride.
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Cyclists intent on completing a 50-mile loop ride take off from Kendall Yards in Spokane, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. It was the 10th annual Spokesfest ride, where more than a 1200 riders took a nine, 21 or 50 ride.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
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Cyclists intent on completing a 50-mile loop ride take off from Kendall Yards in Spokane, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. It was the 10th annual Spokesfest ride, where more than a 1200 riders took a nine, 21 or 50 ride.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
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Cyclists intent on completing a 50-mile loop ride take off from Kendall Yards in Spokane, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. It was the 10th annual Spokesfest ride, where more than a 1200 riders took a nine, 21 or 50 ride.
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Hundreds of cyclists cross the Monroe Street Bridge over the Spokane River, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2017, as they start on the Spokefest 2017 ride of 21 miles. The annual bicycle festival attracted more than 1200 riders taking nine, 21 or 50 mile recreational rides.
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Hundreds of cyclists cross the Monroe Street Bridge, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2017, as they start on the Spokefest 2017 ride of 21 miles. The annual bicycle festival attracted more than 1200 riders taking nine, 21 or 50 mile recreational rides.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
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Before the rides started, cyclists fill Summit Parkway, the main road through Kendall Yards in Spokane, socializing and visiting vendors who came out for the Spokefest bicycle festival, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. The annual ride brought out more than 1200 riders, fewer than expected, perhaps because of the smoky air throughout the past week.
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Cyclists intent on completing a 50-mile loop ride take off from Kendall Yards in Spokane, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. It was the 10th annual Spokesfest ride, where more than a 1200 riders took a nine, 21 or 50 ride.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
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Cyclists intent on completing a 50-mile loop ride take off from Kendall Yards in Spokane, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. It was the 10th annual Spokesfest ride, where more than a 1200 riders took a nine, 21 or 50 ride.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
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Cyclists intent on completing a 50-mile loop ride take off from Kendall Yards in Spokane, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. It was the 10th annual Spokesfest ride, where more than a 1200 riders took a nine, 21 or 50 ride.
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Charlie Pugh, 5, tries the small ramps on the course reserved for toddlers as the course is being set up for the younger children at Spokefest 2017, the annual cycling festival in Spokane, Washington, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017.
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Hundreds of cyclists cross the Monroe Street Bridge over the Spokane River, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2017, as they start on the Spokefest 2017 ride of 21 miles. The annual bicycle festival attracted more than 1200 riders taking nine, 21 or 50 mile recreational rides.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
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