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Riders Raise Funds for Wounded Warriors

Images of this weekend's Soldier Ride at the Old Manse.

 
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Several Wounded Warriors in specially adapted cycles await the start of the ride. Courtesy Old Manse
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The first riders return, to much applause.
Several hundred riders leave the Old Manse in the third and final wave.
The Massachusetts State Police Pipes and Drums arrive at the Old Manse to serenade the riders and Soldier Ride supporters.
As Geico sponsored the event, a famous lizard with an English accent visited the Old Manse.
The Middlesex Sheriff Department's Color Guard drill outside the Thoreau Garden, and add a little pomp and circumstance to the event.
Middlesex Sheriff Department officers gather in the Old Manse parking lot before accompanying the riders on their 38-mile course.

The start of Irene's wind and rain on Saturday, Aug. 27, could not keep more than 500 cyclists from participating in the Wounded Warrior Project's Soldier Ride.

The ride took off from the Old Manse at 9:15 a.m. following an address from former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling. The event raised nearly $150,000 for wounded U.S. soldiers.

Tom Beardsley, historic site manager at the Old Manse for the Trustees of Reservations, shared these photos with us from the morning of the ride.

About this column: Viewfinder is a weekly image gallery featuring the faces and places of the town of Concord. Related Topics: Old Manse, Wounded Warrior Project, and viewfinder
Did you participate in the Soldier Ride? Share your pictures with us too. Tell us in the comments.

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