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    RAMBLIN’ DOWN THE KATY

    Oct 08, 2019 4 minutes
    By Colin Stanley
    images by Notley Hawkins.

    Cheers ring throughout a river town as a crowd of thousands emerges from the Katy Trail. The Memorial Day weekend gathers momentum as participants in the weekend’s cycling shenanigans flood into 420 Roby Farm Road. It’s Friday night, and the Pedaler’s Jamboree has begun, shifting quickly into top gear as the crowd hits the kickoff party deep in the Show-Me State. We’re in Rocheport, Missouri, a quaint Midwestern town nestled in the center of the heartland. A short drive from the thriving college town of Columbia, Rocheport, with its humble community, is rapidly becoming a hotbed of activity for visitors from far and wide.

    Midwestern hospitality is in full force

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