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Two hundred military veteran bicyclists rolled into Maggie’s Waterfront Cafe on Sept. 29 for a brief respite on their Army vs. Navy Challenge from the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
The six-day, 400-mile ride was a program of Ride 2 Recovery, an independent veterans organization that uses cycling programs to “restore hope and purpose” to injured combat veterans.
Philadelphia Highway Patrol officers, a fire department company and the Army National Guard all helped greet the cyclists for their lunch break at the East Torresdale restaurant. Ride 2 Recovery conducts more than a half-dozen similar challenges annually around the country and overseas, with 200 participants in each. It accepts donations of services and money from businesses and individuals along each route.
For information, visit ride2recovery.com. ••
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Supporting our veterans: Cyclists in the Army vs. Navy Challenge made a pit stop at Maggie’s Waterfront Cafe on Sept. 29. The six-day, 400-mile ride is a program of Ride 2 Recovery, an organization that uses cycling programs to help injured combat veterans. MARIA S. YOUNG / TIMES PHOTO
