Local bicycle club honors wounded warriors with benefit ride

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HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. --  
The Everglades Bicycle Club will host its 12th Annual Freedom Ride that benefits the Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans, a branch of Achilles International at 7:30 A.M., starting at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Oct. 19.

The Freedom Team of hand cyclists, accompanied by sponsoring cyclist-buddies, will be leading out the group of riders.  The event begins with one lap around the Homestead-Miami Speedway Track.

The Century (100 mile) and Metric Century (62 mile) groups will head to Key Largo. The 10, 26 and 41 mile courses continue through rural south Miami-Dade County.

Part of the course will bring the cyclist's through Homestead Air Reserve Base.

For more information and registration, please visit: http://www.evergladesbc.com/freedomride2014.