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May 24, 2012

Time capsule: The (Really Amateur) Gastown Grand Prix in ’75

For Vancouverites of a certain age (i.e. mine), some of these riders will be familiar:

That’s MLA Emery Barnes on the left, Mayor Art Phillips in the white collar at centre, and some other local celebrities (identification welcome – click to enlarge), participating in a promotional race for the Gastown Grand Prix back in 1975.

It’s one of many photos taken by Lorne ‘Ace’ Atkinson – a Vancouver cycling legend – available on the Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix presented by Allstream site in the lead in to the race on July 11.

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  1. Lorne Atkinson’s Ace Cycle on West Broadway is going to receive a plaque this summer from the Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s Places That Matter program.

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