Strangers' generosity moves cross-country cyclists

Wednesday, July 6, 2011 | 1:25 p.m. CDT; updated 2:46 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, July 6, 2011

COLUMBIA — Lounging on the sidewalk and joking with friends during a Fourth of July celebration, the group of young adults didn’t look like hardcore cyclists doing a 4,700-mile bike tour.  Bike-shortstan lines peeking out of goofy American flag apparel were the only clues to their true identity.

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