{"id":1031,"date":"2011-09-08T22:08:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T22:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/calling-all-bikers\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:25:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:25:41","slug":"calling-all-bikers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2011\/09\/08\/calling-all-bikers\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling all bikers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/logo_rbc-gfw.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/logo_rbc-gfw.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13723\" title=\"logo_rbc-gfw\" src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/logo_rbc-gfw.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"96\" \/><\/a>Come prepared and look for The Salvation Army on Saturday, September 10th as we will be at the starting gates for this year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rbcgranfondowhistler.com\/ \">Gran Fondo<\/a> Cycling Race collecting discarded clothing from all participating racers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gran Fondo&#8217;s are mass participation cycling events that have enjoyed incredible popularity in Europe for decades and are beginning to gain momentum in North America. 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