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Road Closures Sunday for LIVESTRONG Bike Race
Several roads in Towamencin Township will be impacted Sunday by the 2012 bicycle race between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
The 2012 LIVESTRONG Bike Race featuring Team LIVESTRONG Challenge Philly will take place Sunday throughout the Montgomery County region.
According to the site, the seventh-annual event begins at Montgomery County Community College, with riders traveling distances of 10 to 100 miles.
At the finish line, each cancer survivor is celebrated with a yellow rose. A post-event party will follow.
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There are 20-, 45- and 100-mile options for the race Sunday. All three traverse parts of western and southern Towamencin Township, with the 100-mile option taking people as far as Berks County.
said the race will impact traffic in several areas between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., calling for periodic closures.
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Police advised avoiding roads particularly between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. to avoid delays.
The roads affected are:
- Morris Road
- Bustard Road
- Old Morris Road
- Old Forty Foot Road
- Rittenhouse Road
- Clemens Road
- Mainland Road
- Wambold Road
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