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DreamLarge hosts 2021 BLVD Bike Rides event

Locals biked across town on March 27.


  • By Harry Sayer
  • | 4:30 p.m. April 1, 2021
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DreamLarge and The Bay Sarasota celebrated Florida Bike Month with a community bike ride around The Bay and downtown on March 27.

The BLVD Bike Rides event had several locals getting on electric bikes and going on a tour of the new Mangrove Walkway, the Rosemary District, downtown Sarasota and ending at the Overton.

Founder Anand Pallegar welcomed riders to the area and thanked them for taking part in the ride. Bill Waddill, Chief Implementation Officer of The Bay Park Conservancy, led the crowd in the tour throughout Sarasota.

Bill Waddill leads the tour.
Bill Waddill leads the tour.
Elliot and Chris Knaebel
Elliot and Chris Knaebel
Anand Pallegar welcomes the crowd.
Anand Pallegar welcomes the crowd.
David Salentine and Cindy Black
David Salentine and Cindy Black
John Leggio
John Leggio
Chrissy Bracken, Kim Catone and Tim Bracken
Chrissy Bracken, Kim Catone and Tim Bracken
Sandra Schadwill and Ann Akers
Sandra Schadwill and Ann Akers
Attendees had plenty of electric bikes to choose from.
Attendees had plenty of electric bikes to choose from.
Liz McElherne and Michael Grimes
Liz McElherne and Michael Grimes
Marc Schreiber, Greg Lamb and Kevin O'Connell
Marc Schreiber, Greg Lamb and Kevin O'Connell
Julia Groom, Anand Pallegar, Haylee Millar, Shibani Gujare, Nicole Zimmerman and Steve Sanders
Julia Groom, Anand Pallegar, Haylee Millar, Shibani Gujare, Nicole Zimmerman and Steve Sanders

 

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