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Day 5 -
June 25, 2004 -
Sedalia to Clinton
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On a typical June day in Missouri, a bicyclist preparing to ride for 36 miles would dress in the normal shorts and light t-shirt, but this morning would be different. After a light rain swept threw the Sedalia area in the early hours of Friday morning, temperatures dropped down to the low 50s, causing cyclists to adorn long pants and sweatshirts.
The Pancake Man welcomed the riders into Convention Hall for one last meal on the Katy Trail. Everyone was surprised to see that once the Pancake Man had reached his throwing distance, he pulled out his newest invention, the pancake gun. The pancake gun is a CO-2 powered, modified water gun that shoots pancakes the length of a basketball court. Many pancakes were dropped in the process but no one left hungry.
Friday’s ride was one of the shortest on the trail so everyone was expected in Clinton by 1 p.m. Riders stopped and rested in the small towns along the way. Green Ridge, Windsor and Calhoun offered cyclists the chance to fill up their water bottles or just rest in the grass if needed. The sun was mostly shining all day but there was still a cool breeze that kept everyone happy.
The riders were welcomed to the end of their journey at the Henry County Benson Center where they were served sack lunches and given a place to shower. All of the riders that were headed back to St. Charles were loaded up on the busses by 2 p.m. and sent on their way back home.
