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Santa Cruz celebrates the cycling scene: Museum exhibit documents city’s contribution to cycling, just in time for Tour de California

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SANTA CRUZ — Greg LeMond’s winning Tour de France bicycle. A two-wheeler equipped with a Ghanaian bamboo frame. One of the first carbon-frame bikes ever made.

All of the above — and more — trace their roots to Santa Cruz, and all are part of “25 Years of Santa Cruz Bicycle Design + Innovation,” an exhibit opening Friday at the Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center.

The exhibit will showcase the county’s place as a global hub for bicycle creativity that has spawned such brands as Specialized, Giro and Calfee Design, organizers say. The exhibit opens just in time for the Amgen Tour of California’s stage two finish in Santa Cruz on Feb. 16. In fact, racers will cross the finish line just a block away.

“Santa Cruz is literally a mecca for bicycle design …  More info

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