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Sunday Velo Day in Footscray

Australia’s greatest cyclist helped christen the inner-west’s new cycling super-highway on Sunday. Tour de France winner Cadel Evans joined students from Footscray City Primary School in opening the Dixon Veloway on 7 December. Named in honour of Victorian cyclist and Australian Hall of Fame inductee…

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