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70-year-old Barrington bicyclist kicks off fundraising trek

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Bob Lee discusses his Ride for 3 Reasons with fellow residents at Barrington's Fourth of July Festival last month. Lee's ride, which will raise money for ALS and cancer research, as well as hospice care, begins Sept. 5 in Vancouver, Canada.

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The Barrington area is preparing to send off resident Bob Lee, 70, on his third Ride for 3 Reasons at a special event Sunday, Sept. 2. A send-off party with ice cream sundaes will be held at Wool Street Grill & Sports Bar in Barrington, just before Lee begins a 2,500-mile bike ride from Vancouver, Canadam to Tijuana, Mexico.