PHOTO BY TRISH PFEIFFER

Bicyclists take off at the beginning of the Tour de Tow Saturday, Sept. 15 in downtown Bartow.

PHOTO BY TRISH PFEIFFER

From left, Virginia Condello, Gail Murray and Melony Bell ride their bikes Saturday, Sept. 15 in the Tour de Tow.

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The children who won bicycles at the annual Tour de Tow line up on the street downtown during the event on Saturday, Sept. 15.

PHOTO BY TRISH PFEIFFER

Mark Lehigh and his daughter, Tristen, shared a bicycle Saturday at the annual Tour de Tow event held in Bartow. They were the father/daughter winners in the Artistic Motion drawing at the event. They will appear in an artistic composition and be featured on a poster and T-shirt. More than 225 people took part in the event, an all-time record number of participants. They came in from all over the state. "People came in from all over the state, Virginia Condello, director of communications at the Bartow Chamber of Commerce, said. "It was a win-win, a very positive event for downtown Bartow. The shops helped make the event a success. The event helped bring people into the shops."

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Bob and Trish Pfeiffer in downtown Bartow at the Tour de Tow Saturday, Sept. 15. They are with the poster that shows the winner of last year's Tour de Tow.

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A group of cyclists at Leland's barn, with barn dog Dusty greeting everyone that came in.