Bicyclists round a corner at Eighth and Massachusetts streets, passing a bystander shielded from the hot sun with an umbrella during Sunday's Tour of Lawrence events and the Free State Brewery Downtown Criterium.

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Robert Day, Lawrence, and his son Joseph, 3, watch the Men's Pro 1/2 Race during Sunday's Tour of Lawrence events and the Free State Brewery Downtown Criterium.

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Bicyclists make a tight-corner turn at Eighth and Mass. during Sunday's Tour of Lawrence events and the Free State Brewery Downtown Criterium.

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Kaitlyn Stroud, a Kansas University junior, and member of the KU soccer team, squirts participants in the Men's Pro 1/2 race and looks for her friend Grayson Warrior, a KU senior and member of the KU Cycling Club. Stroud was watching events at Sunday's Tour of Lawrence events and the Free State Brewery Downtown Criterium.

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In a group sprint to the finish line, Brad Huff edges out the competition to win the 2012 Men's Pro 1/2 race during Sunday's Tour of Lawrence events and the Free State Brewery Downtown Criterium. Huff also won the event in 2011.

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Participants in the Men's Pro 1/2 Race pedal downhill on Mass. Street, picking up speed on a straight-away, during Sunday's Tour of Lawrence events and the Free State Brewery Downtown Criterium.

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Kristina Armstrong, who just moved from Manhattan to Lawrence and will be a freshman at Kansas University, plays her ukelele for passersby downtown Sunday, during Tour of Lawrence events and the Free State Brewery Downtown Criterium.

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Fans cheer on riders as they cycle past during Sunday's Tour of Lawrence events and the Free State Brewery Downtown Criterium.

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Competitors in the Men's Cat 4 Race speed down Mass. street during Sunday's Tour of Lawrence events and the Free State Brewery Downtown Criterium.

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Catherine Walberg, Topeka, was the winner of the Women's Pro 1/2 Race during Sunday's Tour of Lawrence events and the Free State Brewery Downtown Criterium.

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Catherine Walberg, Topeka, crosses the finish line to win the Women's Pro 1/2 Race during Sunday's Tour of Lawrence events and the Free State Brewery Downtown Criterium.

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Bystanders cheer for a young boy and his father as they walk to the finish line during the Kids' Bike Races at Sunday's Tour of Lawrence events and the Free State Brewery Downtown Criterium.

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Parents run alongside their children during the Kids' Bike Races during Sunday's Tour of Lawrence events.

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Oliver Harmon, 4, waits anxiously for the start of the Kids' Bike Races during Sunday's Tour of Lawrence events and the Free State Brewery Downtown Criterium.

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Participants in the Men's Cat 5 event start the race during Sunday's Tour of Lawrence events and the Free State Brewery Downtown Criterium.

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Children speed to the finish line during the Kids' Bike Races at Sunday's Tour of Lawrence events and the Free State Brewery Downtown Criterium.

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A contestant brings up the rear during the Kids' Bike Races during Sunday's Tour of Lawrence events and the Free State Brewery Downtown Criterium.

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Young cyclists in the 4-and-under category pedal off the start line to head down Mass. street during Kids' Bicycle Races during Sunday's Tour of Lawrence events and the Free State Brewery Downtown Criterium.

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Women power off the starting line in a sprint heat during Friday evening's Laird Noller Automotive Street Sprints on New Hampshire Street. The event was the first day of the 2012 Tour of Lawrence.

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Colton Jarisch, Victoria, Texas, with team Mercy Elite, center, edges out the competition to win the Men's Open during Friday evening's Laird Noller Automotive Street Sprints on New Hampshire Street downtown. The event was the first day of the 2012 Tour of Lawrence.

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Emily Alderdice, 3, cheers on passing cyclists on the shoulders of her father Patrick Alderdice, Lawrence, during Friday evening's Laird Noller Automotive Street Sprints on New Hampshire Street downtown. The event was the first day of the 2012 Tour of Lawrence.

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A crowd of spectators watch elimination rounds of Friday evening's Laird Noller Automotive Street Sprints on New Hampshire Street downtown.

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Emile Flaigan, of the Trek Store Women's Cycling team cools off during the Tour of Lawrence Bike Races on Saturday, June 30.

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Tate Sutter, 8, keeps his eye on a bicyclist in a sprint down New Hampshire Street during Friday evening's Laird Noller Automotive Street Sprints.

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The Tour of Lawrence Bike Races continued on Saturday, June 30, as riders took to the Hills of Kansas University in 100 degree temperatures.

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Cyclists line up at the starting line during day two of the 2012 Tour of Lawrence, which featured circuit races around the Kansas University campus.

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Wanda Simchuk pours water over her head as she sits in Chi Omega fountain to cool off following her race during day two of the 2012 Tour of Lawrence.

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Lindsay Lorenz pours water down the back of Renae Weaber while sitting in the Chi Omega fountain with Jennifer Schwartz, Lawrence, right and Wanda Simchuck after their race during day two of the 2012 Tour of Lawrence.

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Six-year-old Ellis Parker, Tulsa, Okla., pulls her sister Finley, 4, into Chi Omega fountain as a cyclist speeds past during day two of the 2012 Tour of Lawrence.

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Five-year-old Cayman Barnes keeps cool by playing in the Chi Omega fountain while racers zoom past during day two of the 2012 Tour of Lawrence.

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Cyclists competing in the Men's Pro Race line up at the starting line during day two of the 2012 Tour of Lawrence.

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A group of riders work to catch the leaders in the Men's Pro Race Saturday during the 2012 Tour of Lawrence .

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Lindsay Lorenz of Lawrence, cools off Ryan Kelly of Lawrence, during The Tour of Lawrence Bike Races on Saturday, June 30.

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The Tour of Lawrence Bike Races continued on Saturday, June 30, as riders took to the hills of Kansas University in 100 degree temperatures. Venasa Ray cooled off rider Andrew Lyles, both of Kansas City, Mo.

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