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Almost home: Richard Beecroft of Ottawa was to ride his tricycle into Metro today, three years after he started his world cycling tour to heighten awareness of muscular sclerosis
Almost home: Richard Beecroft of Ottawa was to ride his tricycle into Metro today, three years after he started his world cycling tour to heighten awareness of muscular sclerosis

Almost home: Richard Beecroft of Ottawa was to ride his tricycle into Metro today, three years after he started his world cycling tour to heighten awareness of muscular sclerosis

Date8/18/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Almost home: Richard Beecroft of Ottawa was to ride his tricycle into Metro today, three years after he started his world cycling tour to heighten awareness of muscular sclerosis.
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Canadian multiple sclerosis victim Richard Beecroft has spent the past three years riding around the world on an adult-sized tricycle to raise public (...)
Canadian multiple sclerosis victim Richard Beecroft has spent the past three years riding around the world on an adult-sized tricycle to raise public (...)
7/31/1986
Triumphant return: Richard Beecroft jubilantly wheels across the finish line at Nathan Phillips Square as a crowd of well-wishers welcome him back from his global cycling odyssey
Triumphant return: Richard Beecroft jubilantly wheels across the finish line at Nathan Phillips Square as a crowd of well-wishers welcome him back from his global cycling odyssey
8/18/1986
Richard Beecroft's around-the-world cycling odyssey came full circle when he broke through a white-ribbon at Nathan Phillips Square yesterday. Arms ra(...)
Richard Beecroft's around-the-world cycling odyssey came full circle when he broke through a white-ribbon at Nathan Phillips Square yesterday. Arms ra(...)
8/18/1986
Taking a break: Richard Beecroft, left, chats with Duncan Meyer, 22, who has been helping Beecroft with his trip since April by driving a 22-foot motorhome with flashing lights behind him
Taking a break: Richard Beecroft, left, chats with Duncan Meyer, 22, who has been helping Beecroft with his trip since April by driving a 22-foot motorhome with flashing lights behind him
7/31/1986
Beecroft, Richard
Beecroft, Richard
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Along for the ride: Editor Max Crittenden, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, rides through the park on his electrically powered wheelchair scooter with his two poodles. Crittenden had formerly relied on a manual push chair, but fatigue made it difficult for him to go far in it.
Along for the ride: Editor Max Crittenden, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, rides through the park on his electrically powered wheelchair scooter with his two poodles. Crittenden had formerly relied on a manual push chair, but fatigue made it difficult for him to go far in it.
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Left, Dan McGregor,f 74, found independence, despite multiple sclerosis, in specially renovated quarters in his daughter's home
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Bauer roars to victory, Canada's premier cyclist Steve Bauer (right) celebrates his victory in yesterday's Carlsberg Light Grand Prix around Queen's P(...)
Bauer roars to victory, Canada's premier cyclist Steve Bauer (right) celebrates his victory in yesterday's Carlsberg Light Grand Prix around Queen's P(...)
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Training wheels: Randy Hutton, 5, practises his cycling technique with the help of steady-handed Peel Police Constable Ian Kittle at his side
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Fighting back: Failing eyesight caused by multiple sclerosis means chartered accountant Mel Posesorski needs the help of a monocular to work at his computer, one of many adjustments he has had to make in adapting to his disability with dignity and determination
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