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His mother told him: "For Heaven's sake, take the tour. Find a wife."Marriage may not be in the offing, but David Pfarr was laughing yesterday and sharing two bottles of champagne with two friends he made on the 350-mile Cycle Across Maryland, which ended at Towson State University after six trying but exhilarating days."

Some people go on the Cycle Across Maryland bicycle tour for the scenery. Some go for exercise. Carroll County Transportation Planner Steven C. Horn is going along for the ride."

At the age of 68, William Saxon will start a six-day, 320-mile bike ride this morning with his granddaughter -- concerned about the rate at which he is pushing himself.The commercial real estate broker from Baltimore and his 17-year-old companion will be two of about 1,400 riders in the fifth annual First National Bank Cycle Across Maryland (CAM) Tour, which will begin in Cambridge.This will be Mr. Saxon's third consecutive CAM-Tour. He rode alone in 1991, his first one. Last year, his son, Ken, accompanied him.Mr.

The location of Pinewood Elementary School was incorrect i a Saturday story about Cycle Across Maryland. The school is in Timonium.The Sun regrets the errors.Bob Carson rides many miles on his unusual "recumbent" bicycle, in which he sits reclining. But at least once a year he puts in some extraordinary mileage in his car, working to assure other bicyclists can pedal some quality road miles.Mr. Carson, 59, carries the nickname of "routemeister" of the Cycle Across Maryland tour, which today welcomes cyclists to a rally in preparation for the fifth annual CAM Tour cycling vacation, scheduled July 25-31.

The Cycle Across Maryland bicycle tour, gearing up for its fourth annual two-wheeled vacation (July 26-Aug. 1), is sowing seeds for future riders by distributing 1,200 helmets in 22 elementary schools around the state.The helmet safety campaign, announced at a press conference yesterday in connection with National Bike Month, has been funded by proceeds from CAM Tour."We're directing this year's efforts at the elementary school level to encourage riding safety and wearing of helmets, to reduce bicycle accidents and raise safer riders," says Charles W. Cole Jr., president of principle sponsor First National Bank.

The Cycle Across Maryland bicycle tour, gearing up for its fourth annual two-wheeled vacation (July 26-Aug. 1), is sowing seeds for future riders by distributing 1,200 helmets in 22 elementary schools around the state.The helmet safety campaign, announced at a press conference yesterday in connection with National Bike Month, has been funded by proceeds from CAM Tour."We're directing this year's efforts at the elementary school level to encourage riding safety and wearing of helmets, to reduce bicycle accidents and raise safer riders," says Charles W. Cole Jr., president of principle sponsor First National Bank.

Proceeds from registration fees paid by the 1,100 participants in this summer's third annual Cycle Across Maryland bicycle tour are helping distribute 1,000 free helmets to middle school students across the state.Gov. William Donald Schaefer was scheduled to make the announcement this afternoon in Annapolis, while also declaring next week (Sept. 22-28) "Cycling Week in Maryland," with bicycle-related activities scheduled in almost all the state's counties.Students from Quarterfield Elementary School were to be in Annapolis today as the first recipients of free helmets.

IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE. Actually, it's more flat than downhill, but for the 1,100 participants in the First National Bike Cycle Across Maryland tour, that's just a technicality.The bottom line is that the hardest part ended yesterday for the many cyclists who chose to ride the optional 100-mile -- or "century" -- route on CAM Tour's fourth day.Nineteen miles out of North East, where we slept Wednesday night, riders had to decide between a 100-km (62.5 mile) route or the century course.

MORE THAN 1,000 bicyclists will be gathering in Solomons on Sunday for the third annual Cycle Across Maryland Tour, a human-propelled vacation covering about 350 miles in a big rolling horseshoe around the Chesapeake Bay.Riders depart Solomons Monday morning, and the six-day tour has overnight stops in Annapolis, Essex/Rosedale, North East, Worton and Centreville. The Talbot County seat of Easton is the finish point on Saturday, Aug. 3."Cycle Across Maryland is a rolling festival, and part of the allure and charm is interacting with people along the way. Many riders will never have been in the areas they're riding through, so we urge people to come out and meet these folks and introduce them to their communities," says CAM Tour director Pat Bernstein.