In line for the spotlight, if not the race, is Henry Dunster himself, who will ride an 1880 model, with a six-foot front wheel.
The ultimate destination will be the Administration building on the Wellesley campus. There the tron-legged victors are to receive their awards from a committee of Wellesleyites. Pre-race forecasts from Dunster hint at a warm reception, and many observers predict a new record for the distance.
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