What started out as an international celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Haines Highway has grown into one of the premiere bicycling events in the North.
The first Kluane-Chilkat International Bike Relay was held July 3, 1993, strategically timed to link the Fourth of July celebration in Haines with Canada Day festivities in Haines Junction, Y.T., on July 1.
Thirty teams and about 150 riders participated, many riding mountain bikes.
“If people realize there’s…