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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

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

Date8/18/1986
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  • 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
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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.
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      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(...)
      Beecroft, Richard
      8/18/1986
      Making a splash on two wheels, Gem Blanston takes Laurie Deviney for a cooling spin in his bike basket carrier around the reflecting pool at Nathan Phillips Square
      Making a splash on two wheels, Gem Blanston takes Laurie Deviney for a cooling spin in his bike basket carrier around the reflecting pool at Nathan Phillips Square
      Dunlop, Al
      6/20/1987
      Civic leaders on wheels. Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey gives Toronto Mayor David Crombie a ride on a bicycle around Nathan Phillips Square to promote th(...)
      Civic leaders on wheels. Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey gives Toronto Mayor David Crombie a ride on a bicycle around Nathan Phillips Square to promote th(...)
      Crombie, David
      4/9/1974
      Paul Hendeson waves to well-wishers as he follows daughter Heather through doorway after Team Canada's return from Moscow. A reader suggests he has been underrated, deserves recognition
      Paul Hendeson waves to well-wishers as he follows daughter Heather through doorway after Team Canada's return from Moscow. A reader suggests he has been underrated, deserves recognition
      Bull, Ron
      10/2/1972
      One-legged marathoner Terry Fox waves in a crowd of well-wishers in Scarborough
      One-legged marathoner Terry Fox waves in a crowd of well-wishers in Scarborough
      Fox, Terry, 1958-1981
      7/11/1980
      Participants and well-wishers line up at the foot of Bay St
      Participants and well-wishers line up at the foot of Bay St
      Bock, Tony
      5/25/1986
      Back home in Timmins with Canada's only first-place gold medal from the Winter Olympics, skier Kathy Kreiner is applauded by her father, Dr. Harold Kreiner (right), and 1,000 other people in the Community Sportsplex. About 200 well-wishers greeted her at the tiny Timmins airport, others lined the seven-mile road into town. Kathy surprised the ski world by winning the women's giant slalom.
      Back home in Timmins with Canada's only first-place gold medal from the Winter Olympics, skier Kathy Kreiner is applauded by her father, Dr. Harold Kreiner (right), and 1,000 other people in the Community Sportsplex. About 200 well-wishers greeted her at the tiny Timmins airport, others lined the seven-mile road into town. Kathy surprised the ski world by winning the women's giant slalom.
      Bull, Ron
      2/15/1976
      Crowds of happy revellers gather in Nathan Phillips Square last night, skating on the rink and dancing around the brightly lit square to welcome in the New Year
      Crowds of happy revellers gather in Nathan Phillips Square last night, skating on the rink and dancing around the brightly lit square to welcome in the New Year
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      1/1/1972
      Team Manager Roy Hartsfield thanks the crowd at Nathan Phillips Square for the warm welcome and the ''balmy weather'' after the Toronto Blue Jays base(...)
      Team Manager Roy Hartsfield thanks the crowd at Nathan Phillips Square for the warm welcome and the ''balmy weather'' after the Toronto Blue Jays base(...)
      Hartsfield, Roy
      4/6/1977
      Honest-to-Goodness bash. Honest Ed Mirvish celebrates his 76th birthday yesterday with the help of his wife, Ann, and hundreds of happy well-wishers, (...)
      Honest-to-Goodness bash. Honest Ed Mirvish celebrates his 76th birthday yesterday with the help of his wife, Ann, and hundreds of happy well-wishers, (...)
      Mirvish, Ed, 1914-2007
      7/24/1990
      Milestone: Very Rev. Stepan Gauk of Oshawa, a Ukrainian Catholic Priest, is toasted by well-wishers yesterday as he celebrates his 100th birthday at the CN Tower
      Milestone: Very Rev. Stepan Gauk of Oshawa, a Ukrainian Catholic Priest, is toasted by well-wishers yesterday as he celebrates his 100th birthday at the CN Tower
      Bull, Ron
      11/11/1988
      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
      Beecroft, Richard
      8/18/1986