Fireweed bike race returns this weekend

Outdoor Explorer by Alaska Public Media

Jul 13, 202300:58:58Sports & Recreation

The bike race formerly known as the Fireweed 400 is back. Now simply called “The Fireweed,” this 200-mile race makes its comeback this weekend taking riders from Sheep Mountain Lodge to Valdez! This week on Outdoor Explo...

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