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Cyclists, and for the first time runners and walkers, take part in the 29th Becel Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart in Toronto. Two main highways were closed to all traffic for the event.

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Runners and walkers line up at the start line on the Gardiner Expressway at the CNE during the 29th Becel Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail

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Runners and walkers head off on the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail

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Cyclists ride on the Don Valley Parkway during the 29th Becel Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart in Toronto.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail

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Cyclists head east on the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail

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A cyclist walks his bike off the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail

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Riders stop to take selfies on the Gardiner Expressway during the 29th Becel Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail

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Cyclists ride the Don Valley Parkway.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail

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Cyclists head for the finish line at left, as the first-ever group of runners and walkers head east on the Gardiner Expressway during the 29th Becel Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail

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People watch from a bridge as cyclists head for the finish line.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail

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A ramp is closed to the Gardiner Expressway for the 29th Becel Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart in Toronto.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail

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