Pepin bicyclists honor Kellen

The Kellen Lund Memorial Bike Ride at Pepin Park had hundreds of bicyclists racing and riding Saturday.

The memorial bike ride was began after the death of Kellen Lund on the viaduct. Lund was walking his bike across the bridge when he was struck and killed by a truck.

Jeri Zorn is Lund's mother and she was one of the main organizers of the charity event.

"It's the most people we've ever had," Zorn said. "It gets bigger and bigger every year."

The event gave 130 helmets to young riders who participated in the bicylcle ride around town and the two competitions: the slowest bicycle race and a weaving cone race.

There were also 15 bicycles that were raffled off, as well as an electric guitar. The money raised by the raffle will go to scholarships for school children to get music lessons.

At Saturday's event, attendees were treated to free barbecue and music before they mounted bicycles and rode around the town to celebrate the life of Kellen Lund.

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