Army 1st Lt. Michael Blanchard with 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, prepares to compete in a 17-mile bike race to start off Sparta Week here at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richards

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Army 1st Lt. Michael Blanchard with 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, prepares to compete in a 17-mile bike race to start off Sparta Week here at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 3, 2013. Sparta Week is a weeklong event of activities such as basketball and softball and a family fun day and barbecue this Thursday at Buckner Physical Fitness Center.

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