Tour de Chico

Palio race leaves competition in the dust

This article was published on 09.15.11

Participants at this year’s Chico Palio, the kickoff event for Artoberfest, took the fake-horse-foot-race a little too seriously, as evidenced by a couple of runners falling on the hot pavement while rounding a corner this past Saturday. They weren’t the only ones, though—a man had to be taken away on a stretcher after a more serious fall that left a gash on his forehead. Aside from the injuries, the event was a lively (albeit early) kickoff to October’s month-long arts festival.

Participants at this year’s Chico Palio, the kickoff event for Artoberfest, took the fake-horse-foot-race a little too seriously, as evidenced by a couple of runners falling on the hot pavement while rounding a corner this past Saturday. They weren’t the only ones, though—a man had to be taken away on a stretcher after a more serious fall that left a gash on his forehead. Aside from the injuries, the event was a lively (albeit early) kickoff to October’s month-long arts festival.

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