![DUMFRIES, Va. -- Brian Gudmundson rode his bike to work on Friday from his home in Frederickburg to his office in Quantico. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]](https://potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/052113-bike-to-work-day.jpg)
DUMFRIES, Va. -- Brian Gudmundson rode his bike to work on Friday.
It was Bike to Work Day in the Washington area, and he rode his all the way from Frederickburg to his office at Quantico. Along the way, he rode into a rest stop at the Dumfries Community Center next to Town Hall where water, snacks, and goodies like free “Bike to Work” t-shirts and water bottles were waiting for him.
It took Gudmundson about an hour and a half to reach Dumfries before heading to the office. He took U.S. 1, which is built for cars, not bikes.
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