A group of U.S. Naval Academy graduates celebrated their 50th reunion with a three-week, 1,200-mile charitable bike ride, crossing the finish line Wednesday at a popular landmark on the Annapolis campus.

Members of the Naval Academy class of 1975 crossed the finish line of the Gulf to Goat Charity Ride at 2:40 p.m. at the famed “Bill the Goat” statue inside the academy’s Gate 1 entrance.

“Organized by the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1975, the ‘Gulf to Goat’ Charity Bike Ride unites cycling classmates, family and friends in a quest for fitness, camaraderie and charitable giving in celebration of the class’s 50th reunion,” according to an event news release.

The ride, which began Oct. 1 in Apalachicola, Florida, raised funds for a 50th reunion class project and gift, and will make contr

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