‘Wheels Up, Guns Down’ cyclists spotted in Miami Gardens, North Miami-Dade – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) – Bicyclists taking part in the annual “Wheels Up, Guns Down” tradition have been spotted heading to the Florida Turnpike in North Miami-Dade and the Palmetto Expressway in Miami Gardens.

7Skyforce hovered above the group of bicyclists as they walked their bikes from the State Road 9 entrance ramp, over the guardrail and onto the northbound lanes of the Turnpike, just after 4:30 p.m., Monday.

Shortly after, they turned westbound along Northwest 18th Street from 12th Avenue.

About 15 minutes later, a smaller group got off the Palmetto Expressway and began to head south.

The cyclists are being escorted by police, marking a difference between this group and the motorcycle, dirt bike and ATV riders of past years.

However, at least one ATV rider has been spotted in a smaller group.

A group of about 200 riders had been spotted earlier on Monday in the area of Northwest 62nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Northwest Miami-Dade.

At around 5 p.m., the cyclists were seen in the parking lot of a Walmart south of Hard Rock Stadium. Shortly after, the appeared to make a pit stop at a nearby Speedway gas station.

A smaller group appears to have splintered off and is heading westbound along Northwest 199th Street, near 32nd Avenue.

It remains unclear where the bicyclists will head next.

Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

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