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ALBUQUERQUE, NM – When legendary ballooning team Richard Abruzzo and Dr. Carol Rymer Davis won the 48th Annual Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett in Thionville, France, they secured arrival of this prestigious event on U.S. soil for the first time since 1999. Tradition holds that the winning team earns their country the right to organize the following year’s competition, and as a result, the 49th race took place in Albuquerque on Saturday, October 1, 2005. The event was a part of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
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