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Richard Burke | Trek bikes' founder, 73

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Richard "Dick" Burke, 73, the founder of Trek Bicycles, maker of the bikes that Lance Armstrong rode in his Tour de France victories, has died.

He died Monday at a Milwaukee hospital of complications from heart surgery, said his son, John, the company's president.

Mr. Burke founded the company in a red barn in 1976 in Waterloo, about 30 miles east of Madison, Wis. The company - known for brands including Trek, Gary Fisher, Klein and Greg LeMond - sells 1.5 million bikes a year and does $700 million in sales.

Mr. Burke was in France for Armstrong's first Tour de France victory and was proud that he won on a Trek, his son said.

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