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MEET THE RIDERS
FOR
AMERICA BY BICYCLE'S
FAST AMERICA RIDE '07

Meet the brave souls who have stepped up to the challenge of cycling across the country in quick order...3459 miles in 32 days...WOW!  None are professional cyclists but rather come from all walks of life and a wide range of ages with the commitment to do something significant while challenging their limits beyond their comfort zones.  I salute them all...not a weak heart among them.


Phillip Anderson
54
Winona, MN
Financial Consultant
"You gotta do this when you're young"
"Dad, you're a quote a minute"


 

Paul Beechen
59
Los Angeles, CA
Lawyer
Always had trouble with do-rags.

 

Kasper Bijlsma
40
Amsterdam, Holland
Emergency Management Systems
"Enjoy"

Jud Bishop
34
Auburn AL
Senior Network Engineer

 

Guenter Bluemel
50
Essen, Germany
Civil Servant
"Let's Roll"
 

Steve Bryant
48
Cypress, CA
Computer System Administrator
 

Jerry Christensen
60
Eau Claire, WI
Retired - AT &T
 

Pamela Creech
44.9
Hartsburg, MO
Nurse Anesthetist
"I'll try anything once, twice if I like it."

Jeffrey Dodd-o
48
Baltimore, MD
Research

David Duboc
65
Lansing, MI
Psychologist
"Don't believe everything you think."
"Call it all good."

John Goodman
49
Washington D.C.
Management Consultant

Scott "Diesel" Keeler
51
Hattiesburg, MS
Radiologist
 

Rob Landes
40
Marion, IL
Physical Therapist
"He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose"...Jim Elliot

Bob Long
65
Carlisle, PA
CEO of Daily Underwriters
"Now or Never"

Vic Meek
47
Hallsville, MO
Factory Worker
"Life's an adventure, enjoy it"

Kenneth Mercurio
55
Simi Valley, CA
Retired Labeling/Nutritionist-Nestles Foods
"When I saw across America, I thought they meant Central America-Panama."

Greg Nelson
48
St. Paul, MN
Teacher
"Those that give up essential freedom for added security, deserve neither."....Ben Franklin

Bob "Pappy" Papineau
45
Winsor, Ontario Canada
Firefighter
"Let's Roll"

Bill Phillippi
58
Berlin, WI
Retired Farmer
"Whether you think you can or can't, you're right."

 


Bill Reenstra
57
Berkeley, CA
Retired University Researcher
 

David Roark
49
Winter Park, FL
Photographer
 

Andrew A.J. Rogers
53
Sudbury, England
College Porter at Cambridge
"It doesn't matter what happens, there's someone who knew it would."
 

Brian Smole
29.9
Olnen, MD
Engineering
"It is not what happens in one's life that matters, but it is the meaning one puts on what happens that matters."
 

Geoffrey Swarts
49
Mercer Island, WA
Banking
"Do or do not, there is no try"

David Thompson
54
New Smyrna Beach, FL
Retired Towers Parrin
 

Iain Whitfield
50
Lexington, MA
Unemployed
 

Logan Wolf
47
San Carlos, CA
Insurance
"Are we there yet?"
 

PART TIMERS

Jay Lewis
42
Fayetteville, AR
Sales
"There's no I in TEAM, but there is an M and an E, and I'm taking them"

Kate Redford
32
Toronto,Ontario, Canada
Massage Therapist
 

Daniel Spector
52
Oakhurst NJ
Real Estate
"Feel the burn."