| NAME | Dick Harter (Right) |
| AGE | 67 |
| HOMETOWN | Cambridge, MA |
| OCCUPATION (Previous employment if retired) | lawyer |
| HOBBIES | tennis, reading fiction |
| BIKE | Vision 44 recumbent |
| CYCLING EXPERIENCE | 4500 miles/year, ABB Mississippi River Ride 2002 Minneapolis to ST. Charles, 4 Boston to NYC AIDS rides |
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SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT YOU |
I want to understand new dimensions of this country beyond the academic/professional/religious/geographic dimensions I know too well. |
| FAVORITE QUOTE | At my back I always hear time's winged chariot hurrying near |
| RIDING FROM/TO | St. Charles to New Orleans |
| NAME | Lisa Meester (2nd from left) |
| AGE | 44 |
| HOMETOWN | Holland, Iowa |
| OCCUPATION (Previous employment if retired) | Department manager, Information Systems |
| HOBBIES | running, gardening |
| BIKE | Trek 2000 |
| CYCLING EXPERIENCE | ABB Mississippi River Ride 1998 - Minneapolis to St. Louis, RAGBRAI, Berkshire Tour, Nova Scotia Tour |
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SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT YOU |
The Challenge |
| FAVORITE QUOTE | What's the worst thing that can happen |
| RIDING FROM/TO | St. Charles to New Orleans |
| NAME | Dick Robbins (Left) |
| AGE | 66 |
| HOMETOWN | Shelton, CT |
| OCCUPATION (Previous employment if retired) | Systems Analyst |
| HOBBIES | Reading, writing, swimming, running |
| BIKE | Schwinn |
| CYCLING EXPERIENCE | 1000 miles/year, one self-supported tour along the Maine Coast |
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SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT YOU |
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| FAVORITE QUOTE | |
| RIDING FROM/TO | St. Charles to Memphis |
| NAME | Candace Witt (2nd from right) |
| AGE | 61 |
| HOMETOWN | Sun Valley, Idaho |
| OCCUPATION (Previous employment if retired) | owned travel agencies |
| HOBBIES | hiking, singing, skiing |
| BIKE | Gold Rush recumbent |
| CYCLING EXPERIENCE | ABB Across America North 2002, have toured in Costa Rica, Vermont, California, Wisconsin, Virginia and Switzerland |
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SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT YOU |
I am hooked on long distance cycling and can't think of a better way to see the world than on the seat of a bicycle |
| FAVORITE QUOTE | |
| RIDING FROM/TO | St. Charles to New Orleans |
| NAME | Lois DuBois (center) |
| AGE | 55 |
| HOMETOWN | Portola Valley, CA |
| OCCUPATION (Previous employment if retired) | Public Relations |
| HOBBIES | cycling, swimming, running, grandchildren, reading |
| BIKE | Trek 3200 WSD |
| CYCLING EXPERIENCE | May 2004 - SF to LA (500 miles), ABB Cross Country Challenge 2003, Astoria to Eureka July 2002 (500 miles), Santa Cruz to Santa Monica July 2001 (500 miles), Triathlons 1999-2003 |
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SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT YOU |
Just because I love! |
| FAVORITE QUOTE | Carpe Diem! |
| RIDING FROM/TO | St. Charles to Memphis |