Month: February 2018
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Vedangi profile at Malala Fund
Vedangi Kulkarni is training to become the youngest, fastest woman to circumnavigate the globe on a bike. And unlike Mark Beaumont, she’s planning on riding unsupported. Malala Fund has her story. Things we didn’t know “Vedangi began cycling after a severe head injury ended her football career.” But a day into the actual ride, I…
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Never too early to start planning a ride
I finally started looking at possible routes, hotel stays and transportation for the Shimanami Kaido ride. We’d thought we had a five-day range to play with, but in the end it came down to a single weekend. And now we have a further complication in that Joe Lejog is recovering from a bike spill, so…
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Deerfield Dirt Road Randonnée
The Deerfield Dirt Road Randonnée, or D2R2, is a series of dirt road rides in the hilltowns of Franklin County, Massachusetts, ranging from 19km to 180km. The ride has been organized as a fundraiser for the Franklin Land Trust since 2005, and runs on the “narrowest, oldest, twistiest, quietest, and most-scenic roads available.” The ride…
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Beaumont joins 2018 London-Paris ride for charity
World record-breaking cyclist @MrMarkBeaumont is joining us once again to take on our 2018 London Paris Ride. Mark has proudly supported #MyelomaUK as our Ride Ambassador for the past three years. Read more about his story.?https://t.co/drYLu1C2l2 pic.twitter.com/1pd3hXSWAu — Myeloma UK (@MyelomaUK) February 7, 2018