Anne· Lives in Los Altos, California, right in Silicon Valley, the San Francisco Bay area.
· She asked Shaun Radley to tell us who all was involved in the tour.
· Doing the trip to celebrate her 50th birthday
· Has a teen age son.
· She’s slow, but she’ll manage the distance.
· For her usual riding, she likes to go up very steep hills (2100 of elevation). [wow]
· Has her dream bike. It's an Atlantis by Rivendell.
Cal . Married 33 years to Kathy with three grown children, one engaged living in Denver. September '06 to be the big date. A daughter graduating from Northeastern, Boston with her masters in speech pathology... and middle son working in the mortgage business living at home.
. Lives in North Jersey close to Greenwood Lake, NY: about 50 miles from Manhattan. Will miss his home away from home this summer, boating in Barnegat Bay NJ. From the cycling hills of the Lakelands to the Pine Barren "flats" of NJ .
. Has ridden weekly supported tours for the past 5 years with a grassroots conglomeration of "buds" known as Nova Scotia Plus. Rides included RAGBRAI (The Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa), Erie Canal, Nova Scotia, and Shoreline (along Michigan's
sunset coast). Giving up the annual hiatus this year in Idaho for the dream cross country tour, soon to become a reality.
. A recent retiree from UPS management where he worked in numerous operations and staff positions.
Conrad. A scientist who was recruited away by a lucrative job offer and dropped out of the tour before it started.
Hans. An IT professional who lives in Zeist, Netherlands
. Cycled the USA in 1993 for 6 months by doing the TransAm (Williamsburg VA to Portland OR) in a group; they started with 9, finished with 8.
. Did a solo tour from Portland to San Francisco, mostly riding the Pacific Crest Bicycling Trail (PCBC) till Yosemite and then rode around the Grand Canyon.
. Yearly vacations have mostly consisted of cycling Scotland (UK) for 3 to 4 weeks.
. Has to apply for a visa on May 3 and is hoping to get it two or three days later. No visa....no tour!
Robert· Before the tour, he was finishing his last semester in Seminary to become a Presbyterian Minister.
. He had problems with his ordination exam in biblical languages, and since none of us were able to tutor him, he dropped out of the tour before it started to concentrate on his studies.
Linda· This year is her 25th anniversary from doing the US East tour back in 1981 from Williamsburg, Virginia to Pueblo, Colorado. The organization was called"Bikecentennial" then.
· Her group back in 1981 had only 6 including the leader. Before the end of the trip however, two quit and one went on ahead...she was a New York City Marathoner and was always at least 2-4 hours ahead of everyone. They finished the trip in Pueblo, Colorado with only 3.
Paul· A 65 year old who lives in South Bend, Indiana 574-272-9513. Has lived in Indiana, Michigan and Illinois.
· Married, father of 3 (one deceased). Grandfather of 4.
· A Purdue Boilermaker!!!
· Retiring May 19. Position he is retiring from is Senior Systems Analyst (a business/computer guru).
· First self contained bike trip was about 1980, from South Bend, IN to Columbus, IN. 180 mi. (He remembers that he was sore). The most recent was the outer banks of North Carolina; 550 miles (He enjoyed the fried oysters).
