Riders
Arya Touserkani
In a world where everything is rushed and there isn’t enough time in the day, it’s nice to be able to take some time to appreciate the world around me.
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Brennan Wenck
This is my second Death Ride, and the second time I am riding for TurningWheels. I am really excited that I am doing this even for more than just myself.
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Cliff Merritt
This will be my first Death Ride experience. I have been riding bicycles for about two years now. I did my first Century one year ago…
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Dave Rodrigues
2008 was my inaugural year. 2500 miles, 6 centuries and 1 Death Ride completed. I’m going for it again even though I now know what I’m in for.
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Derek Lemberger
Doing the Death Ride has been a huge personal goal of mine ever since I heard about it from Leah and I love that I get to share it with TurningWheels and all the other riders this year.
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Greg Eby
My name is Greg Eby and I am an avid road and mountain bike cyclist. I always wanted to do the death ride and in 2008 finally got the opportunity.
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Jeff Kazan
I started riding in college when that was the only means of transportation I had. During my first century ride I bonked at mile 80 and had to quit…
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Jessica Jensen
My cousin works at Specialized, and she helped me to get a very nice road bike last year. Then my co-worker started talking about this “Death Ride”…
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John O’Brien
This year I’m doing more! DEATH RIDE, HERE I COME! Well, maybe that should have been in small caps. It took a lot of encouragement from my fellow Board members to convince me that, having never ridden seriously…
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Leah Toeniskoetter
I’m the one you don’t want to follow when on a ride?! I was shooting for the 100K in the Tierra Bella last weekend…
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Mary Straley
For the past several years I had been competing in triathlons for a multitude of causes. So this year I have decided to change things up and embrace my road bike for distance.
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Michael Mcgaughey
I can’t imagine growing up without a bike. My first real bike was a Royce Union “Stingray” with a leopard skin banana seat. We lived at the bottom of a long, steep hill, with two right angle turns.
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Mike Fisher
Green Schwinn Stingray with white banana seat. Who could forget their first bike? Racing down the street straight for the ramp set on the stack of logs.
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Mike Gutierrez
This is my first time riding the Death Ride, what a challenge. While on a training ride with some friends, one of them told me about Turning Wheels For Kids fundraiser!
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Rand Hill
I was part of the 2006 TWFK bike build – it was an amazing experience to help put together a warehouse full of bikes for kids.
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Ray King
Every year I try something new to improve my life. Over the past years it has involved swimming events, triathlons, century rides and surfing contests. This year I…
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Scott Griggs
Kids on bikes make me smile. As a kid I remember riding my bike all over town. What freedom, what independence. I want kids to go out and play, ride, and experience the freedom that I did.
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Stephen Washington
The great people at Therma not only hired me but introduced me to TurningWheels for Kids. Wow, what an incredible idea and giving group of people. I have attended the last two Bike Builds and I cannot remember such…
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Sue Runsvold
So one pass or two, maybe even three, I think that’s enough, that’s plenty for me. But fun it will be to push to my edge…
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