Cycle Flagler came along on a hot, windy Sunday. This ride gave me the chance to put some of my recent instruction into action!! Last year, one of the highlights was just starting out riding on the airport runway. I took this opportunity to warm up slowly, at a reasonable pace, [...]
Time for more new things to learn. The destination - amazing Tavares, at Wooten Park for the starting point of an instruction session! My first two instructional sessions with Tracy were great, so I decided that it was time for more. This ride was going to be in the hills [...]
This was my third Tour de Cure and again, I’m blown away by the generosity of my extended teammates (donors), we fundraised over $1,135 while you helped me in becoming Champion for diabetes a third time!When we started this Tour de Cure year, we had about 14 people signed up [...]
What a Ride! Everyone from TeamOne made it!!! Thank you all for making the 2017 Tour de Cure Lake Nona great! You did an amazing job helping me raise over $1,000 for the American Diabetes Association (ADA). You were part of Orlando's TeamOne's efforts which raised over $28,667. TeamOne 2017 [...]
We all made it back with ZERO incidents!!! This is the first year in over 8 years that it was a non-eventful day as mishaps are concerned. Thank you all for making the 2017 Tour de Cure Orlando great! You did an amazing job assisting me in raising $1,830 for the American [...]
A beautiful, sunny day in Mount Dora, Florida. Perfect setting for some practice. Let me fill you in on something - while I have been riding consistently now for about 2 1/2 years, there are some things that terrify me. Oh, yes...hills, cornering, and downhill speed in general. So I [...]
This year, in preparation for the ADA Tour de Cure, the 2017 Tour de Lake Nona team partnered with CyclingSavvy to offer a safety workshop for registered Tour de Cure participants. I attended in anticipation of learning something new from CyclingSavvy's instructor, Lee Sisselsky. I was not disappointed. The session [...]
Getting up early any morning is not necessarily anyone's favorite thing to do, especially on the weekend. But Sunday, September 18, it was not hard at all. Today was the Ride4Ronald. Ride4Ronald is a bike ride benefiting the 1,700 children and families the Ronald McDonald House serves each year. This was my [...]
A Saturday morning, high humidity, and temperatures would definitely hit the 90's. That was the background for today's ride - 2 club members (Dawn & I) participated in the Women on Wheels (WOW) event sponsored by Peloton Cyclist Club. This ride was dedicated to the female rider and the theme [...]
This was my second Tour de Cure and quite a different experience from last year's ride. Again, I’m blown away by the generosity of my extended teammates (donors), we fundraised over $1102 dollars an helping me become a Champion for diabetes a second time! Last year, I rode 25 [...]
We all made it back with only three minor incidents!!! Thank you all for making the 2016 Tour de Cure Orlando great! You did an amazing job assisting me in raising $2,136 for the American Diabetes Association. You were part of Orlando's TeamOne's efforts which raised over $21,420. TeamOne 2016 [...]
On January 29, 2016, I participated in "La Vuelta" held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. La Vuelta supports the Ricky Martin Foundation's fight against Human Trafficking. La Vuelta is advertised as the ultimate cycling adventure for serious endurance athletes interested in a unique pro-like experience. Cyclists circumnavigate the entire island [...]
Since Jul 23, 2015, Chris has been fighting to recover. Update: On Jun 1, 2016, Chris Liddy has passed on and is at peace. Our prayers and condolences go out to the Liddy family. If you would like to help the Liddy family, please follow the link "gofundme". Every [...]
Tracy Draper - cyclist and author. She is a local cyclist from Mount Dora who rode across country ... yes ... across the continental United States. She came to David's World Cycle for a book signing. Her book is titled "Live It: Riding the Highs and Lows of a Cross [...]
On Sunday, September 20th, I participated in the Ride4Ronald and road with the David's World Cycle (DWC) group. A bicycle ride to benefit the 1,700 children and families served each year with rest stops throughout your chosen route of 10, 30, 60, or 100 miles. This year there were over [...]
