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 [...]
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 [...]
For the second time, the Riding4Rose charity event takes place at Winter Garden, FL to benefit and assist in Child-to-Parent Violence Awareness in Central Florida. On Saturday, July 11th, Kelley, Jodel, and I participated in the Riding4Rose cycling event through the West Orange Trail for a 35-mile ride. The day: The temperature started in the high [...]
For the first time in Central Florida, a Ladies Only Cycling event was held benefiting the Coalition for the Homeless Women and Children of Central Florida. On Sunday, March 29th, I participated in the Ladies On Wheels in a one-day women-only cycling event through Saint Cloud, Florida. I decided on the 33-mile [...]
What a Ride! Everyone from TeamOne made it, with only two incidents!!! I suspect most of you, like me, wondered if I could ride 50 miles considering I hadn’t been on a bike since Carlie, now 29, was a baby in Tampa. Thank you all for making the 2015 Tour [...]
This was my first Tour de Cure and it’s been an amazing experience. I’m blown away by the generosity of my extended teammates (donors), we fundraised over $1100 dollars! The ride itself was stupendously fun. The weather was perfect for bicycle riding, the people were extremely friendly, not just the [...]
What a Ride! Everyone from TeamOne made it, with only two incidents!!! Thank you all for making the 2015 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 [...]
