Two Great Saturday Rides…Support Bicycles Against Poverty!

Hey BU Cycling fans.  Just wanted to update everyone on how the early season training/bonding is going so far.  Below are some pictures from the last two Saturday rides embarked upon by the team.  The first, was composed of Kyle (GREAT TO SEE THAT KID RIDING AGAIN!!!), Sam, Harry, Dan, and I.  We did Sandman courtesy of Tino’s directions but we ended up getting lost and did our own thing in the end…finishing on the top of Supplee (which is definitely not part of Sandman).  Oh well, ya live and learn. 

Last Saturday was an especially special ride. Sara, Eric, Harry, Doreen, and I all joined Muyambi (the founder of Bicycles Against Poverty) on a nice and relaxing ride of Covered Bridges. Eric is looking like the next workhorse of the team…while I have finally convinced Sara to come to some races with us! (You can’t back out now Sara…haha). It was great to talk with Muyambi about his journey across the country, and all the fantastic places that he has seen. Muyambi has transformed himself into a pretty impressive cyclist over the past few months…logging (if I remember correctly) about 1,700 miles on his trip this summer. We wish him well as his trip comes to a close with some major cities in the coming weeks. If you are interested in supporting Muyambi’s BAP cause, check out his website here. Can’t wait for the Milton Race this weekend!

- Case

A New Beginning – What You Missed This Afternoon

Today was a day that really made me smile.  It was the first Friday ride of the 2012-2013 school year, and to be honest, I had no idea what to expect.  Besides the usual cast and characters: Sam, Dan, Christine, Harry, and Noah, the team had some new faces to meet and greet on the ride today.  I have really been missing the seniors who graduated last year, but today was a giant step toward making me feel much better.  I would to extend a big thank you to Anna, Sara, Eric, and Christian for coming out and joining us today.  They got to put up with Lazer’s antics, they marveled at Sam’s Rio-ready physique, and they were most likely overwhelmed by Harry’s never-ending pro-ness.  I hope to see those four on many more rides soon…they all kicked butt, especially Christian and Sara.  Both of them didn’t have road bikes.  Below is the shot of my inaugural Friday ride as President.  Photo cred to Lazer for taking this.  (He has become the new Tino by the way…he’s winning all the sprints, and celebrating with gorilla grunts following each victory).

– President Case