Today was my 25th day of riding for a cure across Vietnam. I also cruised past the 2,000km mark today as well (around 1300 miles). *We’ve also raised $4565 of my $5,000 goal! YES! 1 day of riding left, tomorrow. Help me raise the remaining $435!! During that time frame, I’ve witnessed a million things…
To bicycle solo, even for one day, in Vietnam is to be a participant on a journey of contrasts. In the midst of my sunny, hectic morning commute out of yet another Vietnamese city (this time, Nha Trang), my attention was drawn to a street brawl that had suddenly erupted on a sidewalk to my…
In about ten days, my trusty Surly Straggler bicycle and I will be boarding a Delta flight to Korea, and then connecting to Hanoi, Vietnam, to begin a 30 day solo bike ride across that country. After five of these rides so far, I have to keep answering folks (and reminding myself) when they ask…
George Maurer is Riding for a Cure George rides once again in memory of Carolyn Held, a close friend who made her own bicycle ride across the country in 1988. She died in 2012 after a one-year battle with cancer, and George wanted to make a contribution in her honor. He embarked on his first…