for World Bicycle Relief- Changing Lives through The Power of Bicycles
Photos
Since I took up cycling, I’ve been fortunate to ride in many notable places. Here is a selection of some of my favorites:
Riding my Wilier Gran Turismo at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
One of the unique aspects of cycling is that we share our playing field with the pros. In 2014, I climbed 3 mountains in the Pyrenees in France and Spain that were on the Tour de France later the same year.
climbing in the Pyrenees, riding a rented Orbeathe 2nd of three named cols (mountains) in the PyreneesFinal preparations to ride across America on my Specialized Secteur; photo credit: Joe Vondersaar
The photo above was featured in the “Bikes of Zipp” series.
on a short bike tour in Vermont and New Hampshire, riding my Bike Fridayexultation in reaching the summit of Pikes Peak!Monon Trail in Indianapolis on an early morning commutesunrise in Indianawith World Bicycle Relief founder, F.K. Daythe awesome team at Zipp, who came out in force as I rode through Indy on the way across America; photo credit: Joe Vondersaarriding into Indy with a dozen of my best friends and co-workers- what a thrill that ride was! photo credit: Joe VondersaarBike to Work Day (everyday) on Monument Circle in Indianapolis; photo credit: Joe Vondersaarsend-off prayer and wishes arranged by my co-worker, Pat Morrissey, before I set off on the ride across AmericaAvila Beach in San Luis Obisbo, as Tour de SRAM USA 2017 gets underwaythe saddest picture I’ve ever been in, on the front page of the Indianapolis newspaper following a memorial Ride of Silence for a cyclist hit and killed by a school busOhio & Erie Towpath Trailfun photo at a Veteran’s park in Richmond, INone of the most beautiful places I’ve ever visited let alone ridden- the South Island of New Zealandmore from New Zealand; this photo was featured as Adventure Cycling’s photo of the week in 2013overlooking Lake Wanaka in New Zealand
The answer to “why”: Buffalo Bikes for students, farmers, and health care workers in Africa:
Why I Ride 