CUREage Ride Day Two Update 🎗️
The team completed back-to-back 100 mile days, putting in 105 miles today for Eloise, Austin, and Brady.
We started the morning with a FaceTime call from Eloise’s parents and heard the sad reality of cancer treatment options for children. Eloise was born with leukemia, fought and eventually beat cancer, but her body was compromised and passed from a lung infection just last month.
Starting the morning hearing from the families gives us our purpose as to why we do what we do.
We rode from East Troy, stopping in Waterloo, WI for lunch and a tour at
@trekbikes headquarters. We then went on our way, wind at our backs, and climbing the first of a few brutal climbs over the next few days, ending the day with over 4,000ft of elevation.
We arrived here in Sauk City, where we then had the opportunity to hear from fellow rider, Brian King, who lost his son Austin (who we were riding for today) at the age of 13. We also got to hear from riders who are friends of Brady, as they shared his current battle and have joined this ride for him.
We’re reminded today that it’s a priveledge to be tired from the things we chose to do, because these kids never had a chance to choose. We ride for them, and to make up for the lack of federal funding for pediatric cancer.
We hope you’ll help us in our goal to bring better research and treatments to these kids so we don’t have to hear from any more families that had to say goodbye.
Please consider donating at the link in our bio 🎗️💛