Geraldine has explored all the continents, leading bicycle tours and hiking trips. She traveled from Bhutan to Bolivia, Patagonia to Prague, Istanbul to Antarctica, sometimes on foot, but mostly on two wheels. She has recently combined her passion and concern for the environment with her intuitive understanding of logistics and bicycle tours to co-create Climate Ride. Geraldine graduated from Cornell University, but traded her talent for solving differential equations for a life of travel, exploration and civic engagement.

Caeli earned her B.A. from Northwestern University and then hit the road on two wheels. She spent 10 years traveling the globe, leading biking and hiking trips for Backroads, the active travel company. While pedaling in China and Burma, she observed the effects of climate change and dirty coal plants firsthand. Caeli decided that it was critical to address America’s role as a leader in sustainability and advocate for a transition to clean energy.  Inspired and determined to positively affect the issue and to help propel the US to a green economy, she co-founded Climate Ride. One bicyclist at a time, she believes, we can change the world.

Blake has been in love with the bicycle since he was a kid riding on his blue beach cruiser. Since then, he’s pedaled all over the world as a bike tour leader. Blake has a strong affinity for the arts, entertainment, the environment, and building community. He has headed up many organizations the world over, with experience in corporate development, strategic marketing and event management. In 2005, he won First Night International’s prestigious Prism Award for Creative Excellence for his vision and commitment. He holds a degree in Communications from Loyola Marymount University.

Andrew grew up in Rhode Island, with his feet in the sand. At the University of Rhode Island, he studied Ocean Engineering and Spanish, but focused much of his time on researching sustainability, focusing on behavior change and anthropology. An activist at heart, he couldn’t bear the idea of spending his life writing computer programs and upon graduation, decided to focus his career on his passion for energy conservation and sustainable living. Even though he lives in the Rockies, he just built himself a bike that can carry a surf board. You know, just in case.