Skip to main content
Archive:

Tag: Climate Ride

Iowa woman, first female local television sports director in nation, bikes for climate change.
July 12, 2018
Heidi Soliday Benson was the first female sports director in local television in the country. She’s always been very physically active and encouraged others to take part in healthy lifestyles and active transportation, which shows in her decision to join Climate Ride Northern Michigan. Heidi has lived in Iowa her entire life and can see […]
Climate Ride Iceland | Jamie Dobbs’ Daily Journal of Mountain Biking in the Land of Fire and Ice
June 1, 2018
EDITORIAL NOTE: The following are excerpts from Jamie Dobbs’s Daily Journal from Climate Ride Iceland 2017. Thanks for sharing, Jamie! Wow, Climate Ride was truly magical, and I couldn’t be more grateful for the support of friends, family, and colleagues! With the help of my donors, I raised $4,947 – that’s 124% of my goal! […]
Climate Ride Inspired Gravel Grinder Draws 220 Cyclists to Northfield, MN
May 15, 2018
The Earth Day Gravel Grinder was way beyond what we thought it could be!!!! -Kathleen Sprole, Team Road Life All photos courtesy of Carlos Sabillón of Sabi Photography. When Kathleen Sprole, Beth Walser, and Aleasha Markley came together to go on Climate Ride Iceland, they knew they were facing a big challenge. They each committed to fundraising $4,000 […]
Climate Ride California North Coast Spotlight | Jennifer Green
May 3, 2018
Jennifer Green’s first foray into distance biking was when she and her husband biked across the country after finishing grad school. Although Jennifer bikes to work, and loves her longer weekend rides, the itch to do another substantial, multi-day ride was rekindled on a recent trip to San Diego. Watching riders come down Highway 101, […]
Climate Ride California North Coast Spotlight | Kat Chen
April 6, 2018
Meet Kat Chen, a therapist and social worker who loves bikes because they are fun for little kids, babies in trailers, older people on tricycles, and older people blasting past you on Mt. Tam. California North Coast will be her third Climate Ride. In 2016, her friend Joanna off-handedly asked if she had heard about […]