Day one on two parts

Each team had two legs today one over The Golden Gate. Our true first leg was from Dixon to Alburn CA. Most of the Route was on the American Riverside I was a bikeway.

So it Begins

Johan from Holand, Gerhard from South Africa, the international contingent of my team. Tim and our support crew Bob & Patty from Sacramento. We set out from Sacremento at 4:30 A.M. drove to Saint Francis yacht club in San Frisco, road over the Golden Gate Bridge and then on to Dixon Ca, to start our Leg to Auburn.

Reunion and warm up ride

This was posted on twitter

Check out @hdadcb's Tweet: https://twitter.com/hdadcb/status/608774552374542336?s=09

Ride for Hope Prolog

Often during a cycling Stage Race the first event is a prolog, a short event to establish the race leaders.  I was going to wite about the next couple of days and a little bit about the reason I am riding.  But I just had my Cousin Bill Foley post this in www.redsoxlife.com the best Prolog I could imagine.

Article by Bill Foley "Time for Red Sox Nation to Join Ride for Hope"

Pre Ride Update - Why We Ride!

In just two weeks I start of Ride for Hope Coast to Coast 2015.  When I talk to people about the ride, most comment about the difficulty of bicycling so many miles in so few days.  How uncomfortable and painful it must be on a certain part of the anatomy! They may question where will I be staying on this journey, do I stay in a hotel, or they have questions about ride support, nutrition and water.

Certainly a ride like this is a daunting task, the physical effort, pain and logistics can seem overwhelming, but overcome by training and good planning.  Fortunately, I have got the training in and the organization does a good job putting the event together. I have to admit most all of the riders, including myself, love the challenge, camaraderie, and adventure of the riding. But I undertake this challenge because I want help make a change in the lives of these desperate children. This video is why I ride.

Why We Ride for Hope Coast to Coast!

This ride is about children that every day live without an education, continually endure difficulty, pain and hunger.  I am so blessed to use my God given passion to help these children. Would you please consider supporting these children... Would you consider a gift of $5, $10, $20 or more to help. Small  or large any gift will go a long way to provide a loving home, daily food, education and health care for the children of Christ's Hope.  Click here now to  donate.

Please check the blog; I'll be updating weekly now, and when the ride starts I'll be posting daily route, photos and videos.

God bless

Ride For Hope 2015 Getting Started

Well today I thought I had better get going on raising support for Ride for Hope Coast to Coast 2015. This time we will be riding from San Francisco to Boston. Starting on June 14th and ending in Boston on June 24th, approximately 3,409 miles later.  It will be an international affair as well we will ride into Toronto Canada and riders from Europe and Africa will be joining along.  The Ride for Hope's primary purpose is to raise support for orphaned abandoned, vulnerable and forgotten children due to the AIDS epidemic in Africa.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNYBN-lQmSI


Since the ride in 2013 Laura and I have sponsored an orphan in Kenya and I am planning to ride in her honor.  I'd like you to meet Rosemary Atieno Ondiek, her dream job when she grow up is to be a nurse.  For some perspective her favorite activities are sewing, fetching water and washing utensils. She lives in a Carepoint ministry supported by Christ's Hope.  There she receives daily food, support for her education, and any medical attention.  Our hope is that Rosemary and other children like her will  have an opportunity to realize their dream of become a contributing member of her village and country.

 

This is why I will particpate in Ride for Hope, to see that children like Rosemary don't end up abused  in some work camp or worse.  Please consider supporting Christ Hope's ministry you can contribute on my Ride for Hope page on the link to the right you can also click on this link https://rideforhopectc.org/rides/893john-leeming/profile