![]() ![]() 2 nd aid station, mile 29, George ‘Doc’ Cavalliere Park, right side of Alma School road next to the fire station – FHB.1 st aid station, mile 13, second right turn to picnic area in needle rock – MMC. ![]() You can stop in at the shop, at Fountain Hills Bikes to pre-sign or sign the morning of the event. Snacks and refreshments will be provided at the finish.Īll riders will be required to sign our riders’ waver. Both routes start at Fountain Hills Bikes and will end at McDowell Mountain Cycles. One is 34 miles and the other is 54 miles. Although the Gran Fondo is a free event, we encourage everyone to make a donation to this great cause. This years Gran Fondo will again be a fund raiser for Bob’s Free Bikes, a great organization that recycles bikes and provides them to kiddos in need. The great thing about a Gran Fondo is that they are fun for everyone. Whether you are an experienced cyclist wanting to push your own limits, or you are someone new to riding and want to ride at your own pace. What is a Gran Fondo? – Gran Fondo is an Italian term which very loosely translates to “Big Ride”. Brad did that every day of his life and all of us who spent a minute, a day, a year or a lifetime with are better for having shared that time with Brad.The Fountain Hills Gran Fondo is our biggest “Road” event of the year and is coming up this coming February 18th and will be supported by both McDowell Mountain Cycles and our friends at Fountain Hills Bikes. Tragic accidents like this are truly that, tragic and if only for a moment remind us all of fragility of life and the importance of living each day with purpose. These moments impact so many lives and can be cruel beyond belief.Įach day when we leave our front door we still have to be willing to live. Its a moment that regardless of anything can never be taken back, can never be altered. Some days the billions of what seem to be minut decisions we make through our lives lead us to that moment, a moment that nobody excepts. Each day we awake and leave out the front door of our homes, our nests of comfort and safety hoping each day to return back by nightfall. Tragedy lurks around every corner in life. Brad left this earth doing what he loved but in a way all of us have a near impossible time understanding. Brad was a friend, son, brother, grandson and most of all husband. #LifeFromUpHere #lfuh #racingclean #velotoze #argon18 #argon18bike #saltyssquad #guforit #guenergy #speedtheory #justgiver4pd #moltenspeedwax #jg4pd #deansworld #lookgoodgofaststaydry #outsmarttheelements #cycling2019 #bn3ththesurface #schmolkecarbon #mypowerdot #activateyourlife #bn3thapparel #bn3th #ryderseyewear #tourtransalp If this film can help just one person navigate their way through tragedy then it is a success. I consider myself a very private person so sharing part of my journey has also been a struggle but I am forever grateful for being pushed to do so. Adversity and tragedy does not have to be the end, it can also be a new beginning learning, growing and accepting the fate that was handed to you and finding a new way to thrive. Though it is an event I would never have chosen it also gave me a rebirth of sorts. Its finally time to release #ProjectThreePointZeroħ years ago my life was turned upside down as I fought for my life after a catastrophic airplane crash. ![]()
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