With a chilly 42 degree start and a nasty northwest wind Ginny Bennett and Margie and Carlo Hansen rode in support of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in St Charles, MO. Strong work by three hardy team members!

Chapman's Peak Road (near Cape Town), South Africa - Our first recorded international exhibition of our team jersey was spotted in August in of all places, South Africa.  This photo was taken along a portion of the route of the worlds largest organized bike ride, The Cape Town Cycle Tour (formerly know as the Argus ride), in which 35,000 cyclist annually ride 108 kilometers in March.  We were too early to participate.

The picture is of Rich Hansen, Dick Fries and in the middle our guide, Skeezo.   Skeezo is an excellent cyclist, tour guide and active in bringing cycling to the townships of South Africa.

Besides a breathtakingly beautiful and challenging route along the ocean, we were treated with wales actively breaching wales as we cycled along the coast on the 50 miles ride.

Rich Hansen, Skeezo, Dick Fries

Trempealeau County Wisconsin - September 19 & 20 - The picture below was taken this fall during a weekend bike trip to Wisconsin's beautiful Trempealeau County.  The area is certainly a hidden gem of the cycling world.  Listed below is a link from Bicycling Magazine about the area:

http://www.bicycling.com/travel/perfect-getaway

Julie Fries and Mary Gilbert

On September 12, 2015 four members of our Cyclo-therapy Team participated in a D.A.R.E. sponsored bike ride in Trenton, Illinois. Ginny Bennett and the "Hansen Clan" braved the cool, windy and rainy conditions in support of this community event.

Alton, Illinois - Tour de Cure.  Picture of Margie Hansen and Ginny Bennett sporting thier new jersey's and medals.

Carlo and Margie Hansen at Bolm-Schuhkraft Memorial Park in Columbia IL during the  Lupus Wolfride GranFondo August 1. 2015

Davenport, IA - The CycloTherapy jersey being displayed on the last day of RAGBRAI 2015 by Richard Fries.  The muddy river in the background is the Mississippi.  The ride is traditionally started by dipping the back tire in the Missouri on the first day and the front tire in the Mississippi at the end.

Washington Island - Mark and Diane Gale following the SS150

The 2015 Scenic Shore 150 occurred on July 18th and 19th.  The team if 28 raised $31,633.  Thank you all for your support of this years event.  It was wonderful to see much of the old team and welcome some wonderful new members.  Congratulations on your support of this outstanding event.

Here are few photo's of this years event:

The Team Photo

The Starting Line

A couple of cycling models showing off the back of the CycloTherapy jersey's

Who knew, team cookies!

Lauren, Beth, Matt and Rob (from the Knoelke clan)

Lunch time

No surprise, Lauren, Patty, Beth, Lori and Julie consuming a victory beer in Sturgeon Bay

Oconomowoc - Four team members model the new jersey prior to a training ride held by the Knoelke's on June 28th.  This photo was taken before the 55 mile (obviously).   It was a wonderful route and great training event.  Thanks to Rob and Beth for hosting.

Left to Right - Beth Knoelke, Mary Gilbert, Julie Fries, Lori Trader

Indiana - July 2015 - Five team members participated in the RAIN (ride across Indiana) ride.  Starting on a foggy morning in Terre Haute, the team crossed the entire state of Indian in a day, ending in Richmond.

The team received a lot of positive comments about our team jersey from many of the other rides in the event.  We finished as a group after 12 hours and 44 minutes, covering 163 miles.

Before Photo

From Left to Right - Tom Nordland, Dick Fries, Rich Hansen, Rob Knoelke, Carlo Hansen

The after ride photo, with our new friends Josiah (orange) and Danny (blue)

The route and statistics

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/831282345

Hayward, Wisconsin - Rob Knoelke and the jersey has paid a visit to the big muskie in Hayward, Wisconsin as part of his vacation in July.  Thanks for starting us off Rob!

As part of supporting the group, this blog will be used to post photo's of where the Cyclotherapy Jersey (team member) has been and cycled with the team colors.  Any event (local, travel, fund raising) is fair game.  Any team member is welcome to post as long as they are wearing the jersey and cycling.  Let's see how often and how far we can take our team.