Cycling for children
On August 10th three Englishmen set off biking southward along the West Coast of America.
Steven Prime, the owner of an Esquires Coffee franchise in Coventry cycled 1,400 miles down the coast along with riding partners Dayle Walker and Nathan Ellis. The team set out on August 10th in Montesano, Washington, travelling 80 to 90 miles per day southward, finishing the journey at the Santa Monica Pier on August 28th.
The tour was one part general biker insanity and one part fundraising mission. After similar tours in 2010 covering the vertical length of England and in 2011 from the American East Coast to West Coast, the team raising money for the non-profit Coffee Kids, the Santa Fe, New Mexico, group that runs various programs to assist framers and their families in numerous growing regions with issues like education, health care, infrastructure improvements and food security.
When asked about the tough challenge ahead, Prime responded, “It’s not as long as the last ride and we’re going to rest for a couple of days along the way in San Francisco, but it’s still going to be tough.” He added, “ So far the training has gone well and I’ve been doing quite a lot of gym work to improve my overall stamina. Going from coast to coast involved pedalling between 120 and 130 miles each day, which was extremely tiring. This time it will be more like 80 to 90 miles per day, which should be more manageable.”
