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Injured veterans take 355 mile bike 'Ride 2 Recovery'

A group of bicyclists had a police escort through Western Connecticut yesterday.

 

More than 150 injured veterans and their supporters set off Sunday on the UnitedHealthcare Ride 2 Recovery Minuteman Challenge, a six-day,  355-mile bicycle ride from Massachusetts to New York City.  There was a rest stop yesterday afternoon at the Sandy Hook Fire House.  Riders travelled through Bethel to City Center Danbury for their overnight stop at the Crowne Plaza hotel.  Riders will be taking off at 9am from the hotel headed into New York.  Riders will be taking Route 22 to 312 and eventually to Route 52 and then crossing the Newburgh Beacon Bridge.  The USO Canteen is travelling with the cyclists to provide lunch stops each day.

 

 

Highlights of the ride included a visit to Gillette Stadium on Sunday; a ceremony at the Rhode Island State House in Providence and an afternoon celebration in downtown Hartford on Monday; a stop at West Point on September 11th; and a visit to the 9-11 Memorial Museum on September 12th.

 

Ride 2 Recovery supports physical and psychological rehabilitation programs for injured veterans, featuring cycling as the core activity. From indoor spinning training at military installations to multiday, long-distance rides, Ride 2 Recovery helps injured veterans heal through the challenge of cycling long distances using hand cycles, recumbents, tandems and traditional road bikes.

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