Archive for July, 2010

From Kevin’s blog:

Below are several television news clips from last weekend. In reverse chronological order, MSNBC talked to Marc on July 5, Fox News interviewed Marc and Kevin July 3, and WICD in Pekin, IL rode along and spoke with Chris and Eric July 3.

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Here’s another view of the riders’ July 4th arrival in Bloomington, IL, featuring interviews with Nicolette, Rory and Kevin:

After the Red Carpet treatment that we received in Bloomington in was time to get back on the road. We have to say thanks to everyone who took time out of their schedules to make our stay an amazing 4th of July experience.

Today was a 51 mile day into Champaign and its apparent that the weather’s getting warmer. Fortunately, the day ended in a well shaded park and then everyone beat feet to the hotel. We had an extremely nice reception outside the hotel with live music.  Of special interest today was meeting Arthur Leenerman at one of the water stops.  Arthur is a survivor of the USS Indianapolis, so it was an honor.

Tomorrow, we depart Illinois for Indiana. We can count down one more state on our trek.

If you haven’t checked out Kevin Sullivan’s blog, you should. It’s packed with great photos like this one – Marc Esposito and Kevin, wearing old Army helmets in front of a restored 1950s era Jeep. (Canton, IL – July 3)

As an employee of State Farm, I want to welcome the riders to Bloomington, Illinois, our hometown. It was great riding through town with them, and the support from the community was great! Read this article from The Pantagraph about their 4th of July arrival, photos below, and here’s a video I put together from today’s event:

Hello All,

Thanks for all the great posts. I have not been good about updating this blog (hmm, this is my first posting), but I will make an effort to get some material down here for the next few weeks.

Thanks to everyone who has come out to see us as we pass through. Meeting the people that make this country great has really made this ride the amazing experience that it is. The people of this nation have rolled out the welcome mats and made us all feel welcome, whether we were there for a lunch, a water stop, or an overnight stay.

I thank you all.

Today’s ride was 85 miles from Ft Madison to Canton, Illinois. Once again, we met great Americans along the way.

Tomorrow we head off from Canton to Pekin on which will be our shortest riding day of the trip (26 miles). Then on the 4th, we are into Bloomington for all the 4th of July events.

Keep praying for us and we look forward to meeting more of you as we head east.

Van

Click the map image to see the 78-mile route for Friday, July 9, which includes Greenfield, IN, Knightstown, IN, Dublin, IN, Richmond, IN and Clayton, OH. The riders will rest on Saturday, July 10 in Dayton, OH.

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Click the map image to see the 68-mile route for Thursday, July 8, which includes Crawfordsville, New Ross, Brownsburg, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and Greenfield, IN.

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Click the map image to see the 81-mile route for Wednesday, July 7, which includes Champaign, IL, Fithian, IL, Covington, IN and Crawfordsville, IN.

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Click the map image to see the 51-mile route for Tuesday, July 6, which includes Bloomington, LeRoy, Farmer City, Mahomet and Champaign, IL.

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Click the map image to see the 37-mile route for Sunday, July 4, which includes Pekin, Mackinaw, Danvers, Twin Groves, Normal and Bloomington, IL. The riders will rest in Bloomington, home of State Farm (S2SS sponsor), on Monday, July 5.

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Click the map image to see the 26-mile route for Saturday, July 3, which includes Canton, Kingston Mines, Hollis and Pekin, IL.

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“Where can I find a Sea to Shining Sea T-shirt?”

We’ve been getting that question a lot, so we’ve built an online store where you can find S2SS shirts, biking jerseys, hats and jackets. You can find them at worldteamgear.com, and remember, all profits benefit World T.E.A.M. Sports events and programs.

Check out this interview with Eric Frazier in Fort Madison, IA: