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Veterans Celebrate Memorial Day with 3rd Annual Wounded Warrior 100k

Written by Zach Overholt
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Never doubt the healing power of bikes. As we celebrate Memorial Day and remember those military personnel who gave the ultimate sacrifice, 14 wounded combat veterans are getting back to normal life and riding mountain bikes in the process for the 3rd Annual Wounded Warrior 100k. The ride not only celebrates veterans who have been seriously injured in combat, but the organizations that help the soldiers and their families get back their lives. This year’s support organizations include Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge, Team 4MIL and the Navy Seal Foundation.

Photos, Rider Bios, and some very cool bike adaptations after the break. Happy Memorial Day.

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Check out Matt DeWitt’s bike, what looks to be a heavily modified Diamondback Sortie 29. Having lost both his arms below the elbow, Matt’s bike features a paddle behind the seat that he can slide back into to use the brakes. The paddle is connected to a brake lever with two cables which both feed into a TRP Parabox mounted to the seat tube. Shifting is Di2, and looks to be controlled by a button mounted to the top tube that is pressed with his knees.

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Trek Provided brand new Fuel EX 7 29ers for the Wounded Warriors.

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Rider Bios

2013 W100K Riders

James C. Anderson, Jr.
Major
United States Army
Manuel A. Colón
Sergeant First Class
United States Army
Thomas W. Costello
Sergeant First Class
United States Army
Matthew P. DeWitt
Staff Sergeant
United States Army (retired)
Robert A. Ferrara
First Sergeant
United States Army (retired)
John D. Greer
Major
United States Army (retired)
David Johnson
Lieutenant Colonel
United States Army
Joshua M. Krueger
Staff Sergeant
United States Marine Corps (retired)
Michael D. Morabito
Staff Sergeant
United States Army (retired)
Jeffrey R. Palenske
Staff Sergeant
United States Army
Roque Rodriguez-Urena
Master Sergeant
United States Air Force (retired)
Omar R. Romney
Staff Sergeant
United States Army (retired)
José E. Santiago
Specialist
United States Army
Kent G. Solheim
Major
United States Army
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Zach Overholt is the Editor in Chief of Bikerumor. He has been writing about what’s new in the bicycle world for 12+ years. Prior to that, Zach spent many years in the back of a bicycle shop building and repairing nearly every type of bike, while figuring out how to (occasionally) ride them.

Based in Ohio, Zach is now slowly introducing a new generation to cycling and still trying to figure out how to fit the most rides into a busy schedule as a new dad.

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David R.
David R.
11 years ago

Thanks, guys.

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Darwin
Darwin
11 years ago

Semper Fi to all of us wounded in these wars based on lies and profit.

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