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The Lift Beneath Our Wings
Tour De Saginaw
Tour De Saginaw
Three time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond will come to Saginaw on Saturday, September 7 for the first ever Bike Tour & Adaptive Sports Expo.
LeMond, an elite athlete who overcame tremendous odds to gain his successes, has offered his support and name to this event, sponsored by St. Mary's, the St. Mary's Field Neurosciences Institute, Wright & Filippis and the Athletes with Disabilities Hall of Fame.
The Greg LeMond Bike Tour & Adaptive Sports Expo will take place at Saginaw Valley State University, beginning at noon with a bike tour, with an option of three distances. The bike tour will follow non-congested routes in Saginaw and Bay counties of 11, 29, or 39 miles. The multiple distances are designed so that cyclists of all skill levels and experience can participate.
LeMond became instantly famous in 1986 when he became the first American to win the Tour de France. Only a year later, a near-fatal hunting accident left him with more than 40 gunshot wounds to his back, legs and internal organs. However, determined to make a comeback, LeMond set a goal to win the Tour de France again. He did so in 1989 and 1990. He later went on to win other prestigious awards such as the ABC Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year.
During the Saginaw event, the adaptive sports expo will feature demonstrations of adaptive sports games including wheelchair tennis, golf, archery and other activities. Other vendors also will promote sports safety through activities like bicycle helmet giveaways.
Another honored guest, Kevin Degen, a 2001 inductee into the Athletes with Disabilities Hall of Fame, will receive a special "Spirit of Achievement Award" from Wright & Filippis. Degan, who has cerebral palsy, participates in several fundraising and awareness events each year, using his adapted tricycle.
For more information about this event, please contact Brian Sheridan at the St. Mary's Field Neurosciences Institute at (989) 497-3153.
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LeMond, an elite athlete who overcame tremendous odds to gain his successes, has offered his support and name to this event, sponsored by St. Mary's, the St. Mary's Field Neurosciences Institute, Wright & Filippis and the Athletes with Disabilities Hall of Fame.
The Greg LeMond Bike Tour & Adaptive Sports Expo will take place at Saginaw Valley State University, beginning at noon with a bike tour, with an option of three distances. The bike tour will follow non-congested routes in Saginaw and Bay counties of 11, 29, or 39 miles. The multiple distances are designed so that cyclists of all skill levels and experience can participate.
LeMond became instantly famous in 1986 when he became the first American to win the Tour de France. Only a year later, a near-fatal hunting accident left him with more than 40 gunshot wounds to his back, legs and internal organs. However, determined to make a comeback, LeMond set a goal to win the Tour de France again. He did so in 1989 and 1990. He later went on to win other prestigious awards such as the ABC Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year.
During the Saginaw event, the adaptive sports expo will feature demonstrations of adaptive sports games including wheelchair tennis, golf, archery and other activities. Other vendors also will promote sports safety through activities like bicycle helmet giveaways.
Another honored guest, Kevin Degen, a 2001 inductee into the Athletes with Disabilities Hall of Fame, will receive a special "Spirit of Achievement Award" from Wright & Filippis. Degan, who has cerebral palsy, participates in several fundraising and awareness events each year, using his adapted tricycle.
For more information about this event, please contact Brian Sheridan at the St. Mary's Field Neurosciences Institute at (989) 497-3153.