A banker made the economists think this when he said: “A cyclist is a disaster for the country’s economy: he doesn’t buy cars and doesn’t borrow money to buy. He don’t pay insurance policies. Don’t buy fuel, don’t pay to have the car serviced, and no repairs needed. He doesn’t use paid parking. Doesn’t cause […]
Category Archives: Ride to Finish
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Jun
Jun
As you know cycling has been a part of my life for the last 20 years and recently I have been riding to promote our veterans who have died and served here in Italy. The other day my mother asked me what type of event or ride I was planning on doing this year. I […]
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Jun
Jun
Like cancer, Covid has taken a great deal from us over the last two years. This weekend we finally got at least a piece of it back. We headed off to foot of the Allegheny Mountains this past weekend to a retreat that we have come to call “Cancer Camp”. The proper name is Camp […]
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Apr
Apr
The Paris Brest Paris 2011 really started for me back in December 2002. After losing the use of my legs , my right arm, as well as the ability to speak, I was finally diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2001. After a year of therapy I found that the only type of physical activity I could do was […]
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Apr
Apr
Meet Junior who lives in Nettuno, Italy, as an Inspired by Cooper & Elliott custom pet painting. Junior is very chill. He enjoys going on a 5 mile walk every morning with his Dad. In the winter, he loves to lay by the fireplace and in the hot summer in Southern Italy, he loves to […]
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Jun
Jun
Congratulations to #1 and #2 for earning the Class of 1977 NON MOLLARE Scholarships. I would like to congratulate every student that received a scholarship today! I wish that I was there in person with my classmate Paul Dougherty to present to you the Non Mollare – Ride to Finish Scholarship! Unfortunately, I live far […]
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Apr
Apr
The people that ran the team really seemed like down to earth people, even though they didn’t come pick me up at the airport. Leaving city hall I really got a good look at the center of town which I would learn it is called the piazza in Italian which means the main square in […]
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Apr
Apr
March 3, 1982 my mother was taking me out to the Pittsburgh Airport to catch my first flight to New York then after having a lay over until 7pm local I will be off to Italia. I had everything I needed my baseball gear was the most important, some books and a pocket vocabulary of […]
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Apr
Apr
Back in the winter of 1981 I was finishing up school down at Louisiana State university, when all of sudden I get a phone call from Italy about playing baseball. At the time I had no idea they played baseball here nor did I know anyone that played. I got a phone call from the […]
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Aug
Aug
Running – On June 16, 2001 in Anzio, Italy, I ran my morning jog – 9 blocks from my house to the beach and back, with my golden retriever Scott. I started to feel a strange sensation taking over my body. Instead of Scott running along my side, I felt like I was carrying him […]
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