Two TDL teams were featured in Chew's Views from the RAAM website. RAAM veteran
Danny Chew has completed RAAM solo 8 times, winning first twice and placing in the top four the rest of his tries.
The 2nd 8 person Team Donate Life – Grace Valley arrived in Atlantic City on Monday just after dusk, nearly 6 hours after Team Psycho. They all attend Grace Valley Christian Center. Riders and crew have raised over $50,000 since January for organ donation and transplant. Dr. Rick Perez started the first RAAM Donate Life Team in 2005. He raced last year on a team with Dwight Morejohn, and last year’s solo Enduro winner Jonathan Boyer raced for DL. Dwight was the captain of this year’s Team DL – Grace Valley, which included his son Justin. There are a total of 6 Donate Life Teams this year: two 2 person teams, one 4 person team, & three 8 person teams including the all women’s team Heels On Wheels. The team commented, “God gave me two kidneys for a reason, and you can have one of mine.” Dwight has the oldest bike in RAAM – a 1961 Cinelli he has been riding since 1971. In transcontinental tradition, team members swam in the Atlantic Ocean, and dipped their front wheel in the ocean after dipping their rear wheel in the Pacific Ocean before leaving Oceanside 6 days ago.
6 hours after North Coast Cycling, the 6th 8 person Team Donate Life – Primo made it to Atlantic City. All rookies, they met a week before the start. A year ago, Alan Travis was given 3 days to live, and had triple by-pass surgery. Travis said, “I have more arguments with myself when I do my own events like 10Ks, marathons, & IronMan triathlons than I did with our 24 person crew/riders. 70 year old Don Peters stressed the safety factor, and said, “We finished and had a ball.” Don quoted Pete Penseyres who said, “Typically the wheels come off on day 4.” And that was no exception for Primo.
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