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A Liverpool charity are backing a team of 40 adults and children about to embark on the challenge of a lifetime – a coast-to-coast cycle ride of nearly 3,000 miles across the USA.
The Tri-4-life team have set their sights on America after raising thousands of pounds for charities by completing endurance feats in the UK and Europe, including marathons, triathlons and Ironman challenges.
Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Gary Millar and Ged Gibbons, interim chief executive of the Commercial District BID, met the team on Friday to show the city’s support.
Their trip has been made possible by the backing of city charity Liverpool Heartbeat.
The team of 17 cyclists will include Ryan Hanlon, sprint distance triathlon world champion.
They will set off from Washington D.C. on August 13, after receiving a tour of Capitol Hill and meeting with representatives of Michelle Obama’s charity Let’s Move.
Their epic journey will see them cycle 2,800 miles, taking in 12 cities across 10 states.
They will follow a route across the south of the country, passing through Virginia, Tennessee, Texas and Arizona before finishing in Los Angeles on August 28.
The junior Tri-4-Life team will host healthy living roadshows in each of the cities, to be attended by representatives of Congress and city mayors.
Tri-4-Life will present the John Hulley Olympic Message wherever they go, honouring the Liverpool man who was instrumental in the formation of the modern Olympic Games.
With the creation of the 1st National Olympian Games in 1866, Hulley aimed to promote sport across society and displayed the values and virtues we now associate with the Olympian spirit.
Event director Liam Hanlon said: “Tri-4-Life is the realisation of a simple dream to make a 2,800 mile non-stop journey from the White House to LA, whilst spreading a message and reaching out a hand of friendship from Merseyside to all the cities, communities and individuals that we share this journey with.
“A group of average everyday friends have been brought together by a vision, passion and enthusiasm through a common interest in the sport of triathlon and the aim of keeping fit, raising funds and having fun with the many challenges and opportunities it has to offer.”
By using sport to raise money for charity while forging friendship links between Merseyside and the U.S.A., the tri-4-life team embody the Olympic spirit that John Hulley foresaw.
For more details on the group and the Tri-4-Life challenge, visit www.liverpoolheartbeat.com.
