R2R Texas Challenge: Day 4 — Ft. Hood to Waco…The Legion Riders Have Arrived

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Today was really windy…mostly a cross wind…the wind blew at about 40 mph all day….but the American Legion riders came out for the first time on the Texas Challenge and provided excellent support for the R2R riders.

The ride from Ft. Hood to Waco was the longest of the event, but it was on some of the nicest roads in Texas. The group pulled out from the 3rd Corp Command and were greeted by some of America’s finest cheering loudly with Chief of Staff Mike Tarsa hopping on his Harley to help lead the wounded warriors on their way.

One of the most interesting civilian riders on the tour is CNN contributor Steven Hayes. Hayes also writes for the Weekly Standard and is an avid mountain biker. When he heard about the Road 2 Recovery, he thought it was a natural way for him to get some great riding in but more importantly show his support of our wounded warriors. He spends his off the bike time filing his reports on the Wolf Blitzer show.

Hayes has been able to talk with most of the wounded warriors and spends his riding time getting to know their stories. He is well suited for journalism.

We continue to be impressed by the strength and determination of our seven hand cyclist. With the strong winds today, nobody would have thought badly if they packed it in at any time. But they rode all the way. There is just no quit in them and while they have been training for this for some months, it is still remarkable what they have accomplished.

Tomorrow we head to Cleburne……

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