Cycling for Parkinsons

Every year our team helps sponsor the Cycling for Parkinsons races.  (Did you know there was a study for people with Parkinsons where they road tandem with someone to see if cycling affected their symptoms.  I don't remember the details, but generally that did help.)

This weekend are the races.  Today was the road race and tomorrow is the criterium.  At the road race, the "little" juniors had a pretty big field.  

When they came around after the first lap (of a two lap race), James was still with the older kids.  (They often race only 10-12 year-olds.  This race all the "little" juniors, including the 13-14 year-olds, were racing.)

When they came around at the end of the second lap, I heard the parents that were up the hill yelling "Go James!  Go James!"  When I could make out the riders, I could see that James was leading the entire field.

He was the first one across the line of the 10-14 year-olds.  The team worked together so well.  I heard from his coach that he had a beautiful attack and that his teammates helped block and slowdown the field so he could get away.

Very exciting.  Tomorrow will be another hot day...stay tuned.  Maybe he will get to help someone else win.