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Thank you to everyone involved in Cycling Forward 2006! On September 11, 2006, twenty cyclists joined Susan for a 275-mile, 3-day bike ride from Ground Zero in NYC to Boston, MA, to raise money and much needed awareness for widows in Afghanistan. It was an emotional journey out of New York City, through the physically challenging but beautiful hills of Connecticut back home to Boston. On the 3 rd and final day, twenty additional cyclists joined with them to ride the last 100 miles. They were motivated knowing they would be greeted at the finish line by hundreds of friends, family and supporters.
When we visited Afghanistan in May of 2006, we noticed that only boys and men rode bicycles. The women and girls often have to walk a very long way to reach their destinations. We asked a group of women whether they would ride bikes if we supplied them, and they all began to giggle. They explained that in their culture women do not ride bikes and people would laugh to see a woman on a bike. They could not believe that we ride bicycles and when we explained to them how far we ride to raise money for their programs, they were astonished. I hope that one day the widows we met will have the experience of riding on a bicycle with the wind blowing in their hair. Susan Retik, June, 2006
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