Slowly but surely, Anchorage has grown a remarkable cycling community, including commuters, racers, winter bikers, and now inventors and manufacturers. Today, we’re learning about a couple of promising sprouts growing from that tree, programs started by leaders in the cycling world to help young people become fit, confident cyclists. In the first half of the show, Lael Wilcox, an amazing athlete of world caliber, will be talking about her adventure with middle school girls. In the second half, we’ll learn about a new bike school, which aims to teach bike repair skills, and to turn underprivileged kids into bike riders and racers.
HOST: Charles Wohlforth
GUESTS:
- Lael Wilcox, winner of the Trans-Am race across America and mentor for Anchorage GRIT
- Scott Menzes, president and instructor with Susitna Bicycle Institute
LINKS:
- Anchorage GRIT mentor-ship program
- Previous interview with Lael Wilcox for Outdoor Explorer
- Lael’s Globe of Adventure blog
- The Susitna Bicycle Institute
- Susitna Bicycle Institute on Facebook
- Great article about SBI from Fat-Bike.com
- Mighty Bikes, Summer Youth Mountain Biking Program
BROADCAST: Thursday, July 13, 2017. 2:00 pm – 3:00 p.m. AKT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Thursday, July 13, 2017. 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. AKT
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