A cycling team is riding across Canada to help provide water wells to places in the world that need them the most.
The 10,000-kilometer ride is called Cycling 4 Water, will take 65 days, they hope to raise enough money for 65 wells, and the average age of the cyclists is 65.
The team reached Prince George today (Tuesday) but not before putting on the brakes due to a few setbacks.
Robert Montgomery, one of the cyclists for the team, said their start-off point of Tuktoyuktuk was closed off to them due to the Northwest Territories border being closed.
“So we switched our plan to start in Dawson City (in the Yukon). So we dipped our rear tires into the Yukon River and headed out of Dawson.”
Montgomery said that wasn’t the only road black they ran into along their journey.
“Well, Mike Woodard (one of the cyclists) had an accident where he fell over. And then 30 KM later he fell over a second time.”
“We took him to the Terrace hospital when we were back in Terrace. So yes that was confirmed he has a hematoma, some internal bleeding,” added Montgomery.
Woodard met back up with the team in Prince George, and Montgomery said Woodard will probably take a few more days off, but they expect he will try to cycle again to meet their goal.
Another one of the cyclists had a death in the family and had to fly back home.
The longest day the team has cycled was 250 KM, and Montgomery estimates they’ve covered 2,200 KM in cycling.
The team has already gathered money for 21 wells and will continue their journey, heading towards Halifax, their final destination.
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