THE TEAM
Rich
Rich is riding the full distance coast-to-coast and speaking on route at churches about the key messages of his book, The Expeditionary Man. Off his bike, he is a full-time author focusing on Christian books. You can read his full bio at richwagnerwords.com
Kim
Kim is driving the support vehicle and doer of “all things mom” on the road. In her normal life, she homeschools the boys and is a part-time R.N. in the neonatal ICU at Memorial Hospital in Worcester, MA.
Jordan
Jordan (17yrs.) is riding part-time and is our tech and logistics guy. He loves playing his bass guitar and listening to his iPod. Jordan and Jared recently founded, along with a couple friends, a band named Sheep Among Wolves (based on Matthew 10:16a).
Jared
Jared (15 yrs.) is our “Lance in training” and, along with his dad, riding the full distance from coast to coast. In addition to cycling, Jared loves playing drums 24/7 and is a founding member of Sheep Among Wolves.
Justus
Justus (14 yrs.) is riding part time and is our official photographer and video guru. Besides cycling, Justy loves looking for great nature and still-life scenes to photograph with his digital camera.
Anticipating the Tour
Q: What are you most looking forward to the tour?
Rich: The whole thing! But if I had to pull out a couple stages, I'd say Stage 6—we'll be biking right through Monument Valley in Utah. Also, the Stage 10's epic climb of Mount Evans, the highest paved road in the world.
Justy: For photography, I can't wait for the sand dunes in the desert. For the biking, I am as crazy as my dad—I am looking forward to Mount Evans.
Kim: Seeing the country, although as support vehicle driver, I'll see it at 15mph for 8-12 hours a day! :-)
Jared: The challenge off being able to ride for so long each day.... every day. I also cant wait to climb Mt. Evans!!
Jordan: Traveling across new parts of the country I've never been before. I can't wait!
Photo Gallery
Not many photos to share before the tour, but you can check out our pre-tour photo gallery.