Category: Freedom Tour

“What’s the FREEDOM TOUR about?” Becky’s question surprised me. After ten years, I thought she should know. Human trafficking. Community. Following Jesus. Then I realized she was looking for something deeper. “Hope,” she said. “From the very beginning it’s always been about hope.” She’s right, of course. Long before we even considered the FREEDOM TOUR, […]

I still fuss about the crowd. In my case, it’s the FREEDOM TOUR. Try as I might, I fuss with why we don’t attract more riders. We’re at the end of a week that started with the crowd welcoming Jesus as king. A few days later, the crowd in the same city demanded His execution. […]

Pete signed up last week for the FREEDOM TOUR CLASSIC. He’ll ride 100 miles on June 18th. Impressive, right? Pete added this comment to his registration fee. “The thought of children in the sex slave trade sickens me!” Yeah. We’re all repulsed by this sick, evil reality. So, what do we do? Well, Pete did […]

Hang around church very long and you’re sure to hear about “God’s plan.” Classes, sermons, podcasts, books – there’s an entire cottage industry devoted to tracing His plan throughout history, interpreting current events and predicting future event based on His plan. Seems like a big chunk of that cottage industry is devoted to a debate […]

Our 2015 team posed for a group photo in Ordway. I’m not sure we meant to have our laundry as the background. Or, maybe we did. Earlier that day, we arrived under a blistering sun and temps over 100 degrees. As we rested in the shade, Jeff spotted a way to cool off. We debated, […]

We couldn’t do it without us. In this case the “it” I’m thinking about is the FREEDOM TOUR. We’re celebrating our 10th anniversary, and none of it could happen without us. It’s a broader notion, of course. The USAmerican myths of rugged individualism and pulling ourselves up by our own bootstraps are just that – […]

We’re approaching mud season in Colorado. It’s an informal space between almost done and not quite ready. Ski areas cling to the last precious weeks of snow. The hardiest cyclists layer up, brave the chilly breezes, and crunch along on road shoulders littered with winter gravel and grime. The rest of us wait anxiously for […]

More FREEDOM TOUR fun. Pink Boyd? Well, Vicki found this flamingo near Boyd Lake in 2020 and decided to make it part of the team. Pink flamingo…Boyd Lake…what else could she name him? Becky’s always advocating for more women cyclists to join the tour. Jenna, Becky, and Vicki celebrated the end of the 2017 tour […]

I’m excited to celebrate our 10th anniversary. A while back I told you Saloni’s remarkable story. But – as our community cycles thousands of miles each year to bring hope and freedom to kids like Saloni, am I the only one who wonders if our puny efforts make even a tiny dent in the enormous […]

Scrolling through ten years of FREEDOM TOUR pics – we work hard, but there’s always time and energy for some fun. The top of Cottonwood Pass was COLD in 2021. Becky and David spotted this very appropriate license plate in the parking lot. For some reason, silly cycling socks are a thing. Not sure whose […]