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Climate Ride
NYC-DC 2012

May 19th - 23rd, 2012

Climate Ride NYC-DC is a grand cycling adventure that connects two of the nation’s most important cities – New York and Washington, DC – by bicycle. The ride begins with an exciting departure from Manhattan by ferry, then travels through charming towns in rural New Jersey and Amish Country. The finale is a hero’s welcome and rally at the steps of the US Capitol. Climate Ride is more than a bike trip – it’s an inspiring journey with 150 like-minded people who are united by their passion for sustainability, renewable energy, and bicycles - the ultimate carbon-free form of transportation. Climate Ride also features an acclaimed nightly speakers series, known as the ‘green conference on wheels,’ where we hear from bright minds in policy, advocacy and innovation.

Everyone who has participated in Climate Ride raves about the tour as a ‘life-changing’ and ‘eye-opening’ experience. What is even better is that you can enjoy this great event, while at the same time helping to support WABA’s mission. Climate Ride has opened up the beneficiary choices so now you can choose to support WABA specifically with your fundraising dollars. If you select us as your beneficiary when you register or join our Team WABA, we will be the recipient of the funds you raise, which means our efforts will gain even more traction in the future.

Registration for Climate Ride NYC-DC 2012 is $75 (which includes a beautiful jersey and more), and then you raise at least $2400 to participate in the five-day, all-inclusive event. The ride is fully-supported by a team of talented leader-hosts, bike mechanics, medics, and massage therapists. Climate Ride is also one of the 'greenest' multi-day charity ride events in the world.

Learn more about Climate Ride at www.climateride.org

Team WABA

WABA is proud to sponsor a team of Climate Riders for the NYC to DC ride. We will also be hosting informal training rides for team members and folks interested in join the Climate Ride.

In our appreciation for your efforts, WABA will outfit you in a Team WABA Climate Ride bike jersey! The jersey (pictured at the right) has been designed and produced by Primal Custom Cycling Apparel.

We will be updating this page shortly with Team WABA member's bios, training ride schedules, team member fundraisers, etc. Stay tuned!

Visit the Team WABA Fundraising page on the Climate Ride Website.

Team WABA Riders

 

Josh Lasky

For me, Climate Ride is about standing up for the environment and advocating for change. I ride because I have faith in humanity to secure a healthy, just, and equitable future for generations to come. I joined Team WABA because I believe a strong bicycling community can lead the local sustainability transformation and make a tremendous positive impact on individuals and communities in Washington.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dan Barry

I am a long-time environmentalist, an avid cyclist (when not driving kids to and from school), a bike activist in DC (was on the BAC for ten years), and have lived in DC for more than 25 years. I am the guy at DDOE who is writing the city’s climate action plan, so the climate ride combines two important interests of mine. 

I am riding in part to support local action on climate, sustainability and active transportation, and partly to celebrate my 50th birthday (May 23 – the day the climate ride rolls into town).  I am asking my friends, family and colleagues to support my “Fit by 50” goal by pledging $50 to the ride and helping me get into the shape I need to be into ride form NYC to DC . 

I chose to support WABA because I have long supported the goals of better biking infrastructure, improved bicycle regulations, and the increase in DC of biking as a mode of transportation. I am WABA, and WABA is me.

 

 

Zanna Worzella

Works for: BikeArlington
Gets to work by: Bike
Type of bike: Green Mongoose Hybrid bought off Craigslist
Can be found riding bike wearing: jeans, a skirt, spandex, high heels, boots, sandals, pajamas….
Rides bike when it’s: raining, snowing, 100 degrees and humid, at night, but not earlier than 6am.
Number of bikes currently owned: 1 going on 2
Number of bikes owned in the past: 7, but never at the same time>
Favorite place to ride a bike: London

Why ride from NYC to DC?  Because it shows my dedication to a solution to the climate crisis – decreasing my dependency on oil through shunning my car.

Why ride for WABA?  Because WABA is not only my local advocacy group, but it is the advocacy group representing our nation’s capital.  Their efforts to get more people riding bikes through educating more people about the beauty of biking, persuading the right people to stripe more bike lanes and protect our trails, as well as expanding our bike safety program are all steps in the right direction. With a generous contribution from the climate ride, they can make these steps become leaps and bounds towards our solution to the climate crisis.  Their efforts are ultimately for a better, cleaner and healthier world and I want to support that.

 

 

Monica Lee

I'm relatively new to long-distance road cycling, having gotten into it last summer, but I've been biking about DC for the past 9 years. I try to split my time between my two babies: a Cervelo RS for the road and a Specialized Langster for everything else, which has become my project bike lately.

I'm participating in Climate Ride this year as a personal challenge; it's a great motivator to get out and ride/train more, get in shape, and live a car-free lifestyle. I've also heard from previous riders that it's just an incredible experience. I'm choosing WABA as a beneficiary because the organization has an extensive education program for adult and youth riders, commuters, motorists, pretty much anyone who goes anywhere near a road. One of my co-workers recently learned how to ride a bike at the age of 30 through one of WABA's Learn to Ride (L2R)programs and was incredibly appreciative of the opportunity.