My Inspiration
Thank you to everyone that donated to my charity MS bike rides in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2026!
To date, we have raised over $13,000 for MS efforts!
I’m so happy that I started riding, and it’s all for my Aunt Alba. She was my inspiration when I rode my first ride back in 2014, the Bike MS: Waves to Wine Ride. Together we raised $3,070 in 2014 and $1,505 in 2015!
It is through these rides that I have met so many amazing people and heard so many amazing stories and that gives me the motivation to do difficult things. There are a lot of people struggling with illness and disease and a lot of them don’t get to enjoy things like going for a walk around the block or riding a bike down the street. So, when I am riding and struggling with a challenging hill or tired legs, I just remind myself that I am blessed to be able to be out there riding at all and keep pushing for those that are not able to.
Zia Alba, I love you! La tua forza vive in noi. Continuerò a pedalare per te.
I had so much fun riding for a great cause, that I joined the Bike the US for MS TransAmerica team that rode from VA to CA in the summers of 2015 and 2016. I’ve never had so much fun on a bike! I’m sure the friendships that I made will stay with me for the rest of my life. Together we raised $700 in 2015 and $2,283 in 2016! In the summer of 2017, I did a very special self-contained ride across Italy to present a donation to Aunt Alba in the amount of $4,195 from friends and family!
I took a few years off from riding MS rides while I was living in Germany but I am back in the US now and in 2026 I am making up for lost time. I am riding Texas MS 150 in April, Cape Cod MS in June and Waves to Wine (where it all started) in September.
