The Dream Team has another great group of riders participating in our indoor training program. Our focus is on those youth who will benefit the most from this experience. During indoor training we set the groundwork to develop the skills and confidence needed to succeed as a member of the Dream Team.
Each year the Dream Team has a slightly different personality. We have spent quite a bit of time recruiting through the schools in Des Moines and have signed up a great group of youth. We have finished out the indoor training phase and are now ready for our first outdoor ride in a couple days.
The RAGBRAI Dream Team will be sporting new jerseys this year thanks to Primal Wear. The owner of Primal heard about the kids of the Dream Team and offered to outfit them with some cool new jerseys for the upcoming year.
With all the snow we have hanging around, it is a stretch to think the Dream Team will be biking outdoors soon. With the hope that the snow will leave us eventually, we have started our indoor training schedule.
During the January Meeting for Clubs and Teams, the Dream Team presented thank you plaques to teams that have been financial supporters of the Dream Team over the years.
The Dream Team, a grass roots organization that has been training youth to participate in RAGBRAI since 1997, is going strong this year with 44 young riders (17 young women, 27 young men) and 30 mentors.
Friday, March 16, 2012
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