{"id":9635,"date":"2011-09-02T18:27:05","date_gmt":"2011-09-02T23:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=9635"},"modified":"2011-10-19T23:46:04","modified_gmt":"2011-10-20T04:46:04","slug":"face-of-america-texas-killeen-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/09\/02\/face-of-america-texas-killeen-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Face of America Texas – Killeen, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"

World TEAM Sports\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Face of America Texas ride has been postponed to 2012.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Face of America Texas<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This Veteran\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day weekend, World T.E.A.M. Sports will introduce the Face of America Texas, an inspiring new bike ride in the countryside near Fort Hood, Killeen and Copperas Cove in north central Texas that honors our nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wounded warriors.
\nWorld TEAM Sports Riders 2010<\/p>\n

Disabled and non-disabled bicyclist participate in World T.E.A.M. Sports events. Photograph by Van Brinson, 2010.<\/p>\n

Modeled on World T.E.A.M.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s successful Face of America Ride from Washington, DC to Gettysburg each April, the Face of America Texas will bring together wounded warriors from America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s armed services and hundreds of other cyclists, young and old, men and women, disabled and non-disabled, to ride together in a day of outdoor physical activity in the scenic countryside.<\/p>\n

Registration is now open for the event<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Riders will enjoy a challenging 62.5 mile ride with significant climbs,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said World T.E.A.M. Sports Chief Operations Officer Van Brinson. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a Texas-sized World T.E.A.M. Sports event \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a metric century.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The ride begins Saturday, November 12 in Copperas Cove and wind through Fort Hood and the surrounding hilly Texas countryside.<\/p>\n

Civilian participants will raise funds through their participation. World T.E.A.M. Sports President Paul Bremer explained that \u00e2\u20ac\u0153this model allows us to cover all the expenses of the disabled vets taking part in the ride.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The weekend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s events begin with a festive dinner on November 11 in Killeen honoring our nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s military and conclude with an outdoor barbeque with live entertainment the following day.<\/p>\n

Registration for the Face of America Texas is currently active online at the World T.E.A.M. Sports event website.Face of America Texas logo<\/p>\n

For more than 20 years, World T.E.A.M. Sports has used athletics to challenge disabled and non-disabled men, women and children to accomplish goals they never thought possible. At all our events \u00e2\u20ac\u201c whether mountain climbing, biking, white water rafting or many other sports \u00e2\u20ac\u201c four things always happen: (1) Disabled participants build self confidence and physical fitness; (2) The disabled provide a role model for other disabled citizens, encouraging them to take up athletic activities; (3) The disabled provide a moving inspiration to other participants and to spectators when they see disabled individuals can reach goals and meet challenges beyond anyone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s imagination; (4) The disabled and non-disabled participants become a team, working together to overcome those challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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