This month, Zach Lester of Sonoma, Calif., became the first person with Down Syndrome to ride a bike across the United States.
Together with his dad and tandem-partner, Greg, Zach biked over 3500 miles from Everett, Wash. to Williamsburg, Va.- covering over 3500 miles in 32 days.
Greg proudly stated that Zach is a fantastic endurance rider, who never gets tired and is “happy at the end of every single day”.
Wanted to provide his son with opportunities, Greg enrolled Zach in a week-long bike camp. He did well and before long, Zach and Greg were doing multi-day rides together.
"As a parents...we all want our kids to be happy and to succeed at what they’re doing," Greg said.
