Mike DeNoma prepares for 930-mile bicycle race from California to Colorado

Louisville, Kentucky Jun 15, 2022 (Issuewire.com) – Starting June 14th, 2022, Mike DeNoma of Foster, KY will embark on an extraordinary journey that will test his physical limits and mental toughness and commitment to a cause. As a competitor in Race Across the West (RAW), Mike will endure 930 miles on his bicycle across the western United States, from the Pacific Ocean to the Rocky Mountains.

Mike will be racing as a team with long-time endurance training partner Brent Sheldrake.  Their team’s name – Racing for Missing Children – reflects the work of the organization they are raising donations for, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC).  His goal is to raise enough money to support the listing of 930 missing children on ICMEC’s global missing children engine, the world’s most extensive missing child alerting system.  In 2021, the engine assisted in the recovery of 1,695 children across the globe.  Every contribution, no matter how small, helps make the world safer for children.

Race Across the West (RAW) follows the first 930 miles of the Race Across America (RAAM) route.  It follows the same format and runs concurrently with RAAM.  RAW takes athletes on the most challenging piece of the RAAM course.  These modern-day heroes brave the desert, plains and mountain weather, lead a crew and a mini organization of support and raise thousands of dollars for charities around the world.

“This year, RAW celebrates 10 years of uniting cyclists from around the globe to take on one of the most challenging bicycle races in the world and join an adventure of team bonding, struggle and a strong sense of accomplishment,” says Rick Boethling, founder of RAW. “It’s the man against the elements, the road, and ultimately, him or herself.”

To follow Mike’s progress in this year’s Race Across the West click here or visit 

https://trackleaders.com/raam22i.php?name=Racing_for_Missing_Children

To support Mike with a donation on Go Fund Me- click here OR search Mike DeNoma on gofundme.com OR use the full address as follows; https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-mikes-race-across-the-west-for-children?qid=b31246d37265a0756d247133bc3085ca

 

More About RAAM/RAW

RAAM and SOUL EVENTS are world leaders in the sport of endurance bicycle racing.  The team is responsible for the Race Across America (RAAM), the world’s premier ultra-endurance bicycle race, a 3000-mile coast-to-coast race across the USA, as well as the Race Across the West (RAW), a 930-mile race across the Western US, the RAAM Cycling Challenge Series, and the 6-12-24 Hour Endurance Time Trail World Championships.  In addition, they offer seminars on endurance bicycle racing and sanction endurance races worldwide.  www.raceacrossthewest.org

More about ICMEC

The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization working to make the world a safer place for all children by defending against child sexual exploitation, abuse, and the risk of going missing. Headquartered in the United States, ICMEC works with partners around the world to develop research, technologies, and educational resources to aid in the search and recovery of children who are missing, fight online exploitation online, and empower caring professionals, institutions, and communities to safeguard children from all forms of sexual abuse. For more information go to www.icmec.org.

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