Riding her recumbent trike has become Rhonda Liddell’s ‘Meditation / Medication’—a powerful reminder of how adaptive sports can transform struggle into strength, community, and purpose.
Rider Stories: Lachelle Stevenson
After a neck and back injury forced her to give up running, Lachelle Stevenson discovered adaptive cycling—and with it, a renewed sense of freedom, strength, and community through World TEAM. Sports.
Rider Stories: Hilbert Potter
“Cycling gave me back a sense of freedom I thought I’d lost—proof that the human spirit can rise above any challenge.” — Hilbert Potter
Rider Stories: Frank Ryack Jr
As a veteran and adaptive athlete, Frank Rycak Jr discovered that cycling is more than a sport—it’s a pathway to healing, resilience, and the power of community.
Rider Stories: Charlie Pepinrivera
For veteran Charlie Pepinrivera, cycling isn’t just a sport—it’s the path that helped him heal, rebuild, and rediscover his purpose.
Rider Stories: Rick Smith
A powerful journey of resilience, rediscovery, and community, Rick Smith found new strength on the road to Gettysburg.
Rider Stories: Cordelia Wright
Diagnosed with MS in 2005, Cordelia Wright found strength, freedom, and community through adaptive cycling and the life-changing Face of America ride.
PJ Walsh
Navy veteran PJ Walsh has competed in Adventure Team Challenge three times since 2015, once finishing first with a team of Marines. A skilled dental technician, while stationed in Bethesda, Maryland, Walsh provided dental care to members of the nation’s executive branch, including President Bill Clinton and his family. Walsh currently earns a living as a professional stand-up […]
Katie Hoyle
Katie Hoyle began as a volunteer with World T.E.A.M. at the 2016 Adventure Team Challenge, and was immediately hooked. Impressed by the inclusivity and teamwork displayed in Colorado, she continued to be involved with World T.E.A.M., working on Face of America Gettysburg and taking on a lead role in the planning of the 2017 Adventure […]
Leslie Kindling
Leslie Kindling was born and raised in Pennsylvania where she played soccer and ran track and field while in school. Attending Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, Leslie was a member of the varsity soccer team for three years and earned nine All-American honors in track and field. She took up to rock climbing […]
Jillian Harpin
Jillian Harpin grew up in Wolcott, Connecticut and graduated with a degree in finance from Bentley University. She was a typical 23 year old, working as a financial analyst, enjoying life and spending time hiking outside with her friends. In April 2016, she fell off of a third story balcony while on vacation in Mexico […]
Lew Meyer
83-year-old Lew Meyer from Washington State has been a regular Face of America Gettysburg participant. Holding multiple records in cross-country bicycling, Lew reports he rode to Gettysburg on his tandem bike “for those that didn’t come back.” On the back of his bike were strapped the boots from Corporal Jim “Seamus” Garrahy, a Gettysburg Marine Corps veteran […]
Michael Fuentespina
Michael Fuentespina lives each day with hearing loss, tinnitus and Post Traumatic Stress. An active-duty member of the Canadian Armed Forces who has served in Bosnia, Afghanistan, and across the world, Michael believes his experience and knowledge can help other adaptive veterans who are struggling with their life expectations and goals. A member of World T.E.A.M.’s […]
Col Gregory Gadson
Col. Gregory Gadson lettered four years as co-captain for his Army Black Knights football team at West Point. In 2007, the former defensive tackle was serving as Commander of the 2-32 Field Artillery Battalion in Baghdad, Iraq. Returning to base following a memorial service, a roadside bomb destroyed his vehicle, taking both legs and injuring […]
Gina Utegg
Massachusetts athlete Gina Utegg is no stranger to World T.E.A.M. As a volunteer to the non-profit organization following an automobile accident, she saw first-hand how sporting activities help improve lives of individuals who live with disabilities. It took a diagnosis of breast cancer in 2009, followed by surgery, chemo and radiation treatments, to convince her […]
Christopher Levi
Holbrook, New York adaptive Army veteran Christopher Levi served two overseas tours in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2006 and 2007. But an ambush while heading to Baghdad’s Green Zone in 2008 forever changed his life. In an instant, he lost both legs above the knee and sustained damage to his hand. Trying hand cycling to […]
World T.E.A.M.’s Inclusive Adventure Team Challenge Returns in September
By Richard Rhinehart Eagle, Colorado, July 20, 2018 – Considered to be one of the toughest back country team competitions in the United States, national non-profit World T.E.A.M.’s annual Adventure Team Challenge this September 6-9 will see teams of adaptive and able-bodied athletes competing together in Colorado’s high Gore Mountain Range. Registration opened online for […]
World T.E.A.M.’s Face of America Cycling to Gettysburg April 28-29
By Richard Rhinehart Arlington, Virginia, April 24, 2018 – Adaptive athletes from across North America, Puerto Rico and Europe are arriving this week in Arlington and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to participate in national non-profit World T.E.A.M.’s 16th annual Face of America bicycle and hand cycle ride to historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania April 28-29. The annual two-day […]
Face of America Ride to Gettysburg Returns April 27-29
By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, November 27, 2017 – Face of America, non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ inclusive two-day bicycle and hand cycle ride to historic Gettysburg, returns to the Washington D.C. and Philadelphia regions this April 27-29. As one of America’s most inspiring events, participating athletes include adaptive military veterans and able-bodied athletes from […]
Chilly Colorado Temperatures Doesn’t Cool Hot Adventure Team Challenge Team
By Richard Rhinehart Eagle, Colorado, September 20, 2017 – Comfortable autumn racing conditions helped a Colorado team to a record winning pace at national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Adventure Team Challenge. Held in the high Gore Mountains northeast of Eagle, Colorado September 15-17, the three day event saw 50 competitors. Shattering the 2011 course record […]