Beyond the Bike 2011 – Ride to Remember the 10th Anniversary of 9/11

Susan Retik, founder of Beyond the 11th, will lead a 3-day ride from
Ground Zero in New York to Boston.

This September marks the 10th anniversary of the attacks on 9/11.  Retik was seven months pregnant with her third child when her husband, David, was killed on American Flight 11, leaving her a widow.

This September, Retik will lead a commemorative 3-day bike ride from Ground Zero to Boston called Beyond the Bike. An elite group of riders will embark on the full three-day ride and will be joined by riders from throughout New England in Dover for the final 25-mile commemorative ride into Boston.

This ride is being held in honor of the victims and rescuers that lost their lives on that day.

This ride will also be a celebration of the countless acts of courage and humanity that have marked the decade since.

Founders Ride will begin on Sept. 9 from Ground Zero in New York and will end at the Hatch Shell in Boston, The Founders Ride is 270 miles.

Commemoration Ride will begin at noon on Sept 11 in Dover and will finish at the Hatch Shell in Boston. The Commemoration Ride is 25 miles.

Proceeds from Beyond the Bike will go to furthering the mission of Beyond the 11th, a non-profit established by Susan Retik and Patti Quigley to help support impoverished widows in Afghanistan.

Are you participating in Beyond the Bike 2011? E-mail Jeremie.Smith@patch.com.