Welcome to the I4K 2025 Bike America Team blog!! Our names are Dev Dassani and Nicole Tchorz, and we’ll be riding across the country with 15 other teammates this summer. We’re incredibly excited to be documenting our journey from New York to San Francisco, and we hope you’ll enjoy our daily blog posts during the ride!
For those who followed last year's journals, we’ll be keeping up with Maaike’s and Riddhima’s traditions, with each daily post including a Ride Overview, a detailed Tales of the Trail section, and a casual interview with each rider in Cyclist’s Corner. We’ll also continue to use terms from the I4K Dictionary – bear with us as we’re still learning some of these.
If this is your first time navigating our website, no worries! You can read up on The Portraits Project and learn about the stories of cancer patients and caretakers, learn about the work of our beneficiaries, and familiarize yourself with the team’s rider profiles. There’s a lot more you can do on our website, so give it a look! You can also donate at any point during the ride to help our fight against cancer!
RIDE OVERVIEW
Mileage: ~4,800
Elevation: +190,000’
Points of Interest: THE AMAZING USA
TALES OF THE TRAIL
Our team spent months preparing for this journey! We had training rides when it was rainy and freezing, warm and sunny, even… wormy? All of them made for a great ride with an amazing team and gave us a glimpse into what this upcoming summer has in store for us!
We are excited to set forth on this adventure to document the American cancer experience, raise funds for cancer research and patient support services, and spread awareness for the fight against cancer through our 2025 cross-country bike ride! We hope you enjoyed the preview, be sure to come back everyday starting May 31st for updates on the ride! I-L-L!