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Guests: Brendan Quirk; Bruce Donald
Brendan Quirk is the CEO of USA Cycling. Brendan fell in love with bike racing as a teenager and throughout his young adulthood and beyond, has immersed himself in everything from owning his own shop and developing a thriving online business to his present position – imbuing USA Cycling organization with his passion for the sport.
Brendan’s determination for success for 
the organization, beginning with member ship and working on the Foundation Board, led to his role as CEO. His commitment to spreading the word about cycling, from local grass roots organizations to our Olympic goals for Los Angeles in 2028, is clear. It’s about supporting local clubs and events and raising money to make certain the sport stays alive and vibrant in the U.S.
As Brendan suggested, GET INVOLVED! You can find out more at usacycling.org.
With the fall riding season in full swing, we’re bringing you our last great riding trail review for 2024. And, I’ve saved a review of the Southern New England area, especially Connecticut, for last.
The East Coast Greenway has come a long way in a few short years and, 
especially in 2024, the effects of the infrastructure act have pushed quite a few projects along helping to add many segments in the quest complete the 3,000+ mile project.
Our guide to this beautiful area of the Greenway is Bruce Donald and to say he is well-versed in all-things-trail-related in the area is a gross understatement.
In addition to all his advocacy work, acquiring more than $189 million dollars in funding for Greenway projects, Bruce is a lifelong cyclist and alpine skier.
Bruce has such a deep interest in the work that is required to get the Greenway completed – and it shows in his results. You can find everything you need to know about the ECG Alliance at greenway.org.
and his organization, USA Cycling are trying to take on the topic in a way I haven’t yet seen and, I believe it has some merit.
This week, we meet journalist and long-distance cyclist Elizabeth McGowan.
taking the trip and then teasing out the whys that became the real story.
FEbruary 12th and we are counting on you to help us reach our goal of $50K for this year’s Come Together for WJCU 2021 radiothon..
My first guest is not new to TOC, he is ex-pro and 
on a U23 team about 10 years ago. As many young people who believe that “it will just go away on its own” sometimes like to believe, he began experiencing the pain, inflammation, and accompanying symptoms of what eventually flared into full-blown ulcerative colitis, forcing him off his bike and into the hospital.
As promised, 
Finally, and as promised, it’s a check-in chat with 
First, and as promised a couple of weeks ago, is my conversation with our National Cyclocross Champion, 
journalist from the Wall Street Journal, talks with me about his June 17th article titled NYC Proposal Would Vastly Expand Protected Bike Lanes.” But, it was his twitter comment that grabbed my attention when he wrote “Will the new mayor have the will to confront all of the opposition this will en¬counter?”
Lastly, in the midst of all the demonstrations, conversations about social injustice, and with lines being drawn in the sand about Black Lives Matter, Police Restructuring, Economic and health impacts on POC, we meet Reginald “Doc” Wilson.
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