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The resulting feature documentary film about
the Challenge from Kartemquin Films, Vietnam
Long Time Coming, was well-received by critics
and the public. Hosted by sportscaster Dick
Enberg and narrated by actor Joe Mantegna, it
aired as an NBC Sports Special on Veterans Day
1998. The film received an Emmy Award for
Outstanding Program Achievement. World
T.E.A.M. Sports co-chairman Peter D. Kiernan
spoke to CNN Television and NBC’S Today
Show and Channel 12 Daytime Edition about the
ride.
Nearly 100 celebrities, sports figures, and community leaders,
including Robin Williams, Madonna, Greg LeMond, George
Steinbrenner, Donald Trump, Christopher Reeve, Tom Brokaw, Yoko
Ono, Britney Spears, Rudolph
Giuliani, Lance Armstrong,
Shaquille O’Neal, Elizabeth
Taylor and Arnold
Schwarzenegger donated
bicycles for six silent auctions
and receptions benefiting the
ongoing work of World
T.E.A.M. Sports. Held from
1996 through 2003, the auctions
James Benson, left, and Greg LeMond at the 1998 provided ongoing fundraising
for the non-profit organization.
World T.E.A.M. Sports auction. World T.E.A.M.
Sports archive photograph.
At the 1999 auction, over 400

people filled the Sports Club/LA in New York City for a festive and
entertaining program that included special remarks b