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provided a preview of the ride to New York’s
Channel 1 television. A year later, on September 1214, 2003, the ride ran the same route again, with over
500 riders from ten countries coming together to
participate. Cyclists with and without disabilities
rode from Battery Park City to the ferry past the
Statue of Liberty to the shores of New Jersey,
continuing through Delaware and Maryland, ending
their exhilarating ride in Washington D.C.
The Face of America was re-envisioned in 2005 to
honor those who suffered injuries in the Global War on Terror.

Working with the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and The National
Navy Medical Center, the April 2006 ride raised over $100,000 for
future World T.E.A.M. Sports events. Reporter Ally Donnelly wrote
and produced the New England Cable News Network‘s awardwinning 2006 documentary film about the ride, The Long Journey Home.
In 2008, the ride was redirected, from Washington to Gettysburg. It has
featured a growing number of participants, including many active duty
members of the armed forces, who want to help reintegrate these
wounded warriors back into their communities.

New Challenges

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Developmentally disabled athletes successfully climbed Kilimanjaro in January 2007
with World T.E.A.M. Sports. Lon Dolber photograph.

n January 20-31, 2007, World T.E.A.M. Sports sponsored
the Return to Kilimanjaro expedition, bringing seven
developmentally disabled athletes to Africa to climb the
continent’s highest mountain. Following the 1990
expedition, in which only a few of the participants
reached the summit, the 2007 expedition successfully
accomplished its goal of safely reaching the summit of
Kilimanjaro and returning.
Another new event in 2007 was the Adventure TEAM
Challenge. Held in western Colorado, it is a multi-day,
multi-event outdoor event, featuring teams of five with
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