Denver here we come!

This morning started out very rainy but ended up fairly nice in Denver. Today I was a sweep again with Brent. We were the last into Denver for our lunch under the freeway. Lunch was donated and was some great burritos, this meal would be our first interaction with the Transamerica team. We would spend the next two days with them in the city of Denver. Since Brent and I were sweeps, we also got to be the first to ride into our big arrival at the Ronald McDonald House. It was pretty awesome to lead a group of nearly 40 cyclists through the streets of Denver behind an incredible police escort! At the Ronald McDonald House we had around 100 people there to greet us and we ended up putting on our Kids on the Block puppet show. The show was once again a huge success and had the crowd laughing. After the arrival we rode on into the downtown area to lodging at the Marriott. We were definitely hooked up with lodging for our stay in Denver, thats for sure! The hotel was very nice although we were almost too busy to enjoy it! For the evening we went to the city park for an event called "Pedal for Pennies". In this event, a bunch of special olympics cyclists pedal laps through the park to raise money for their team. We help out with whatever is needed and serve primarily as cheer leaders and ride along buddies. Following the cycling, there was a great banquet in the Denver Zoo with food and speakers. The meal was delicious and Case Logic, one of our presenting sponsors, provided a bunch of free goodies for the guests including camera and CD cases. After dinner I had a fun time with an interview for a childrens network program. The interview is supposed to air sometime this fall which could be interesting. For the rest of the evening we spent some time as a team exploring downtown Denver and having a fun night out on the town.