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The Team
 Chris
Davey, 52
Bath, U.K. Technician in Biology and Biochemistry Department
at the University of Bath. Parents worked in West Africa
when he was young; he reports one of his earliest memories
is of being carried on the substantial rack of a typical
African bike to my father’s laboratory to deliver
his lunch. Many years later, his mother returned to
Nigeria to work as a teacher and he saw first-hand the
importance of bicycles for transport in rural communities
and the multitude of uses to which they are put.
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 Nigel
Taylor, 44
St. Louis, Mo. Co-manages a USAID and Gates Foundation
funded team developing virus resistant and nutritionally
enhanced cassava, a staple food crop grown throughout
tropical Africa, at the Donald Danforth Plant Science
Center in St. Louis. Through this work has traveled
on several occasions to East Africa, witnessing the
value of the bicycle, where it is an integral part of
everyday life, Working with Africans has also brought
home the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS, and he has
personally lost friends and colleagues to this disease.
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 Mark
Neuman, 48
St. Louis, Mo. Research biologist at Monsanto Corporation,
concentrating in crop improvements and world food sources.
Reports that bicycling and the feeling of freedom it
gives him is one of the main drivers in his personal
life, riding for recreation on a regular basis. Over
the past 6 years has organized a sizable team of riders
from Monsanto for the Missouri MS150 ride. Has also
attended the United Bicycle Institute in Ashland, Ore.,
and successfully completed the Professional Bicycle
Repair and Shop Operations coursework. He is a certified
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 Bert
Berla, 24
St. Louis, Mo. A laboratory technician at the Donald
Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis. A native
of St. Louis, he is diabetic, and knows first-hand the
need to rely on continual access to doctors and medical
supplies. He reports being inspired by WBR’s simple
idea that providing health care professionals with bikes
can make such a leap forward in their ability to provide
timely care to patients.
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 Lizzie
Davey, 23 – Support Team
Bath, U.K. A student at Oxford Brookes University, currently
studying for a BSc in International Hospitality Management.
Has been organising fund-raising events since she was
14 and also has experience working for a UK charity. Most
recently has been raising funds for and awareness of AIDS
and poverty in Africa. Has been providing admin support
for the event and will be driving the support vehicle
during the ride.
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 Maggie
Sayre, 22 – Support Team
Rochester, NY. A recent graduate of Mount Holyoake
College, Massachusetts. Has several years of EMT-B training
and will be providing any medical assistance needed
during the ride. Currently applying to medical schools
throughout the US, is dedicated to becoming a physician
in the future.
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