Steve Sgro and his family found more than Christmas gifts at Heritage Place Mall in early December. They saw me training and fundraising for the 150 mile World Multisport Championship race across New Zealand’s South Island.
The Sgros, who own McDonalds restaurants in the Owen Sound area, were struck with the idea that this was something they wanted to support and, after talking about it, approached Van Dorp with an offer to help with much of the cost of getting to New Zealand for the race.
Steve began cycling last year, and both he and I participate in time trials held weekly throughout the summer by the Owen Sound Cycling Club.
I am really thankful for the help that McDonalds has been able to provide. In these races, getting enough energy is really important so it’s kind of fitting to have restaurants as a major sponsor, and if it takes a village to raise an athlete, this broader community of Grey-Bruce has been incredibly supportive of my racing, as well as being a great place to train.