Meet the Houston road warrior who biked the BP MS150 entirely by hand


Under crystal blue skies and puffy clouds, with a soft wind that whooshed bicyclists along, about 9,300 pedal pushers raised $10 million (and counting) in the 35th BP MS150 charity bike ride from Houston to Austin last weekend. The BP MS150 is annually the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s biggest fundraising event of the year and the most profitable two-day charity ride in the world. Officials say the ride will reach its 2019 goal of $13.5…

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