When Ukraine’s young bike racers fled their country after the Russian invasion, they had to leave almost everything behind. This fall, Lachlan Morton and Mark Padun travelled to Poland with CAAD 13s for the kids Lachlan had met at the end of his 1000-km ride to the Ukrainian border in early 2022.
“I believe that this support is going to change their lives,” Mark says.
The power of bikes
“There were not many ways to escape all the stuff that happened,” Mark says. “I would just jump on the bike, go on a ride, do my training. With a bike, this routine, it would take me away from everthing that was happening. This still helps me a lot.”
You can still contribute
Lachlan’s One Ride Away initiative has raised $300,000 and counting for the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund. You can still donate.
