KTIV NewsChannel 4 Sioux City IA: News, Weather and SportsCyclists Pedal Into Siouxland To End Poverty
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More than 200 cyclists are riding in what some call the largest bike tour ever to cross North America, and Monday many of them stopped in Siouxland for the night.
The cyclists are biking cross-country to raise money and awareness about poverty.
A few cyclists at a time pull into the Bluff's Area Family Center in Sergeant Bluff where they'll take a break from their ride, and stay for the night.
"This is a journey of a lifetime for me, it's a wonderful experience," said Louis Bosma a cyclist from Canada.
Along their nine week trek across the United States and part of Canada they've seen people who experience poverty everyday.
"The problem isn't getting any smaller, poverty is a big problem," said John VonDersteen a cyclist from Canada.
Cyclists say to put the problem into perspective, statistics show, around the world a child dies every three seconds because of extreme poverty. Cyclists say it only takes them about three seconds to complete four pedal strokes.
"The causes are real the causes are genuine, the money we raise will hopefully make a dent in poverty," said John VonDersteen.
"Every major city and town has homeless people, and there's a lot of poverty," said Bosma.
An issue these cyclists are trying to bring awareness to one pedal at a time. The cyclists rode in from Fremont, Nebraska, and in all they'll ride just under four thousand miles.
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