GOLDEN STATE TOUR Ride from Paso Robles to MB raises money for paralysis care
NextStep founder Janne Kouri and friend a fellow tour rider Donald McVicar. Photo by JP Cordero Don McVicar isn’t big on riding bikes. He’s a waterman who has sailed around significant portions of the world and once trekked in Nepal. The idea of cycling 270 miles, through a California heat wave in the midst of a global pandemic, wasn’t exactly on his bucket list. “Dude, I don’t even like to drive that far,” McVicar said. Yet there he was one day last week, sprawled across a highway in Buellton, California, his bike laid out beside him after taking a little tumble at the very end of a 58 mile ride on day three of a seven day, 270-mile bicycle ride. Even more surprisingly, McVicar lay there with a smile on his face. “Donald came in a little hot and took a tumble,” said Janne Kouri, the man responsible for this unexpected turn of events in McVicar’s life. “I just couldn’t get my feet out of the strap,” McVicar said. “I was going like a half mile an hour trying to get my feet out and just tipped over. Right in front of everybody.” McVicar was part of a crew of 20 riders who arrived at the Manhattan Beach pier Monday afternoon, completing “The Ride for Paralysis 2: The Golden State…
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