Lawson Craddock raises nearly two tons with fundraising

Lawson Craddock has raised no less than $ 195,000 in the Tour de France, or about 170,000 euros. In the first stage of the Tour de France, the American had the necessary consequences: a broken scapula. The same evening he announced that he would start the second leg and that he would give a hundred dollars to the Houston Bike Trail, which had been badly damaged by Hurricane Harvey, at every step completed.

Through Twitter, among others, the EF Education First-Drapac pilot received a lot of support from other people who wanted to support him in his mission to get Paris. Here he had a lot of support. "Without the fundraising campaign, I would probably have gone home a few weeks ago," Craddock said in a press release from his US team. "The encouragement and generosity of the whole world have given me tremendous motivation throughout the Tour." Reaching the finish line in Paris has been a very emotional moment. "

"Especially the days after the crash and the start of the recovery process, I had a lot of motivation on the part of the campaign.That would change the future of the bike path," says Craddock, who pedaled a lot on the Houston Bike Trail in his youth.

Jonathan Vaughters is also very pleased with the perseverance of the American, as well as the support of the rest of the Craddock team. "It was a very selfless action of Lawson to stay in the race and raise money for the bike path.The team was also very selfless in the daily support of his mission.From Pierre Rolland, who has opened his freezes for him, to the chiropractor who treated him daily.In the end, he descended to Lawson's perseverance and determination, "says a proud Vaughters