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helping the homeless.
Virgin Airlines payed their trans-Atlantic tickets, but the cyclists had to provide their own bikes and buy a support van among other expenses.
Fundraisers, such as a 24-hour exercise-bike marathon in London’s Trafalgar Square, and even crossing the United States, were not the most grueling ways to help the homeless, Mr. Patel said.
“A lot of money was raised by shaking hands — the hard way,” he said.
They stayed at the Huntly home of Dave and Leslie Arnold Thursday night before pedaling into Warrenton Friday, where they met with homeless organizers there.
By the time they passed through Rappahannock they had gone 4,350 miles and collected “lots of different impressions” of America and Americans, according to Mukul Patel, one of the cyclists.
Temperatures in the Nevada de- * sert in mid-summer were upward of 120 degrees, making it the most challenging part of the ordeal.
“It’s actually been a little easier than I thought it would be,” said Mr. Closs.
The colorful group also came under the more welcome glare of the American media. In Alexandria, La., the cyclists were interviewed
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