FRESH AIR

A few of the TeamCTM members had the fortunate experience to ride with a group in Spartanburg this past weekend. The Group, the Spartanburg Junior Development Team based in Spartanburg, SC. Oh another Junior Development team..great. This word seems to be all the buzz right now in the industry....however this team is truly DEVELOPMENT. The team's founder Shannon Webb (that's Dr to you and me) saw a need to do something different. In his word's " I saw a need for an influx of youth, right now the majority of our rides are comprised of middle to upper aged men." Influx he has, Shannon has combined a collaborative effort between Partner's for Active Living and District 7 Schools in Spartanburg. He identifies middle and high school aged youth that fit certain criteria and then provides them with the necessary equipment and more importantly, his time to enable the youngsters to succeed. The 2 member team is comprised of LJ and DJ right now with an addition of 2 more youth soon. Both boys were a joy to ride with and their excitement was a breath of fresh air. Each boy wanted a turn at attacking us and trying to sprint away! Though the early attacks I think may have taken a toll as their ride that day was scheduled for a little over 2 hours, about 30 minutes more than they had ridden previously. Each of us were also given nicknames prior to the ride's start and were affectionately referred to by the names throughout the ride. We talked more as we broke off from the group to put some more miles in, and all us agreed on on thing, we hope the boys got as much out of the ride as we did....AHHHHHH Fresh Air!

Anyone wanting info on the team can contact Josh by email here on the website and we can get you in touch with Shannon.