Local Olympian cyclists Todd Wells, left, and Riley Amos visit Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School on Tuesday to talk about the Olympic Games and the hard work and dedication they put in to get there. The school will connect Tuesday’s event to Durango School District’s Portrait of a Graduate initiative. The school is working to secure donations for bikes and a pump track around the school so children can ride their bikes on weekends, vacations and after school. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Local Olympian cyclists Todd Wells, left, and Riley Amos explain how cycling shoes attach to the pedals of a bike during a visit to Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School on Tuesday to talk about the Olympic Games and the hard work and dedication they put in to get there. The school will connect Tuesdays event to Durango School Districts Portrait of a Graduate initiative. The school is working to secure donations for bikes and a pump track around the school so children can ride their bikes on weekends, vacations and after school. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School students wave flags as they welcome local Olympian cyclists Todd Wells and Riley Amos during a visit to the school on Tuesday to talk about the Olympic Games and the hard work and dedication they put in to get there. The school will connect Tuesdays event to Durango School Districts Portrait of a Graduate initiative. The school is working to secure donations for bikes and a pump track around the school so children can ride their bikes on weekends, vacations and after school. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Hunter Isgar, 5, a Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School student, gets autographs from local Olympian cyclists Todd Wells, left, and Riley Amos during a visit to the school on Tuesday to talk about the Olympic Games and the hard work and dedication they put in to get there. The school will connect Tuesdays event to Durango School Districts Portrait of a Graduate initiative. The school is working to secure donations for bikes and a pump track around the school so children can ride their bikes on weekends, vacations and after school. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Riley Amos, a local Olympian cyclist, autographs 5-year-old Warren Gillens’ shirt during a visit to Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School with fellow Olympian Todd Wells on Tuesday to talk about the Olympic Games and the hard work and dedication they put in to get there. The school will connect Tuesdays event to Durango School Districts Portrait of a Graduate initiative. The school is working to secure donations for bikes and a pump track around the school so children can ride their bikes on weekends, vacations and after school. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
