{"id":298072,"date":"2026-07-16T21:05:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/298072\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T21:05:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:05:40","slug":"cincinnati-man-bikes-coast-to-coast-to-honor-9-11-victims-on-25th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/298072\/","title":{"rendered":"Cincinnati man bikes coast to coast to honor 9\/11 victims on 25th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/fox19-now\/id449886905\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download the FREE FOX19 NOW news app for iPhone<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.raycom.wxix&amp;hl=en_US\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download the FREE FOX19 NOW news app for Android<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">CINCINNATI (WXIX) &#8211; A Cincinnati Navy veteran is biking across the United States to raise $250,000 for Tunnels to Towers on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Jim Serger \u2014 a lifelong Cincinnati sports fan, Reds usher, author and marathon runner \u2014 said the idea came to him nearly a year ago at one of the last Reds games of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cSo, last year, almost the last Reds game of the year, I had this idea of doing something bigger for 9-11 and I knew I had only 10 months to get ready,\u201d Serger said.<\/p>\n<p>Training and the ride<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Serger spent those 10 months preparing with 5 a.m. wakeup calls, five days a week, three hours a day. He and his riding partner, Cory, began the journey in California, covering 100 miles a day on a 3,500-mile route to Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The pair are documenting the ride as they go. As of Thursday at 4:30 p.m., they were still in Arizona and on track to reach ground zero around Aug. 2 or 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Serger said the ocean and the mountains have been the best part of the trip. The worst: 107-degree heat.<\/p>\n<p>Riding for the fallen<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Serger said his motivation is rooted in those who responded on Sept. 11, 2001.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI will remember the 343 firefighters that died in one day, the 23 police officers and the 39 port authority agents and all the others who dropped everything they were doing in the United States, and went to Shanksville, the Pentagon and straight to Manhattan at ground zero,\u201d Serger said. \u201cI\u2019m riding for them. That\u2019s what motivates me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tunnels to Towers<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The funds raised will benefit Tunnels to Towers, an organization that helps create homes for veterans and first responders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cMy mission is to raise awareness for Tunnels to Towers and have fun at the same time,\u201d Serger said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Serger said he hopes the ride sends a broader message as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWhen we complete the whole thing, I want everybody to remember that anything is possible. 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