Corvette Challenge Bike Ride to Fight Cancer

On Friday evening, Gavin defeated Fehan in a bicycle match race held in conjunction with the Tour de Road America Bike Ride to Fight Cancer. The pair raced for one lap around the 4.048-mile course, with Gavin taking the victory by 50 yards after a fast and furious 9-minute sprint.

While Gavin was first on the track, Fehan won the Corvette Challenge fundraising competition, raising $3,845 in pledges to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Gavin's supporters pledged $2,065 to the cause. With cash donations and mail-in pledges still to be tallied, contributions to the Corvette Challenge Bike Ride to Fight Cancer reached $5,910.

“Doug rode phenomenally," said the victorious Englishman. "He pushed me the whole way, and it only came to the bit just before Canada Corner when I decided that if I was going to go, I had to go now. I had the right strategy, the setup on the bike was great - I have to thank all the engineers at Corvette Racing for working on it so hard. It's been a really enjoyable event, and it's also great for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. We've raised quite a bit of money for a worthy cause, and I'm ready for a rematch any time!"

Fehan took his defeat in stride. "I think Oliver's marathon-based training program proved superior to my Cabernet and Patron Tequila-based conditioning program," he said with a laugh. "Although I dominated the first two-thirds of the race, in Canada Corner I saw Oliver's wife and three children looking so forlorn at his struggle to keep up that I dropped back and gave him the lead. My disappointment at not taking the win was offset by seeing the smiles on his family's faces when he crossed the finish line first. That's my story, and now I'm looking forward to a rematch - and I'm sure that Olly is too."