Richard DeSarra (Comments: 2)

Richard’s interest in bicycling began in the early 1970s when he started commuting and founded a Rochester sporting goods store that specialized in bicycles. He has served on several boards and committees related to bicycling since 1990 as a bicycle advocate for road cycling.

In 1990 with the Rochester Bicycling Club he started as a ride leader and Board Publicity Chairman. He has held nearly very position on the Board from President on down. Currently he serves as the club’s Road and Trail Advocate.

In 1993 he was certified as an Effective Cycling Instructor by the League of American Bicyclist and is a citizen’s bicycle advisor with the local Metropolitan Planning Organization, Genesee Transportation Council. He is a current board member of the New York Bicycle Coalition.

Since 1990 he has been on the Steering Committee for the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Bicycle Tour which has raised millions of dollars to fight MS.

He has been in charge of production of several brochures and maps for many trail and bicycle organizations in the Rochester/Genesee Valley Region.

Contact Richard via e-mail at rdsbike@rochester.rr.com.