World T.E.A.M. (The Exceptional Athlete Matters) Sports sponsored the two-day 110-mile ride from Gettysburg, Pa., to D.C. to honor and assist disabled service members returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"Extremely motivating and transforming," was how Dr. Bill Morgan described the event. Morgan is a chiropractor at Bethesda. He and his sons participated in the bike ride at the invitation of a Marine Corps Staff Sergeant who recovered at Bethesda.

"There were several of our patients and former patients in the event, including several amputees who rode bikes or used hand cycles," Morgan said. "They where truly an inspiration...it was an awesome event."

For over 16 years, World T.E.A.M. Sports has produced inclusive sporting events all over the world, including a ride the length of Vietnam that teamed veterans from both sides of that war. The bike ride is the fourth such ride, including the 2002 Face of America bike ride from Ground Zero in New York to the Pentagon after the Sept. 11 tragedies.

Chris Carrigg, executive director of World T.E.A.M. Sports, said these events are important, because the able-bodied and disabled communities are often times segregated. He said his mission at World T.E.A.M Sports is to use the "powerful platform of sports" to help integrate the disabled and able-bodied communities.

"The post ride outcomes of an experience like this are almost immeasurable," said Carrigg. "We are already hearing about relationships that have formed from this experience that otherwise would never have happened if not for being teammates on a World T.E.A.M. Sports inclusive TEAM.

"We hope that people realize that we all ride the same road."