{"id":26834,"date":"2006-08-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-10T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2006\/08\/10\/pt-student-rides-with-tour-de-france-legend\/"},"modified":"2006-08-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-08-10T05:00:00","slug":"pt-student-rides-with-tour-de-france-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2006\/08\/10\/pt-student-rides-with-tour-de-france-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"PT student rides with Tour de France legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><TABLE border=\"1\" width=\"200\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ArmstrongKast.jpg\" border=\"2\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<font face=\"arial\" font size=\"-1\"><br \/>\nJenny Kast, back row left, with Lance Armstrong.<br \/>\n<\/FONT><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/app1.unmc.edu\/PublicAffairs\/TodaySite\/Images\/SiteImages\/ArmstrongKast2.jpg\" border=\"2\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<font face=\"arial\" font size=\"-1\"><br \/>\nJenny Kast, left, rides with Lance Armstrong during part of this year&#8217;s RAGBRAI.<br \/>\n<\/FONT><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>Jenny Kast won&#8217;t forget her recent bike ride.<\/p>\n<p>Kast, a UNMC physical therapy student, was among the 10,000 registered riders in this year&#8217;s Register&#8217;s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI).<\/p>\n<p>It was there, during the annual seven-day bicycle ride across Iowa that she met seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, who joined RAGBRAI riders in what is the longest, largest and oldest touring bicycle ride in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Kast was riding up hill about eight miles before Newton, Iowa, and mid-way through the 472-mile bicycle ride. As her speed decreased, she felt a hand on her back.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He asked if I needed a push and I said &#8216;yes,&#8217; &#8221; Kast said.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong rode side by side with Kast for about a mile, long enough for her to take a few pictures and listen to his Tour de France experiences.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was all smiles the whole time riding in his presence,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I felt like I could ride forever. My heart was racing and I knew it was a once-in-a-life-time opportunity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Although Armstrong is a great cyclist, Kast said it is his commitment to helping others, particularly those with cancer, which is especially inspiring.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is a supreme human being who gives others hope,&#8221; Kast said. &#8220;There is something inside of him that no one can duplicate and he is using whatever it is for good by making people more aware of cancer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jenny Kast won&#8217;t forget her recent bike ride. 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