TEDxBoston

Cycling The Paul Revere Route With An Olympian

Can you recreate Boston's most revolutionary ride?

Cycling The Paul Revere Route With An Olympian Hop on your bike to follow Paul Revere's famous Midnight Ride to the Hancock-Clark House in Lexington with Boston's Bike Czar, Nicole Freedman. This will not be your average ride on The Freedom Trail, as Nicole is a former National Champion, U.S. Olympian, and Israeli National Team Member, as well as an MIT and Stanford graduate. This world-class tour will take you to the site where Paul Revere alerted Samuel Adams and John Hancock of the British advance.

Report

TEDxBoston riders joined Olympian Nicole Freedman to cycle along the route of the famous “midnight ride of Paul Revere.” They learned first-hand what it’s like to train for and compete at the Olympics. And, one participant explained how the new take on the old route made him “step back, slow down, and think about our place in history.”

About TEDxBoston

What happens when a group of people rally around a radical idea and set in motion unlimited possibilities for a brighter future? A Revolution.

More than 230 years ago, ordinary citizens in Boston dreamed of a democracy and launched a revolution that changed the course of human history. That innovative spirit still thrives in our local students, educators, scientists, artists, leaders, and entrepreneurs. At TEDx Boston, we celebrate their ideas and their passion for improving the way citizens of the world learn, live, give, work, and play.

What is TEDx?

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxBoston, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxBoston event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.