Cyclist relishes dream come true
By Karen Price
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Saturday, July 5, 2008

One day after being named to the United States Olympic cycling team, Peters Township native Mike Friedman still couldn’t quite believe the dream had become a reality.

“It’s just an honor,” Friedman said by phone Wednesday from Colorado, where he has been living and training for the past year. “I just can’t believe I’m going to the Games. It’s the Olympics, you know?”

Friedman, 25, will be racing on the track in the Madison, a team event in which two riders relay for a specified number of laps. It will be his first trip to the Olympics.

On Thursday, Friedman flew to Italy for a race that takes place Monday, beginning the official warm-up for Beijing. On July 21, he and a group of other Olympic teammates will go to the White House for a dinner with President Bush. Read more»