Cycling to the top of Wuling – Yellow Ribbon leads kids to the ultimate challenge

As the highway point in Taiwan, Wuling (武嶺) is a place where cyclists are forced to smash through their own personal boundaries. Last summer Tainan’s Yellow Ribbon Network Association (台南黃絲帶愛網關懷協會) helped a group of 10 children realize a dream by taking on the daunting 3275 meter Wuling. After a full year of training, the small group of 10-15-year-old children were expert cyclists. With their tiny feet working the pedals hard, each thrust down drew them one step closer to realizing what many deem an impossible mission.

With a dauntingly steep ascend and ever thinning air, the kids were forced to wage an inner battle between body and mind. Despite the exhaustion, with the help of continual encouragment from an accompanying teacher, many of the kids proudly said: “I cycled the whole way without resorting to the backup vehicle”; such was the indefatigable spirit displayed by the young cyclists! In what was a truly touching moment, on finally reached the summit, the kids collapsed exhausted into the warm and tender embrace of their parents and loved ones, who had turned up to surprize their kids. Organizor Tsai Wen-Chung (蔡文鐘) said: “Having parents here to express warm heartfelt wishes and concern for the kids at this most gruelling and important moment will make a deep and indelible mark on the heart of each and every child.” 

Cycling to the top of Wuling – Yellow Ribbon leads kids to the ultimate challenge
 

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(以下是中文對照)

單車上武嶺  黃絲帶兒少挑戰極限

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武嶺是台灣公路的最高點，更是車友衝破極限的殿堂。台南黃絲帶愛網關懷協會於去年暑假帶著10個孩子一同圓夢，從台南出發挑戰3275公尺的武嶺。經過一整年的訓練，這群10到15歲的兒少已經是專業的單車騎士，小腳奮力踩著腳踏板，踩的每一下是為了別人眼中不可能夢想。

隨著高度提昇，空氣愈來愈稀薄，他們的身體與內心陷入交戰。然而，在陪騎老師不停的鼓勵下，很多孩子說：「我全程都用騎的，完全沒有牽車。」這股不放棄的精神，正是小腳所展現出堅忍的毅力！攻頂那一刻，孩子們的家人早已在山頂守候，這個驚喜感動了每個人，一身疲累瞬間被溫暖的擁抱瓦解。執行長蔡文鐘表示：人生最辛苦、最重要時刻，有家人的陪伴是莫大的關心與祝福，會深深烙印在每個孩子心裡。