I actually did the Bike and Build Providence to Seattle ride in 2007, and the news of this accident is truly devastating. It sounds to me like it was a "wrong place, wrong time" type of accident, which is so much more scary in my mind. This could happen to anyone, even the most careful of cyclists. And to imagine being Brittany, the other rider, and witnessing your new friend die.

Just horrible.

All of us in the Bike and Build community are waiting to find out if the trip for these riders is going to continue, and if they do, we'll be sending them letters of support to previously designated mail drops.