St. Augustine s Is the First Historically Black College to Have a Cycling Team
The St. Augustine s Cycling Team. Photo by Joshua Steadman
This story was first published online at UNC Media Hub. Listen to a broadcast of the story by Trevor Stevenson here.
Every day, Brandon Valentine-Parris takes a 20 mile-ride on his midnight black Canyon Inflite bicycle, accompanied by the percussion of soca beats. When heâs on the verge of exhaustion, he just turns the music up and remembers his purpose.
âI just want to be fast,â he said. âI want to be the best in my country, and I want to go to certain places that a lot of people donât get to go. That was literally the only driving point.â