Ed Wants Our Assist – Please Help this GoFundMe Web page

Expensive Readers & PEZ-Followers…  I write this submit with a heavy coronary heart, and to humbly ask to your assist to assist our expensive good friend and beloved colleague Ed Hood.  Ed suffered a devastating stroke in February of this yr, and faces an unsure future.

“I’m by no means happier than once I’m writing.”

~ Ed Hood, as spoken to Martin Williamson from the passenger seat, driving alongside a stage route on the Tour de France.

** Click on this hyperlink to donate to the GoFundMe web page to assist Ed **

On account of the stroke, Ed has misplaced his capability to talk, and misplaced motion on the correct aspect of his physique.  He’s working with speech and bodily therapists on rehabilitation, however all strokes are completely different and every affected person responds in a different way, so sadly restoration is someday at a time.  Ed ran his personal enterprise putting in home windows, and can most likely not be capable to work once more.

Ed with Hendrik Redant

Ed started writing for PEZ in 2006, when he approached me with an thought to supply some protection of the Tour of Britain.  He delivered on his phrase, and we by no means seemed again.  His tales chasing the Giro, Tour, Vuelta, Classics and Worlds, and in winter the Sixes, are legendary, by no means the identical twice, and gave us one thing the opposite biking media shops may by no means duplicate or problem.

Ed on the Copenhagen Sixes taking care of Michael Morkov

His capability to assume up inventive story concepts – rider interviews, previews, rants, and common musings about cycle sport was uncanny and matchless.  He was an editor’s dream, even when we by no means knew what his subsequent story can be about, we at all times knew it could be entertaining, considerate, and stuffed with nuggets of knowledge solely somebody together with his pedigree may convey.

His well mannered and respectful method earned him a rolodex of professional biking’s illuminati that may be the envy of any journalist.  I may solely guess as to its dimension, as a result of Ed’s modesty ensured he by no means bragged, title dropped about any of it.  I wasn’t even positive he’d give his permission to arrange this GoFundMe web page.

In fact he’s way more than the journalist I’ve described above, however as a member of the PEZ-Crew, and the world’s biking media, Ed is irreplaceable.  There may be actually no different author in biking who did, or may do what Ed did.

So after 18+ years of giving us a lot leisure and perception, the very least we will do is attain out to what I do know are legions of Ed Hood followers, and should you’re studying this you’re amongst them.   Ed’s monetary future is unsure, so please take into account becoming a member of us to make a contribution to this GoFundMe web page to assist stabilize and safe the weeks and months forward for him.

Additionally please take into account sharing this message throughout your social media pages.

Learn Ed’s 17+ years physique of labor creating biking tales:

** Click on this hyperlink to donate to the GoFundMe Web page to assist Ed **

Sincerely –

Richard Pestes (on behalf of the PEZ-Crew)

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