Fox Chapel resident George Stewart is taking part in the three-day, 170-mile Velo Palmetto to raise money for cancer research.
George Stewart prefers to be out cycling on the roads of Fox Chapel, Indiana Township, West Deer and Butler County. Stewart, a 62-year-old Fox Chapel resident, doesn’t want to have to worry about being tripped by the hazards that go along with mountain biking.
“When you are cycling in West Deer and Butler County, there isn’t a lot of vehicular traffic,” said Stewart, who graduated from Shady Side Academy. “You can put your head down and grind and work as hard as you have to without worrying about tree stumps and things of that nature. We’re blessed in Southwestern Pennsylvania to have challenging hills to ride. It’s gorgeous farmland we can ride through.”…