Mass. teen rides 50-miles to honor kids with cancer

FOXBORO, Mass. — It was all cheers, tears, and hugs for 16-year-old Remy St. Germain as he rode into Gillette Stadium from Worcester on Saturday.

“Sophia could not have made that more perfect,” said St. Germain.

At just four years old Remy’s cousin Sophia passed away from leukemia on June 25, 2012. He now wears #25 on his soccer jersey to honor her.

“The ride when you bike is not just a solid straight line there is always going to be ups and downs just like life there is always going to be ups and downs and turns and things for better and worse it all gets better no matter what,” said St. Germain.

He thought about that for nearly four hours as he made the 50-mile bike ride from “Why Me and Sherry’s House”-an organization committed to fighting childhood cancer to Gillette Stadium. Sophia’s mother Rebecca Kuczarski said her daughter was looking down on the ride.

“She was a feisty little 4-year-old. She loved to ride her bike preferably in a dress which Remy did not do today,” says Kuczarski.

“I think she would have enjoyed it a lot and I think she would have loved me and I would have loved her,” says St. Germain.

A special recognition was given to St. Germain at Gillette Stadium by the New England Revolution for his work in beating childhood cancer. He says his bike ride raised more than $5,000 for the cause.

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