MA Teen Bikes 50 Miles To Revs Game, Honoring Cousin Lost To Leukemia

FOXBOROUGH, MA — The New England Revolution dropped a match to Montreal FC on Saturday 1-0, but the game was much bigger for one Revs fan than the result on the pitch.

Remy St. Germain hopped on his bike Saturday with a plan to ride 50 miles from Worcester to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. Why? To honor his late cousin, Sophia, who at just 4-years-old died after a battle with leukemia on June 25, 2012.

St. Germain arrived at Gillette prior to Saturday's annual Kick Childhood Cancer match and was greeted by analyst Charlie Davies and a small crowd of people waiting to greet him. In addition to the pride of completing the ride, St. Germain also received a uniform donning his name and the number 25, the day in June that Sophia died.

The Holden, Massachusetts native started his ride from Why Me Sherry's House in Worcester. Later that night, he was honored as the team's "Hero of the Match".

In a statement of purpose on the Why Me fundraising site, St. Germain spoke about his motivation to raise money for childhood cancer in Sophia's memory.

"Unfortunately, Sophia had to experience way too many negative events at her age, but she never let it affect her," he wrote.

"She was brave in her journey and fought everyday, no matter what news came her way. She put on a tough face and looked at her challenges straight on."

According to the fundraising campaign page, St. Germain has raised nearly $9,500, which will be donated to the Why Me Sherry’s House.

For St. Germain, the sense of purpose he'll receive from the ride is enough for him.

"I hope that my actions can help other young children with big dreams like Sophia, hoping to live them out. It will give me a sense of accomplishment that I haven’t really had in some time," he said.

"It will be Sophia, however, that will have given me the fight to continue biking for the full four and a half hours or so. This will be the most difficult task that I have faced, but I know that it will be well worth it when I know that I have helped children in a similar situation to Sophia’s."

For the "Remy's Ride" fundraiser, click here.