74-mile bike ride from Palm Beach to Fort Pierce honoring Navy SEALs set for Saturday

Diego Diaz Lasa, Palm Beach Daily News
Updated ·2 min read
Cameron Lickle, from left, Nick Coniglio, Michelle Henry, Gary Lickle and Rafael Clemente are shown in front off the National Navy UDT-Seal Museum in Fort Pierce after 2022's 74-mile inaugural bike ride
Cameron Lickle, from left, Nick Coniglio, Michelle Henry, Gary Lickle and Rafael Clemente are shown in front off the National Navy UDT-Seal Museum in Fort Pierce after 2022's 74-mile inaugural bike ride

Palm Beach residents Cameron Lickle and Nick Coniglio are inviting the public to show their dedication to the troops by joining them on a 74-mile bike ride to the National Navy UDT-Seal Museum in Fort Pierce.

Slated for Saturday at 5 a.m., the group will ride out of Palm Beach via the Flagler Memorial Bridge to Flagler Drive before biking through Singer Island, Juno Beach, Jupiter and Jupiter Island, Stuart, and Hutchinson Island to the Fort Pierce-based museum.

First organized in 2022 to raise awareness for the Navy SEAL Evening of Tribute, Coniglio said the duo created the event to recognize the dedication and sacrifice of service members.

“It’s something little that we can do to recognize that these guys (Navy SEALs) are going far above and beyond the call of duty in every aspect of their lives,” said Coniglio, who also is part of the Navy SEAL Evening of Tribute Committee.

Cameron Lickle said they are expecting tailwinds for this years ride, as opposed to the headwinds that participants battled throughout the inaugural 2022 event
Cameron Lickle said they are expecting tailwinds for this years ride, as opposed to the headwinds that participants battled throughout the inaugural 2022 event

Lickle said the trip also serves as a symbolic price for admission to the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum.

“Anybody can just drive up there and enjoy, but I say the trip earns (you) the right to witness it, “ said Lickle, a 2003 U.S. Naval Academy graduate who served five years on active duty including two tours overseas in 2004 and 2007. "It's an endurance test for yourself and just doing a microcosm of what the seals do."

The ride isn't just for trained cyclists either, said Lickle who did the first journey on a rented road bike.

"I was Googling how to change your gears on a road bike before we started," Lickle said, chuckling.

To ensure the safety of the group throughout the 74-mile journey, Lickle's father, Gary Lickle, will be escorting the group on a motorcycle.

While the bike ride is free to the public, Lickle is asking participants to make a donation to the museum, if possible.

To join the ride, or for more information, call Cameron Lickle at 561-252-3150.

Diego Diaz Lasa is a journalist at the Palm Beach Daily News, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach him at dlasa@pbdailynews.com. Help support our journalism. Subscribe today.

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