Bike shop team scores

A small bike store in Fort Myers received some notoriety in cycling circles for sponsoring a team in one of the most grueling bike challenges in the nation.

Four Fort Myers cyclists recently competed in The Race Across America, completing the 3,089-mile race in six days, 13 hours and three minutes. The team came in fourth out of 21 four-man teams.

“We got a lot of coverage, a lot of people coming in and asking about it. It was fun for people to watch,” says Steve Martin, owner of The Bike Bistro, a bike store on Summerlin Road in Fort Myers that sponsored the team.