Cyclist of the Month - May 2026

DEBRA HARRIS IS CYCLIST OF MONTH
Training and going fast on the bike are great. But if your rides don’t bring you joy — some good, old fun — really, what’s the point?

Debra Harris is someone who knows about fun on the bike. She is a strong, prolific rider, but she is also someone who enjoys the ride and the scenery along the way; someone who stops to smell the roses, so to speak. For this, and more, Debra is the Seminole Cyclists’ Cyclist of the Month for May 2026.

Debra is an experienced group cyclist who looks out for her fellow riders. She rides numerous days a week, logging more than 140 miles weekly, on average. Her Strava shows a whopping total of more than 53,000 miles in the past six years, more than 8k miles a year. That’s a lot of cycling fun!

Because Debra is a safe rider, with a warm, welcoming demeanor, she has good company on her rides. She frequently pedals with her daughter, Jennifer Newton, and with many other familiar, local and SC cyclists.

About the fun! Debra makes her spins colorful. She rides a lavender Specialized Tarmac and always wears bright, vivid kits. She is, no doubt, a strong rider who can climb and who puts in big miles, but she likes to take in the scenery and the varying landscape that road cycling offers. When the moment strikes, she’s one for capturing photos of memorable backdrops and of her riding mates.

Some of her top “Kodak moments” have come when she’s cycled outside Central Florida, including in Key West, on big climbs in Tennessee, Georgia and the Carolinas. And, maybe best of all, cycling on the Emerald Isle of Ireland!

Talk about colorful experiences, Debra is the complete set of Crayolas on the bike, with many more pages and roads to fill in.

On behalf of the SC Board of Directors, please join me in congratulating Debra as our May 2026 Cyclist of the Month! Debra will receive a $20 gift card toward a Seminole Cyclists’ sponsor of her choice, or $20 toward her fundraising for a charity event.

Congratulations, Debra!