This is part of our celebration of the 200 Anniversary of the Bicycle

Patrick Dempsey – Celebrities who Ride

Patrick Dempsey Actor, Production Manager and Producer but best known for his role as Dr. Derek Shepherd on Grey’s Anatomy is an avid cyclist. He has also acted in the Bridget Jones’s movies, Sweet Home Alabama and Can’t Buy Me Love to name a few.

From a Bicycling Magazine Interview we learned a little more about his passion for cycling:

Dempsey started riding after his mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. “I find biking is the best way to work on your cardio, and your lower body and core strength. It’s just an incredible sport. I love it. It just calms you down and it’s mediation in motion. Getting my daughter and the boys, and my wife, on bikes was a really great breakthrough this last year. It’s been a great way for us to spend time talking and working things out. It becomes therapy together because you get out and you’re moving and distracted. At the same time you can communicate.”

(interview) http://www.bicycling.com/culture/people/patrick-dempsey-s-challenge