Lawson Craddock suffered a severe crash in stage 1 of the 2018 Tour de France. The fall broke his scapula and he required stitches to close a cut above his eye. 

However, Craddock's journey back to the Tour de France from his disastrous 2017 season was a long and difficult one. He wasn't willing to let a broken bone stop him from continuing on in the race.

He finished stage 2 of the Tour in last place, but within the time limit. In stage 3—the critical team time trial—he was amongst the five EF Education First-Drapac riders to cross the line together, and played a large role in helping his team leader Rigoberto Uran remain within overall contention. 

Now, Craddock has set up a donation page for every stage of the Tour de France he finishes with a broken shoulder. He is personally donating $200 for every stage of the Tour de France he finishes, and asking others to join him. All donations to Craddock's GoFundMe page go directly to the Alkek Velodrome—the track where Lawson got his start—recover from Hurricane Harvey.

GoFundMe: LC's Fight For Paris

So far, the support has been immense, including daily matching donations from the CEO of T-Mobile USA, John Legere (as well as a Tweet to his 5.74 million followers).

Craddock is also auctioning off a pair of custom designed Lake cycling shoes to support the track. That story, and the link to the auction can be found in the video below.

Bid on Craddock's custom designed Houston Strong cycling shoes HERE.