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Milltown-East Brunswick Cyclist to Compete in Special Olympics

Yoav Nessim, 27, will represent Team New Jersey as a cyclist.

Yoav Nessim, a cyclist from Milltown-East Brunswick will represent Team New Jersey in the nationwide Special Olympics USA Games.

He assured Meg Baker of My9NJ that he was going to win. 

Nessim, who will compete in the 5, 10, and 15 kilometer bicycle races, will celebrate his 28th birthday in the middle of the games. 

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"You're gonna be celebrating some wins, too?" Baker asked. 

"Yes," Nessim said. 

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The USA Games begin this Saturday, June 14. They will take place in and around Princeton. 


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