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Ride to Cure Diabetes
The JDRF Ride To Cure Diabetes is an adventure of a lifetime. Riders take on two challenges: raising the critical money needed to fund the research that will cure diabetes, and reaching a personal training goal that will prepare them for their destination cycling experience.
Participants spend the weeks before the Ride working with a USA Cycling certified coach and a JDRF fundraising coach to help them reach their goals. Be part of the team that moves us towards a cure with every mile pedaled and every dollar raised.
Partners In Motion
As a rider, you'll commit to a fundraising minimum (approximately $4,000) that is based on your Ride destination. In exchange, JDRF will provide you with a fully supported all inclusive Ride weekend.
Ready to Ride?
For more information, please contact Scott Childress @ 214-764-6771 or schildress@jdrf.org
To REGISTER for the Ride or for more information visit www.ride.jdrf.org
Keith Rust
USA Cycling Certified Ride Coach
2010 Ride Events
July 15 - 18 -- Burlington, VT (new course and location)
Burlington, VT, one of the premier cycling destinations in the United States, offers "classic New England" cycling on some of the most scenic roads in Vermont. This NEW course follows more than 100 miles through historic villages featuring covered bridges and flowing rivers. Take in spectacular views while cycling along a relatively flat course through the pristine Champlain Valley.
August 12 - 15 -- La Crosse, WI (NEW for 2010)
La Crosse, WI, is an historic, vibrant city with a flair for the old but sprinkled with the new. Nestled between the bluffs of Wisconsin and the Mississippi River, riders will navigate a course that starts in La Crosse and crosses three states, two bridges and one mighty river. Perfect for the entire family! Discover why cyclists say riding in La Crosse constitutes some of the best biking in the Midwest.
September 10 - 13 -- Lake Tahoe, NV (NEW for 2010)
The 72-mile Tour de Tahoe course circumnavigates the highways clockwise around Lake Tahoe in both Nevada and California. JDRF riders will share the course with more than 2,000 other cyclists and ride around Lake Tahoe at summer's end offering fresh mountain air and incredible scenic beauty. Tour de Tahoe includes a challening 800-foot climb to a rest stop overlooking Emerald Bay, a 1,000-foot climb to Spooner Junction and many short rolling ascents and descents totaling over 2,600 vertical feet of elevation gain!
October 14 - 17 -- Death Valley, CA
Located in Southern California, Death Valley is the most otherworldly of America's natural wonders--a panorama of salt flats, scarred earth and elevations. Death Valley is famous for Badwater, which at 282 feet below sea level is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. The 105 mile course goes through the checkpoints at Badwater, Mormon Point and Ashford Mills to the 1,300 foot ascent to Jubilee Pass.
November 18 - 21 -- Tucson, AZ
Join JDRF's team of riders and find out why Bicycling magazine calls this event "one of America's ten best centuries." JDRF will share with more than 9,000 cyclist, 2,000 vounteers and 27,000 spectators. In its 27 year history, the UMC El Tour de Tucson presented by Diamond Ventures has become known as the most prestigious bicycling event for cyclist of all ages and abilities.
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Distance and Destination
Our destinations are designed for riders of all fitness levels. As you pedal towards your goal of 30, 62, or 100 miles you will be amazed by our country's natural landscapes. Each destination promises its own beauty and challenges, and will help to create memories that will remain with you long after you return home.
Your Biggest Fan
If you don't already have your own special reason for riding, you can be matched by the Chapter with one of our Youth Ambassadors-Young Heroes from your community living with diabetes. This young person's courage will offer you the most motivation and he or she will be your biggest fan for the ride.
July 25th through the 28th, JDRF was in Sonoma, California for one of the six Ride to Cure Diabetes events. There was a great turn out for the race. The fourteen members of the Greater Dallas Chapter team collectively pedaled over 1,000 miles!
To view the photos from the ride please CLICK HERE.
