WHY I RIDE

I ride for the people I have known who have beaten cancer, those who are fighting strong against it and those who have gone back to Our Father. Each year we hear of another friend, another family member, another neighbor stricken with cancer. Too many people are affected by this terror.

This year will be my dad's 86th birthday on September 25th, ride weekend! I celebrate his life by riding in Pedal. Every year I ride for all cancer fighters and for my Dad: he is with me each year as I ride HIS road bike, as I ride the roads that HE used to ride through our hometown. I ride because HE loved to ride; I ride because I will never stop trying, just as HE never stopped fighting; I ride because I miss him; I ride because we've got to outsmart cancer!

I am proud to join Pedal the Cause in the fight against cancer. Pedal the Cause raises money for cancer research through this ride, which is the region's top cycling event. It's a way of life, a celebration, and a movement fueled by the courage to end cancer.