WHY WE RIDE

In 2011, Jason Hill was diagnosed with stage 4 squamous cell head & neck cancer. Despite an aggressive diagnosis, Jason joined Pedal the Cause to support a world without cancer in 2012. The following year he created Team Brain Trust and recruited family and friends to join him in the ride. Through the years that followed, he developed a passion for the organization and for riding, growing a team of riders devoted to fundraising for accelerated cancer research. Undeterred by treatments and surgeries - even those just days before the event - he went on to ride over 175 miles himself and raised thousands of dollars. He was looking forward to riding again when he died in March 2016.

Determined to keep his legacy alive, Brain Trust will ride on in 2022 for the 10th year, again in his memory. Jason Hill was a loving husband, father, brother, son, uncle, cousin, colleague, and friend. He was a remarkable human being who left his mark, and who survived years beyond predictions. Please consider donating in his honor, and/or joining our team. We welcome all, as he always did.