National Capital Tour de Cure this Sunday, June 14, 2009

The American Diabetes Association National Capital Tour de Cure bicycle ride/event is this Sunday, June 14, 2009. The ride starts and ends at the Reston Town Center Pavilion. The shorter rides go to Vienna and back while the longer rides going through Sterling, Ashburn, Leesburg, Purcellville and back.

If you’re not riding in the National Capital Tour de Cure yourself, please help by sponsoring me (I’m riding in it) and donating as little as $5 to the American Diabetes Association. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated (and needed if I’m to be allowed to ride in the Tour de Cure at all).

Thank you!

Help Those with Diabetes-Sponsor or Join Me in the Tour de Cure

In an effort to help raise awareness and money for Diabetes, I am riding in the American Diabetes Association National Capital Tour de Cure on June 14, 2009. I'm part of the"BeExcited" team, which is named after my sister-in-law's new apparel line which she launched this year. The apparel line is geared towards women (I know all you guys are now bummed you can't wear shirts with "BeExcited" logos on them) and part of the proceeds are being donated to charities such as the Tour de Cure.

Despite this area's Tour de Cure being the 5th largest in the nation with over 1200 riders, the American Diabetes Association could use all the help it can get. If you would like to ride in the Tour de Cure, feel free to join our team or register as an individual rider. If you don't bike or can't make it on that date, please click here to donate whatever you can to the cause. And if you're a business that would like to check out sponsorship opportunities, check out their sponsorhip brochure (pdf).

Thanks!

More details about the event…

The ride starts at the Reston Town Center and goes through Fairfax County and Loudoun County. There are several different rides starting at 1-12 miles and going all the way up to a Century. There are several rest stops along the way with food, water and energy drinks. Medical personnel will be stationed along the route should anyone need medical assistance.

In addition to the ride, there are events during and afterwards including live music, food, drinks, free bike tuning, bike clinics, etc. Bike shops from around the entire DC/MD/VA area are sponsoring the event and will be there including one of Reston Town Center's newest tenants – The Bike Lane.

They're expecting almost 1500 riders this year and the event should be the biggest one ever. Even DC Mayor Adrian Fenty is involved – he's the official ambassador of the 2009 National Capital Tour de Cure.