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|  Bike to Fight Cancer Event Raises Funds for Research June 28, 2005 From press release.
Chicago (June 21, 2005) In commemoration of Lance
Armstrong's final Tour de France race, the 2005 Bike to
Fight Cancer event will be held on Sunday, July 24, 2005
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. along beautiful Lake Michigan's
lakefront, as Lance crosses the finish line for the last time.
Thousands of bikers are expected to participate in the event
as families, recreational bikers and bike enthusiast's ride
together to raise money to fight cancer. Riders can choose
their own distance up to 20-miles. The event begins and
ends at Soldier Field. Riders can also participate in a
Chicago wide spin-a-thon which will be held the same day
from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Spinners will ride in front of event
sponsor NBC 5's Studio 5 at 401 N. Michigan Avenue, along
with seven clubs through out Chicago.
All the proceeds from
the Bike to Fight Cancer event will benefit the Lance
Armstrong Foundation and the Carley Cancer Research
Core Facility at the Robert H. Lurie Center of Northwestern
University.
The first annual Bike to Fight Cancer event raised more than
$150,000 last summer for LAF through a city-wide
spin-a-thon. Nautilus donated more than 50 bikes for the
main event held outside of NBC 5's Studio 5 and numerous
health clubs throughout Chicagoland.
This year the Bike to Fight Cancer committee aims to raise
$500,000 for the fight against cancer with a target of 3,000
participants riding on Chicago's lakefront, off Michigan
Avenue and in numerous Chicagoland health clubs. Many
rider incentives and drawing for prizes will be available.
Participants will be eligible to win a yellow "Live Strong" Mini
Cooper by raising $1,000 with one winner per hundred
entries; multiple Mini-Coopers available. The drawing will
take place in front of NBC 5's studio 5 on the day of
the event.
To register to ride in the Bike to Fight Cancer event on
Sunday, July 24, 2005 visit the www.biketofightcancer.org
For more information on
the Lance Armstrong Foundation, visit www.laf.org.
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