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GEAR UP FOR A NEW RIDE!Ride Out to Fight AIDS on Our New Figure 8 Route -
Two Great Days of Riding from One Central LocationSeptember 26 and 27, 2009
Choose the "Register Here" button above and join us on Lone Star Ride, a two-day, 165-mile cycling adventure through scenic suburban and country roads winding through and around Dallas/Fort Worth. Lone Star Ride's goal is to raise money to fight AIDS and support those affected by HIV/AIDS. For both riders and crew members, it's a great way to meet new friends and have a lot of fun while supporting a serious cause. With hilarious pit stops, an evening party and live entertainment, it's an unforgettable experience.
Ride! On Lone Star Ride, you choose how far you want to ride - one day or two; and several different mileage options for different levels of riders, including a century option of riding 100 miles on Day 1. Pedal until you’re done and the crew will take you the rest of the way! Lone Star Ride is renowned for its high-energy crew and its hilarious pit stops providing, among other services, refreshments, beverages, bike-tech support and even massage. We also provide high-quality meals donated by area restaurants. We do everything to make your ride enjoyable and a memorable experience. So come join us for an exciting tour through the back roads of Dallas/Fort Worth and North Texas countryside - all the while making new friends and helping out some of your neighbors in North Texas who really need it! The minimum fundraising goal for riders is $500 - the average Lone Star Rider raises $1900. We make fundraising fun and simple - upon registration you will receive your personal fundraising page from which you can launch fundraising email campaigns to your family, friends and coworkers.
Crew! It's a party on the prairie with outrageous crews cheering and helping riders along the way. Join the crew for a wild ride. It'll be hard work, lots of play and a great big adventure. Crew are not required to fundraise but are enthusiastically encouraged to fundraise in order to increase the return to our beneficiary agencies. Crewmembers also have access to a personal fundraising page capable of initiating email fundraising campaigns.
Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS 2009 begins, overnights and ends at American Airlines Training & Conference Center (AATCC) near DFW Airport. Hotel accommodations are available Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26 at AATCC at a rate of $25 per room per night (limit two people per room). At this rate, rooms will go fast, so book yours now. Click here to reserve your room. Or free tent camping is available Saturday, September 26 in Tent City, with shower and locker room access at the on-site fitness center. Click here to make a tent reservation.
Thanks to the talents of Randy Sprouse, Rachel Madondo and Laura Kerr, we are pleased to present a video of Lone Star Ride 2008. Click here to view this wonderful film.
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