Trinity Miles: Charity Cycling and the Lone Star Ride Record

Charity cycling, North Texas history, and the ride that funded HIV services.

Dallas ↔ Fort Worth

Cyclists gathering in a suburban parking lot before a group ride. Charity riding in North Texas is mostly this scale now.

Sponsors and Support Charity Riding in North Texas Today A survey of charity riding in North Texas today, covering event formats, training rides, team culture, and how riders choose a cause. 18/09/2026 · 7 min read

Charity cycling in North Texas, and the thirteen editions that funded HIV services

The Lone Star Ride record, Dallas to Fort Worth

Trinity Miles covers charity cycling in Dallas and Fort Worth and keeps the record of the Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS from 2001 to 2013.

Start with the ride Latest story

18 stories4 sections18 sources cited18/09/2026

Fresh from the road

A team meeting with sticky notes on a whiteboard. Captains recruited riders, chased pledges and held the group together.

Sponsors and Support A Team Captain Guide to Charity Ride Teams What team captains do on a charity ride, from recruiting riders and setting goals to coordinating training and fundraising events. 17/09/2026 · 8 min

A rider drafting a fundraising letter at a kitchen counter. Letters, not events, brought in most of the money.

Rider Resources Fundraising Letters That Work for Charity Riders How riders write fundraising letters and emails that raise money, from the ask and the story to follow-ups and thank-yous. 16/09/2026 · 7 min

Single file on a farm-road shoulder as a pickup passes wide. The rule that kept the ride alive for thirteen years.

Rider Resources Riding Safely on North Texas Country Roads Safety practices for group riding on rural North Texas roads, including traffic, dogs, chip seal, heat, and communication in pacelines. 16/09/2026 · 8 min

Two cyclists climbing a gentle Texas hill in morning light. Two-day rides are won in the months before September.

Rider Resources Training for a Two-Day Charity Ride A structured approach to training for a multi-day charity ride, covering base miles, back-to-back days, heat, and recovery. 15/09/2026 · 7 min

The cue sheet

Four legs of the record

leg 1The Ride Record5 storiesOvernight Camp: Life Between Two Ride Days leg 2Beneficiaries and Funding3 storiesThe HIV Services the Ride Funded, Still Active Today leg 3Rider Resources7 storiesFundraising Letters That Work for Charity Riders leg 4Sponsors and Support3 storiesCharity Riding in North Texas Today