Coast-to-Coast Ride Round Up

I can't tell you how busy I've been preparing for the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope DC Fund-raising Ride. The amount of prep time required to thank your donors, work out logistics for your family to come watch, and do a few training rides is huge. Thanks to everyone who's contacted me about the ride this week.

I wanted to keep Operation Gadget readers up-to-date regarding the progress of the Tour of Hope National Team. Here are a few articles that have been written about what they're doing:

• October 1
  • The Journal News: Suffern man embarking on the ride of his life, article about National Team member Rod Quiros.
  • The Daily Peleton: Four U.S. Postal Service Cyclists to Ride in Fundraiser, Pavel Padrnos reportedly added to the group of pros participating in the Washington DC Fund-raising Ride.
  • Pasadena Star News: Cycling for Hope, coverage of the appearance by Lance Armstrong and the National Team at City of Hope.
• October 3
  • St. Paul Pioneer Press: Profile Jim Owens, article about National Team member Jim Owens.
  • Las Vegas Review-Journal: Keeping Hope Alive, article about Heather Murren, fund-raiser for the Nevada Cancer Institute on the occasion of the Tour of Hope stop in Las Vegas.
• October 4
  • Los Angeles Daily News: Cycle of Life, article about National Team member Dr. Neil Shah.
  • Rocky Mountain News: New CU Complex Vital to City, State, op-ed piece about the importance of University of Colorado Fitzsimons Research Complex 1, where the Tour of Hope stopped to participate in the grand opening.
• October 5
  • Iowa State Daily: Tour of Hope Stops in Ames, article about the Tour's progress through Iowa, including a rally in Ames and another in Mason City.
• October 6
  • Chicago White Sox News: 'El Caballo' attends Tour of Hope, Carlos Lee trades jerseys with Lance Armstrong. Wonder who's fit the other person better?
• October 7
  • News Post-Tribune: Armstrong’s Tour of Hope Bicyclists Ride in Area Today, discussion of Tour of Hope route through Northern Indiana, including use of the LaCrosse, IN post office as a staging area.