RED RIDER CYCLISTS JOINING FORCES
WITH THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION'S TOUR DE CURE
ANNUAL CYCLING EVENT
~ Red Rider Program
team members are cycling across the country in the American
Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure events ~
April 2011
Alexandria, VA - April, 2011-
Maybe you bike with your colleagues or friends, or perhaps
you and your family cycle as a great way to spend time
together on a Saturday afternoon. But did you know by
simply riding your bike you could help change the future
of one of the country's deadliest diseases?
The American Diabetes Association
is encouraging riders at all levels, from novice to
experienced cyclists, to help Stop Diabetes by participating
in the Association's nationwide cycling event, Tour
de Cure. By riding in the Tour de Cure, you will help
support the Association's mission: to prevent and cure
diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected
by diabetes. Last year more than 50,000 cyclists - riders,
co-workers, people with diabetes, friends, families,
and supporters - raised more than $19 million to support
diabetes research, advocacy and education.
Diabetes is a deadly disease
affecting nearly 24 million children and adults in the
United States. Another 57 million have pre-diabetes,
a condition that places them at increased risk for developing
type 2 diabetes.
Whether you bike for fun
or because you dream of being the next Tour de France
champion, bicycling is great exercise that can have
significant health benefits. Tour de Cure events feature
routes that vary in length and difficulty, from 10-mile
family distances to 100-mile "century" rides. It is
a ride, not a race, so participants are encouraged to
go at their own pace.
If you have diabetes and
plan to ride in Tour de Cure, don't forget to join the
Red Riders, a program created by the American Diabetes
Association to recognize participants who have diabetes.
Join Tour de Cure to benefit your health and to support
the fight to stop diabetes. To register as an individual
rider, a Red Rider, start a team, or learn more, visit
www.diabetes.org/tour
or call 1-888 DIABETES (1-888-342-2383).
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