Nearly 2,000 Riders in AIDS/LifeCycle to Leave San Francisco on June 4, Marking 25th Years of AIDS with 7-Day Ride to Los Angeles31 May 2006
News Advisory:
-- Nearly 2,000 Riders in AIDS/LifeCycle to Leave San Francisco on June 4, Marking 25th Years of AIDS with 7-Day Ride to Los Angeles
-- Event Will Raise a Record $7-plus Million for HIV/AIDS Services
WHAT: A sea of nearly 2,000 cyclists, supported by hundreds of volunteer "roadies," will ride out of San Francisco as they begin a 7-day, 585-mile bike ride to Los Angeles that will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first reported cases of AIDS. They will raise more than $7 million for AIDS services and prevention programs at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center as participants in AIDS/LifeCycle. No other event raises more money for HIV/AIDS.
Day 1: Daly City to Santa Cruz - -- 79.4 miles
Visuals:
-- Nearly 2,000 cyclists, wearing red helmet covers with a large 25 on them ("Not Another 25 Years"), riding out of San Francisco
-- Event participants gathered together for emotional opening ceremony
-- Cyclists peddling along California's coast and over beautiful hills
WHERE:
Begin: Daly City, CA, Cow Palace, 2600 Geneva Avenue, Gate 5
End: Santa Cruz, Harvey West Park, 326 Evergreen St.
WHEN: Saturday, June 3, Orientation Day, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Interview cyclists as they make final preparations and check-in.
Sunday, June 4, Opening Ceremony & Ride-Out
5 to 5:45 a.m. -- Cyclists begin arriving
6 a.m. -- Opening Ceremony
6:30 a.m. -- Cyclists Ride-Out
11:30 to 1:30 p.m. -- Lunch Stop -- San Gregorio State Beach
4 to 7 p.m. -- Cyclists Arrive at Harvey West Park, Santa Cruz
An inspiring and motivating opening ceremony to send off the nearly 2,000 cyclists, all of whom will wear helmet covers that read: "Not Another 25 Years."
IMPORTANT: Media wishing to park inside the Cow Palace complex must be inside the Cow Palace and parked by 5 a.m. and will not be allowed to leave until the last cyclist has departed (approx. 7:45 a.m.). If you arrive after 5 a.m. or plan to depart before 7:45 a.m., we recommend that media park in "Media Reserved Parking" located just outside Gate 5 on Geneva Avenue.
Additional information about the history of the event, details regarding the benefiting organizations, and profiles of individuals participating in the event and their personal reasons for doing so can be found on the AIDS/LifeCycle website press room at http://www.aidslifecycle.org/press.
Event Photos and Journals: http://experience.aidslifecycle.org
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