Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Tour de Cure

Well, Sunday was the big day - the 2012 Tour de Cure.

A little background first.

I served as Team Red captain for this year's Tour de Cure Kansas City. It was quite an honor, and I plan to do it again next year. Team Red was started by Mari Rudy, a Colorado rider with Type 1 who sought a way to recognize diabetic riders and the people who support them. I am proud to say we were the No. 1 fundraising team for our event, raising over $6,000 for the American Diabetes Association.

Being team captain opened up a few opportunities for me that I would have otherwise not had. Most recently, I was able to appear on a local radio station to discuss the Tour and my personal story of controlling diabetes with cycling.

Anyway, Sunday could not have been a better day, except maybe for a stiff south wind that came up about half way through the ride. I did the 25 mile route so I could ride with Amy and my brother-in-law, Phil.