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Still piecing together Dwight’s report on this trip. Looks like he had great weather and a great time.

Update from Dwight:

These are 4 of the 6 climbs we did.

Garren Creek     http://app.strava.com/rides/343624
Craggy Gardens      http://app.strava.com/rides/345985
Caesar’s Head       http://app.strava.com/rides/348584
Elk Mountain Scenic Highway      http://app.strava.com/rides/350486

Mt Mitchell is missing but as you all know that is a big 25 miles up.  Once you open these if you click on the name of it it will give you the profile. The number means the category it is. The cat 1 climb was a bitch at 8+% for 5 miles. Click on the name and it gives you people that have climbed it. I think Ted King is on One of them…

I started out riding around 8:45 having to be at Park Ave by 10:00am. Of course I was really early so I had enough time to have a nice cup of coffee at Starbucks. This also gave me time to thaw out my feet and glasses. They were again foggy for the majority of the ride. The group started off at 10:05 sharp!!! They do not wait for anyone!!! I felt really good throughout the whole ride and again met some really nice people. They are helpful as usual giving tips and advice. The worst part of the whole ride was the road spray. Between the road spray and fog there were times I had a hard time seeing what’s around. I’m not really sure where we rode and if I was dropped I’d definitely be lost. I made it the whole way with the group and headed on home for a total of 57 miles or almost 4hrs of riding. It took me almost as long to clean my bike as it did to complete my ride today. There’s a lot of junk on the roads. Here’s some pics from riding out and riding in from today. Again thanks to our sponsors for keeping me warm. I’m trying my hardest to get my kit cleaned again

During his participation in the Tour of Hope with Lance Armstrong in 2003, Dr. James Fetten, a partner at Interlakes Oncology and Hematology, PC and member of The Interlakes Foundation, witnessed first hand how physical exercise helped cancer patients and survivors improve their strength and endurance. It was an amazing demonstration of the power of the human spirit. As a direct result of his participation in the Tour of Hope, Dr. Fetten founded the The Interlakes Foundation Wellness Program now The Western New York Wellness. The main focus of the program is regularly scheduled bike rides for cancer survivors, the first of its kind in the Rochester community.

Dr. Fetten came to us wanting to get back into cycling and further our cancer awareness cause. His addition is a natural fit with our team’s connection to cancer survivorship and the Western New York Wellness.

CFC’s 2011 kits are ready for production! We would like to thank Mike Minerva of Minerva Design for taking the time to design our new kit.

Minerva Design is a minority owned creative design/marketing/interactive studio that creates communications tools companies need to stay competitive.  Founded by Mike Minerva in San Francisco, CA over 16 years ago, Minerva has helped clients throughout the country make sure their message rises above the clutter.  Now based in Rochester, NY, Minerva brings the  “major market” design experience and know-how to their clients no matter what their needs may be.

Minerva’s services includes, but are not limited to: branding programs, social media strategy, print design, interactive websites, exhibit booth graphics, print and online advertising, and much more. However you need to tell the story of your organization or your product, they’ll find a way to make your message stand out.

One of which is a name change. Our website will stay the same, but our new name is Quality Care Pharmacies Cycling Team.

We would also like to thank  our new sponsors for making this team a reality:

• Quality Care Pharmacies
• Rochester Drug Cooperative, Inc
• EFP Rotenberg LLC
• Western New York Wellness
• RVE Bike & Skate
• Specialized Bikes

We’re also very excited to team up with the Western New York Wellness Group providing chaperon services for their Monday night group rides to help cancer survivors.

Please click on our SPONSORS page to learn more about the companies that have made our team possible.

Our current team:

• Shannon Case
• Tyler Sweeting
• Dwight Roth
• Kevin Hill

We’re in the process of having our new kits designed by Mike Minerva of Minerva Design.

Western New York Wellness, Inc. presents

RIDE TO SURVIVE 10.02.10

Tour de Rochester for LiveSTRONG Day

October 2, 2010

Lance Armstrong’s cancer diagnosis came on 10/2/96. And that’s the day he started fighting for his life – and for the lives of 28 million cancer survivors around the world! To commemorate this day, his foundation founded LiveSTRONG DAY. And this year, the Western New York Wellness Program has joined in the celebration! We are sponsoring a Tour de Rochester for LiveSTRONG Day! We’ve been cycling throughout the spring and summer months and we will wrap up the season with this more-than-appropriate event to honor the 28 million cancer survivors around the world!

The Tour de Rochester will be a 30 mile ride beginning at the Ferry terminal parking lot in Charlotte. The ride will use all paved bike paths and some roads. (See the link here for the map: Ride to Survive ) The ride offers many opportunities to shorten from the 30 miles, so we welcome one and all to join us for some or all of it!

We will ride from Charlotte, along the Genesee River to Latta Rd and along the Parkway Bike Trail to the 390 Bike Trail and go south to Ridge Rd. After a quick jaunt down Latona Rd and Long Pond Rd., we will pick up the Erie Canal Trail to Genesee Valley Park. After crossing the river, we will ride north along the river and re-cross the river on the Court St. Bridge and ride to High Falls. We’ll take the High Falls Bridge to St. Paul St. and go north for a mile down into the river gorge and cross over the power dam at Maplewood Park, through the park and continue to Lake Ave. Just past Riverside Cemetery, the bike path goes back down to the river and along the boardwalk at Turning Point Park. We continue along the river back to the ferry terminal.

If you’ve never taken this route, bring your camera! The sights at the dam, Maplewood Falls and along the river can only be accessed on foot or by bike. And with the autumn colors, it is a sight to behold!

Bring water, some fruit or an energy bar. Bring some lunch money because anyone who is interested can gather following the ride at a restaurant near the river.

We are asking every rider to make a contribution to the LiveSTRONG Foundation, so please bring yours with you and we will collect and submit as a testimonial to our WNYWP inspiration Lance Armstrong and all our survivor friends as well as a memorial for those for whom the answers did not come soon enough.

This will be our last group ride of the year – help us make it the BEST! Come on out and bring a friend or two. We look forward to seeing you there – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2010, 10 AM, Ferry Parking Lot, Charlotte, Rochester, NY.

See the LiveSTRONG Day page for this event

The course is a 7.2 mile closed circuit that will run along the new twin span bridges on RT 219 in Springville, NY. This is a once in a lifetime chance to race on this scenic stretch of new highway. The fall foliage will be in full swing and this will be a race you won’t want to miss.

4 of our 5 racing members have already registered.

We’re quite excited about this race as this looks to be our team for the 2011 season.