Twenty-three bicyclists whose lives have been touched by cancer will set off from Greenville, South Carolina, on Sunday to ride the 1,500 miles to Austin by Thursday.
The cyclists are on five teams that will ride relay-style with the help of 16 support personnel. Together, the members of the Challenge to Conquer Cancer have raised $160,000 for cancer research.
Once they get to Austin, they'll register for the Ride for the Roses LiveStrong Challenge on Oct. 24-25.
Among the many stories that these cyclists can tell is the one by Dr. Chasse Bailey-Dorton, a breast cancer survivor who says her battle took her from bald to buff.
In a story in the Anderson (SC) Independent Mail, Bailey-Dorton says she couldn't swim the length of the pool without becoming exhausted after undergoing chemotherapy in 2002.
Reading Lance Armstrong's book, “It's Not About the Bike,” inspired her to fight back for fitness. Now she rides her bicycle 100 to 150 miles per week.
The family practioner isn't alone among relay cyclists with a story to tell about cancer. Their Ride to Austin blog tells about mothers, husbands, wives, and children who survived or died from cancer.
Bailey-Dorton says the 500,000 lives lost annually to cancer “just isn't acceptable.”
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