Summer 2018 – Read The Ti(r)es That Bind – Team Bike Beyond One Year Later. Can you guess who found love?
Summer 2017 – Team Bike Beyond completed an epic, 10-week adventure, pedaling from New York City to San Francisco. The international team of 20 riders hailed from the US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. All are living with type 1 diabetes—collectively with a whopping 263 years of experience! As they journeyed across the country, they destroyed stereotypes and showed the world what living beyond type 1 looks like. The team educated people on the warning signs of type 1 and what it means to thrive with the chronic illness. They also raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for type 1 diabetes cure research.
Each rider has his or her own profile page where they shared daily updates throughout the journey. You’ll find photos, video and personal testimony.
The Team►
Meet Team Bike Beyond! These 22 riders have been selected to bike across the USA as type 1 ambassadors because of their unique, inspiring stories and determination to take on a challenge. Get to know them—we think you’ll be inspired by each and every team member! Click on their photo for more information and individual fundraising pages. Each rider is required to raise $4,500 to participate. Sweating for a good cause!
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4248 miles
17 states
70 days
6 major pop-up fundraising events + dozens of community events
over 2000 participants
27 corporate sponsors
over 20 Million social media impressions (as of 7/7)
Team Bike Beyond will begin their epic 4,000 plus mile cycling tour in New York City and gradually make their way West to San Francisco, California. Their route will include a portion of the North Atlantic Coast and begin to veer West along the Great Allegheny Passage through Pennsylvania and into Ohio. The team will then head South through the rolling hills of Kentucky and Tennessee after which will then continue West to eventually climb and crest the Colorado Rockies and continue on into Utah, Nevada and finally, California where they will end their ride in San Francisco. Places of interest and stops along their route will include: Washington D.C., Cleveland, Louisville, Nashville, St. Louis, Magical Moberly Kansas City, Denver, Arches National Park, Route 50: The Loneliest Road in America and South Lake Tahoe.
List of Towns & Cities►
June 2 Arrive NYC June 3 NYC Kickoff Party June 4 Westfield, NJ June 5 Trenton, NJ June 6 Chester, PA June 7 Bel Air, MD June 8 Washington D.C. June 9 Harpers Ferry, WV June 10 Hancock, MD June 11 Cumberland, MD June 12 Confluence, PA June 13 Pittsburgh, PA June 14 Pittsburgh, PA Rest Day June 15 Youngstown, OH June 16 Cleveland, OH June 17 Cleveland Pup Up Party June 18 Massillon, OH June 19 Mt. Vernon, OH June 20 Dublin, OH June 21 Yellow Springs, OH June 22 Cincinnati, OH June 23 Carrollton, KY June 24 Louisville, KY June 25 Elizabethtown, KY June 26 Bowling Green, KY June 27 Nashville, TN June 28 Nashville Pop Up Party June 29 Hopkinsville, KY June 30 Eldorado, IL July 1 Centralia, IL July 2 St. Louis, MO July 3 Hannibal, MO July 4 Moberly, MO July 5 Moberly, MO Rest Day July 6 Alma, MO July 7 Kansas City, MO
July 8 Topeka, KS July 9 Manhattan, KS July 10 Beloit, KS July 11 Stockton, KS July 12 Hoxie, KS July 13 Burlington, CO July 14 Last Chance, CO July 15 Denver, CO July 16 Denver, CO Pop Up Party July 17 Boulder, CO July 18 Boulder, CO Rest Day July 19 Idaho Springs, CO July 20 Vail, CO July 21 Carbondale, CO July 22 Hotchkiss, CO July 23 Grand Junction, CO July 24 Moab, UT July 25 Moab, UT Rest Day July 26 Green River, UT July 27 Fruita, UT July 28 Antimony, UT July 29 Milford, UT July 30 Great Basin National Park, NV July 31 Ely, NV August 1 Eureka, NV August 2 Austin, NV August 3 Fallon, NV August 4 Carson City, NV August 5 South Lake Tahoe, CA August 6 South Lake Tahoe, CA Rest Day August 7 Somerset, CA August 8 Davis, CA August 9 Napa, CA Pop Up Party August 10 Napa, CA Rest Day August 11 Crissy Field Beach, CA August 12 San Francisco Pop Up Party
Bike Beyond Events►
Across the US, Bike Beyond will be bringing together people to raise awareness and have some summer fun! Meet the team members, ask questions about their journey and cut loose. Find out if there’s an event happening near you.
WE NEED YOU! Bike Beyond has gotten the support of our amazing type 1 community. Biking across the country was a heroic task, and with the type 1 community, the team was able to raise $788,000. Help them get to $800,000!
If you have type 1 diabetes, it is likely that you will experience any of the following: stress, diabetes distress, burnout, diabulimia and/or depression.
We prayed with every fiber of our beings for a miracle. The test offered no miracle, and now we were surrounding his bed interlocking hands, with his pastor reciting final prayers.
