The Victory Ride
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Gene celebrated the successful end of the 2007 campaign with a Victory Ride with other cyclists from Northport to Syosset and back again on January 1st, 2008.
Now Connor's Army is proud to announce that the Victory Ride has become an annual event to raise money for Sunrise Day Camp, the only dedicated day camp in the nation designed for children with cancer and their siblings .
Ride to help a child with cancer laugh and play in the summer sun ...
Ride to help a child with cancer spend a summer filled with fun ...
Ride to help a child with cancer be a child again.
Registration is only $25. It begins at 8:30am with light refreshments from 9am, and the ride kicks off at 10am from Sunrise Day Camp at the beautiful Henry Kaufman Campgrounds in Wheatley Heights, Long Island.
The Victory Ride will have three different routes to accommodate the abilities and experience of various levels of cyclist - 13 miles, 26 miles or 44 miles.
The short route is a 13.5 mile ride and is a relatively flat route that will leave from Sunrise Day Camp and make a loop of parts of Wheatley Heights, Dix Hills and Half Hallow Hills before heading back to the departure site.
Click here for a detailed map of the 13 mile route.
The medium length route is an "out and back" ride that travels from Sunrise Day Camp in Wheatley Heights to Syosset High School and back. At a distance of 26.25 miles it wends its way from Wheatley Heights through parts of Half Hallow Hills, Melville, West Hills, Woodbury and Syosset. It finishes at Syosset High School where riders can get refreshments and stretch their legs before returning to Sunrise Day Camp. This route has a few moderate to challenging hills.
Click here for a detailed map of the 26 mile route.
The longest route is a 42 mile ride that begins with the medium ride and then adds a sixteen mile loop that takes in parts of Muttontown, Upper Brookville, East Norwich, Oyster Bay, Oyster Bay Cove, Laurel Hollow adn back to Syosset High School. It then returns to Sunrise Day Camp along the same route as the medium length ride. This route includes a few more steep climbs for those cyclists wanting more of a challenging ride.
Click here for a detailed map of the 44 mile route.
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Set up a Victory Ride in your area.
All you need is a course and any number of hardy souls to cycle it. You can do it by yourself or be joined by hundreds! Just be sure to have everyone log onto the Victory Ride registration page to make their $25 donation and join the team! Just make sure to let us know you'll be riding elsewhere.
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You don't even have to cycle at all.
You can join the Victory Ride in spirit by making a pledge. Click here to make a pledge.
All funds raised through pledges and registration fees go directly to Sunrise Day Camp, where children with cancer find a new beginning every day.
Click here to register for the Victory Ride on-line or to print out and mail a registration form!
