Getting Under Way for Tour de Cure

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Here's the start of the 70k Tour de Cure. That's me on the left rockin my Tour de Cure jersey from last year.

Thanks again for all the support.

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Kings Mountain in the Bag

Today, Jodi and I rode up Kings Mountain Road to Skyline. It was a long climb but I'm glad we finally did it.

Here's the route we took:

Kings Mountain to Canada

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The ride was a total of 58 miles with a combined climb of 3850 feet. That brings my weekly total to 115 miles.

I'm feeling strong and actually starting to enjoy the climbing.

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Fight Diabetes, Tour de Cure 2009

In June 2009, I will be riding my second Tour de Cure to help fight diabetes. It is a wonderful event put on by the American Diabetes Association to raise funds for a cure.

If you have a few dollars to spare, please consider sponsoring me. It's for a very good cause.

I will be riding the 70k route again this year which works out to just over 40 miles.

Thanks to the generous support of my friends and family, I've already raised $300 for the cause.

If you'd like to support me, or to learn more information, please visit my Tour de Cure Page.

Top Ten Reasons to Fight Diabetes
• Diabetes is a chronic disease and has no cure.
• Over 10% of American adults have diabetes.
• Diabetes is the seventh-leading cause of death by disease in the U.S.
• Each year, more than 80,000 people with diabetes undergo amputations.
• Diabetes can cause other serious health problems including stroke, heart disease, and kidney
failure.
• The incidence of diabetes has increased by 61 percent since 1990 and continues to rise at an
alarming rate.
• Approximately 23.6 million Americans have diabetes
• An additional 57 million people have pre-diabetes, putting them at great risk for developing
type 2 diabetes.
• One out of every three Americans born today will eventually develop diabetes if present trends
continue.
• More than $1 in every $10 spent on health care services in the U.S. is attributable to diabetes.
This translates to more than $132 billion direct and indirect healthcare costs (2002 statistics).

Every little bit helps!

Thanks.

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Tour de Cure 2009

Update: My Tour Page is setup. More details.

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Tour de Cure

Help fight diabetes by supporting my ride this Sunday 6/8. I will be riding 75k or just over 45 miles for a ride put on by the American Diabetes Association.

You can pledge your support on my Tour de Cure site here:

Demetri's Tour de Cure Page

Tune in here for more details.

Thanks!

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