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Attempting to Break a Cycling Record for a Great Cause

By ⋅ April 22, 2009 ⋅ Email this post Email this post ⋅ Print this post Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

Ross Rader, a friend and co-worker of Steve and I, will attempt to break an Ontario cycling record in early May for a great cause.

On May 8, Ross is going to attempt to break the word record for a solo crossing of Ontario on a bicycle, while raising awareness and donations for a childhood cancer charity at the same time.

Here’s the full details from the press release:

TORONTO, April 21 /CNW/ – A world record may crumble as Ross Rader gears
up to ride from Ottawa to Windsor in less than 36 hours. Setting out at 10:00
AM on Friday, May 8, Rader will attempt to break the world record for a solo
crossing of Ontario on a bicycle. The current record of 35 hours, 43 minutes
was set in 1987 by Ron Dossenbach of Windsor, Ontario.


Rader is making the cross-Ontario attempt to raise awareness and
donations for childhood cancer charity Coast to Coast Against Cancer
Foundation. “More than 1700 kids are going to be told that they have cancer
this year,” says Rader. “I’ll ride to the ends of the earth if it will make a
difference for even one child.”


Departing from Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Rader and his support crew,
with Ultra Marathon Cycling Association (UMCA) sanctioned officials, will
travel almost 800 kilometers to City Hall in Windsor, Ontario. Along the way,
Rader will pass through Kingston, Toronto, Brantford, London and dozens of
small Ontario towns.


Rader will be supported by a crew of six who will follow him to ensure
his safety and provide him with nutritional, mechanical and mental support.
“The crew is going to set the pace, they are my fuel and the ones that ensure
I break this record,” Rader says. “Without their support, I’m just a guy on a
bike. With them, we’re a machine built for the sole purpose of smashing this
world record.”


For more information or to make a donation, please visit
http://www.crossontario.ca or email Ross Rader at ross@ultrarider.ca.

Best of luck, Ross! Steve and I will be joining Ross and hundreds (maybe thousands?) of others in August for the Tour For Kids ride in Ontario.

Discussion

  1. Great to see some charity cycling events. The more the better I say!

    Posted by Andreas | April 22, 2009, 2:15 pm

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