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Bike the C&O; Canal --- 184.5-, 100- and 10-mile options!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2001
(FAIRFAX, VA)--Looking for a challenge? Want to see beautiful scenery, help a great cause and meet great people? The 6th Annual Tour de Canal -- the country's longest off-road charity ride at 184.5 miles -- is scheduled next year for September 20-22, 2002 along the historic C&O; Canal, from Cumberland, Maryland to Georgetown in Washington, DC. Bike enthusiasts also have 100- and 10-mile ride options. The charity bike event, sponsored by Sunrise Assisted Living, benefits programs and services of the Alzheimer's Association, National Capital Area. For those who want to prepare for the bike event, a training program will be available. Interested participants can undertake rides of increasing lengths, starting at 12-15 miles, and ending in late-August with rides of 60-80 miles-more than enough to qualify for the September event. Qualifying rides are free. Completing a 50-mile qualifying ride is mandatory to participate in the 184- and 100-mile rides. Qualifying dates will begin in the spring and continue throughout the summer, from Carderock to Whites Ferry (50 miles and back). The Alzheimer's Association, National Capital Area is the region's primary support network and information resource for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. The Chapter is here to help the estimated 460,000 people impacted by Alzheimer's disease, including those diagnosed, their families and caregivers living the Washington, DC metropolitan area. For more information about the Tour de Canal, call Lisa Dunn, Public Relations Manager, toll-free at (866) 259-0042, ext 109.
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