Tour de Cure July 28, 2012

[DarcyInOregon]

Amazing ride today, all sunshine, with various route options. Fifty-four cyclists signed in, but a head count indicates that the actual number of cyclists in attendance was around 65. The ride today was at Hagg Lake near Gaston in Oregon. The route around the lake in either direction is hilly, but two choices of direction. We had a flatter route that went out of the Hagg Lake Park out to Patton Valley, then back again, with one steep climb to get back into the park. Most cyclists did multiple loops of the lake, or a combination of the flatter route plus a loop or two around the lake. The scenery is gorgeous, lots of cyclists out today, not just Tour de Cure.

Our ride numbers are growing because we are trying to reach people who are diagnosed with diabetes and pre-diabetes, get them on a bike, and have them join the training group so that they can discover that cycling indeed brings down their HA1C and helps them control their blood sugars, to the delight of their doctors, and all while they are having fun cycling!