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http://www.diabetes.org/tour	Tour de Cure (Diabetes), American Diabetes Association, New England Classic, July 14 to 20, 2001, 7 days, 550 miles. Check out their site -- this is on a state-by-state basis with a drop-down menu per state. They also have shorter trips.
http://www.mspcc.org	Yankee Tour 2002 - Benefits Mass. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children. 2 days (July 27 and 28), 135 miles ($350 pledge minimum). 7 day, 530 miles ($1,000 pledge minimum), fully-supported tour July 27 - August 2 + $25 registration fee. Marlboro, MA to Burlington, VT. E-mail: rlivernois@mspcc.org - Telephone: (617) 983-5835.
http://www.bethany-fenwick.org	12th Annual Ocean to Bay Bike Tour. Saturday, April 21, 2001, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Ride benefits CHEER Ocean View Senior Leisure Center. All registered riders will receive a free long-sleeve t-shirt after the ride, with a finale party at the Harpoon Hanna's Restaurant from 5-7 p.m. Registration fee: $25 per adult to April 13, $30 per adult day of the event. $15 per child.
http://www.bigride.com	Looking for something to do this summer? How about 6-1/2 weeks, 3250 miles, Seattle to Washington, D.C. This ride is done each year through the American Lung Association. Their schedule for 2001 is expected to be on their site sometime in February 2001. They also have a number of three-day weekend rides. (I participated in one a few years ago and had a great time. Paul Newman provided Saturday night spaghetti supper for all 250 of us.)
http://www.lungusa.org	American Lung Association of Massachusetts - Autumn Escape Bike Trek - usually in September - Plymouth to Provincetown. $40 registration fee. Riders must raise and pre-collect a minimum of $400 to help support the American Lung Assn. of MA. A two-day ride is also available for a minimum pledge of $300. Trek Hotline: 1-800-LUNG-USA. Really great prizes for the top fund raisers.
http://www.lsa-teamintraining.org.	Leukemia Society of America: "We'll train you to compete in a major marathon or century ride, while you raise funds to fight the number one disease killer of children." (Tel: 1-800-482-TEAM)
No web site	Bike Long The Sound. This is a fundraiser for the quality of life for Cancer patients. Bike 25, 50 or 100 miles. Contact Sue Porter, 203-488-6156 for more details. Don't have this year's date yet.
http://www.hpchallenge.org	2nd Annual Hyannisport Challenge. Ride begins at the JFK library in Boston and runs 85 miles to the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport. There is a 20-mile option that begins at the Sagamore bridge. At the end of the ride there is a clam bake on the lawn of the Kennedy compound. Tel: 1-800-718-3536.
http://www.vaccineride.org	AIDSRides USA California – 575 miles, 7 days, June 2-8, 2002 San Francisco to Los Angeles Washington, D.C. – 330 miles, 4 days, June 13-16, 2002 Brand new route: Norfolk, Virginia to Washington, DC Northeast – 350 miles, 4 days, June 20-23, 2002 Bear Mountain, NY to Boston Heartland – 500 miles, 6 days, July 22-27, 2002 Twin cities to Chicago Tel: (888) 261-7320 http://www.BeThePeople.com AIDSRides International European Aids Vaccine Ride Amsterdam to Paris, 500 miles, 7 days, June 30-July 6, 2002 Canada – US Aids Vaccine Ride Montreal to Portland, Maine – 400 miles, 5 days, August 28-September 1, 2002 Tel: (888) 244-5950 http://www.BeThePeople.com