BACKGROUND - RIDE CINCINNATI
For four years, thousands of cycling participants of all abilities and ages enjoy bike riding in the annual non-competitive, family-oriented Ride Cincinnati event, while at the same time, raising important funds for breast cancer research.
The Ride Cincinnati's scenic course begins in the southern corner of downtown Cincinnati at Yeatman's Cove in Sawyer Point and continues over the pedestrian-only Purple People Bridge, then meanders through several cities in Northern Kentucky. The course returns cyclists back to the Ride Cincinnati Celebration Party at Sawyer Point.
Destination markers along the course guide participants to choose the length of their own personal ride.
The 2010 Ride Cincinnati event will take place on Sunday, June 13 with the first cyclists leaving from the Yeatman's Cove starting line at 6:30 a.m.
Ride Cincinnati is the first cycling event to raise funds for breast cancer research in the Greater Cincinnati area.
Ride Cincinnati was founded in 2007 by Dr. Harvey Harris, his family and two friends, whose families have been touched by breast cancer. This event is dedicated to the life of Marlene Harris and all others who have, and continue to be, affected by this terrible disease.
EVENT PROCEEDS
All proceeds from Ride Cincinnati will benefit the UC Barrett Cancer Institute at University Hospital.
MISSION - UC BARRETT CENTER INSTITUTE
The mission of the UC Barrett Cancer Institute at University Hospital is to transform cancer care in the Midwest Ohio region by providing the most advanced and compassionate patient care built on a foundation of innovative research and education.
The UC Barrett Cancer Institute, sometimes referred to as the Barrett Center, is working to become the preeminent cancer care resource in the region, delivering the highest quality patient- and family-centered care in a collaborative environment firmly based in a competitive research enterprise with an emphasis on education and community outreach.
ABOUT THE UC BARRETT CANCER INSTITUTE
The UC Barrett Cancer Institute offers:
- Caring teams of physicians working together as a seamless unit to provide care unique to the Midwest Ohio region for patients with cancer.
- Patient- and family-centered comprehensive and compassionate cancer care.
- Collaboration with physician colleagues in the community designed to provide added value and complementary services.
- Education to meet community needs for cancer prevention and care.
- Guidance to the Institute's patients for individualized cancer care, locally and throughout the world.
- Innovation in research that serves as a foundation for tomorrow’s strategies for cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
- For more information about The Barrett Cancer Institute, visit the website.
- The Cincinnati chapter of the American Cancer Society also provides useful information about cancer research and support options -- as does Cincinnati's Cancer Family Care.
