Why I Ride: An Open Letter
WHY I RIDE
About a year ago, during our LIVESTRONG Summit in Columbus, Ohio, I started thinking about returning to professional cycling. I knew I could compete at the highest level of racing but this time I was motivated from a different perspective.
Meeting so many people over the years…so many survivors…has built in me an ever greater sense of urgency addressing the hurdles in cancer control and, ultimately, telling survivors’ stories. The stories tell it all. The triumphs and challenges are all part of the LIVESTRONG community and the human narrative. That collective, grassroots movement built by all of you has been remarkably…
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If you are like me, you probably REALLY want to be at the Tour de France to watch Lance’s return to cycling. Although you and I may not be able to go personally, we can still live vicariously through others. There are MANY ways you can do this. Check out the following opportunities for you to “attend” the Tour de France throughout the month of July without leaving the comfort of your couch and laptop.
Angie and Jerry Kelly on the Champs Elyees for Win #6
Follow The Tour via Fresh Brew:
Long-time LIVESTRONG staffer, Chris Brewer, will be blogging for our sister site…
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My name is Drew Olanoff. And I am a geek.
On May 20th, 2009 I became something else. I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkins Lymphoma. .
I’m now a geek fighting cancer.
Drew Olanoff
Before I was officially diagnosed, I knew something was not right. I discovered a lump on my neck that was growing. Even though I felt fine…it just wasn’t right. I then discovered a lump on my shoulder. These were lymph nodes reacting to my Hodgkins Lymphoma.
I started blaming my undiagnosed cancer on whatever I could. Lost keys, the Phillies losing, my clothes not being dry.
I had just been hired…
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It’s About You
Lance is just one person. He can’t fight the global cancer epidemic alone. How will you help? View the series of videos from Lance Mackey, Evan Handler, Patrick Dempsey, Laurel Wassner, and Doug Ulman at YouTube.com/LIVESTRONGArmy, Facebook.com/LIVESTRONG or Nike’s www.wearyellow.com. Get involved in the fight against cancer!
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Here at the LAF we are fortunate to have both individual supporters and great business partners. While many of you are aware of our great relationships with companies like Nike and Oakley, another great example is our friends at HomeAway, a company that specializes in great apartment vacation rentals, who have provided our staff and contest winners with free places to stay during the upcoming Tour de France. In fact, HomeAway.com’s worldwide reach helped us out in the Giro d’Italia, too. While in Rome for the finale of the Giro, they provided us with a vacation rental to stay in…
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