Category: 2004 Tour of Hope
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Operation Gadget Photo Archives Moving to Flickr
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve always loved Flickr, and I’ve finally found a way to move the Operation Gadget photo archives into Flickr so that more people can see them. Since we are coming up on the tenth anniversary of Operation Gadget, we’re beginning with the photos from this site’s early days: The 2004 Tour…
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WorkoutGPS Turns Your GPS-Enabled Mobile Phone into a Fitness Computer
Reading Time: 2 minutesDave Sutter of Intransix found Operation Gadget and sent the following email to me: I came across your site Operation Gadget while I was surfing the web. I thought you might be interested in a new GPS cell phone application called WorkoutGPS. WorkoutGPS currently is available for Nextel phones. It uses GPS…
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Photos of East Windsor – Millstone Cycling Training Route Posted
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBack in September, I wrote about a 26.1-mile cycling training route that I developed to prepare for the 2004 Tour of Hope and to help me train for officiating competitive ice hockey. I finally posted a photo gallery that shows how beautiful and wide open the roads are along the route.…
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Received a Tour of Hope Dri-Fit Shirt
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bristol-Myers Squibb Company sent me a Tour of Hope Sphere Dri-fit Shirt today. The letter I received from them reads as follows: Dear Tour of Hope Cyclist and Fundraiser: Thank you for your generous support and contributions to the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope. We appreciate the time and energy…
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Tour of Hope DC Fund-Raising Ride and Finale Raise $800,000 for Clinical Trials
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbout 10 days ago, I got the following email from Michael Craig Cox, a fellow participant in the 2004 Tour of Hope DC Fund-raising Ride: First off, kudos for your Tour of Hope coverage on Operation Gadget. I, too, completed the ride last week, after raising more than $1000. My question…
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Photos Added to the Tour of Hope Broken Pedal Story
Reading Time: < 1 minutePosing with Dr. Sharpe and the Fixed Bike:Thanks to Dr. Steven Sharpe and his friendGreg Millett, I was able to finish the ride.[ photo: Greg Millett ] A couple of weeks ago, I published an article called Good Samaritans Helped Me Finish the Tour of Hope After Mechanical Breakdown. It tells…
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Cyclingnews Publishes Interview with Lance Armstrong
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCyclingnews published an excellent interview with Lance Armstrong that took place on October 26 in Austin. Among other things discussed are the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope, the eight anniversary of the day he was declared cancer free, the LiveStrong program recent major races that he didn’t participate in, Tyler Hamilton’s…
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Over $2,000 Donated to the Tour of Hope
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s been about two weeks since I rode the 2004 Tour of Hope DC Fund-raising Ride and donations from friends, family, and readers continue to come in to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. I’m pleased to report that the total donated at my request has now exceeded $2,000. This is a wonderful…
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Many More Tour of Hope Finale Photos Posted
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs promised, I posted more 2004 Tour of Hope DC Fund-raising Ride and Tour of Hope Finale photos. There are a total of 45 Tour of Hope photos posted now, including a pretty good one I took of Lance Armstrong riding with the Tour of Hope National Team through the corridor…