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Category: 2005 Tour of Hope

  • How Trek Travel Keeps the Tour of Hope in Touch with Itself

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteChris Brewer wrote an article on The Paceline about following the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope National Team during Day 7 of their ride across the United States. The most interesting part of this article for Operation Gadget readers is Chris’ description of the communications technology that Trek Travel has implemented…

  • Updated Forecast for Tour of Hope Baltimore to Washington DC Fundraising Ride

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere are the latest forecasts for The Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope’s Baltimore to Washington, DC Fundraising Ride on Saturday, October 8, 2005: Weather.com: “Mainly cloudy and rainy. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid 50s.” AccuWeather: “Rain. Winds from the W at 9 mph.” Amount of precipitation…

  • 23-Mile Pre-Tour of Hope Ride Proves the Value of Inexpensive Bike Upgrades

    Reading Time: 3 minutesKathleen hasn’t been feeling too good in the past few days, but on the way home from our weekend trip to visit friends in Boston, she planned my week leading up to Saturday’s Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope Baltimore to DC Fundraising Ride. She told me, “You have to ref on Wednesday…

  • Got the 2005 Tour of Hope Registration Packet Today

    Reading Time: 2 minutesEarlier today I received the following email from my friend Cecil Ledesma who is riding with me in the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope Baltimore to DC Fundraising Ride: I wanted to see if you received your official rider # and packet in the mail. I have not. Should I be worried?…

  • Chance of Showers Forecast for Saturday’s Baltimore to Washington DC Fundraising Ride

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI just checked the forecast for Washington, DC on several different weather services for Saturday’s Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope Baltimore to Washington, DC Fundraising Ride. With five days to go, there is some disagreement in what the weather conditions will be: Weather.com: Showers, between 47 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit, chance…

  • Over $1,000 Raised for the Tour of Hope

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis morning I checked my Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope Rider Donation Page, and found that donations received as a result of my 2005 appeal have exceeded $1,000. Check donations have begun coming in recently. They took longer to be processed than credit card donations did. Thanks to everyone who is…

  • How GPS Tracking is Being Used During the 2005 Tour of Hope National Ride

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteQualcomm has contributed its OmniTRACS fleet location network technology to the 2005 Tour of Hope National Ride. Here’s an example of the kind of up-to-date progress map you can get to follow the National Team: Tour of Hope National Ride Current Location Map: Uses Qualcomm OmniTRACS Fleet Location Network and Google…

  • Chris Brewer Covers the Tour of Hope on ThePaceline.com

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteChris Brewer, chief operator of ThePaceline.com and 2003 Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope National Team Member, is writing a daily update on the 2005 National Team’s ride across the country. Here are the reports I’ve found so far: Tour of Hope: Day 1, The Start in La Jolla Tour of Hope:…

  • Organizers Publish Local Event Calendar for the 2005 Tour of Hope

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope has published a list of local events during the 2005 National Ride. These events will be coordinated with the passage of the National Team through the city. The events are as follows: Thursday, September 29 at 10:00am, La Jolla, California at Scripps Green Hospital Friday,…