Event Information
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Step One: REGISTER for the RIDE
Step Two: Build Your FREE Ride Webpage
Step Three: Invite Friends and Family to Support YOU!
The NBC 30 Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride presented by Cigna and the law firm of RisCassi & Davis is an annual statewide event of Coach Calhoun's to benefit The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center and Coaches vs. Cancer, a program established in 1993 by the American Cancer Society. The ride is open to everyone who wants to join Coach Calhoun in the fight against cancer. Fun activities are planned for everyone, including a post-ride summer cook-out with live music from the band Steppin' Out (selected 'Best Band' by Connecticut Magazine).
Click Here for more details on the band Steppin' Out
Important Deadlines:
Online registration has closed, but we will accept WALK UP registrations on Ride Day! The cost to register at the door is $40.
Donation deadline is August 29, 2009. All your donations must be handed in on or before August 29, 2009 in order to be counted against your fundraising requirement of $400 per rider.
Maps of the 10, 25 and 50 Mile Routes:
Click Here for Map of 10 Mile Route
Click Here for Map of 25 Mile Route
Click Here for Map of 50 Mile Route
Special Recognition Prizes
For those riders whose fundraising efforts result in extraordinary success – we have gifts to recognize those achievements!
$1,000 plus – Riders raising $1,000 or more by the August 29th fundraising deadline will be recognized on the NBC 30 Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride website and will be invited to a private party with Coach Calhoun to be held at Barb's Pizza Restaurant in West Hartford, CT in September (Date TBD).
$5,000 plus – Riders raising $5,000 or more by the August 29th fundraising deadline will be recognized on the NBC 30 Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride website and will be invited to a private party hosted by Coach Calhoun at his home sometime in September/October (Date TBD).
Cancellation Policy
All riders who do not cancel their registration by May 1, 2009 are responsible for the $400 fundraising minimum which is due by the fundraising deadline of August 29, 2009.
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| Registration, t-shirt and ride number pickup | 6/13/2009 7:00 am - 11:00 am | | Opening Ceremony, Immediately followed by Team Photos with Coach Calhoun | 6/13/2009 8:10 am - 8:35 am | | 50 Mile Untimed Ride | 6/13/2009 8:45 am - 2:00 pm | | 25 Mile Untimed Ride | 6/13/2009 9:30 am - 2:00 pm | | 10 Mile Untimed Ride | 6/13/2009 11:00 am - 2:00 pm | | Live Music by the band Steppin Out and a summer style cook-out! | 6/13/2009 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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50 Mile - Ride Day Registration: $40.00
Walk Up Registration
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25 Mile Ride Day Registration: $40.00
Walk Up Registration
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10 Mile Ride Day Registration: $40.00
Walk up registration
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50-Mile Advanced Group: $30.00
Riders who select this event will be in a fast group that goes out first in the 50 mile ride.
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50-Mile Ride: $30.00
Riders who select this event will participate in an untimed 50 mile ride.
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25-Mile Ride: $30.00
Riders who select this event will participate in an untimed 25 mile ride.
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10-Mile Ride: $30.00
Riders who select this event will participate in an untimed 10 mile ride.
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