rdonoghue's blog

I can't believe that the Tour is in about 3 weeks. It seems like it was just January and now it's almost June.

I'm so excited to welcome everyone to the Tour de Cure on June 6. Our planning committee has been working so hard to ensure that we haven't forgotten a single detail. Now as we get closer, Training Rides are happening, Turn In & Tune Up Days are going on and the fundraising ramps up into full swing.

Wow - I can't believe we are only 50 days away from the Tour de Cure! Time is flying by this year and now with what looks like a great week/weekend for riding it's time to start training and fundraising!!

What a great weather weekend we had! On my way to the grocery store on Sunday I saw a group of cyclists traveling on Main Street and thought - yippee... spring is soon to be here. The sunshine and warm weather today and tomorrow have me thinking Tour - Tour - Tour! (I know you all believe that is the only thing I think about anyway .. but at this time of year it's hard to focus on anything else!).

So Phil the groundhog saw his shadow on Monday ... but what is most interesting is that no matter what Phil decides - shadow or no shadow almost exactly 6 weeks away is when the first day of Spring, March 21st officially comes. Do you think that is on purpose ? I mean seriously, what are the chances of that!! Is Phil a fraud? Who knows... ?

In light of the weather yesterday, it is tough to imagine that in just 6 short months we will have a beautiful sunny day at NCCC for the 19th annual Tour de Cure. Let me just say - 19 years that is pretty amazing!! The Tour de Cure has been raising money for the American Diabetes Association for that long here in Western New York.... I'll just say this - in 1991 when the Tour de Cure started - I was graduating from elementary school! Memories... Enough about that ...