Obliterate Cancer: New Bike Ride Coming to Woodinville

The first-ever Obliteride will soon spin through Woodinville.

Obliteride is a fundraising bike ride to benefit lifesaving cancer research at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. It features an entire weekend of cycling, celebration and concerts Aug. 9-11, 2013.

Routes for the 25-, 50-, 100- and 180-mile rides have just been released. All four routes start at Seattle’s Magnuson Park on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, and include beautiful scenery with mixed terrain. The various distances and terrains allow all levels of riders to participate and make their marks against cancer. 

“Obliteride is a community-wide event that everyone can participate in by riding, volunteering or cheering on participants as they roll though your community,” said Amy Lavin, Obliteride’s executive director, in a news release. “We would love to see people get involved by volunteering or lining the streets with signs honoring loved ones or friends who have battled cancer or are in the fight today. Simply come to the end of your driveway and cheer on the riders. We’d love to see everyone out there!” 

Thanks to Obliteride sponsors, 100 percent of every dollar raised will directly benefit lifesaving cancer research, the news release states.

There’s an opportunity for everyone to get involved. Volunteering or fundraising provide great alternatives to riding while clearly contributing to and participating in this new community effort. Sign up to ride, volunteer, or fundraise at obliteride.org. Route maps are now available at obliteride.org/ride and short highlight videos of each route are at obliteride.org.

About Obliteride

Driven by the goal to end cancer, Obliteride is a new, community-wide effort to accelerate lifesaving cancer research at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. We are creating a movement of people committed to obliterating cancer and saving lives faster. It culminates in a fundraising bike ride Aug. 9-11, 2013 that will be quintessentially Northwest. Thanks to early anchor sponsors, University Village and The Sloan Foundation, and other inaugural sponsors, 100 percent of every dollar raised goes directly to breakthrough cancer research at Fred Hutch. Join us. Ride. Donate. Volunteer. Tell others. Ending cancer starts at Fred Hutch. www.obliteride.org