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MS 150 Bike to the Beach - what a weekend! - call for photos and new rider testimonials

Here's a few updates since Monday: 

If you have any photos from the team dinner on Friday or the ride this weekend and you'd like to share them with the team on our web site, please send them to cycling@valero.com.  Send no more then 20 of your best photos and include caption information.  To see the photos that have been loaded so far, click here.

The San Antonio Express News is having a contest for the best event photos in various categories. Lots of prizes are available for you to win, and the best photos will be published in an upcoming edition of the paper.  Photos must be submitted by October 13thWe've love to have someone from Velo Valero win this.   Click here for more information! 

Also, if you were a first time rider this weekend and want to share your experiences with the team, send a few paragraphs and your favorite event photo to cycling@valero.com and we'll publish it to our web site.  Click here to see the testimonials we've received so far.  

If there are any suggestions you have for improving Velo Valero, please send them to cycling@valero.com.  We are always looking for ways to enhance the quality of our team, and to improve the experience you have as a rider, a fundraiser, and a volunteer.  Click here to see some of the suggestions we've received so far.

Finally, if you have any funds that you have collected, please get them to the MS Society as soon as possible.  Raising at least the $300 minimum is the last thing you need to do to complete a great cycling experience with Velo Valero!  Click here to access the MS 150 Fundraising page, which includes all the information you need for mailing in any checks you may still have.  Click here to access our current fundraising totals.

 Laura/Pete

Laura Vaccaro and other team members at the Day 2 Finish Line, ready to ride another 150 miles!

Comments

 

dianemariemitch said:

Does anyone have a cable for a Fuji digital camera and/or can download files from a memory chip.  Took many photos this weekend and am writing article for Valero View, but can't get to my photos.

Thanks,
Diane
ext. 5851
October 9, 2006 10:33 AM
 

Martin.Repka said:

This was my first time to ride. I did it on a moutain bike, and I enjoyed every bit of it!!! The scenery, the TEAM atmosphere, THE PAIN, but most of all, the motivation from seeing the determination on all of the faces of the riders with MS. It made me push even harder through the pain.
My wife and I have worked the finish line since I hired on at Valero three years ago, and she did it again this year, but I've never seen so much passion and determination as I did riding. It was AWESOME!!!
Feeling a strong since of accomplishment when I finished, I didn't think I was going to ride again, but after seeing that young lady cross the finish line on roller skates (AMAZING!!!!), I knew that I had to do it again. That was more than enough motivation for me!

Thanks for everything,
Martin
October 9, 2006 10:01 PM
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