Empire State AIDS Ride this year or ever??

hi, has anyone ridden in the Empire State AIDS Ride (New York) in the past or is anyone planning to this year? I'm considering taking a spot on a team that lost a member, but would like to talk with someone who has done the ride or is further along in preparing.

thx

Maryellen

Hey Maryellen... is this what the Boston-NewYork became post-Pallotta?

I'd also post to the F&F yahoo group. There may be someone there that has ridden.

What's the route anyway?

spazz

p.s. good to see you back

Hey Maryellen,

check out

caree.org/events.htm

for a link to various AIDS rides. At the bottom of that page is a link to "the Good Cyclist" which has rides that benefit charities (both with and without pledge goals) listed by state and even country.

[QUOTE=spazzdog] is this what the Boston-NewYork became post-Pallotta?

. . . .What's the route anyway? QUOTE]

NY state only. A big emphasis on the high proportion of the $$ going to the charities. The route is Niagara Falls to NYC.

The link for the Empire State is:

www.empirestateaidsride.org/

Reading abt the ride a couple of things struck me; 1) it's got a very small rider limit (100) and 2) a pretty hefty fundraising requirement ($300 registration + $3200 donations).

Not a lot of company for a 7 day, 560 mi ride.

curious-Spazz-george

Curiously, Braking the Cycle, another AIDS ride in the NYC area, has similar #s: 100 riders and a $3,500 fundraising requirement, but for 275 miles over 3 days (Chesapeake Bay to NYC). Go figure . . .