Wheels Down for Gear Up 2024,
5/11/2024

From San Antonio to Laredo, Seattle to St. Louis, riders from all around gather each year for the Gear Up Against Kids Cancer ride to bring community awareness to the 15,000+ children annually diagnosed with cancer and raise much-needed funds to help researchers develop more effective and less toxic treatments for childhood cancer

100% of the funds generated will stay local and directly support the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute – UT Health San Antonio and their mission to translate today’s research discoveries into tomorrow’s treatments

Ready to Gear Up? Grab your bikes (don’t forget your helmets) and register today for the THIRD ANNUAL “Gear Up Against Kids Cancer” on May 11, 2024.

2023 saw more than 300 riders Gear Up Against Kids Cancer; in 2024, let’s do 500!

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Gear Up Against Kids Cancer, Organizing Committee

Thanks to Everyone Who Helped Make Gear Up '23 a Raving Success!

View/download Gear Up’23 photos

Ride Details

The Gear Up Against Kids Cancer routes were designed to take you around some of the most scenic roads of southern Wilson County, Texas. All three routes start and finish at the Floresville Event Center (600 TX-97, Floresville, TX 78114), giving you plenty of flat terrain with the occasional hill to push and challenge you.

The 28-mile route travels along beautiful ranch and farmland, giving you plenty of distance to cover without going overboard, especially for the riders new to cycling.

The 40-mile route is a great chance to stretch your cycling legs, venture to the far southwest corner of the county, and then wind your way back into the City of Floresville and the event center.

The 60-mile route is perfect for those wanting a more challenging ride. The route expands your tour of Wilson County and travels to the City of Poth, TX, makes its way into southeast Wilson County, and, just like the other routes, ends at the Floresville Event Center.

Wilson County Sheriff’s Office will be strategically positioned in high-traffic areas to assist riders in safely navigating the routes.

Date:
May 11, 2024
Start/Finish Line:
Floresville Event Center (600 TX-97, Floresville, TX 78114)
Schedule:
TBD

28mi turn-by-turn cue sheet (PDF)

40mi turn-by-turn cue sheet (PDF)

60mi turn-by-turn cue sheet (PDF)

Gear-Up-Downtown-Detail — Click on the map to expand the downtown turns.

Registration

Early-Bird Registration (TBD)

TBD

Full registration:

TBD

How to Register a Team:

When a person wants to register, they must first click on one of the categories (28 miles, 40, 60)
When they click on that, they can “Create/Join a Team.”
The first person to register on a team registers as Captain and enters the Team Name (this can be changed later)
Anyone that wants to join that team will Register as a Teammate and choose the team name from the drop-down menu.

How to Register Multiple Riders on a Single Payment:

When the first person registers, they fill out their information, then hit “Add Another” at the bottom of the form.
They need to be sure to click on the ride distance category (28/40/60) for each rider.
You can keep doing this with as many people as you like, and when you get to the payment page, they can put in one credit card.

Sponsorship & Fundraising

Why We Ride

kid with cancer

Cancer is the number one cause of death by disease among children under the age of 15.
(SOURCE: National Vital Statistics Report)
There have been only three drugs approved in the first instance for use in children since 1980. Fewer than eight total drugs, consisting of the three above and five others approved for use in adults, have been developed for use in children with cancer –compared with hundreds of drugs developed specifically for adults only. (SOURCE: cancer.gov)

Childhood cancer is not one disease – there are more than 12 major types of pediatric cancers and over 100 subtypes^. (SOURCE: Coalition Against Childhood Cancer)

Learn More: Childhood Cancer 101

Gear Up 2023 Sponsors

Silver Level

Bronze-Level

In-Kind Sponsors

Thank you to the following bike shops for helping to keep our riders “Geared Up!”

Greehey CCRI thanks more than 40 race volunteers from the following schools, centers, and departments of UT Health San Antonio:

Did You Know?

Photo of Greehey CCRI Building
GCCRI first opened its doors in Feb ’04.

With 100,000 sqft of space, Greehey CCRI is the largest free-standing childhood cancer research facility in Texas
230+ collective years of faculty-level research experience
120+ principal investigators and researchers
47 PhDs
18 Research labs

Safety Tips

While this is not an exhaustive list, following them can greatly increase your safety and help prevent injury to yourself and others.

Additional Safety Information

Connect With Us

Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute – UT Health San Antonio
8403 Floyd Curl, MC 7784
San Antonio, TX 78229-9880
gccri.uthscsa.edu
(210) 562-9000

Gear Up Organizing Committee:

Brian Phillips, BA
Greehey CCRI Marketing Specialist
phillipsb@uthscsa.edu or 210-450-8271

Gregory J. Aune, MD, PhD
Greehey CCRI Principal Investigator

Norman Mendez
Greehey CCRI Operations Manager

Victor Aguilar
Greehey CCRI Executive Assistant to the Director

David Rodriguez
Greehey CCRI IT Specialist

Special Acknowledgements

Everyone at the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute would like to thank the UT Health San Antonio Marketing & Communications team and the UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center for their guidance and support during the inaugural “Gear Up Against Kids Cancer” bike ride.