“No kid dealing with cancer should ever ride alone.”
Author unknown
Every two minutes, a family is given the devastating news their child has been diagnosed with cancer.
The “Gear Up Against Kids Cancer” bike ride was created to raise public awareness of this childhood-stealing disease and support the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s mission to translate today’s discoveries in childhood cancer into tomorrow’s treatments. Proceeds generated will be used to provide funding for innovative research projects that hold great promise but don’t yet qualify for federal or more extensive funding. You are helping to keep the research funding for these potentially lifesaving projects geared up and moving forward!
Your participation or sponsorship directly impacts pediatric cancer research and supports cutting-edge research programs that help train the next generation of research scientists and specialists.
Thanks to everyone who helped make this soon-to-be annual event a tremendous success!
—
Gear Up Against Kids Cancer, Organizing Committee
Ride Details
Date:
- Saturday, April 1st, 2023
Start/Finish Line
Schedule:
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- TBD
The Routes
We have designed two road courses that will take you from the Floresville Event Center and travel along many of the most scenic roads in Wilson County, Texas. The beginner’s route covers 28 miles, and the more advanced course covers 38 miles.
Registration
Are you ready to “Gear Up Against Kids Cancer?”
Early-Bird Registration (TBD)
28-mile ride: TBD
38-mile ride: TBD
Full registration:
28-mile ride: TBD
38-mile ride: TBD
2023 Registration Link TBD
Sponsorship & Fundraising
Why We Ride
- 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 also approved for use in adults, have been developed for use in children with cancer –compared with hundreds of drugs that have been 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)
Gear Up 2022 Sponsors
Silver Level
Bronze-Level
Thank you to the following bike shops for helping to keep our riders “Geared Up!”
Did You Know?
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
Contact Us
Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute – UT Health San Antonio
8403 Floyd Curl, MC 7784
San Antonio, TX 78229-9880
gccri.uthcsa.edu
(210) 562-9000
Ride Organizers:
Brian Phillips
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.