Our 2018 JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes season had:

62 riders that included 21 first-time riders and 16 T1D riders

These riders participated at 5 ride locations and together raised almost $300,000

To date, the JDRF Ride program has raised more than $47 million for research to deliver life-changing therapies and, one day, a cure for T1D. It isn’t just a bike ride: it’s an experience that brings hundreds of riders together from all over the world.

Get involved – Become a rider and have an experience of a lifetime

• All welcome (13 years and older).
• Whether you’re a seasoned cyclist or just getting started, our trained USA Cycling certified coaches will work with you to develop a training program that will help you reach (and even exceed!) your individual cycling goals.
• Join us at our Ride Info Session to learn about our program by talking to veteran riders, new riders, T1D riders and other interested riders just like YOU!
• Choose from five stunning destinations: La Crosse, WI, Sonoma, CA, Saratoga Springs, NY, Amelia Island, FL and Death Valley, CA.
• Choose your fundraising minimum (packages start at $2,000) and JDRF will provide you with fundraising assistance from the moment you sign up through your Ride weekend.
• During the Ride weekend, you will join fellow riders to take part in lively seminars, excursions around town, award dinners and team celebrations that all lead up to the main event—Ride Day.
• Sign up is quick and easy: Visit ride.jdrf.org.

The Westchester/Fairfield/Hudson Valley riders are dedicated to the cause. New friendships are made each year at each ride that will last a lifetime. Our group includes many families and individuals who gather together for the same mission: to turn type one into type none.

John Denneen of Somers, father of T1D son Ryan, stated after the Saratoga Ride, “I realized that the JDRF rides are one of my few opportunities to prove to myself and Ryan that I am all in and committed.  I will do more and push harder each year so that he and others will not have to. I am dedicated on all fronts, but on this ride, I find a way to dig deeper than ever. I really believe it’s the group and the cause that makes me bring it”.

To learn more about the Ride and to connect with our chapter ride community, contact Jill Waller at jwaller@jdrf.org or 914-686-7700.