The Ride For Roswell Celebrates 20th Anniversary with New Features, International Route

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Ride For Roswell, Western New York’s largest single-day fundraising event, will celebrate its 20^th anniversary in 2015. To mark this milestone, The Ride has announced two of the most significant additions in the event’s history — a second start line and a new 44-mile route that crosses the border to Niagara Falls, Canada.

Nearly 1,000 riders will depart from the new second start line Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (Roswell Park) in downtown Buffalo. Two routes — including the route to Canada — will utilize the Roswell Park start line while the nine other routes will start at the University at Buffalo (UB). Traditionally, all of The Ride’s routes start and finish at UB’s North Campus in Amherst, N.Y.

The new Canada route will take riders over the Peace Bridge and along the Niagara Parkway to the brink of Niagara Falls, before returning to the United States over the Rainbow Bridge and finishing at UB. The route, which was limited to 500 riders, reached its safety capacity in the first week of availability due to tremendous interest. Each of The Ride’s other routes, which range in distance from 3 miles to 102 miles, are open for registration.

“The Ride For Roswell has been a signature event in our community for 20 years, and we’re always looking for ways to enhance it,” said Bryan Sidorowicz, Ride Director. “The Roswell Park start line gives us a meaningful connection to the patients and the research happening within the Institute. And cycling across the border into Canada is truly unprecedented for an event like ours — the route will be spectacular.”

The Ride For Roswell 2015 will take place June 26 and 27. In 2014, more than 10,000 riders and volunteers participated in the event and raised over $4.4 million. Throughout its history, The Ride has raised over $29 million for cutting-edge cancer research and compassionate, innovative patient-care programs at Roswell Park.

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The mission of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is to understand, prevent and cure cancer. Founded in 1898, Roswell Park is one of the first cancer centers in the country to be named a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and remains the only facility with this designation in Upstate New York. The Institute is a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation’s leading cancer centers; maintains affiliate sites; and is a partner in national and international collaborative programs. For more information, visit www.roswellpark.org, call 1-800-ROSWELL (1-800-767-9355) or email AskRoswell@Roswellpark.org. Follow Roswell Park on Facebook and Twitter.