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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Local Bikers Raise over $90,000 for Charity

Team Pedal Heads raised over $50,000 for the Bike MS: Tour de Farms 2012, while the Psyclomaniacs raised almost $40,000.

At the Bike MS: Tour de Farms 2012 over the weekend, The Pedal Heads didn't hang on as the top fundraising team, but there's little disappointment in losing when the team still managed to raise $52,517 for charity. Not bad for a bike ride. While the team—made up of local bikers—was ultimately passed up by a couple of teams who received corporate sponsorships, they didn't ride away from the weekend without taking home some hardware. The team won the “Largest Team” (an estimated 120 Pedal Heads were expected to ride) and “Best Team Jersey” awards. And when the official awards ran out, team captain Vicky Tate issued her own awards to the team's top fundraisers, which were: • Scottie Graser: $5,610 • Donna Granback: $3,275 • Steven Mayer: $2,…

Jim Andricopulos

2:48 pm on Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Way to go Pedal Heads - I especially liked your blender!!   more ›

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Local Bikers to Ride 200 Miles this Weekend for Charity

The Pedalheads Bike Team, filled with members of the Downers Grove Bicycle Club, will participate in the 'Tour de Farms' bike ride in Dekalb this weekend.

This weekend's Rotary GroveFest isn't the only major undertaking by a local club this weekend: The Pedalheads Bike Team, featuring many members of its off-shoot Downers Grove Bicycle Club, will embark on a 200 mile bike ride in the name of charity. Taking part in the 2012 Bike MS: Tour de Farms in Dekalb in this weekend, Team Pedalheads have raised nearly $45,000—with every biker in the ride required to raise at least $300 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society—and currently sit as the top fundraiser for the event, according to team captain Vicky Tate. If the Pedalheads can hold on and remain the top fundraiser, they'll receive certain perks at next year's ride, like the ability to be the first team to start. “Getting to leave first …

Ferdie Uson

10:30 pm on Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Its true that even if you are not from DG you can join this team. All you need is a bicycle and a helmet:D   more ›

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