Why We Ride

Diabetes kills more Americans every year than Breast Cancer & AIDS combined.

Nearly 26 million children & adults have diabetes in the U.S.

It is the #1 cause of blindness in adults.

It doubles the risk of heart attack & stroke.

1 in 3 of all Americans have it: 1 in 4 don’t know it yet and 1 in 5 are on their way to getting it.

The Central Texas region has higher than the national average rate of people with diabetes.

Get more diabetes statistics.

That’s why we ride.

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About amy

Follow my journey to the 2012 Central Texas Tour de Cure, when I will ride 100 miles to fight diabetes.

Tour de Cure Updates

Follow my journey to the 2012 Central Texas Tour de Cure and get tips for training and eating healthy, too.

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