Please spread the word! (A message from Pelotonia Director - Tom Lennox)

We are thrilled that you are either riding in or volunteering for Pelotonia 09! For this inaugural year, we have set our standards and goals high. We are thrilled to report that we are off to an amazing start, surpassing the expectations of many, with over 700 cyclists registered! Over the last month or so, we have attracted roughly 15 new cyclists per day, which tracks to our goal of over 2,000 cyclists. We attribute this recent acceleration in cyclists to the success of rider recruitment events.

To deliver an outstanding experience and fundraising result, we need your help. If your friends, family, neighbors and associates intend to participate but haven't registered to ride yet, please remind them to do so as soon as possible. If you have formed a peloton, urge them to join your peloton so that you can share the Pelotonia experience together. Pelotonia will benefit greatly from the viral effect of having the greatest number of cyclists register sooner versus later. Also, please reach out to those you haven't contacted yet and tell them why you are passionate about Pelotonia and explain how they can become involved.

We would like to help you with your recruiting efforts. If you would like to hold an informational session with intent to recruit riders, our team is pleased to present the Pelotonia experience to your group. We are finding that these sessions are a very effective way to assemble a peloton. We are able to meet at your workplace, the Pelotonia office, or another venue. The only requirement to form a peloton is to recruit five cyclists. Please use us as a resource!

Remember, by attracting more cyclists, we will enhance our collective experience with 100% of every dollar raised funding cancer research at The Ohio State Universtiy Comprehensive Cancer Center- James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.

Please forward this message to a friend or ask them to visit http://www.pelotonia.org/. Thanks for supporting Pelotonia!

Be well,

Tom Lennox Executive Director