The American Diabetes Silicon Valley Tour De Cure

Online, May 14, 2013 (Newswire.com) - The American Diabetes Association is challenging riders to be part of the Stop Diabetes movement by taking part in the annual Silicon Valley Tour de Cure, a cycling event happening on Sunday, June 9th at the Hewlett-Packard campus in Palo Alto, to help raise funds to change the future of diabetes and help stop this devastating disease.

Cyclists from all around the greater San Francisco Bay Area will gather at one of four routes to participate in the event. They will join more than 50,000 other cyclists and volunteers from across the country. Individuals and teams composed of co-workers, family and friends are taking the ride of their life by helping raise funds for the nearly 26 million Americans with diabetes. Silicon Valley Tour de Cure is designed for anyone from the occasional to the experienced cyclist with routes from the 10-mile family rides to 100-mile century rides. The routes will feature rest stops with food to fuel the journey and volunteers to cheer riders on.

"Many people will participate in the Silicon Valley Tour de Cure for the stimulating competition, camaraderie and physical cycling challenge. But the real reward comes in knowing that every mile they ride and every dollar they raise brings us that much closer to stopping this disease that affects so many people in our community," said Nancy Pruitt, American Diabetes Association's Silicon Valley. "With diabetes growing at near-epidemic proportions, the need for funds has never been so great." she added.

The Silicon Valley Tour de Cure raises funds through registration fees and pledges collected by the cyclists. To register, cyclists or volunteers can call the American Diabetes Association, Silicon Valley at 408-241-1922 ext 7469 or visit us at www.diabetes.org/siliconvalleytourdecure.