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Twenty cyclists have been selected by cancer community leaders to join cancer survivor and six-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong in the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope™ this fall. In addition to being avid cyclists, the Tour of Hope Team members share a passion for cancer research through their personal and professional experiences with the disease. Almost 1,200 people applied to bike across mountains and over plains around the clock – relaying nearly 3,500 miles from LA to DC – to inspire and inform the public about the importance of cancer clinical trials.
The extraordinary Team is comprised of cancer researchers, nurses and physicians, caregivers and, like Lance, cancer survivors. Representing 18 states, these men and women come from all walks of life. In addition to oncology nurses and physicians, Team members include a fire fighter, an architect, a retired Air Force colonel, and two teachers.
Last October, the first Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope Team inspired thousands as they also cycled across the country in one week to inform the public about the importance of cancer clinical trials. Read more about the 2003 Team here.
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