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They CAN bike it across the U.S.—with your $5 donation!

As they bike across the U.S., let your fingers do the talking!

Speak out against prostate cancer with a $5 donation – by sending a text message with the word "ZERO" to 50555.

You’ll be supporting four determined club cyclists who are embarking on one of the biggest endurance challenges in the world of cycling: the grueling Race Across America.

In just 7 days, these cyclists will bike 3,000 miles from one coast of America to the other (West to East) in order to raise funds for prostate cancer awareness.

Please help them make it to the finish line with your donation!

RAAM is a Race of Truth

The Race Across America is one of the most respected and longest running annual endurance events holding legendary stature the world over. The Race Across America is an event so staggering that merely to finish is, for most, the accomplishment of a lifetime.

Unlike other famous races like the Tour de France, RAAM is not a stage race. The race is one stage, live to the very end. In RAAM, once the clock starts on the west coast, the clock doesn't stop until each racer reaches the finish line on the east coast. RAAM is 30% longer than the Tour de France and solo racers finish in half the time with no rest days. The race format is essentially a time trial, commonly called racing against the clock or the race of truth. Unlike the Tour de France, there is no drafting or taking shelter from the wind. It's an all out solo challenge.

3,000 Miles

The route is over 3000 miles, touching 14 states and climbing over 100,000 feet. Teams typically cross the country in 6 to 9 days, averaging 350 to over 500 miles per day. Solo racers finish in 9 to 12 days, averaging 250 to 350 miles per day. Teams have a relay format and race 24 hours a day. Solo racers have the challenge of balancing a few hours of sleep each night against race deadlines.

Follow the Team

2010 General Race Information - the 29th Edition

Start: Oceanside, CA - The Oceanside Pier. Women June 8th, Men June 9th, Teams June 12th.
Finish: Annapolis, MD - The City Dock. June 18th - June 21st.
Route: More than 3,000 miles across the United States.

Text-to-Give Campaign

The mGive Program is a way to make a charitable donation by sending a text message through a mobile phone. When a donation is confirmed, a $5 charge is applied to the donor’s mobile phone bill. You can give up to five separate $5 donations per month, for a total of $25. Click here for the guide chart.

About Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is diagnosed every two minutes and fifteen seconds, and more than 192,000 new cases are expected this year. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in America among men.
An estimated 27,360 American men will lose their lives to prostate cancer this year.
Prostate cancer takes about one life every 18 minutes.
One in six American men is at lifetime risk of prostate cancer.
If a close relative has prostate cancer, a man's risk of the disease more than doubles. With two relatives, his risk increases five times. With three close relatives, his risk is about 97 percent.
In the next 24 hours, prostate cancer will claim the lives of 83 American men.
Prostate cancer represents 33 percent of all new cancer cases in American men. That's more new cases than any other cancer.

About ZERO

As ZERO — The Project to End Prostate Cancer, we commit ourselves not only to reduce prostate cancer or alleviate the pain from the disease, but to end it. We see a future where all men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer will be cured or manage their illness with good quality of life, with the support they need to minimize physical and emotional suffering and to cope effectively throughout their cancer journey.

Contact Info

ZERO — The Project to End Prostate Cancer is your resource for everything related to prostate cancer.

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Email: info@zerocancer.org

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