The PreparationRide 2001 Kickoff Meeting Kickoff Party.. St. Patty Theme Team Oz Reaches 100 Why I Joined Team Oz...various thoughts June Training Report Why I Ride...one reflection Sendoff Party, Final Reflections Day 0 Blessing, Preparation The Route..Details

...Bigger and Better than Ever

The Ride Cheering Stations..Go Team Oz! Day 1, Mon.7/9..to Menomonie Day 2, Tu.7/10..to Black River Falls Day 3, Wed.7/11..to Westfield Day 4, Th.7/12..to Jefferson Day 5, Fri.7/13..to McHenry Day 6, Sat.7/14..to Chicago, IL Reflection: Edie Kalweit Reflection: Michael Reinbold Reflection: Vickie Hepler Reflection: The Crew Reflection: Final Party

     Well, here we go again. The excitement seems even greater this year. On Monday, July 9th, 106 members of Team Oz join the rest of the "pack" in the 8th annual Heartland AIDSRide from the Twin Cities to Chicago. Each rider must pledge over $2000 in the fight against AIDS. The money stays at institutions in the Midwest including our own Grace House(Have you read our series, "Stories of Grace" by Ronnie Angelus? Please take some time to read them.). We will again be providing daily coverage of the ride including photos. Veteran ride reporter, Edie Kalweit is joined this year by webreporters Ray Tanis, Michael Reinbold, Vickie Hepler, and Rick Spaulding. They will be borrowing the phone line of the AIDSRide office to send back reports and photos each evening before bed. Our webmaster will be formatting the reports that evening and the next morning. We hope to have the reports linked here by 9 am. Please join us each day to watch how Team Oz progresses on their journey.

Departure and Sendoff Monday, July 9th Opening Ceremonies(6 am) will take place at Concordia University in St. Paul. Join us for an amazing rider and crew send off(6:30 am)! If you can't get up that early check the "out of the Twin Cities" route for other places to see Team Oz. The same webpage contains cheering stations all along the route for each day.
Day One, July 9th St. Paul to Menomonie, WI Menomonie High School 82.9 Miles Day Two, July 10th Menomonie, WI to Black River Falls, WI Black River Falls High School 101.9 Miles Day Three, July 11th Black River Falls, WI to Westfield, WI Westfield High School 100.5 Miles	Day Four, July 12th Westfield, WI to Jefferson, WI Jefferson County Fairgrounds 101.6 Miles Day Five, July 13th Jefferson, WI to McHenry, IL Knox Park 74.2 Miles Day Six, July 15th McHenry, IL to Chicago, IL Montrose Harbor Closing Ceremonies 57.5 Miles
Closing Ceremonies start time is: 4:00pm. Montrose Harbor off of Montrose Avenue and Lake Shore Drive. Click here for a map of the location of Montrose Harbor.