UPHS Bike Team Gears Up for City to Shore MS Bike Tour
April 24, 2007, Volume 53, No. 31	Print Issue

For more than 10 years, University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) employees have strapped on their helmets, hopped on their bikes and participated in the City to Shore MS Bike Tour to raise funds and awareness for the fight against MS.

The UPHS team, led by captain Garry Sheib, COO of UPHS, has raised nearly $500,000 to support the National MS Society, making it one of the leading fundraising teams in the Tour.

This year the City to Shore MS Bike Tour will take place September 29-30 and Team UPHS hopes to recruit more than 150 cyclists and raise $100,000.

Since its inception 27 years ago, the City to Shore MS Bike Tour has become one of the leading fundraisers in the fight against MS. Last year it attracted 7,000 cyclists, raised $4 million and is still hailed by Bicycling Magazine as one of the best bike tours on the East Coast.

Starting at the PATCO Woodcrest station in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, the City to Shore takes cyclists on a scenic journey to Ocean City. With 25, 45, 75 and 100 mile route options, the Tour has a ride for everyone.

For more information or to register for the 2007 City to Shore MS Bike Tour visit www.mscycling.org or call 1-800-445-BIKE and be sure to indicate your affiliation with the UPHS team.