The 14th annual Pepsi-Cola Taylor House Century Ride, set for Saturday, July 19, will give cyclists the opportunity to ride through Northern Arizona and enjoy the beautiful views while supporting a good cause. As always, the proceeds will benefit The Taylor House, a special home away from home for the families of patients who are being cared for at Flagstaff Medical Center.
The 95-mile route begins at FMC and takes riders through Flagstaff and Wupatki and Sunset Crater national monuments, and back to FMC. For those who want to ride shorter distances, 65-, 45- and 30-mile loops also are available. All routes wind through historic Flagstaff, and then loop through the cool pines and high desert of Northern Arizona. There also will be a catered lunch at the end of the ride.
More than 300 cyclists are expected to participate in this annual ride that begins with a group start at 7 a.m.; check in is at 6 a.m. Riders leave from the FMC West Campus parking lot, on the corner of Beaver Street and Forest Avenue.
Registration is $60 per person. Cyclists, on a first-come, first-served basis, will receive a 2014 commemorative t-shirt and water bottle. In addition to the t-shirt and water bottle, donors of $150 will receive a $35 Absolute Bikes gift certificate; $500 donors will receive a $75 Absolute Bikes gift certificate; $1,000 donors will receive a $100 Absolute Bikes gift certificate.
All riders are invited to attend a Friday night packet pick-up and dinner on July 18 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Louie’s Chicken Shack, 1501 S. Milton Road, Flagstaff. FBN
For more information or to register, call the FMC Foundation at 877-527-5291, or sign up online at absolutebikes.net/taylor.Entry forms also are available at the FMC Foundation, 1050 N. San Francisco St., and at Absolute Bikes, 200 E. Route 66 in Flagstaff and 6101 Hwy 179 in the Village of Oak Creek.
For more information on FMC’s Taylor House visit FlagstaffMedicalCenter.com or call 928-226-0300.