Bike MS June E-Newsletter

Get Ready To Ride!
Bike MS: TOYOTA Best Dam Bike Tour is an all-inclusive, fully-supported, two-day event taking place August 1-2. Choose from 50-, 75-, and 100-mile routes each day as you travel from the Milwaukee area to Madison with an overnight stay in Whitewater. Sign up today at bestdambiketour.org or by calling 855-372-1331. 

First-time Tour rider? Waive the registration fee with the Ticket to Ride.

Check In Early
If you are already registered and reached the $300 fundraising minimum, visit one of the convenient Pre-Ride Check-In locations to secure your rider number, submit donations and get ride details. (You can also fill out a Promise to Pay form if you have not reached the fundraising minimum.) That way, when you arrive at the event, you can avoid lines and go directly to luggage drop-off. The first Pre-Ride Check-In is July 13. For a full list of dates and locations, click here.

Watch for the Ride and Skills Guides
The Bike MS: TOYOTA Best Dam Bike Tour Skills Guide has important safety information and the Ride Guide covers the weekend details. Both will be mailed to registered participants and will include valuable coupons from some of this year’s ride partners.

Reserve Your Dorm Room
Registered participants can reserve dorm rooms for Saturday, August 1 at UW-Whitewater through the online reservation form. Cyclists can choose their roommate (also participating in the ride) or one will be assigned of the same gender. Reserve your room by July 12. If you are riding on a Gold, Silver or Bronze Spokes Team, your team captain will submit rooming assignments for you.

Performance Massages
A massage after a day of riding? Yes, please! Professional massage therapists will be on site in Whitewater and Madison to provide performance massages to help with muscle recovery. Reserved 30-minute massages and 15-minute walk-in massages are available both days. On Saturday, the massages are in room 118 in Esker Hall. On Sunday, massages are at the finish line.

Reserve for Saturday, August 1

Reserve for Sunday, August 2

Earn a Safety Badge
Make sure you’re a safe cyclist by taking advantage of an online safety presentation provided by the Wisconsin Bike Fed, followed by a quiz to test your knowledge on Wisconsin bike laws and group riding etiquette at http://apps.wisconsinbikefed.org/a/group-ride-safety/#App. To earn a Safety Badge on your Best Dam Bike Tour Participate Page, take a screenshot of your score and send it to Dirk Van Rybroek at hendrik.vanrybroek@nmss.org.

Wisconsin Bike Fed Offer
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Wisconsin Chapter is partnering with the Wisconsin Bike Fed, a membership-based nonprofit bicycling organization, to bring you a discounted membership offer. As a Bike Fed member, you’ll get exclusive benefits like discounts to more than 100 bicycle-friendly businesses across the state, a free subscription to the Wisconsin Bike Fed Magazine and more. To learn more and sign up, visit wisconsinbikefed.org/join and use the discount code BDBR15 to receive 15% off your membership fee since you registered for the Best Dam Bike Tour.

Training Ride Opportunity: Ride 2 Recovery
Ride 12, 35 or 70 miles at the Ride 2 Recovery Honor Ride to benefit wounded military veterans on June 20 in Madison. For more information, visit ride2recovery.com. Use promo code Madison15 and save $15 off the registration fee.

Top Fundraisers 2015 (to Date) Barbara Lenz - $13,880 Tom Magnus - $6,970 Ed Michalski - $4,000 Bill Twieg - $3,720 David Leef - $3,345 Kelly Magnus - $2,580 Stephen Noltner - $2,000 Bruce Pyfferoen - $1,955 Chuck Scherwinski - $1,935 Robert Tanz - $1,794 Fundraising totals as of 6/14/15.