Point Loma Rotary and Moment Cycle Sports invite cyclists to ride the “hidden, unridden and forbidden Point Loma” in the third annual Jim Krause Memorial Charity Bicycle Tour on Saturday, Nov. 14. For more information, visit RideThePoint.org. Ride the Point has something for different levels of bicycling experience:
• The challenging Enthusiast rides begin at Moment Cycle in Liberty Station and have 25- and 62-mile exclusive routes, with challenging climbs at Cabrillo National Monument, Sunset Cliffs, Mission Valley and Mission Gorge. The rides include “King and Queen of the Mountain” time trials up from the Cabrillo National Monument tide pools and refreshments back at Liberty Station afterward.
• The Family Ride is a 10-mile, relatively flat course. It begins at the historic USS Recruit on Liberty Station off Laning Road and continues mostly on bike paths along Spanish Landing and Harbor Island along San Diego Bay. It’s perfect for cruisers, beginning riders, challenged athletes and families.
The general public is invited to the free after-ride healthy lifestyle expo in the North Promenade at Liberty Station from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., with more than 20 local vendors and live music. Cheer on the riders as they return and enjoy a day of Point Loma community spirit.
Krause was a longtime resident of Point Loma, an avid cyclist and a Point Loma Rotarian who left a legacy of service to the community. His many friends sponsor Ride the Point to highlight the beautiful cycling areas around Point Loma, promote healthy living and raise awareness of the pancreatic cancer that took his life. Proceeds fund pancreatic cancer research at UCSD Moores Cancer Center and Point Loma Rotary civic projects.
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and women. The overall 5-year survival for patients diagnosed with this disease is 5 percent.
The Point Loma Rotary Club has participated in local, national and international service projects for more than 60 years. It meets at noon Fridays at the San Diego Yacht Club. For more information on the Point Loma Rotary Club, visit pointlomarotary.org.
Rotary International is the largest humanitarian service organization worldwide, with well over a million members in 200 countries. Rotary clubs participate in international service projects to address humanitarian challenges, including illiteracy, disease, hunger, poverty, lack of clean water, environmental concerns and polio eradication, while encouraging high ethical standards in all vocations. See rotary.org.
Moores Cancer Center is one of only 41 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the United States and the only one in San Diego. See cancer.ucsd.edu.