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Members of the G.E.A.R. (Get Everyone Accessibly Riding) cycling club, founded by Dave Carragher and his family from Meadow Bank, are hosting the first Keir Carragher Memorial Red Island Ride Sept. 4-5. Guardian photo by Mary MacKay

Members of the G.E.A.R. (Get Everyone Accessibly Riding) cycling club, founded by Dave Carragher and his family from Meadow Bank, are hosting the first Keir Carragher Memorial Red Island Ride Sept. 4-5.

Published on August 21st, 2010
Published on August 20th, 2010
Mary MacKay RSS Feed
Topics :
Meadow Bank , The Blind Guys Tri-Team , CNIB Lake Joseph Centre , Red Island , Muskoka , New York

AT A GLANCE

• The Keir Carragher Memorial Red Island Ride begins at Mill River on Sept. 4 and ends that day in Cornwall. The ride wraps up in Souris on Sunday, Sept 5.

• This event is open to sighted and non-sighted cyclists. Riders can sign up as individuals or as relay teams. Cyclists can also sign up to be tandem guides.

• Net proceeds will be used to develop the G.E.A.R. program and to help Islanders who are blind or are visually impaired to participate in cycling, both for lueisure and competition. A portion of funds will be donated to the Heart and Stroke Foundation in memory of Keir Carragher.

• The ride is a total of 200 kilometres, with rest stops every 25 km. There’s a banquet Saturday night and a barbecue at the end.

• Participating cyclists are ex-pected to raise at least $50 in addition to the registration fee. They’ll receive a souvenir jersey.

• People are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Applications are available online at www.parasportpei.ca.

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