Tufts Health Plan supports the
efforts of the Mass Red Ribbon Ride to increase awareness and decrease the
impact of HIV/AIDS in Massachusetts," said James Roosevelt, Jr .
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health estimates that, at the end
of 2004 (the latest year for which data are available), there were 23,000-
25,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in the Commonwealth. I loved the
experience and consider it life-changing.......

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041101 /NEM062LOGO-a )
"HIV/AIDS continues to be a major public health issue and the Mass Red
Ribbon Ride is an important call to action..Shimano Dura-Ace

Rims: ......

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redcross. Just as we've done every January for the past few years, Trek used
the team's annual training camp in Solvang, California to unveil the team's
new race bike -- the Trek Madone SL
5. OCLV
(Optimum Compaction Low Void ) is a patented manufacturing process that
allows us to make frames that exceed aerospace standards for quality..Bontrager Race XXX
Lite

handlebar:...Shimano PD-7800

Headset..

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The site also
features training guides for beginners, intermediate and advanced cyclists,
descriptions of different bike types and fund-raising tips..........

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The Ride Web site cites numerous involvement opportunities, including
online registration, at http://www.MassRedRibbonRide.org;

Diego Sanchez
617. Trek first began
developing our carbon frames back in 1987 with a bike that used a bonded
front triangle with three carbon tubes. A year later we produced a frame
comprised of seven different carbon tubes....Bontrager (rider choice)

Fork: ...Shimano Dura-Ace

Pedals:..

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(AAC).
The Positive Pedalers will return as well, offering support and giving
added faces to this cause.org

AIDS CARE/Hampshire County
Program Director: Anna-Beth Winograd
413-586-8288(#5)
aidscarehamp@cooley-dickinson.
Fresh from their most successful season ever
(including wins at the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, and Tour of Georgia),
the 2006 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling
team heads into the new year with high expectations.

The Bike: The Madone SL

Like the aero-enhanced Madone that preceded it, the Trek Madone SL is
another bike that was born from a specific request by Lance........Chris King

Bottle cages...

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Mass Red Ribbon Ride Planning and Training Launches Now

BOSTON, If your New Year resolutions include
toning up, it is time to get involved in the third annual Mass Red Ribbon
Ride, scheduled for the weekend of August 12-13, 2006. The enthusiasm I felt in August about the
entire experience hasn't waned a bit -- I'm already registered to ride again
in 2006, this time as a team captain. Teams can
consist of any combination of riders, crewmembers , virtual riders or
volunteers........

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The
crew and volunteers help recruit riders, serve as mentors to registered
riders, lead training rides, and play a vital role during the weekend of the
Ride . Mandigo,
communications crew member and member of Positive Pedalers. From the material itself, to the variety of new applications,
every OCLV Carbon component has been designed to meet the standards of the
world's top road, mountain and triathlon cyclists...Trek Madone SL
5.....trekbikes.

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...

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All meals, pit stops, medical/tech support and
group overnight accommodations receive support from the event producer, AIDS
Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc.
"In a time when public funds for AIDS services are diminishing and the
needs are growing, we at Health Awareness Services believe this event is
important to our future," said Michael Mazloff, executive director, Health
Awareness Services, one of the ride collaborators/beneficiaries that serves
Central MA and Metro west.org

JRI Health
Annie Singh
617-988-8700 x209
asingh@jri........

com

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Lead Sponsors for the 2006 event include Tufts Health Plan, IRA
Motor Group and Quad Cycles. They are an inspiration to many,
including Nick Lloyd of Southborough: "To me, the most motivating aspect of
the Ride is the chance to ride alongside the Positive Pedalers -- folks who
are themselves fighting for their lives.835.Hutchinson

Saddle:...Bontrager Race XXX
Lite

Stem:......

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It
begins at Pittsfield's, Berkshire Community College in the Berkshires and ends
at Regis College in Weston.org.org

New England AIDS Education and Training Center
Executive Director, Donna Gallagher
617-262-5657
dmgallag@aol.com

Ride Contacts: Andrea Genser
617.

PRESS RELEASE The 2006 Discovery Channel Team Bikes

....Bontrager Cork or Iso-Gel

Computer..

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"The Mass Red Ribbon Ride gives me hope and is an important focal point
for me.J.com

Treatment on Demand
Executive Director, Drae Perkins
508-999-0888
dperkins@treatmentondemand.450.org

Of these, we are most proud of our
pioneer status in the production of carbon fiber bicycles....Bontrager Race X Lite

Seatpost:...

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It was a fulfillment of the sense
of commitment on every level. These individuals are so strong that
on top of their personal battles with HIV and AIDS they set out to help so
many others that can't even imagine getting on a bike. Although Lance
Armstrong is no longer competing , the team remains stocked with the talent
and dedication required to achieve another record setting season.......

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While training and riding,
beginner and expert participants say that they have lost weight, gained
strength, found fitness, had fun, made friends and been dedicated to fighting
HIV /AIDS for people in Massachusetts.450.1455
dsanchez@aac. Beyond the frames,
Trek 's OCLV Carbon is also being used to build high performance forks,
handlebars, seatposts, wheels and cranks. Key features of the Madone SL include
the OCLV 110 Carbon frame and signature one-piece top tube/head tube design
that Lance and the team have continued to point to for much of the bike's
proven ride quality. While few companies can boast of selling the same bikes that
have won the Tour de France , fewer still can boast of having won the race
seven consecutive times...

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This total includes
about 8,000-10,000 people who were infected and did not yet know their HIV
status or whose status had not been reported.
Riders may form teams to raise funds, train and ride together.org

Health Awareness Services
Director, Community Education Programs, Michael Downs
508-756-7123
mdowns@hascm.
(Click here for details)
Trek OCLV Carbon

In the thirty years that Trek has been hand building bikes at our Waterloo,
Wisconsin factory, we have developed a variety of new technologies that
have impacted the sport like few others. When
most other brands were still developing their aluminum frames, Trek was
already on course developing a frame that would eventually make Tour de
France history. In fact, only Trek can and it's another reason why
we have become the number one name in cycling!

Discovery Channel Team Bike Spec:

Frame: ........

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Components:........

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Feel Fit; Find Friends; Have Fun and Fight HIV/AIDS in 2006

"
There are many other ways to get involved besides becoming a rider.

During the last fourteen years, Trek has continually evolved its OCLV
technology. Last year, the Madone
was the official "team bike" and the Madone SL was retained specifically
for those riders designated as "climbers " who need the lightest bike
available......

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, president and
chief executive officer, Tufts Health Plan.

For Trek Bicycles, 2006
will bring more of the same: race winning R&D coupled with our made in
America frames which have redefined the sport. Every OCLV Carbon product is
handmade at the Trek factory in Waterloo, Wisconsin.

For 2006, the Madone SL has now become the official team bike of the
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team....Trek Incite 9i

Other: .

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These cyclists ride with
an orange Positive Pedalers' flag on their bikes to serve as a beacon that HIV
cannot and will not define who they are, while striving to eradicate the
stigma associated with the HIV virus.1509
agenser@aac.1524
c-617. Besides the
crucial role the Madone SL played in the mountains of France, it was also
the bike used by Paolo Savoldelli to cement his overall win at the Giro
d'Italia..0

Tires:......Bontrager Bzzzkill handlebar inserts

For more information, go to: www.

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As lead communications crew and an outreach volunteer , I feel I am
using my talents for a cause that is near and dear to me," said E. Anyone interested can call the Ride Info Line: 617-450-1100, toll free
at 888-MASSRIDE or by email at bikeride@aac .

2006 Collaborators/Beneficiaries (as of January 10, 2006) with Contact
People
AIDS Action Committee
Director of Development, Kelly Gaule
617-450-1216
kgaule@aac .9. Lance first
used the Madone SL to win the Tour de France in 2004.............

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(Logo: http: //www.
Rider, volunteer and crew feedback consistently affirms that being
involved has been an outstanding experience. Participant Jane Powers of Medford
said, "The Ride was both challenging and totally uplifting.org. By using round tubes versus the
aero-shaped tubes, the bike is almost 100 grams lighter.

Beyond our OCLV Carbon technology, we remain most proud of the fact that
every Trek bike ridden in, and raced to victory at the Tour de France is
pulled from the same production line as the bikes destined for the sales
floor of your local Trek
dealer..Bontrager Aeolus
5 ......

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American Red Cross Berkshire County Chapter
HIV/AIDS Program Manager: Kelly Pizzi-Smith
413-442-1506
pizzike@usa.org

Center for Community Health , Education + Research
Gaenslie Lamour
617-265-0628 x223
glamour@ccher. Trek has been a pioneer in
the development of carbon fiber
bicycles since we first developed our proprietary OCLV Carbon technology in
1992.

However, as ground breaking as those original bonded carbon frames were, it
wasn't until we developed our proprietary OCLV Carbon technology in 1992
that our future as a leader in carbon fiber production took hold......Bontrager RXL

Handlebar tape .

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"
The Ride is a 175-mile course split over two days, giving the option to
participate the entire weekend or to ride 50, 75 or 100 miles in one day.
Join the collaboration team and hundreds of others in the Ride of your
life. The Madone SL differs from the aero-enhanced Madone by virtue of
the round-shaped seat and down tubes...........

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The Ride is a
collaboration of more than eight AIDS organizations in Massachusetts to raise
funds and awareness for HIV/AIDS, raising funds for prevention, research and
services. They are people living with HIV/AIDS, committed to
building a supportive and inclusive community for others and themselves
through participation in bicycle-related activities.....

Category includes features, issues, articles and web sites dedicated to cycling for women .

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