Salisbury Farm, Johnston, RI September 20th, 2020
WHY RIDE TOUR DE RHODY
About the Brown University Oncology Research Group (BrUOG)
The Brown University Oncology Research Group (BrUOG) was created in 1994 to coordinate clinical cancer research for Brown’s affiliated hospitals and Alpert Medical School faculty. BrUOG’s main mission is to improve cancer care through the implementation of innovative, multidisciplinary cancer clinical trials. BrUOG provides the infrastructure for the efficient development and implementation of these trials, which are created by Brown University faculty.
The trials sponsored by BrUOG investigate novel, cutting-edge applications of chemotherapy, biologic agents and other cancer treatments. Our trials are unique because they are investigator-initiated—conceptualized by practicing physicians, not by pharmaceutical companies. As such, these trials represent an incredibly important sector of cancer research. Because medical, radiation and surgical oncologists are deeply familiar with both the latest research and stark realities of cancer, they are an unrivaled source of ideas for novel approaches to treatments.
How to Register or Donate
Registering and donating is easy through bikereg and pledgereg. Please follow links below:
Click here to register on bikereg
Click here to donate on pledgereg
For larger donations, you can donate directly through the Lifespan Foundation, who is sponsoring the event this year, and avoid processing fees. Please include Tour De Rhody in the memo and email tourderhody@gmail.com so we can make sure to count it on the tally.
If you miss the old way, the existing link directly through the Brown portal still functions.
Event History
As a Hematologist/Oncologist in the Lifespan Cancer Institute, I witness first-hand all the good that BrUOG can do for my patients.
I also ride my bike to work every day, rain or shine (maybe not in ice). Bringing Tour de Rhody to fruition for its first year in 2019 combined two of my passions; oncology research and bike riding. Nearly 100 riders joined to ride bikes, get a little lost and raise over $18,000 for cancer research. Aside from some small hiccups, I felt the event a great success.
2020 will be bigger, even more fun, have porta-potties, and hopefully raise even more to support the great work of BrUOG. I really hope you can join us again. I even promise not to mark the course with chalk paint before rain. Thank you, Dr Thomas Ollila.
Day of Ride Information
2020 Day of Information
As we are all too aware, 2020 is not a typical year. We have limited riders to 150 across all routes and added a virtual route for additional riders and those who want to support Tour de Rhody without joining a live event.
As much as we loved the big stop and pizza party at the end in 2019, we just can't do this with COVID. Riders can arrive at the farms as a chosen 15 minute interval between 7am and 10:30am on September 20th. Each 15 minute interval is limited to 15 people. This is important as it's the way we can prevent any large groups. There will be someone to let know you're heading out and when you return, but no other in person registration. All registered riders should be on the lookout the week before the event for an invitation to enter your name on a google doc with times. This allows us to maintain contact tracing.
Shirts and buffs should be ready soon. Some people have picked them up. There will be stacks by size to quickly pick up the morning of the ride.
While there's no pizza party after this year's ride, even though Twisted Pizza still offered to donate, don't forget that 10% of proceeds from the Hot Club that day will be donated to Tour de Rhody. Reserve your table today!
