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College Students Arrive in Washington, Completing 3,000-Mile Bike Ride for Alzheimer’s Disease Research

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Notice of July 17-18 Photo Opportunity/Media Availability

CLARKSBURG, MD—Seven weeks ago, 12 fraternity brothers from Western Kentucky University launched a coast-to-coast bike ride—Bike4Alz—to raise money for the BrightFocus Foundation’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research program.
www.brightfocus.org/bikenews

On Thursday, July 17, they arrive in the Greater Washington area—after enduring desert heat, vertical mountain climbs in the Rockies, the ride-ending injury of one biker, as well as wonderful experiences they share on their blog and website, www.bike4Alz.org

Here are photo opportunities and media availability for their arrival:

What:

Photo Opportunity and interview riders at the culmination of Bike4Alz, a 3,000-mile bike ride to end Alzheimer’s, undertaken by 12 Western Kentucky University students, all members of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.

When and Where:

Noon to 2 p.m., Thursday, July 17, 2014
The Veloville USA Bike Shop,
609 E. Main Street, Purcellville VA 20132
Tel. 540-216-2453
A bike store welcomes the bikers, available to the media.

8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Friday, July 18, 2014
Holiday Inn Leesburg at Carradoc Hall
1500 E. Market Street
Leesburg, VA 20176
Tel. 703-771-9200
The bikers depart for the final leg of their cross-country journey, into Washington, DC, and the National Mall.

Approximately 1 p.m.* on Friday, July 18, 2014
Foot of the Lincoln Memorial Steps, National Mall
The bikers arrive on the Mall.

*NOTE: This is an estimated time.  Call contacts, below, for exact arrival on day of the event.

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