SAN ANTONIO, TX (Sept. 23, 2013) – The National MS Society announced that due to current construction, the Start Line for Day 1 and the Finish Line for Day 2 has changed. The annual ride will now start on Saturday, Oct. 12 and finish Sunday, Oct. 13 at Wheatley Heights Sports Complex.
This change will allow cyclists to avoid the heavy construction at AT&T Center Parkway and Houston Street, and the route distance for the ride is only altered by one mile. The new route only takes one mile off the original course.
New Start Line and Finish Line:
http://wheatleyheightssportscomplex.com/
Bike MS: Valero 2013 Alamo Ride to the River, presented by H-E-B, will bring nearly 1,500 cyclists together on a two-day, round-trip cycling journey from San Antonio to New Braunfels while raising funds and awareness for multiple sclerosis. Registration is available online at bikeMStexas.org.
About Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system, interrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with at least two to three times more women than men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 2.1 million people worldwide.
About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn’t. The Society addresses the challenges of each person affected by MS by funding cutting-edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, collaborating with MS organizations around the world, and providing programs and services designed to help people with MS and their families move forward with their lives. In 2012 alone, the Society invested $43 million to support 350 research projects around the world while providing programs and services that assisted more than one million people. The Society is dedicated to achieving a world free of MS. Join the movement at nationalMSsociety.org.
Early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can make a difference for people with multiple sclerosis. Learn about your options by talking to your health care professional and contacting the National MS Society at nationalMSsociety.org or 1-800-344-4867.
Click here for the 2013 Bike MS: Valero Alamo Ride to the River ride details