Top 10 Memories from the 2010 Tours

As we ring in a new year, we wanted to take this opportunity to quickly highlight some of the best moments from the past tour season.

So without further ado, here are your Top 10 Memories from the 2010 Tours:

The RONA saw-cutting start. To celebrate 10 years as a National Sponsor, RONA teams participated in a unique saw cutting ceremony. Instead of a traditional ribbon cutting to start each tour, RONA representatives sawed their way through a 2 x 4 piece of wood to send off our cyclists in style!

Expanded TeamMS Village. We saw a large increase in the number of team tents and tables in the TeamMS Village this year, and overall it was a great place to be!

Move to Acton. Prospect Park in Acton was introduced as a new start location with an improved, more scenic route that allowed cyclists to choose between a 150 km or 200 km route. The location change also came with a special perk for the Top 100 Fundraisers from 2009—onsite parking!

New scenic lunch spot in Toronto. Right by the water, this new spot gave participants a great location to relax and enjoy their lunch. We even shared the area with a miniature sail boat racing group!

Rock Band in the Eramosa tent. In Niagara, Eramosa and Eramosa Junior riders brought in an amazing 20 x 20 tent, where they set up Rock Band and invited people to play. It was a big hit!

Great team photographer. We had the privilege of having professional photographer Scott Martyn volunteer his services to take team photos for the Acton to Waterloo, Niagara and Toronto tours. He was absolutely wonderful and all the participants loved the photos!

New indoor lunch location at Grand Bend. A new indoor lunch location was used this past year at Grand Bend to London! This allowed for entertainment and the opportunity to sit down at tables and chairs out of the elements on the Saturday of the tour.

Grand Bend to London hits $1,000,000. The Grand Bend to London tour finally broke the $1 million milestone on event weekend – and eventually surpassed $1.2 million!

Grand Bend to London 20th Anniversary. Another exciting milestone for Grand Bend to London this past year was the celebration of its 20th Anniversary! Lori Anne McNulty and Barry Travnicek took the stage during the Saturday evening ceremony to thank everyone for making this phenomenal achievement possible over the years.

Over 3,700 riders cycled over 85,000 km to help end MS. This past year saw a record number of participants raise over $2.55 million! The 2010 tours were truly a huge success and we look forward to another great year ahead.

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