Rising From Ashes – The Movie

Our 50 Mile Ride team has learned that a documentary about the Rwandan National Cycling team (five years in the making) is almost ready to release.  The feature-length film is called “Rising From Ashes”, and it chronicles the journey of five of the...

Top Ten MTB Christmas Gifts for 2010

It’s official. The North Pole Gazette has just released Santa’s Top Ten Gift Requests from SoCal mountain bikers.  Now you know for sure what to get your favorite mountain biker this year.  So let’s get shopping! Top Ten MTB Gifts: 1. Registration for the 2011 Rwanda...

We Love Our Sponsors

For those of you who’ve enjoyed our events in the past – you already know our prize raffles are HUGE! Last year’s raffle had over $15,000 in prizes, including a Grand Prize Trigon road bike valued at $9,000. We are blessed to have so many good friends and...

Registration Now Open for 50MR5

We’re pleased to announce that registration for our 5th Annual Rwanda Ride is now OPEN! Lots of new changes this year:  New web site design.  New 5th annual event logo.  New online registration service.  But one thing that won’t change – our...

Nutrition and Hydration

Rwanda Ride 50 and 25:  Are you ready? Thanks for supporting the Project Rwanda ride!  I am sure that you will enjoy the day and find the ride to be a challenge. One thing that can make a good day turn sour is not being prepared, whether it is your bike or your bike’s...

Cargo Bikes in Rwanda

A couple of good buddies from my Christian CEO peer group recently traveled to Rwanda to learn about the many needs and opportunities in the country.  Seeing their pictures reminds me of my time in Rwanda – the “Land of 1000 Hills” – a country...

News from Project Rwanda

Just wanted to give you all a quick update on Project Rwanda. This past year, Project Rwanda has seen some challenges (for example: getting the remaining coffee bikes out of Customs, personnel changes and departures within the country, frustrations with trying to get...