Welcome to Vela Bella, a ladies only bike ride.  This is NOT A RACE , but a fun un-timed bike ride on paved roads through the beautiful Wenatchee National Forest near Lake Wenatchee, Washington.

The goal of Vela Bella is to raise money for cancer research and local charities.  The ride will donate all net proceeds to a cancer research lab that studies angiogenesis.  By donating directly to the lab, we hope to produce for our sponsors, volunteers, supporters and participants direct evidence of where the dollars from the race go to help find a cure.  Sandra Ryeom, a researcher at the lab, periodically gives updates on the lab’s progress.  The lab is currently focusing its studies on why people with Down’s Syndrome are particularly immune to cancer, and identifying particular genetic proteins to ward off breast cancer.  Click here to read Sandy's latest update.  Also, we are happy and proud that Sandy's findings will be featured in the latest issue of Nature, the prominent scientific journal!! Congrats to Sandy!

The 2009 Ride information page is here.  This contains all the times, directions and other info for the ride.  Please print, read and bring with you for future reference. As a conservation effort, we will only have a limited number at the start.

VELA BELLA PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE

The event includes a bike ride with 3 different lengths (your option), an optional 15 minute post-ride massage, and a recovery yoga session.  We are also providing a wine-hosted dinner and silent auction after the ride at the Enzian Inn in Leavenworth.  The dinner/auction is limited to the first 200 signed-up due to capacity restrictions at the Enzian Inn.  The ride fee comes complete with great perks, including arm warmers and a musette.

Saturday, August  29th

Ride check-in at Lake Wenatchee Recreation Club: 7 – 9 am.

Ride Starts from Lake Wenatchee Recreation Club as soon as you want after check-in  (because this in NOT A RACE, everyone does NOT have to start together, riders can start whenever they want and go whatever speed they want).   ALL SUPPORT STATIONS AND FINISH LINE WILL CLOSE AT 4:00 PM SO PLEASE PLAN YOUR START TO FINISH BY THAT TIME.

Dinner starts:  6:30 pm at Enzian Inn.

Sunday August 30th

Yoga: Starts at 9:00 am, location TBA.