Cancer Journeys Foundation Rides with Pro Cyclist Geraint Thomas Well, sort of! INEOS pro cyclist Geraint Thomas decided to ride his indoor trainer using the Zwift.com virtual cycling platform for 12 hours and three consecutive days to honor Britain's National Health Service health care workers and raise funds for vital protective equipment. I rode [...]
Geraint Thomas is Riding 36 Hours on Zwift to Support Britain's National Health Service 2018 Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas of Team INEOS plans to mirror a standard shift of a typical National Health Service (NHS) health worker. He'll be riding 12 hours shifts for three days on Zwift.com, beginning at 11:30 PM [...]
How I use Bicycling to Prevent Cancer Recurrence I'm just about the begin the 15th year of my personal cancer journey. It's been a road since December 13, 2002, when my doctor told me I had prostate cancer. Even back then research showed that exercise played a role in preventing cancer progression. I took [...]
Cancer Hates a Fit Body Our own immune system is our best defense again cancer and cancer recurrence. Our immune system works 24 x 7 to prevent normal cells from becoming cancer cells. But we need to do our part to help our immune system work: that means healthy nutrition (except maybe for a [...]
2017 Masters World Track Cycling Championships - Velosports Center, Los Angeles Well, my ride day at this year's masters championships finally hit and I had the opportunity to compete against 11 other riders in the 500 meter time trial for my age group. If you've been following me on Facebook, you know that this [...]
The 2017 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo a Great Success By Robert Hess The volunteers arrived well before dawn Sunday morning, October 1st, to set up registration and breakfast for the 600 riders who would be part of the 7th Edition of the Alpine Loop Gran Fondo for Prostate Cancer Awareness. Dawn broke with the [...]
Cycling to End Cancer One of my jobs here at the Cancer Journeys Foundation is to raise awareness of the need to support America's 15+ million cancer survivors. One of the ways I do that is through my weekly cycling program, on the road and in the velodrome. This year I'm thrilled to be [...]
The 2017 SCOR Century Ride in Solvang, California 3,000 cyclists made the annual pilgrimage to Solvang, California for the annual SCOR Solvang Century ride. This was my fourth year riding Solvang but my first year at the event representing the Cancer Journeys Foundation's prostate cancer awareness project. First, let me give you my thoughts about the [...]
Training for Masters World Track Cycling Championships - Los Angeles 2017 Robert Hess (me) in the infield of the Velosports Center at StubHub Center in Carson, California. Every year the world's best track cyclists over the age of 35 gather and compete in the world track cycling championships. For the past five years [...]
Men's Journal Best Gran Fondo Raises Almost $12,000 for Prostate Cancer by Robert Warren Hess Named one of the best gran fondo rides in the US by Men's Journal and Bicycling Magazine, almost 500 riders rolled out of Harrisonburg, Virginia on Sunday morning, September 25th. When they returned, they had ridden 108 miles and climbed [...]
The 2016 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo for Prostate Cancer Awareness is in the Record Books by Robert Warren Hess The last Sunday saw the completion of the 6th annual Alpine Loop Gran Fondo for prostate cancer awareness. Over 500 cyclists visited Harrisonburg, Virginia for this year's gran fondo. And, for the 6th straight year, the [...]
