The Victory Ride chatted with 2019 Victory Ride participant Shawn Patil on why he choose to ride this year and why this event means so much to him.   The Victory Ride: How has cancer affected you personally? Shawn Patil: Where do I start. My father and grandfather have cancer. My only family in North…

Cancer has affected me personally through seeing my family members battle this disease. My mother is a two-time cancer survivor. She was first diagnosed when I was a senior in high school. I remember being scared to death because we all knew that cancer ran in her family, and it had been a death sentence…

2019 Victory Ride participant, Scott Ferguson, shares his personal experience from May 18.   How has cancer affected you personally?    I was diagnosed with cancer during a sports physical in my first week of college. I proceeded with surgery and radiation treatments. I am happy to say it was caught early and I am CANCER FREE,…

Cary, NC [May 24, 2019] – The V Foundation for Cancer Research’s Victory Ride to Cure Cancer, a one-day charity cycling event presented by Braswell Family Farms and benefiting the V Foundation, was held on Saturday, May 18 at NC State University’s Centennial Campus. The event raised more than $230,000 through a dedicated group of…

This is my second year doing the Victory Ride to Cure Cancer. I ride not only to help raise money for cancer research here in the Triangle, but to help raise awareness of the V Foundation and the work the Foundation funds. I ride in remembrance of close friends I have lost to cancer. I…

Hello! My name is Jack Watson, and this is my story. Severe asthma is something I have battled all my life, but when I started my third year in high school things took a turn for the worse. I started getting migraines that became so debilitating I was unable to get out of bed. A…

Cancer survivor, Lisa Kruppa, shares her story with us in her own words and explains why she rides: “Five years ago, I was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer; that was a terrible day. I watched what I ate, was an avid cyclist and heavily into Pilates; none of that mattered. I was fortunate to have…

Cary, NC [March 19, 2019] – The V Foundation for Cancer Research’s Victory Ride to Cure Cancer, a one-day charity cycling event benefiting the V Foundation in Raleigh, N.C., is delighted to announce Braswell Family Farms as presenting partner. Braswell Family Farms, one of the foremost producers of premium and specialty eggs and feed on…

Cary, NC [February 27, 2019] – The V Foundation for Cancer Research’s Victory Ride to Cure Cancer, a one-day charity cycling event benefiting the V Foundation in Raleigh, NC, will have special guest, 17-time Tour de France competitor George Hincapie as the Grand Marshal of the second annual ride. Hincapie will lead the first wave…

We recently sat down with CycleBar North Hills and Cary owner Joe Cece on how he beat prostate cancer. “I went to see an internist due to blood in my urine. I then was referred to a urologist for assessment. While determining that the cause was a fairly large kidney stone, he also did a physical prostate…