Ride for AIDS Chicago is a two-day, 170-mile, bicycling event created by volunteers and designed to raise needed monies for Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN) and Better Existence with HIV (BEHIV).

The ride leaves Chicago (Evanston) on Saturday morning on the journey to Williams Bay, Wisconsin, on the shores of Lake Geneva. We’ll start off from the city and soon after find a route of shaded bike paths and country roads. 

Riders will return to Chicago (Evanston) on Sunday following the winding roads of southeast Wisconsin and shaded bicycle paths of northeast Illinois and then into the city. Upon returning, family and friends will welcome us home and everyone will enjoy a hearty welcome home dinner.

Each rider is asked to raise a minimum of $1,000 in pledges to participate. There are no fundraising requirements for Crew members (don’t let this discourage you from asking your family and friends for support).

Unlike other rides of this kind, Ride for AIDS Chicago is committed to returning 100% of your pledges to the beneficiaries. We have a pretty good track record with returning 99% or better with the first 3 rides. We are able to do this by keeping costs down. Your $85 registration fee along with corporate sponsorship dollars covers the expenses of doing the event.