The largest cycling event in America, the 2010 Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race, presented by AEG, that challenges the world's top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding course from May 16-23.

Founded in 2005, Breakaway from Cancer continues to raise awareness and funds to support valuable services and programs, provided free of charge, that help people living with cancer. The initiative was created by Amgen as a complementary component to the company's sponsorship of the Amgen Tour of California. This year, the initiative continues to support the important programs and tools offered by the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship and The Wellness Community. Visit Website

The LIVESTRONG Challenge is LIVESTRONG's signature fundraising event. Whether you walk, run, ride, volunteer or donate, your participation is one more powerful weapon in the fight against cancer.

The  2009 Series was an overwhelming success. Thanks to the more than 20,000 participants, the thousands of volunteers, and the support of our sponsors, the Challenge raised over $10 million for the fight against cancer.

"Medalist Sports joined forces with the LIVESTRONG Challenge team in 2007, helping us produce three events to mark a very successful 11th anniversary. Medalist provides the expertise we need to plan and execute both safe and fun routes for cyclists and runners.  The work they do behind the scenes allows us to focus on recruiting more participants and raising more funds for the fight against cancer",  said Renee Nicholas, Director of LIVESTRONG Events at the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

Since the first ride in 1997, called the Ride for the Roses, tens of thousands of participants have raised more than $40 million through LIVESTRONG Challenge events in Austin, TX and throughout the U.S.

The LIVESTRONG Challenge is the Lance Armstrong Foundation's signature fundraising event. This annual series of events takes place in cities across the country, enabling anyone to support the LAF's mission to inspire and empower people affected by cancer. The LAF is committed to providing each Challenge participant, from 100-mile cyclists to volunteers and everyone in between, with an experience that leaves them transformed - energized, inspired and empowered to make a difference. Unite at LIVESTRONG.org.

2010 Cities include:

• Seattle: June 19 - 20
• San Jose: July 10 - 11
• Philly: August 21 - 22
• Austin: October 22 - 24

The Greenville Hospital System USA Cycling Professional Championships will return to Greenville, S.C. for a fifth consecutive year in 2010, with new dates set for September 18-19, 2010.  The Championship weekend features the USA Cycling Professional Time Trial Championship on Saturday and the USA Cycling Professional Road Race Championship on Sunday.

USA Cycling, Inc., which owns and sanctions the event, has extended the licensing agreement for 2010 with Medalist Sports, a sports management company that specializes in the planning, promotion and production of professional cycling and fundraising events.  Medalist Sports has produced the Championships since 2006.  The Greenville Hospital System USA Cycling Professional Championships is part of the USA Cycling Professional Tour, a men's-only, season-long calendar comprised of UCI events that determines the best professional rider and team on American soil.  It is also one of 17 national championship events that USA Cycling, Inc. sanctions across five disciplines in the sport for amateurs and professionals. Visit Website

The 2009 Tour of Missouri, was a 600+-mile, seven-day, world-class professional cycling race and rolling festival, featuring the top cyclists in the world. 

Building upon the successes of the last two editions, the 2009 Tour of Missouri was again one of the top cycling events in the world. The event garnered even more impressive statistics, including more than 500,000 spectators for the week (up from 434,000 + in 2008), a $38.1 economic impact for the State and its host communities (up from $29.8 million in 2008) and media impressions from around the globe; including web hits from 168 countries.

Following the 2008 Tour of Missouri, the International Cycling Union, the sanctioning body for professional cycling, raised the ranking of the Tour of Missouri to a prestigious 2.HC ranking, making the event one of the top five races outside of Europe.  The increased international appeal helped attract seven pro tour teams who competed just weeks before in the Tour de France. Visit Website

Following an inaugural event that drew a maximum 3,500 participants from 32 states and four countries, Dempsey Challenge officials have announced a new two-day format for 2010. The Dempsey Challenge presented by Amgen, a non-competitive fundraising event which benefits The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing at Central Maine Medical Center, is scheduled for October 2 and 3 at Simard-Payne Police Memorial Park in Lewiston, Maine.

The inaugural one-day event included a 5K run/walk and four cycling distances (10, 25, 50 and 100-miles) and sold out with weeks to spare. In a recent online participant survey, 95 percent stated they plan to return in 2010. Of the 3,500 participants, a total of 2,080 registered for the 5K and 1,420 for the cycling events. Event namesake, actor and Maine native Patrick Dempsey participated in the 50-mile ride with professional cyclists George Hincapie, David Zabriskie, Stephen Roche and Ted King. The event attracted over 600 volunteers and raised over one million dollars.

The new format will feature a 5K (3.1 mile) run/walk and a new 10K (6.2 mile) run/walk on Saturday, October 2, followed by various cycling distances on Sunday, October 3. It will allow for more participants and accommodate those looking to take part in both disciplines. Returning events include the Festival in the Park which hosted a Health and Wellness Expo, live entertainment, participant lobster bake and the Amgen Breakaway from Cancer Survivor Walk.

Through the event, Dempsey hopes to raise cancer awareness through education, prevention and early detection; and promote physical activity as an important part of daily life.

The Dempsey Center, founded by Dempsey in March, 2008 in response to his mother's multiple bouts with ovarian cancer, provides free support, education and wellness services to cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. For more information, visit www.dempseycenter.org.