National EMS Memorial Bike Ride 2020 Routes Announced

Honoring those lost in the line of duty

National EMS Memorial Bike Ride

Mechanicsburg, PA — The National EMS Memorial Bike Ride will have five event offerings in 2020. The non-profit organization plans events that offer memorial celebrations of EMS personnel during long-distance cycling treks each year. Of particular importance and excitement, NEMSMBR will be celebrating 20 years of individuals cycling with this purpose during the 2020 routes and is planning for its largest number of participants. Individuals can join the routes for any combination of full days of the various events, but the most popular option is to participate either as cyclist or support personnel for all the days of a particular route.

Registration is expected to open in January, and will be announced through the following: email to previous participants; website advertisement; social media blast; EMS publications and listserves.
The dates and locations of the events will be:

East Coast Route
Boston, MA to National Harbor (Oxon Hill, MD)
Coordinated with the National EMS Memorial Service
May 9-15, 2020

Southern Route
Raleigh-Durham, NC to National Harbor (Oxon Hill, MD)
Coordinated with the National EMS Memorial Service
May 11-15, 2020

Midwest Route
St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN to Chicago, IL
June 22-27, 2020

Colorado Route
Snowmass, CO to Littleton, CO
July 20-24 , 2020

West Coast Route
Reno, NV to San Francisco, CA
September 21-26, 2020

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