Phil Keoghan's NOW and Novartis Team Rides in So Cal for MS
9/22/11 - Just off winning an 8th statue at the 63rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Phil Keoghan, host and producer of CBS's The Amazing Race, will ride in the upcoming Bike MS Coastal Challenge in Ventura October 1 - 2. Phil will join elite cyclists Erika Graves and Julie Guthrie of NOW and Novartis for MS, the women's pro cycling team Phil launched back in May.
In addition to racing the national circuit, NOW and Novartis for MS athletes take part in Bike MS rides across the country riding tandem bicycles with honorary teammates, people living with MS. Erika and Julie both will pilot tandem bikes.
Phil Keoghan and members of the Now and Novartis Team will ride
in the upcoming Bike MS Coastal Challenge in Ventura October 1 - 2.
The first of its kind cycling team has gained much attention nationwide. Team Captain Robin Farina is the 2011 USA Cycling National Road Champion. Junior Addyson Albershardt won Gold at the Junior Track National Championships in Texas in July, in both the Individual Pursuit and the Team Pursuit.
But these riders' number one victory is not won on the race course, but in communities from Colorado to Massachusetts, Minnesota to Florida as they and their teammates with MS raise awareness and demonstrate those living with MS are not defined by their disease.
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Phil Keoghan and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation share a passion for MS awareness. Phil has been involved in the MS movement for years, having participated in many Bike MS events. In 2009, he stepped up his efforts when he rode his bike 41 days, 3500 miles from LA to New York City, grabbing headlines and raising over half a million dollars for the MS Society. On Monday, September 12 the MS Society awarded Phil the Dorothy Corwin Spirit of Life award at a star-studded event in Los Angeles.
Join Phil, Erika, Julie and their teammates at the Bike MS Coastal Challenge. Learn more about NOW and Novartis for MS and how you can participate at www.noopportunitywasted.com.
