Alex Segura arriving at the celebration after a long cycling trek from Florida to Greensboro

Tour de South

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Cyclist to Ride through four states in honor of lifelong friend battling ALS

 

	(From left to right) PALS Keith Wood with lifelong friend and cyclist Alex Segura

February 24, 2006

On Sunday, June 18, 2006, Alex Segura of Orlando, Florida, will embark on a cycling journey up a southern portion of the east coast to raise awareness and funds for ALS. The ALS Tour de South will kick-off in Miami, Florida and end nearly 1,100 miles away at First Horizon Park in Greensboro, North Carolina on Saturday, July 1st. Alex is riding in honor and memory of all those with ALS, and their caregivers.   He is also riding to recognize his lifelong friend, Keith Wood, who serves as the inspiration for this endeavor. Keith and Alex grew up together in Miami, Florida.They also attended college together in Tennessee, and were roommates for two of their four years in college. Keith, who was diagnosed with ALS in May of 2003, now lives in Greensboro with his wife and four little girls.

Upon hearing the news of Keith's diagnoses and watching how the disease was affecting his friend, Alex, an avid cyclist, set out to learn more about ALS.  Determined to make a difference, he decided to combine his passion for cycling with his will to increase awareness of and funding for the disease that robs Keith and many others of the full use of their body.  Alex intends to meet with PALS and their families along the route, which takes him up the coast of Florida through West Palm Beach, Vero Beach, Daytona Beach and Jacksonville Beach; Odum, Statesboro and Augusta, Georgia; Columbia, SC and finally, Charlotte, Kannapolis and Greensboro, NC.  Plans are underway for a welcome celebration in Greensboro on July 1st. 

Online donations to The ALS Tour de South can be made by clicking the link above (upper left side of page). You can also mail your donation to the Catfish Chapter offices at 120-101 Penmarc Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603.  Please make your check payable to The ALS Association, and note Tour de South on the check.

For event details contact Alex directly at: asegura@lhps.org or 407-405-0674.