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Rally UHC Cycling Races "Inspired Bicycles" at Amgen Tour of California to Benefit UnitedHealthcare Children's FoundationAt the 2019 Amgen Tour of California, the Rally UHC Cycling team will once again ride six "Inspired Bikes" to benefit the UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation (UHCCF). These one-off, hand-painted Felt FR Disc race frames, adorned with top-end race componentry, feature designs inspired by UHCCF grant recipients and will be auctioned live online during the race. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190516005105/en/ Eight-year-old Marcus loves to build things, which was the inspiration for the "Bricks" bike. The custom hand-painted Felt FR Disc bicycle was designed by Rally UHC Cycling's creative team and will be auctioned to benefit the UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation (Photo: Sam Wiebe/Rally UHC Cycling). These custom-artwork bikes can be viewed and are available for bidding online now through Tuesday, May 21, at rallyuhccycling.com/inspiredbikes. While priceless when considering what the auction represents - hope for families and UHCCF's dedication to helping families in need - the goal is to raise more than $40,000 to help fund UHCCF medical grants for families. UHCCF grants are awarded to families who need financial assistance covering expenses for their children's medical services or equipment not covered, or not fully covered, by their commercial health insurance plans. The art for the six one-of-a-kind pro-cycling bikes was inspired by the imagination of UHCCF grant recipients who shared with the Rally UHC Cycling design team some of their favorite things and future aspirations. These stories were used to create a theme and custom name for each bike in honor of each child. "These bikes masterfully capture the inspirations of each grant child, while representing UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation's mission to help children access medical services to improve their health," said Matt Peterson, UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation president. "We are thankful to partner again with Rally UHC Cycling on this project, which continues to raise visibility and suppor for UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation so we can continue to help more families." Six Rally UHC Cycling athletes will race on the bikes and showcase them at the various host cities around California. See them in action during live coverage on NBC Sports Network, NBC and the Tour Tracker App. The bikes, riders and six children represented are:
This year represents the 11th time the team has competed at America's premier stage race and its first year as the newly branded Rally UHC Cycling team. It is the fourth consecutive year the team has raced on unique bikes at the Amgen Tour of California to benefit UHCCF. Throughout 10 stages over seven days, the men and women of Rally UHC Cycling will compete against the world's top pros, contesting mountain roads, highways and coastlines from Sacramento to Pasadena. All told, the 13 Rally UHC Cycling athletes (seven men, six women) will cover 954.6 miles. "To raise awareness and money for such an important cause at our biggest race is a great honor," said Rally UHC Cycling creative director Sam Wiebe. "We are grateful for the long-lasting partnership we've built with UHCCF and for the opportunity to help so many deserving kids in the process." Since 2007, UHCCF has awarded more than 19,500 grants valued at over $46 million to children and their families across the United States for treatments associated with medical conditions such as cancer, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, diabetes, hearing loss, autism, cystic fibrosis, Down syndrome, ADHD and cerebral palsy. Qualifying UHCCF families can receive up to $5,000 per grant with a lifetime maximum of $10,000 per child to help pay for medical services and equipment such as physical, occupational and speech therapy, counseling services, surgeries, prescriptions, wheelchairs, orthotics, eyeglasses and hearing aids. To bid on the bikes as part of the online auction and learn more about each bike, visit rallyuhccycling.com/inspiredbikes. For more information about UHCCF or to apply for a grant, visit uhccf.org.
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