Begin. Ride. Change.

In 2002, Spencer Lueders set his spokes on a three-mile stretch of North Carolina roadway nicknamed the “Booty Loop”. While he set out alone, it didn’t take long for friends, family and community members to join in with the cyclist and his 24-hour charitable mission. He rode 312 miles in 24 hours. He raised $6,000 for the Lance Armstrong Foundation that year. He started a movement. He started 24 Hours of Booty, the nation’s only 24-hour charity road cycling ride. Since that year, 24 Hours of Booty has raised millions for cancer causes, becoming the official 24-hour ride of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. 24 Hours of Booty is changing lives, one mile and one dollar at a time. It can change yours.

It wasn’t until 2008 that Mike Ryan, Jason Benoit, and Daniel Scagnelli came together to form Team Kyle, an endurance sports team competing in honor of Kyle Fleischmann and the mission of the Kyle Fleischmann Foundation. The first race these three set out to conquer was the 24 Hours of Booty. The event turned out to be extremely successful. As a team the riders were able to raise over $2,500 to benefit the fight against cancer and began what is now the Team Kyle movement.

The three friends will compete again in the 2009 24 Hours of Booty, and hope to ride with many more teammates! If you are interested in riding as part of Team Kyle, contact daniel@thekff.org.

24 Hours of Booty History and photo courtesy of www.24HoursofBooty.org