This March, I’ll be turning up the heat and challenging myself at Buffalo’s coldest cycling event of the season — all to raise critically needed funds for Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.​

I'm riding in honor of my friend, Patrice Rives, who lost her battle only a few weeks after her diagnosis. Patrice loved to cycle, but more importantly she loved her family, friends, and students. She was a gift to all who knew her and I will do my best to make her proud on March 10th.