Welcome to "AMERICA'S FAVORITE BIKE RIDE!'

ACURA LA BIKE TOUR XIV, Sunday, March 2, 2008    Start Time:  5:45 am

Make your Acura L.A. Bike Tour experience more meaningful by riding for the Official Charity Program

Each year, the normally busy streets of Los Angeles are closed to all traffic for the ACURA L.A. BIKE TOUR - - the first event of its kind in the world. Since its inception in 1995, the Acura L.A. Bike Tour has become the singlemost popular cycling event in the world for a growing number of participants. It is easy to see why.

As the day dawns in Exposition Park and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, you can feel the excitement in the air as you mount your bike, surrounded by more than 15,000 people who enjoy riding their bicycles as much as you do. Knowing that the streets have been cleared of all motor vehicles, you look forward to hearing nothing but the sound of your fellow cyclists touring the traffic-free streets of Los Angeles for this one rare day each year.

With a host of celebrities leading the pack at a comfortable, yet challenging pace, the Acura L.A. Bike Tour begins and it is even better than you could possibly imagine. As you pass through the neighborhoods of LA, you enjoy the camaraderie of friends and families pedaling together. Savor just how serene the city can be when you take away the noise and stress caused by motor vehicles. With the impressive downtown skyline rising before you, you feel the anticipation that comes with closing in on completing the 20+ mile ride.

Surrounded by your fellow cyclists, you could not be more exhilarated as you cross the Acura LA Bike Tour Finish Line into Exposition Park. Whether you stay for the post Tour celebration or head over to watch the Los Angeles Marathon, you will take with you the memories of the unforgettable experience that is the Acura L.A. Bike Tour.

You may also want to be among the growing number of hearty souls who follow the Acura L.A. Bike Tour by running the 5K Run/Walk starting at 7:30am or the 26.2 mile L.A. Marathon starting at 8:30am.

The Acura L.A. Bike Tour proudly supports the YESPAL after school education program.

Youth Educational Sports, Inc. (YESports) is a non-profit 501(c)3 charitable organization inspiring educational institutions to introduce bicycling as a viable sport and a healthy competition in their Physical Educational curriculum. Anytime a life sport is introduced to youth you give them a lifetime gift of health and relaxation. YESports will provide an award winning curriculum and bicycling equipment for YES School Cycling Club. The two reasons preventing schools from including the sport of bicycling is the knowledge of the sport and bicycle equipment. A school sites already have the necessary facilities to conduct an active bicycle program. The YESports website offers a bicycle school curriculum thriving in the Los Angeles Unified School District and school districts throughout the State of Virginia as well as affordable quality bicycles and bicycle equipment.

A few reasons for introducing bicycling as a sport in schools: