HELPFUL CHECKLISTS ROUTE MAP PRE-RIDE BIKE WHAT TO BRING TUNE-UP TIPS ON EVENT DAY R RIDE York Mills Rd. Make sure you have: ❑ Bicycl e in good working order ROUTE MAP 50 km ay half-way w RIDER’S GUIDE ❑ Sufficient tire pressure ❑ Bicycle helmet point 75 km Route (mandatory for all riders) EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ❑ Sufficient cable tension 50 km Route lley Park Lawrence Ave. East R ❑ Rider ID Bike Plate and Helmet 25 km Route Va TO GET READY TO RIDE. ❑  Brake pads that are on

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South Kingsway lley Parkwa SAFETY FIRST Va Don • Please be courteous to fellow participants Exhibition Place Gardiner Expressway • Walk your bike to the start chutes N • Helmets are mandatory SF P • Participants who weave, pass at high speeds or cycle at high Gardiner Expressway speeds in a group/peloton are considered unsafe and will be Lake removed from the event by Police Services Exhibition Place located at: Lake Shore Blvd and Strachan Ave. • Pass on the left. Slower cyclists and children must stay to the right of the road ROUTE DETAILS • Do not attempt to pass the pace vehicles • 25 KM ROUTE – Your turnaround is the Bayview extension. Ride • Obey the route marshals and ambassadors of the road north to Bayview and then turn back to return to Exhibition Place. • Use extreme caution on the downhill portions of the DVP • 50 KM ROUTE – Your turnaround is York Mills. Ride north to York & Gardiner Expressway Mills and then turn back to return to Exhibition Place. • Stopping anywhere other than a rest station is for emergency • 75 KM ROUTE – Your turnaround is York Mills. Ride north to York situations only Mills and then head south to the Bayview extension. Loop back up INSIDE: How to have a safe ride and details • In the event you must stop, let the people around you know to York Mills once again. 75 km riders are the only riders that do about the new Heart Park. and go to the far right of the road this second loop of Bayview to York Mills. Before your return to Exhibition Place, cycle west to South Kingsway.

OFFICIAL SPONSORS:

rideforheart.ca • 416-486-RIDE • [email protected] RIDE CHECK-IN CENTRE: MAY 29-31* HEART PARK EVENTS BETTER LIVING CENTRE AT EXHIBITION PLACE At the Heart Park, you’ll have the opportunity to unwind and Visit the Ride Check-In Centre to submit pledges, pick-up or celebrate your accomplishments. After you cross the finish swap your Rider ID Bike Plate and pick-up your VIP cycling jersey. line, you’ll enter the Heart Park which will be full of exciting health and wellness experiences. HOURS OF OPERATION Thursday, May 29: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Visit the survivors’ lounge to have your photo taken THE 2014 BECEL HEART&STROKE Friday, May 30: 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. and leave a note on our Heart Wall. RIDE FOR HEART IS ALMOST HERE! Saturday, May 31: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Indulge in a complimentary massage and participate PARKING – CHECK-IN CENTRE DAYS ONLY: Above ground in our advocacy campaign. parking will be available on Exhibition Place Grounds – $13 per day, Meet with a Health CheckTM Registered Dietitian and Thank you for registering and fundraising for Ride for Heart. $10 after 6:00 p.m. (Charged by Exhibition Place) sample healthy food choices. This guide contains everything you need to know about the big For information on pledge submission options visit rideforheart.ca Learn about volunteer opportunities that help create day. Your commitment to fundraising supports the Heart and *Please note: There are no other Check-in Centre locations. more survivors. Stroke Foundation’s mission to create more survivors by preventing disease, saving lives and promoting recovery. Keep fundraising right VIP JERSEY AND INCENTIVE GIFT CARDS Enjoy experiences from Becel and other proud sponsors. up to the June 6 deadline to help us reach our $5.8 million goal. Riders who fundraise $1,000+ before our shipping deadline will receive their VIP Jersey via mail. RIDE DAY ITINERARY Riders who fundraise $1,000 after the shipping Corporate Challenge & VIP Breakfast at deadline can collect their VIP Jersey at the 5:30 a.m. Better Living Centre Opens (North Entrance) Check-In Centre or on event day. 6:00 to General Rider Check-In at Better Living Centre Qualifying fundraisers will receive an invitation to 8:00 a.m. (East Entrance) select an incentive gift card of their choice in August. 6:00 a.m. 75 km Start (cut-off time 6:30 a.m.) EVENT DAY TRANSPORTATION/PARKING Corporate Challenge/VIP Chute Opens 6:30 a.m. (cut-off time 7:45 a.m.) EVENT SITE: Exhibition Place

6:30 a.m. Early Start 25 & 50 km Start (cut-off time 7:45 a.m.) ENTRY POINT: Princes’ Gates (Strachan Ave/Lake Shore Blvd)

General Start 25 & 50 km Start PUBLIC TRANSIT: The following TTC bus lines operate during 8:00 a.m. (cut-off time 9:00 a.m.) early morning hours on weekends, with stops at Exhibition Place. Call 416 393-INFO for further details, or visit ttc.ca/Routes/Buses: Corporate Challenge & VIP Lunch at CHALK AND CHEER 9:30 a.m. 310 Bathurst South, 316 Ossington South, 329 Dufferin South Better Living Centre (West Entrance) INVITE YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO CHEER YOU ON! $10 per vehicle or use a VIP parking pass which allows 9:30 a.m. Visit Heart Park after your ride PARKING: Supporters can decorate the finish line area complimentary parking for one vehicle. using brightly coloured chalk. Write or draw ROAD CLOSURES inspirational messages to celebrate riders’ CUT-OFF TIMES commitment to creating more survivors. GARDINER EXPRESSWAY: All ramps closed from the Humber Cut-off times are strictly imposed for safety purposes and to Decorating takes place from 6:00 a.m. to River east to the from 2:00 a.m. ensure that the highways are cleared in a timely manner, such 7:00 a.m. After decorating, supporters can that they can be re-opened to vehicle traffic within the DON VALLEY PARKWAY: All ramps closed from Lake Shore Blvd cheer on riders as they cross the finish line timeframe provided by the City of Toronto. north to Highway 401 from 2:00 a.m. with homemade signs and noisemakers.

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