June 1, 2004 – Twenty cyclists have been selected by cancer community
leaders to join
cancer survivor and five-time Tour de France champion
Lance Armstrong in the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of
HopeTM. Almost 1,200 people applied to bike across
mountains and over plains around the clock – relaying
nearly 3,500 miles from LA to DC – to inspire and
inform the public about the importance of cancer
clinical trials. In addition to being avid cyclists,
the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope team members
share a passion for cancer clinical trials through
their personal and professional experiences with the
disease.

Among the extraordinary team members are cancer
researchers, nurses and physicians, caregivers and,
like Lance, cancer survivors. Representing 18
states, these men and women come from all walks of
life. In addition to oncology nurses and physicians,
team members include a firefighter, an architect, a
retired Air Force colonel, a veterinarian, and two
teachers.

The team will depart Los Angeles on Friday, Oct.1,
and will be joined by Lance Armstrong at points along
the way before being welcomed in Washington, DC.
Saturday, Oct. 9.

Team members are from the following states:
California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa,
Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

To learn more about the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of
HopeT and how to get involved, visit
www.tourofhope.org.

Tour of HopeT Team members:
– Kristen Adelman, 34; Elkridge, MD
– Colleen Chapleau, 46; North Liberty, IA
– John Fee, 34; Delran, NJ
– Andrea Glassberg, MD, PhD, 34; San Francisco, CA
– Brandon Hayes-Lattin, MD, 34; Portland, OR
– Brian Highhouse, RN, 38; Meriden, NH
– Sheila McGuirk, 52; Madison, WI.
– Darren Mullen, 32; Wichita, KS
– Jim Owens, 42; Edina, MN
– Kathy Parker, 51; Athens, GA
– Rod Quiros, 36; Suffern, NY
– Erika Rosettie, RN, 43; Corning, NY
– Neil Shah, MD, PhD, 41; Woodland Hills, CA
– Bernie Sher, 66; Cocoa Beach, FL
– Michael Siegel, 44; Wilmette, IL
– Joseph Steele, MD, 35; Englewood, CO
– Elizabeth Sterling, 35; Millmont, PA
– Robert Stuart, MD, 55; Charleston, SC
– Stephen Verbanic, 45; Virginia Beach, VA
– Ted Yang, MD, 41; Houston, TX.