Hundreds of cyclists are pedaling the second day of Bike MS: Cactus & Crude Sunday across Dawson, Terry and Lubbock County.
With a fundraising goal of $375,000, Bike MS: Cactus & Crude tours the scenic countryside of West Texas. A festive finish line awaits with a true Texas wine experience at Caprock Winery to celebrate the 150-mile journey.
The first leg of the race began Saturday in Midland wrapped up Saturday evening in Lamesa.
The second leg of the race kicked off Sunday morning at 7:00 a.m. from the Lamar Forrest Park Community Center in Lamesa and will finish at the Caprock Winery here in Lubbock. Although Bike MS: Cactus & Crude is not a timed event (or race), it is common for many riders to arrive at the Finish Line between 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body.
Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are leading to better understanding and moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with at least two to three times more women than men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 2.3 million worldwide.