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Health
Fight against cancer on two wheels It’s a long road for these cops, but not as tough as the journey through cancer treatment.
Boston Bar and back. The challenges pale compared to what kids with cancer go through, which is one of the things that drives the team up and over steep hills. Rosenberger, and every other team member, will by Matthew Claxton have a physical reminder mclaxton@langleyadvance.com of this in the form of necklaces they wear during the Christopher Rosenberger ride. The necklaces have has a special reason for leadbeads added to them – one ing the Tour de Valley Cops for each day on the road, for Cancer team this year. blue beads for rainy days, His daughter, Sophie, is black beads for when they now a five-year-old, attendfall off their bikes or crash. ing elementary school in Rosenberger got his black South Surrey. bead last year when he spun But when she was three, out on his back tire on a Sophie underwent surgery linoleum school floor. and treatment for a cancer The necklaces are based on one of her kidneys. Her on those given to many prognosis is good – Sophie is young cancer patients in already down from monthly B.C. For the kids, each bead check ups to once every represents a dose of chemoyear. therapy, radiation, a needle That’s all good news for for a blood sample, an Rosenberger, who will hit injection of medicine. Some the road on Sept. 26 from children have necklaces that Aldergrove Secondary School reach down to the floor, or for the nine-day fundraising which can be looped around bike ride, with 21 other law their necks two or three enforcement officers. The times, due to the huge numteam is drawn from border ber of medical procedures guards, RCMP officers, civic they’ve endured. police, and prison guards. On the ride, the police The days before the ride officers will be stopping begins can be exciting, said at elementary schools and the team captain. businesses that have raised “It’s also a little dauntfunds for the cause, meeting ing,” Rosenberger said of thousands of students. They the annual ride. “You’ve got make a particular point of nine days in front of you, stopping at the schools of with not a lot of breaks.” junior team members, kids This is Rosenberger’s third who have been diagnosed consecutive ride with the with cancer. team which will take a windThe ride is made possible ing route that ranges from by a support crew of volunTsawwassen all the way up teers who set up everything the Fraser Valley to Hope Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance and haul everyone’s luggage, and Boston Bar. All the money raised by the Chris Rosenberger is this year’s team captain for the Canadian Cancer Society’s Cops for Cancer Tour keep the bikes in perfect working order, and make sure the Cops for Cancer cycling teams de Valley which starts Sept. 26. riders are fed and hydrated at goes towards kids with cancer Rosenberger. The team undertakes a series of all times. – the Canadian Cancer Society “They really look after us A Border Services Officer at monthly training rides starting in uses it to fund research into new so the only thing we have to the Pacific Highway crossing, the spring, gradually increasing and better treatments, and also do is pedal the bikes,” said Rosenberger has raised his permileage. The final training ride operates Camp Goodtimes, the before the Tour de Valley starts is Rosenberger. province’s only summer camp for sonal funds for the year, but he Without them, the ride still has a lot of extra work to do a 160 km ride, a full 100 miles. kids who have been in, or still wouldn’t be possible. as team captain. “Everybody’s been training are in, cancer treatment. “That’s the only way that we’re The captain position is taken up really hard,” said Rosenberger. Every officer must personally able to spread the message and by a new rider every year, and That’s important because some raise at least $5,000 for the charreach out to as many people as with it comes more responsibility days on the Tour will be more ity just to be allowed to particiwe do,” said Rosenberger. for logistics and challenging than pate. This year’s Tour de Valley has team fundraising. others. They also participate in a numalready raised almost $200,000 It can be difficult “Our mileber of group fundraising events, “Everybody’s been and will gather more donations in finding the time to age isn’t always and have to get in shape to ride training really hard.” the next week and while on the train along with evenly distributed approximately 900 kilometres Chris Rosenberger road. all the other work, over the days,” over nine days, with no days off. For more information, or to said Rosenberger. For about six months before the Rosenberger said. Training is There are a couple donate, visit www.copsforcanride, the team members are busy cerbc.ca. Information about the key. Some riders come to Cops of 60 km days at each end, but whether in their police uniforms, Tour de Valley, and its sister for Cancer with a lot of cycling four 100 km-plus days in a row or in their Cops for Cancer gear. tours based out of Vancouver, the experience, but others only ride in the middle, including the “You’re either training, or Island, and the Interior can be casually, with a few having not longest ride, a 130-plus ride up you’re fundraising, or you’re found there. been on a bike in years. the Fraser Canyon from Hope to planning a fundraiser,” said