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  • Kurt Haaland

    The ride is over, but the fund raising continues. Continue to solict donations. Get BP Matching Gift forms signed from BP contributors.

    by Kurt Haaland Wednesday, 21 April 2010 18:47

  • Kurt Haaland

    Thanks everyone for riding this year. Remember to collect all your donations

    by Kurt Haaland Sunday, 18 April 2010 21:01

  • Kurt Haaland

    Thanks everyone for riding this. Remember to collect your donations

    by Kurt Haaland Sunday, 18 April 2010 20:59

Joe Noack:

Joe NoackCoach Joe Connection: The MS150 has been my annual focus for a very long time. It started in 1986 when I participated in my very first MS150 that went from Denton to the Eisenhower Dam and then to Paris, Texas. I wore a pair of plastic jogging shorts, T-shirt and tennis shoes. I rode a 58cm Schwinn with standard pedals (frame size was way too large for me).

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Bob & Nubia Seibert:

Critz CullenBOB & NUBIA SEIBERT: This is our first year riding the BP MS150, and it feels good to be helping the MS Society. My wife, Nubia, also sees this as an opportunity to gain cycling experience, so she will be able to participate in a cycling adventure, like our son Kevin and I did last year.

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Sandra Hernandez:

sandra_hSandra Hernandez: Last year was my first BP MS150 and my first year of road bike riding. Training for the ride was a big encouragement to get into the sport, and a great opportunity to meet people. If you ask me what I liked the most about the ride it was the cheering and support from the public all along the route, and the feeling that you're doing it for a good cause.

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Kurt Haaland: Team BP Ride Marshal

haalandSome people refer to me as the “Big Kahuna,” “Kahuna,” or even “Field Marshal Kurt.” I received the Big Kahuna nickname because everybody loves to follow behind me when riding into the wind. They say I block a lot of wind. Just don’t refer to me as “breaking a lot of wind.”

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Critz Cullen: Team BP Captain Emeritus

Critz CullenI first participated in the BP MS150 in 2000, the year before BP became the title sponsor. When BP became the title sponsor in 2001 I was actively involved with Team BP. After the first year as title sponsor, BP recognized the opportunity to improve ride safety.

Read more: Critz Cullen: Team BP Captain Emeritus

   

Julie McMaster: Top 300 Fundraiser

Julie_M I began riding with Team BP in 2002 to train for my first MS150. That year, my main reason for riding was for a physical challenge. I had just moved down from Alaska, where I was born and raised, and the thought of riding 187 miles from Houston to Austin seemed unachievable. The ConocoPhillips training series really helped in getting my legs ready for the hills to Austin.

Read more: Julie McMaster: Top 300 Fundraiser

   

Todd Hauser: 2010 Team BP Co-Captain

Todd HauserI started cycling because the girl I wanted to date was going for a “bike ride” that coming Saturday 11 years ago.  I asked her, “you mean like on a bicycle bike ride?”  She said yes and I bought a bike that Thursday and rode an agonizing 25 miles that Saturday!  She’s been my fiance' now for 11 years and we’ve set a tentative date for 2020!!

Read more: Todd Hauser: 2010 Team BP Co-Captain

   

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Did you know?

Last year, BP had the largest team with 750 riders and 200 volunteers. 

Team BP Quotes

  • “I would like to see the team exceed our fund raising goals and still have a fun, safe and rewarding experience for each rider.”

    –Eric Cioti, 2010 Team BP Co-Captain
  • “It’s very humbling to see people holding up signs saying, ‘Thank you. You saved my life.’”

    –2009 first-timer Kim Pataky, BP E&P relationship manager
  • “My secret for fundraising is to ask people to join the movement toward a world free of MS. It’s about education, sharing histories, how MS affects people’s lives and what we can do about it.”

    –Critz Cullen, Team BP Captain Emeritus
  • “Words can not describe the pride we felt riding with Team BP - from our team leading the start, to our volunteers supporting us at lunch and rest stops along the way.”

    –Brian Frank, Richard Morrison, BP Executive Sponsors
  • “I ride in two MS150 bike rides each year so that I can fund-raise for this very important cause.”

    –Kurt Haaland, Team BP Ride Marshall
  • “To raise money, I used e-mails, letters, Safety Moments, and my birthday, which occurs just before the ride. I ask for donations instead of presents!”

    –Critz Cullen, Team BP Captain Emeritus
  • “The more effort we all make today to raise money to end multiple sclerosis, the sooner we’ll ride to celebrate a cure.”

    –Todd Hauser, 2010 Team BP Co-Captain

Featured links

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Houston Bikeway
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Bike Club Training
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Road Bike Riders
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