All riders who raise $1,000+ will receive the Bike MS: Ride Across Minnesota prize jersey! 2022 Prize Jersey pictured below.
You can be a Top Fundraiser! Here’s how:
- Update your Goal to $1,000 by logging into your Fundraising Center.
- Receive one-on-one staff support every step of the way.
- In addition to the online Fundraising Center tools, check out these Fundraising Ideas, maximize the Fundraising Toolkit and review the Donations Guide.
- Download the Bike MS App
- The Bike MS® App is a powerful tool to help you raise funds and awareness for a world free of MS. There are exciting new features — like physical challenges to mobile check deposit — to help you go the extra mile in your fundraising and connect with your Bike MS community
Reminder: Matching gifts count towards your prize and Top Fundraiser status.
Top 50 Club
Members of the exclusive Top 50 Club were Ride Across Minnesota's highest fundraising individuals from 2021 Bike MS: Ride Across Minnesota. This amazing group of people raised over $233,000 in 2021.
Congratulations to all of our 2021 Top 50 Club Members!
Top 50 Club Members will enjoy the following for perks for 2022 ride:
- Personalized gold bib number with your name that corresponds to your fundraising ranking.
- Ride weekend perks, recognition, and VIP treatment. Details coming soon!
- Dedicated staff to assist throughout the year.
- Exclusive Top 50 Club Wearable
- Top Priority Parking at the event
- Free registration for 2022
- Ability to ride any other Upper Midwest Bike Ride for free — no fundraising requirement and more!
Individual Awards
Congratulations to our 2021 Individual Award winners!
Rookie Rider of the Year Award - Individual first-year cyclist that raises the most funds.
Congratulations to the 2021 Award Winner: Shennon Black
Shennon's Story
Having never ridden a bike with more than a couple of friends, the idea of a big group ride was not something I pictured myself doing. A casual ride with a friend (future teammate) convinced me to give it a try. A great team was key to providing me with opportunities to train and learn the tools of group riding. Having known several people that have lived with MS, it is my younger cousin with her two young boys that inspired me to self-fund my ride. I shared my ride on social media and was amazed at the response from my friends and family. The element throughout my summer training I had not anticipated the stories. People who donated shared one by one how MS has touched the lives of people they cared about. It was an honor to hold those stories as I entered into the challenge of completing the ride.
Top I Ride with MS Fundraiser - I Ride with MS participant that raises the most funds.
Congratulations to the 2021 Award Winner: Carol Risdal
Carol's Story
What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been.
It started with some tingling down my arms and legs, trouble concentrating, always tired, and strangely, I was really having a hard time getting my fingers to type correctly on a keyboard. But hey, I was a working mom with 3 kids and a husband, I should be tired…right? I went to my doctor saying I’m sure this is nothing but here’s what’s going on and he said I’m sure you’ll be all right but let’s do an MRI to rule out MS. That Diagnosis came in 2005. How amazing to have an answer so quickly! Certainly not the usual story you hear. Around the same time a close friend was diagnosed with cancer and our friends responded with an outpouring of kindness and support for both of us. How to help someone with MS is kind of hard to figure out though and that’s when Greg Anderson decided to form a bike team and ride for MS in my honor. Read more.
