How the Tour De Force Started

Tour De Force began in 2002 when a group of NYPD cops in the Bronx decided to complete an endurance event to remember the victims of 9/11. Nine participants, with the assistance of a four man support team, cycled from the Pentagon to Ground Zero. They completed the ride in four days, riding to the finish through the somber first anniversary gathering at Ground Zero. 

Since then the Tour de Force has grown to three hundred participants and forty support team members who feel strongly about the cause and believe it’s a very worthwhile endeavor. We have also incorporated and gained status as a 501(c)3 charity. The dual mission is to raise funds for the families of Police Officers killed in the line of duty nationwide and to remember the sacrifice of those that died on 911. Our participants, volunteer support team along with family and friends have bonded together and raised more than $3 million since the group’s inception.

See our website for more information:  www.tourdeforceny.com
Click here for more information on the Tour De Force and my involvement: https://jltdf.blogspot.com



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