Photograph of riders Shari Taylor, Kevin Stuteville, and Travis Staton at the opening ceremonies at the Northwest Campus of Tarrant County College in Fort Worth. The man on the right appears pealing a banana while wearing a cycling shirt that reads "Tanqueray's AIDSRides USA".

Photograph of a camp and food services crew member, Rose Counts, serving rider Tim Zack Norman, and a medical team manager, Ken Locker at the opening ceremonies. Tables of bagels and cream cheese are being served to the morning crew and riders before the start of the race. One cyclist can be seen using a flashlight to see what is being served.

Photograph of Karen Estes (center), the co-executive director of the Resource Center of Dallas at the opening ceremonies. Other volunteers in red, yellow, and green LSR t-shirts stand around in a loose group in the parking lot of the Tarrant County Community College NW campus parking lot waiting for opening ceremonies.

Photograph of a breakfast crew member, Monty Anderson, speaking at the opening ceremonies. He is joined by (left to right): Jim Frederick, Ken Locker, Rebecca Mohr, Reid Ainsworth, Janie Bush, Sonia McClarron-Singleton, and Janet Park. The volunteers appear standing on a stage with a large LSR banner hung along the back and speakers flanking the sides.

Photograph of the route medical support manager, Karen Charleston, talking with rider Kevin Fuller at pit stop 2 at Optimist Park in Springtown. Fuller stands under a pavilion in front of Karen's table with a bowl of bananas to the right.

Photograph of riders heading to the Starbucks Chill Patrol van at the lunch pit in Decatur. Cyclists have laid down their bikes along the curb and in parking spaces of the courthouse in the center of the square.

Photograph of the pit stop #6 crew manager, Johnnie Brown, lead his AIDS Outreach Center crew members in a cheer to welcome riders to Sanger. The crew appears wearing a coordinated costume of black shirts decorated with silver stars.

Photograph of caboose team members, Katy May Fox (in the driver's seat) and Kim Autin, in their vehicle leaving pit #1 in White Settlement (day 1). The pair sits in a tan four-door vehicle with window writing that reads "Fighting AIDS not people with AIDS...RIDERS ROCK".

Photograph of sisters Gabrielle and Samantha Singleton helping lunch lady Rebecca Mohr unwrap Janie Bush's car the morning of the first day of the race. Janie Bush's car had been wrapped in toilet paper and caution tape as a prank. The four individuals are dressed in green and grey LSR t-shirts.

Photograph of ceremonies crew member Jim Frederick enthusiastically hugging his partner Kevin Fuller, a cyclist. Jim is wearing a yellow LSR ride t-shirt with cargo shorts while Kevin is dressed in full cycling gear and sunglasses. The two appear to the side of a white tent where other crew members are seen standing and chatting.

Photograph of rider Chris Jares (red jersey), rider Sandy Maldanado (facing camera), and photographer Scott Sloan at pit #1 (day 1) in Azle Texas. Cyclists gather in groups around the covered patio area talking and snacking.

Photograph of Janie Bush's car wrapped in 24 rolls of toilet paper and 1 roll of caution tape by the communications team manager, Larry Townsend, and rider Scott Loyd.

Photograph of Janie Bush's car covered in toilet paper and caution tape. This photo was taken with the flash on a dark road.

Photograph of Janie Bush looking out from within her TP'd car. Piles of yellow caution tape sit on the roof of the car.

Photograph of two volunteers dressed in costumes setting out a ply-wood fold-out sign pointing to the restrooms. The person on the left is dressed up as an old woman and the other is dressed up as an angel with fuzzy wings and a halo headband.

Photograph of four crew members in a golf cart next to another crew member in a security cart. The carts are stopped on a curving road surrounded by wild grass and trees in the campground area of Lake Ray Roberts. This photo appears to have been taken in the late afternoon of the first day of the official race.

Photograph of a rider wearing a red shirt and lime green baseball cap standing by the Decatur courthouse on day 1 of the ride.

Photograph of multiple riders passing down a stretch of rural road surrounded by wild grass and trees. The photo was taken in the late afternoon as the cyclists approach Lake Ray Roberts campground at the end of the first day of the race.

Photograph of four crew members/managers posing together including Deanie Moto in the center of the group holding a plastic cup with a green straw. She and the man to her left are both wearing green LSR 2002 t-shirts. Behind the group is an information poster on a easel for a gay cruise trip.

Photograph of three individuals positioned in front of a wall of screens that display white text on a green and blue background. The man on the left appears in a white polo shirt speaking into a microphone with his right hand resting on his hip. The two others sit to his right. The woman in the middle holds a stack of papers to her stomach and looks down at the table while the other man looks over her head to the man standing and speaking.

Photograph of a small memorial arranged in honor of Bob Brandon. A bouquet of pink roses and small purple flowers are arranged in a glass vase to the left of a framed photo of Bob smiling sitting in the driver seat of a security golf cart wearing a green LSR t-shirt.

Photograph of event manager Janie Bush posed with two male cyclists in front of the Springtown feed supply store. The two cyclists appear wearing blue cycling jerseys, backpacks, and sunglasses while Janie sports a lone sleeve grey LSR t-shirt and name badge lanyard.

Photograph of an individual in a patterned skirt standing in a parking lot overlooking an open stretch of soccer fields. This volunteer smiles at the camera with a black wig and texas flag in his right hand.

Blue tinted photograph of two men smiling at the camera in the shade of a covered tent. The one in the back appears resting his chin on the shoulder of the other and wears sunglasses and no shirt. The man in the front wears a blue LSR tank top shirt, red sweat pants, and a khaki hat. He poses holding a large and colorful gift bag that reads "Happy Birthday" in large letters and a yellow card.