Photograph of rider Steve Rayl smiling and waving as he bikes past a line of trees. Steve appears wearing a blue tank top, dark sunglasses, and a white bike helmet.

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 Scott Murphy at the Deer Ridge Campground in Lake Ray Roberts State Park. Scott stands with his hand resting on his bike numbered 263 in front of a single green tent pitched by a tree on gravelly ground.

Photograph of cyclists and crew at pit 4 on day 2 at the Southfork Animal Clinic in Murphy, TX. The crew of volunteers appears on a grassy area off a parking lot where two large white vans are parked for unloading supplies.

Photograph of a security/traffic crew member, Mario Rallo, and a media liaison, Jerry Thorpe at pit #6 on the second day at Burleson Park in University Park neighborhood of Dallas. Starbucks' liaison, Shawn Law, is seen in the background wearing a polo shirt.

Photograph of rider Esmeralda Sepulveda in Ride In. Esmeralda appears speeding by on the left while the rest of the frame is stretched and blurred showing cyclists standing near their bikes and chatting.

Photograph of Tom Brownlee, Jr. (center) and his jazz band performing on a small stage. Tom is on saxophone accompanied by his two band members on guitar (right) and keyboard (left). The crew stands in front of a large LSR banner and a draped American flag.

Photograph of rider Carl Ekman at pit stop #1 (day 2) at the Celina City Park in Celina, TX. This photo shows a concrete picnic table with various boxes of snacks and cases of water on the table and benches. The table has a poster taped to the front with the words "Stars for Riders". A group of cyclists stands in a circle around a cooler chatting and drinking bottles of water to the left of the table.

Photograph of the lunch pit crew dressed as Wizard of Oz characters in McKinney's Finch Park. Crew members include Michael Hernandez (cyclone), Sylvie King (lion), Tim Olson (Dorothy), Letty Mays (witch), Crystal Herring (Toto), and Charlie Allen (scarecrow).

Photograph of riders waiting for their cue to Ride In. The cyclists appear astride their bikes along a Live Oak lined street on the SMU campus with star balloons scattered on the edges. Dallas Hall can be seen in the distance through the trees beyond the open grass area.

Photograph of cyclist and Holloway Family Foundation representative, Valerie Holloway, reading one of her poems at the closing ceremonies as her parents, Carolyn and Graham Holloway, stand to her left and listen. Valerie stands on the steps of Dallas Hall in front of a large white LSR banner. Riders and crew members are seated in rows on the steps below her.

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 the first all-crew training at the Resource Center of Dallas. The crew members stand in five rows in the front of the room against a backdrop of a large American flag. A LSR ride banner hangs above the group. The room contains red event chairs lined in rows with an aisle in the center.

Photograph of riders listening to a speech on August 10 in Arlington before a training ride. The cyclists appear standing next to their bikes under an overcast sky in a parking lot in the vicinity of a tennis court.

Photograph of Scott Loyd singing for the riders and crew on the dance floor of Round-Up Saloon and Dance Hall. Scott appears wearing a white cowboy hat paired with black jeans and a yellow checkered dress shirt.

Photograph of the event manager Janie Bushs' cat, The Baby on August 14, 2002. The kitten appears inspecting the handlebars from the front basket of a bike with a turtle bike bell. This photo was taken in dim lighting with a flash.

Photograph of Mona Leach tossing a pie at Michael Brantley. Mona appears wearing a green LSR t-shirt and various lanyards. Other crew members clap in the background.

Photograph of crew chair Michael Brantley covered in pie on the Friday night before the first race day. Brantley appears wearing a grey LSR tank top and yellow durag head covering while he examines his hands and other volunteers watch from the side.