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Over 100 bikers gather at The Shed, adjacent to Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson where the Man Ride began. According to UT Medical Center public relations manager, Jim Ragonese, it was so successful; the Man Ride is slated to become an annual event.

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Over 100 bikers gather at The Shed, adjacent to Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson where the Man Ride began. According to UT Medical Center public relations manager, Jim Ragonese, it was so successful; the Man Ride is slated to become an annual event.

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  • Bob Spining talks to the crowd as Coach Phillip Fulmer watches. Spining is a prostate cancer survivor who initiated and helped coordinate the ride.
  • Terri McDonald, Colleen Edson, “Chemo Bear,” Teri Freeman, Charlene Mahalak and Jon Freeman raise awareness for prostrate cancer at the first annual Man Ride on Aug. 14. “Chemo Bear” is the mascot for the UT Medical Center Cancer Institute and even has his own Facebook page.
  • Paige Bell and Mark Strepp from the Motorcycle Awareness Foundation of Tennessee (MAFT) lend their support to the Man Ride at Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson.
  • Barry Duncan participates in the 2-hour long motorcycle ride to raise awareness for early detection of prostrate cancer. The following Saturday, over 60 men were screened for prostrate cancer at UT Medical Center Cancer Institute in conjunction with the event.
  • Coach Phillip Fulmer, center, poses with the members of the Dixie Iron Riders who assisted with the Man Ride.
  • Over 100 bikers gather at The Shed, adjacent to Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson where the Man Ride began. According to UT Medical Center public relations manager, Jim Ragonese, it was so successful; the Man Ride is slated to become an annual event.
  • Angie Galyon Kirby and her husband, Mike, ride alongside Phillip Fulmer during the Man Ride on Aug. 14. The former head football coach joined approximately 100 fellow bikers to raise awareness for prostrate cancer.
  • Mike Snyder cruises down Hwy. 321 near Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson where the Man Ride route began and ended. The event brought attention to the fact that men have a 90 percent chance of surviving prostrate cancer with early detection and treatment.
  • Police officers Jay Ailor and Bob Berkley led the bikers on the 2-hour route.
  • Jennifer and Fred Kuechenmeister join Phillip Fulmer for the Man Ride event on Aug. 14. Ragonese said the event’s success was in large part because of Fulmer’s participation.
  • Chip Ridenour and James Green meet Phillip Fulmer and his bike.
  • Blount County Mayor Ed Mitchell and his wife, Kim, support the Man Ride, which raised awareness for prostrate cancer. According to Dr. Fred Klein, a urologist at UT Medical Center, one in six men are diagnosed with the disease that with early detection is treatable.

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