OUR HISTORY
2013
The students of the Event and Convention Planning program at the Ana G. Méndez University, formerly known as the Universidad del Este, create a cycling event and name it the UNE Bike Tour.
The purpose of the event is to provide the opportunity for students in the Events program to organize an actual event prior to graduation.
In the first edition, $ 11,000 was raised and donated to the Annual Scholarship Fund of the Universidad del Este.
2014
History was repeated for the second year on Sunday, April 27, 2014. We counted with the participation of 252 cyclists.
The Universidad del Este family day was celebrated in conjunction with the UNE Bike Tour.
$ 15,000 was raised and donated to the Annual Scholarship Fund.
2015
Around 207 cyclists participated in the third edition of the event.
On Sunday, May 3, 2015, the cyclists came to ride on two routes (45 or 60 miles)
$ 12,280 was raised and donated to the Annual Scholarship Fund.
2016
The logistics of the event had such an impact that the UNE Bike Tour 2016 was baptized as the best logistical event that the students have planned. In this year, 186 cyclists participated
On Sunday, May 1, 2016, the cyclists came to ride on two routes: the 60-mile route which ran through the countryside and the beach route which had 45 miles.
$ 11,800 was raised and donated to the Annual Scholarship Fund.
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2017
On Sunday, May 7, 2017 the cyclists rode two routes, 40 & 60 miles. A flying goal was carried out for the first time and 139 cyclists participated.
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$ 13,000 was raised and donated to the Scholarship Fund.
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2018
On Sunday, May 6, 2018, 269 cyclists rode two 45 & 70 mile routes. For the first time in the history of the UNE Bike Tour, both routes rolled over the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge.
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$ 18,750 was raised and donated to the Annual Scholarship Fund.
2019
NEW ROUTE, NEW LOGO AND SAME COMMITMENT. In tune with the change of name of our University, from this year
the UNE Bike Tour becomes the UAGM Bike Tour.
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On Sunday, May 5, 2019, it was attended by about 270 cyclists.
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He raised $ 17,500, which was donated to the Ana G. Méndez University Annual Scholarship Fund.
2020
WE ROLL VIRTUAL! Solidarity with Puerto Rico and the whole world, in the face of the COVID-19 situation, we decided to reinvent ourselves and shoot virtually with the same commitment to support the future of our island through the UAGM Annual Scholarship Fund.
On Sunday, May 17, some 61 cyclists participated from the comfort of their homes through the Zwift and Zoom platforms. $ 4,000 was raised for the UAGM Annual Scholarship Fund.
2021
Given the current situation of COVID-19, we decided to reinvent ourselves and create the UAGM Bike Tour Virtual Experience, thus with the same commitment to support the future of our Island through the UAGM Annual Scholarship Fund. Our participants took part in our challenges: Mi Isla Bonita, and El Jibarito, which consisted of rolling, running or walking as many miles as possible. We implemented a points system so that our participants could have "engagement" with our sponsors and win prizes.
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Our challenges began on Sunday, April 25, and ended on Saturday, May 1. We counted with 150 registries. $ 7,150 was raised for the UAGM Annual Scholarship Fund.
