The 5th annual, four-day, 220-mile bicycle ride is scheduled for October 2-6 and will be riding from Chocolate World in Hershey, PA, to New York City. Sponsored by The Hershey Company, 150 riders will arrive at Chocolate World in Hershey, PA, the afternoon of Thursday, October 2 for orientation and a send-off party. We'll hit the road Friday, October 3 and arrive at the finish line in New York City the morning of Monday, October 6. All riders will raise at least $2,500 each for the YSC.

Hershey's Tour de Pink benefits the Young Survival Coalition, the premier international network of breast cancer survivors and supporters dedicated to the critical concerns and issues unique to young women and breast cancer. Through action, advocacy and awareness, the YSC seeks to educate and influence the medical, research, breast cancer, and legislative communities to address breast cancer in women 40 and under, and to serve as a point of contact for young women living with breast cancer. One-hundred percent of the money riders raise goes to the YSC.

• More than 11,500 women 40 and under are diagnosed with breast cancer each year
• 1,400 young women will die each year from breast cancer
• Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women 15-54
• There are nearly 250,000 women in the United States under the age of 40 currently living with breast cancer.