The 2025 Pink Pedals 4 A Cure | Terry’s Ride (PP4AC) will be the eighth (8th) multi-state solo bicycle ride for Al Reszel. From their humble beginnings in 2016 to today, Al and Terry Reszel have dedicated themselves to supporting The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) and helping find a cure. Over the past eight years, Al and Terry have raised over $60,000 for breast cancer research. With 24,500 miles to date, Al will surpass the pedaled miles equivalent to circumnavigating the earth on his bike, within the first week of the 2025 ride! When Al locks in to his Pink Pedals on March 22, 2025, he will do so at the age of 66. Starting off the ride in Carlsbad, New Mexico, Al will bicycle through 13 states, over a period of 45 days, and an additional 4,000 miles. As has become a tradition, Al will end his ride pedaling through the streets of New York City, arriving at the BCRF Global Headquarters on May 6, 2025. Another significant milestone for the 2025 PP4AC ride is that this will be the 15th anniversary of Terry’s mammogram notification which eventually led to her diagnosis of breast cancer in 2010.
Working Together To Find A Cure … Survival is a common thread in this historic and heroic story. Love is the needle and needful thing that weaves the threads together to form a narrative born out of determination, courage, and commitment. Terry Reszel, a breast cancer survivor, has already written her chapter of sufferance and stoicism, steps once again into the multi-faceted role of supporter, comforter, and cheerleader as her husband, Al Reszel, once again enters the saddle, attempting another herculean cross-country solo bicycle ride to help find a cure.
Terry Story … Terry’s story of survival began in 2000 when she received the first of many calls regarding her mammogram results. From 2001 to 2009, Terry was forced to endure multiple biopsies and ultrasounds, setting the stage for a life-changing event that would alter their lives forever. In the fall of 2010, while awaiting the test results of yet another biopsy, Terry received a call from her doctor, confirming her worst fear, a diagnosis of breast cancer. Soon thereafter, Terry underwent a bilateral mastectomy.
From her discovery of breast cancer to treatment and beyond, Terry drew strength and stability from her husband Al, and her family, forging a path of perseverance and allowing her to endure the darkest of times. Finding hope and conviction through faith and belief in their love for one another, Terry and Al found a way to withstand insurmountable challenges. Their courageous journey resulted in a secondary life-changing event. A decision to take a road less traveled. A road that demanded newfound conviction, commitment, and courage. In 2015, Terry and Al created and launched the charitable organization now known as Pink Pedals 4 A Cure | Terry’s Ride in support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) to help find a cure.
It has been 15 years since her diagnosis. Today, Terry counts her blessings, lives her life one day at a time, and looks to the future. In 2025, Terry and Al will once again willingly go forth, embarking on a new journey for the love of each other, those striving to survive, and the families of those in need. Together, they will seek to provide sustenance and peace in a turbulent existence. Their goal, as always, is to create awareness and financial support to fund breast cancer research in an endeavor to find a cure.
Al’s Story … Al Reszel is an avid bicyclist and outdoorsman, living with his wife, Terry, in Richmond, Minnesota. Al’s love of two wheels started many years ago. Short afternoon rides quickly became 50-to-100-mile rides each weekend. In 2015, Al decided to honor Terry’s courageous journey, helping to create Pink Pedals 4 A Cure | Terry’s Ride in support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) to help find a cure. That first year, Al completed a solo bicycle ride of over 500 miles from Afton, Minnesota, to Geneva, Illinois. Eight rides later, Al has crisscrossed the United States multiple times, traveling a total of 24,500 miles and raising over $60,000 for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).
Long before Al would find himself in the saddle to help find a cure for breast cancer, Al worked as a business executive and trainer for companies the likes of Wells Fargo and Great Western Bank. Twenty-nine years later, Al made a bold decision to leave Corporate America, go back to school, and get his Master’s Degree in Special Education. Earning his degree from Bemidji State University, Al began working as a High School Special Education teacher. In May 2020, after ten years of enriching his own life and that of ‘his kids,’ Al retired from teaching. He now spends his days with Terry and his family; two sons, their wives, and five beautiful grandchildren.
PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT TODAY by DONATING to the Pink Pedals 4 A Cure | Terry’s Ride BCRF fundraising page. The 2025 PP4AC BCRF fundraising is officially underway. Thank you for your generosity.
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