The purpose of Ride the Point is to connect the community by providing family-friendly, enthusiasts, and metric century bicycle rides that highlight the natural beauty, historical sites, recreational opportunities, and healthy lifestyles available in the Point Loma area.

We are committed to honoring individuals diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, along with their families and friends. Through this all-volunteer event, we aim to raise awareness about pancreatic cancer research and support the ongoing efforts to advance treatment and care.

Since 1950 the Point Loma Rotary Club has performed local, national, and international service projects. Local projects include leadership programs at local schools, Scouting, Peninsula YMCA, Point Loma Library, Point Loma Summer Concerts, Children’s Hospital, Holiday Helping Hands, Shelter Box, Clean Water projects in Fiji and Africa, and medical equipment for African hospitals. The Point Loma Rotary Club meets noon Fridays at the San Diego Yacht Club. For more information on the Point Loma Rotary Club, visit www.pointlomarotary.org

Rotary International is the largest humanitarian service organization worldwide. Founded in Chicago on February 23, 1905, over 1.2 million members belong to 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Rotary clubs perform international service projects to address humanitarian challenges including illiteracy, disease, hunger, poverty, lack of clean water, environmental concerns, and polio eradication while encouraging high ethical standards in all vocations. For more information on Rotary International, visit www.rotary.org.

Point Loma resident and local philanthropist Jim Krause passed away in August 2012 at the age of 62 after a courageous fight with pancreatic cancer that began in the spring of 2008. Jim grew up in Salem, New Jersey, and earned his undergraduate degree from Haverford College in 1972. In 1975, Jim graduated magna cum laude from the University of San Diego Law School. He practiced law for nearly 25 years in San Diego, specializing in complex commercial litigation throughout his career and was well known in the legal community as a securities law expert.

Jim believed in giving back to the community. He was a member of the Board of Trustees at USD,  volunteered at the Mission Valley YMCA, past President of the Point Loma Rotary Club, and the First United Methodist Church (FUMC) of San Diego. Jim loved classical music and was an enthusiastic supporter of the San Diego Opera. He loved to cycle, developing friendships he valued greatly in Ten Bears and Cyclo-Vets cycling groups. His treasured accomplishments on the bike included many century rides completed with friends, including the Solvang Century, El Tour de Tucson, the Tour de Poway, Fiesta Metric Century, and the Eastern Sierra Century Ride.  

Jim is survived by the family he deeply loved: his wife, Gale Jensen Krause and their three sons: Andrew, Mark, and David who support and partipate in Ride the Point.

During his illness, Jim’s medical team became his virtual peloton. Special thanks to the doctors, nurses, and staff at the UCSD Moores Cancer Center who were brilliant, kind, and compassionate. Drs Tony Reid, Michael Bouvet, and Andrew Lowey also support and participate in Ride the Point.

In Honor of / In Memory of

Each year many participants ride in memory of those lost and/or in honor of those suffering from pancreatic cancer in support of their friends and families. We have many names added to our Honor Wall each year to commerorate loved ones impacted by pancreatic cancer. If you are riding in honor of or in memory of someone, add their names to the Honor Wall and donate tp pancreatic cancer research in their names.