Welcome to the to the 27th Annual Hill Country Ride for AIDS! -

🚴🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️ - Click to register to volunteer or ride.

⚡️🚲⚡️ - Click for the E-Bike Raffle

🗺️🚲 🗺️ - Click to see our group training rides!

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​We are so excited to start this year with you!  The HCRA is known for it's inclusive and active community and you are a huge part of it.  Ride Day is April 18th, 2026 and we've got the info you need below to get set up!

We are well on our way for the 27th season, and have a ton of events planned for us all!

1) ​Start and build your team!  - You don't have to be a part of a team.  We have plenty of solo-riders.   BUUUT, this is a social ride, so most of our activities are made even better when you experience them with friends.  The team can be comprised of riders, volunteers, or both! As a matter of fact, most of our team are a mix of both.  Lean in with your friends; host fundraisers, plan costumes, plan your camping (or just your day at Krause).  It's more fun when you make it yours. 

• Join us in a Joyride or Craft Night!   Our joyrides are no-drop, means nobody gets left behind and we have one every weekend leading up to Ride Day.  We also won't abandon you on our three craft nights...February 3rd, March 3rd, and April 7th from 6:30p-8:30p at CreatEscape coworking. Find more info on our Events page. 
• Get a bike!  Got questions about where to get a bike?  Email us at info@hillcountryride.org and we'll do our best to point you in the right direction.  You don't need a $100000000000000 bike to do this ride.  We have old, new, carbon fiber, steel-framed, electric...heck, even tandem bikes in our ride.  You'll see it all.   We're partnering with the Yellow Bike Project of Austin where you can volunteer to help them repair bikes for 9 hours and earn one of your own.  Normally it's an 18 hour commitment.  We've taken classes with PYB and they never make us feel foolish.  Find more info about them here. 
• Start a birthday fundraiser.  We'd love to be your birthday fundraiser on instagram/facebook/meta....they make it pretty easy, and the dollars count towards your fundraising with hardly any work on your part!  
• If you have any questions, let us know!!!

See you soon,

Eli Oldham

Ride Director 

The Hill Country Ride For AIDS

Also....

Our teams and beneficiaries have a ton of events planned for this coming year, so please add eli@hillcountryride.org to your contact list, so that you can stay informed on everything that we have going on.  Ask anyone who has been a part of this ride before...the more you lean into our "Community of Kindness", the more fulfilling your experience will be. If you have questions about the minimum fundraising goal ($250 for first-time riders, $500 for returning riders) and where the money goes, click here.

We care so much about you and this organization.  Please reach out to us with any questions.  We will be happy to help you find your community with us. 

On behalf of the nine beneficiary agencies and the lives they serve, please accept our most sincere gratitude for registering!  Your participation will mean a lifeline of hope to thousands. You are literally saving lives and generating much needed goodness in our community.

See you soon,

The Hill Country Ride For AIDS