We are getting closer to an event near and dear to NBC Connecticut. The 14 th Closer to Free Ride is just under three months away. The ride draws thousands to New Haven to support cancer treatment ...

On September 12, the Closer to Free Ride will look much different this year. Organizers say the most responsible thing to do for survivors and other riders was to make it virtual.

Closer to Free Ride Heads Back to the Yale Bowl By Kyle Jones • Published July 21, 2021 • Updated on July 21, 2021 at Kyle Jones • Published July 21, 2021 • Updated on July 21, 2021 at ...

Over 2,100 people sped into an orchestra of cowbells, excited screams of family members and pop music last Saturday at the ninth annual Closer to Free Ride, one of the state’s largest cycling events.

This year’s 15th annual Closer to Free Ride will take place in New Haven this September. Participants will bike up to 100 miles in support of cancer research and patients. “Everyone is ...

Most people might not realize that conquering cancer has a few things in common with running a bakery. Charles Negaro, owner and CEO of Chabaso Bakery in New Haven and a survivor of prostate ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – Bicyclists are pedaling along the streets of New Haven today for the 12th annual Closer to Free Ride to benefit the Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center.

As riders cleared the last few feet of the sixth “Closer to Free Ride” to fight cancer, Beth Frayne was one of the first faces to greet them. She made sure her turquoise pom-pom and small cowbell were ...

Almost three dozen Hines family members and friends were at the Yale Bowl Saturday morning at the Closer to Free cancer bicycle ride fundraiser to honor their deceased relative. They had made ...