Tahoe
Tandemania!

Maggie and Eliza grinning together on bikes on their very first tandem ride
Our first-ever tandem ride together, on March 1st in San Antonio! 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️✨✨✨

America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride · June 7, 2026

Eliza & Maggie will conquer Lake Tahoe - on a tandem - for two amazing causes!

2sisters
1tandem
72miles
3,895'elevation
$10Kgoal
Fundraising Progress

Help us raise $30k for two incredible organizations: Women's Audio Mission and Guide Dogs of Texas!

$0 of a combined $30,000 raised for both nonprofits!
0% funded $10,000 still to go — you can help! 💥

Our passion for cycling is matched by our passion to support organizations that make our world a better place. We're dedicating our ride to two amazing causes (scroll down to learn about them). Both do phenomenal work and deserve all the support we can give them.

Please join us!

Choose your seat on our fundraising tandem. Even better, click both buttons to support both orgs!

🎙️ Donate to WAM 🐕‍🦺 Donate to GDTX
Our Story

Two sisters.
One tandem.
No limits.

After decades of urban cycling, Maggie got her first road bike four years ago and quickly caught the distance cycling bug. With two AIDS/LifeCycles (2023 & 2025), one America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride (2024), and multiple Cinderella Classics behind her, she couldn't be more excited to take on the next challenge with a special co-pilot.

Big sister Eliza has cheered Maggie on from the sidelines for years. Now it's her turn. In recent years, a rare genetic eye disorder called Stargardt Disease has affected Eliza's central vision, causing her to become legally blind. But Eliza is an athlete through and through, and a little thing like not being able to see the road isn't going to stop her from riding it.

This June, on the shores of the most beautiful lake in America, these two sisters will travel from San Francisco and San Antonio to ride a tandem bicycle 72 miles around Lake Tahoe, climbing nearly 4,000 feet together, synchronized, unstoppable, and full of joy.

They've got this, y'all! 💥💪💪💥

Eliza and Maggie laughing together at the 2023 AIDS/LifeCycle finish line in Santa Monica, CA, Maggie wearing her finisher medal
Eliza celebrating with Maggie at the 2023 AIDS/LifeCycle finish line 🏁 in Santa Monica, CA
Eliza wearing a purple 'Stay Magical' unicorn cycling jersey and Maggie in a blue jersey, both grinning on their bikes
Staying magical for a San Antonio greenbelt trail ride
Mia, Eliza's black service dog wearing a pink harness, gazing soulfully at the camera
Eliza's service pup Mia will be cheering her mom and aunt from home in San Antonio. 🐕‍🦺 🎉
The Ride

America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride

Lake Tahoe, CA  ·  Sunday, June 7, 2026  ·  72 miles  ·  3,895' elevation gain

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The Route
A 72-mile loop around the perimeter of Lake Tahoe, through pine forests, alpine meadows, and some of the most jaw-dropping lakeside roads in North America.
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The Challenge
3,895 feet of elevation gain. On a tandem. That's coordination, trust, and strength up every hill... and pure exhilaration on every descent. WHEEEE!!!
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The Team
Maggie's the captain (front), Eliza's the stoker (back). That's tandem-speak for sisters on the go!
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The Event
AMBBR is one of the most iconic cycling events in the western U.S. Now it's even more iconic with Tandemania!
Guide Dogs of Texas, Inc. logo

About Guide Dogs of Texas

Guide Dogs of Texas (GDTX) is a San Antonio-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering Texans with visual impairments through expertly trained guide dogs and lifetime support services. They provide guide dogs at no cost to help qualified individuals gain independence, confidence, and mobility. Their comprehensive programs include personalized training, client support, and community education to promote accessibility and inclusion.

Eliza's service dog Mia helps her navigate the world with confidence and love. GDTX transforms lives by helping others find their perfect canine co-pilot.

Learn more at guidedogsoftexas.org ↗
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Free to Recipients
Every guide dog placement is provided at no cost to the person who receives it
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Bred & Raised with Care
Dogs are carefully bred, socialized from puppyhood, and expertly trained over years
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Life-Changing Independence
Guide dogs enable people who are blind or have low vision to navigate the world with confidence
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Personal to Our Team
Mia was trained by Eliza, herself, from a puppy, but because most people can't do that, this cause is close to our hearts
A black Labrador guide dog in a leather harness sitting attentively on grass
A yellow Labrador puppy in a blue GDTX training harness sitting on a bench
A grown yellow Labrador guide dog in a GDTX harness lying on grass
A woman walking confidently with her black Labrador guide dog on a sidewalk
Women's Audio Mission logo

About Women's Audio Mission

Women's Audio Mission (WAM) is a San Francisco- and LA-based nonprofit dedicated to advancing women and gender-expansive individuals in music production, audio engineering, and the recording arts.

WAM exists because <5% of sound and media creators are women or gender-expansive folks. WAM is changing the soundtrack, offering hands-on training, professional recording studios, and career opportunities to amplify important underrepresented voices.

Learn more at womensaudiomission.org ↗
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Professional Recording Studios
State-of-the-art facilities in San Francisco and Los Angeles
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Hands-On Training
From beginner workshops to advanced production and engineering courses
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Community & Career Pathways
Mentorship, networking, and real pathways into the music industry
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Changing the Industry
Fighting the gender gap in audio production, one engineer at a time
Girls on the Mic — WAM program photo showing three middle-school girls interacting with an audio recording console, with a woman instructor in the background
WAM's Girls on the Mic program 🎙️
WAM internships program — women working in a professional recording studio
WAM internship program 🎵

Ride with us!

You don't have to clip into a pedal to be part of this adventure. Your donation powers every mile of Eliza's and Maggie's ride, and supports causes we love!