This year, the annual from 91原创 is returning to its pre-COVID route and will, once again, have a barbecue at the end of the day.

Ride For Doug 2022 - Sunday June 5th - Back to the original format -

鈥� Ride For Doug (@RideForDoug)

Named after Doug Penner, a 19-year-old 91原创 resident who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the annual fundraiser supports Muscular Dystrophy Canada, as well special projects that assist Doug.

To be held on Sunday, June 5, riders will cruise along the back roads of 91原创, Abbotsford and Mission, a journey of about 200km that includes two rest stops along the way.

It will start and end at the South 91原创 Church 鈥� marshalling and registration begin at 11 a.m. and the ride commences at 1 p.m. It concludes with the return of the popular post-ride barbecue, where participants hang out and hear how the funds they raised have been put to use.

A food truck won鈥檛 be part of the event, however 鈥� only because demand has been so great, as restrictions have lifted, that one couldn鈥檛 be booked for the ride.

After two years of limits on public exposure, where the ride route had to be trimmed and the barbecue cancelled, Doug鈥檚 dad, Cam, would like the 16th edition of the ride to be a 鈥渃elebration year.鈥�

鈥淲e didn鈥檛 get to celebrate Doug鈥檚 grad in 2020, we didn鈥檛 get to celebrate the 15th anniversary [of the ride] in 2021,鈥� Cam told the 91原创 Advance Times.

鈥淟et鈥檚 make up for it in 2022. I really want to see lots of people again.鈥�

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They will also be celebrating Doug鈥檚 鈥渂ad-ass鈥� accessible SUV that was the result of three years of fundraising and will be on view at the start.

Doug didn鈥檛 waste any time tricking it out, his father reported.

鈥淚ts been wrapped,鈥� Cam said.

鈥淚t鈥檚 got new wheels.鈥�

Doug, a AC-DC and Def Leppard fan, is also upgrading the sound system, which lost a factory subwoofer when it was modified to be wheelchair accesible.

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Cam said it feels a little 鈥渨eird鈥� to be planning a ride that doesn鈥檛 require stringent COVID-19 protocols.

鈥淚t hasn鈥檛 sunk in yet,鈥� he remarked.

鈥淚鈥檓 hoping it鈥檚 well attended.鈥�

He鈥檚 aiming for a turnout of 300 to 350.

At the same time, Cam wants the ride to 鈥渞emember all those DMD boys who had a tough couple of years with COVID. really needs our help with fundraising. It鈥檚 been hard times.鈥�

It will be Doug鈥檚 third ride with a broken leg, after suffering what Cam described as a 鈥渟mall fracture on a slip during a transfer.鈥�

Ride For Doug, Vancouver Island edition, is expected to return this fall, likely in September.

DMD is an inherited disorder that affects one in 5,000 males at birth. It very rarely affects girls.

Muscles become weaker as the patient gets older, and there is no known cure.