“We’re really excited about 2021,” said Doug Ulman, President and CEO of Pelotonia, the annual bike ride that has raised $219 million for research at the James. There was no ride in 2020, due to COVID-19, but Pelotonia is back, on the road again in August, with routes and safety precautions in place. Ulman talks about the new routes, the Granville and Bexley “experiences,” the changes due to COVID-19, and the tremendous impact of Pelotonia-funded research. “The team has done a remarkable amount of work to think through how things might have to change in order to host a ride,” Ulman said of the 2021 ride. There will be nine, all-new routes. For the first time, some routes will include a ride through Bexley, and multiple routes will travel through Granville, where hundreds of people line the streets to cheer on riders, wave signs and rung cow bells. There are more one-day and two-day options, as well as some shorter routes. “The personal connections and the joy of the weekend,” are the glue that keeps Pelotonia rolling, Ulman said.