2401 Revenue: $16,672,273 LA based drag Queens Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 and Willam Belli release 'Ride for AIDS' song and music video, parody of Blank Space by Taylor Swift. ALC2016 Riders: 2372 Revenue: $16.1 million ALC2017 Riders: 2431 Revenue: $15.444222 million ALC2018 Riders: 2300+ Revenue: $16.6 million Notable Riders Positive Pedalers (2002- ) is a team composed of AIDS and HIV+ riders. Their mission is to eliminate stigma through a positive public example. Chicken Lady (2002- ) is a rider who wears a chicken purse and stuffed chicken on their helmet for the duration of the ride. On the 7th and final day of the ride, Chicken Lady leaves a plastic Easter egg on the seat of every rider. Chicken Lady is also known to stop and leave Easter eggs along the route. Team Cretins (2014- ) is a San Diego-based team which rides the entirety of the route on fixed gear bicycles. Edna Flores-Lagunte and Team Edna (2002- ) Flores-Lagunte was a rider from Northern California who participated in 13 AIDS/Lifecycle rides. She died in 2014. The following year a riders developed Team Edna to honor her memory and continue her ride. Since 2014 the team has been one of the top fundraisers. Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (2006- ) who sometimes ride, sometimes roadie, often lead the ride's Ventura Beach candlelight vigil. Celebrity trainers Cara Castronuova (The Biggest Loser) and Scott Herman (The Real World: Brooklyn) participated as riders in 2010. Congressman Adam Schiff participated as a rider in 2014. Australian born drag queen Courtney Act participated as a rider in 2015. Actor and YouTube personality Frankie Grande participated as a rider in 2018 and is planning on riding again in 2019. Winter Olympian Silver Medalist Gus Kenworthy is a 2019 AIDS/LifeCycle rider and has set an ambitious fundraising goal of $1 million. Traditions Riderless Bicycle Red Dress Day - During the fifth and shortest day of the ride, participants wear the color red, usually a red dress. Ginger Brewlay - She is usually on the roughest hill of the day, cheering on the riders and posing with them. Her outfits are outlandish and creative. The Chicken Lady - A long-time rider who usually wears chicken-themed items, including a colorful skirt, silver stockings, a purse shaped like a chicken and over-the-top sunglasses. Teams - Riders have the option, but are not required, to join a team when they sign up