MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. - Entering it’s seventh year, the Tour De Pier on Manhattan Beach has raised over $6.6 million for various cancer foundations.

On Sunday, May 19, 2000 riders on 400 bikes will come together for a five-hour spin party, united by a common cause.

But this time, the Tour will have at least one new participant.

Manhattan Beach resident Allison Compton has been checking out the cycling party for the past six years, but this will be her first year in the saddle.

“Last year when my husband’s brother, Jim Jacobson passed of metastatic melanoma, we said that’s it, "we’re riding,'” Compton said.

You wouldn't know it to look at her, but Compton is disabled. Her right leg is a prosthetic. She needs a special bike and this year, she’ll finally have one on the pier.

“We had talked about it for a number of years, and I started pinging Tour de Pier on social media and said, ‘Hey have you ever thought about including adaptive bikes for adaptive athletes into your program?’ And they said, 'No we hadn’t thought about it, but sure what could we do?'“

This may be Compton's first time in the saddle at the Tour de Pier, but she’s no stranger to conditioning. In fact, shes a Paralympian. She helped create the USA Volleyball team that claimed bronze in the 2004 Paralympics.

Now, she’s started her own Tour de Pier squad named "Team Freeda," featuring 10 adaptive riders and three adaptive bikes.   

The ride gets going at 8:30 AM on Sunday and the party lasts until 1:30 PM.

For information on how you can contribute to the cause, check out the event, and join the party on Manhattan Beach Pier, visit the Tour de Pier website.