 In 1997, the USA Triathlon Women's Committee set up the Spirit of Judy Flannery Award in memory of Flannery, and in the same year, friends of Flannery rode the Race Across America under the name "Team Jude Flannery".Flannery had planned to ride the race in order to raise money for domestic violence awareness.In November 1997, Flannery's cycling partner Cary Bland, who had been injured in the collision that resulted in Flannery's death, attempted to sue the driver for $1 million.