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Charity Bicycle Rides 2012
Here are short descriptions and links to the major events. The bicycle ride series include Multiple Sclerosis, Leukemia, Lung, Diabetes, and LiveStrong bike tours. Others, such as the AIDS Lifecycle and Pan Mass Challenge sponsor one event. If the dates for the charity bike ride are not updated below, check out the website link. Generally, the rides are scheduled within a few days of each other year to year. Here, in no particular order, are some of them: Charity bike ride series: A number of state chapters for the American Lung Association sponsor fund-raiser bike rides. Begin searching by going to "In Your Community" US map, which supplies links to local websites. Just a few events:
Arthritis Foundation
Bike and Build (Cross country) Ten teams, mostly comprised of college students, raise money for affordable housing and bicycle across the US on different routes, stopping along the way to provide hands on help at construction sites. 2012 is its 10th year. The bicyclists ride about 75 miles a day and share chores on the van-supported ride. (Read more about Bike and Build and sign up early) Breakaway from Cancer (California)
Climate Ride (NYC-DC and California) Two 5-day Climate Rides will be offered in 2012. Cyclists learn about the climate crisis and how to take action from expert speakers and get to meet others with similar concerns. Proceeds support projects and jobs in clean energy and education. Dates: Climate Ride New York City to Washington DC - May 19-23, 2012; Climate Ride California - Eureka to San Francisco - Sept. 9-13, 2012. Cycle for Life (Cystic Fibrosis)The Cycle for Life bike rides raise money for research and treatment for cystic fibrosis, an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive systems of some 30,000 adults and children in the US. The fund-raisers typically feature a one-day bike ride with several mileage options. To find a ride, go to Aptalis CF Cycle for Life. There, you will find about 50 rides (not updated for 2012). Check early to register. Among those that are coming up:
Get Your Guts in Gear (Crohn's and Colitis diseases) These three-day rides in New York, Washington state and the Midwest raises awareness and funds Habitat for Humanity Habitat 500 Bike Ride More than 100 cyclists in this charity ride for Habitat for Humanity tour a different area every year. Southern Minnesota is the location in 2010. They visit and help at worksites that provide affordable housing for people, as well as conduct interviews to raise awareness about housing issues. Dates: July 15-21 2012. Scenic Tour of the Kootenai River (STOKR) is a one- or two-day charity bike ride out of Libby, Montana, that benefits the local Habitat chapter. Day 1 offers a 98- and 45-mile option. Day 2 is a 37-mile ride to Lake Koocanusa. Limited to 400 cyclists; registration is Feb. 14-19, 2012. Dates: May 12-13, 2012.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation The research foundation offers training to help participates reach a goal of 30, 62 or 100 miles to raise funds for juvenile diabetes research. Rides for 2011: Burlington, VT - July 28-31; La Crosse, WI - Aug. 11-14; Lake Tahoe, NV - Sept. 9-12; Death Valley, CA - Oct. 13-16; Tucson, AZ - Nov. 17-20. LiveStrong Challenge bike rides (Lance Armstrong Foundation) Major fund-raiser for Livestrong Foundation. At the finish line, each cancer survivor is celebrated with a yellow rose, and participants and spectators are invited to join a Post-Event Party. Dates and locations for 2012 Team Livestrong Challenge Season will be announced Dec. 1.
Check LiveStrong website for bike rides that partner with LiveStrong for fund-raising, including: Iron Horse Bicycle Classic -- Eight events over the weekend in Durango, Colo., including a 50-mile road bike tour. Dates: May 26-28, 2012. RAGBRAI -- The famous Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Dates: July 22-28, 2012 MS Bike Rides (National Multiple Sclerosis Society) Marking its 30th year, the MS Bike Rides sponsor more than 100 bike tours in the US in 2010. Some 100,000 participants raised $67 million for the society. Most, but not all, of these bicycle rides are two-day affairs, covering 150 miles. Overnight activities are planned for the longer rides, with camping, high-school gyms, or local hotels. Here's a map with all the MS bike rides. Among them are these tours in Pacific Coast area:
Parkinson's Disease
Bike rides benefit Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance, which is researching a cure for the debilitating, life-shortening neuro-muscular disorder. Upcoming rides in 2011 in Dallas (March 26), Northern California (May 14), Philadelphia (Oct. 9), Orlando (Nov. 6), and Southern California (December).
Ride to Defeat ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
Ride Without Limits (United Cerebral Palsy) North Carolina -- Aug. 27-28, 2011 The ride routes bicyclists through the Sandhills area, beginning at Camp Royall, just outside Pittsboro, North Carolina. Team Hole in the Wall (Camps for children facing serious illnesses) Members raise funds and awareness for Hole in the Wall Camps for children with life-threatening diseases. Team members can ride in any event they choose and use it as a fund-raising platform for the Hole in the Wall Camps. See website for details. Founded by the late actor Paul Newman. U.S. camps in California, Connecticut, Florida, New York, North Carolina; camps in development include Camp Korey in the Seattle area. Team in Training (Leukemia and Lymphoma) Instead of sponsoring century rides, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society creates teams that train and raise pledges for participation in local and regional events. For instance, the Washington state chapter is preparing to ride in America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride on June 3, 2012, around Lake Tahoe, Nevada. More than $700 million has been raised since 1988. Look for the Team in Training website from the donation page, or check out the Century Ride webpage and insert your zip code. Tour de Cure (American Diabetes Association) Greg LeMond is the honorary chairperson of the American Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure. The tour is a series of rides in some 80 cities in 43 states nationwide, starting as early as March, so register early. In 2009, more than 40,000 cyclists participated in the rides, raising more than $17 million. One-day events of 10 to 100 miles. Dates: The rides for 2012 are listed by state at the website.
Tour de Kids (Children's Miracle Network Hospitals) A series of rides that benefits the Children’s Miracle Network of more than 170 children’s hospitals across the country. Dates: Anaheim, Calif. - Aug. 13, 2011; Aurora, Calif. - Aug. 29, 2011; and Seattle, Wash. - Sept. 10, 2011. Red-Bell 100 A 100-mile ride from Redmond to Bellingham presented in conjunction with the Cascade Bicycle Club. Limited to about 600 cyclists. Minimum pledge. Date: June 30, 2012. Wrigley Field Road Tour A 100-mile cause ride from Wrigley Field ballpark in Chicago to Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisc. Minimum pledge. Date: TBA Soldier Rides are fund-raisers for WWP that help veterans restore their physical and emotion well-being and enable the public to ride alongside and honor men and women in the military. Dates: Key West - Jan. 14, 2012; Babylon - July 20, 2012; Hamptons - July 21, 2012
AIDS Lifecycle (California) The fund-raiser is produced by and helps benefit the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center is in its ninth year in 2010. This year's 545-mile ride is scheduled from June 3-9, 2012. Register soon; participants must raise a minimum $3,000. AIDS Ride for Life (New York) Entering its 13th year, this is a fully supported bike ride around Cayuga Lake in central New York state with 50-, 90- and 100-mile options beginning in Ithaca. Raises funds for Southern Tier AIDS program. Registration begins in March. Date: Sept. 15, 2012. American Cancer Society (New York) Bicycles Battling Cancer is a scenic bike tour of the back roads of Massachusetts. Cyclists choose rides leaving from Worcester (100 miles), Northborough (62 miles) or Holliston (30 miles) and end at Boston College. Date: June 12, 2011 American Cancer Society (Ohio) The Pan Ohio Hope Ride is a four-day, 328-mile bike ride that rolls across-state from Cleveland to Cincinnati. Overnight at college campuses in Wooster, Otterbein, and Wittenburg. Raises money for ACS's Hope Lodges. Dates: July 26-29, 2012. The ride supports volunteers form one-on-one relationships with persons with intellectual disabilities to increase self-confidence, encourage social inclusion and enable lifelong friendships. Boston to Hyannis Port, MA -- June 2, 2012; Carmel to San Simeon, CA -- Sept. 18, 2012; Washington DC -- Oct. 20, 2012. Cross-country bicycle tours raise funds for the James Miller MS Clinic in Charlottesville, VA. Three choices -- TransAmerica, Pacific Coast and Northern Tier. Date: Tours begin late May and early June 2012. Coup de Cascades (Polio, Redmond, WA) Participants can either race the 425-mile ultra-marathon cycling event or ride a 101-mile century at their own pace. Presented by the Redmond Rousers Rotary to raise money to fight polio. Also, see Facebook page. Dates: Aug. 18-19, 2012.
Camp Make A Dream (Montana) Ride Around the Pioneers in One Day (RATPOD) is a 130-mile fund-raiser loop bike ride that encircles the Pioneer Mountains, starting in Dillon. Registration for the popular ride opens on March 1; 650 cyclists maximum. Date: June 23, 2012. Cycling for Sight (San Diego) 8th Cycling for Sight with the Blind Stokers Club is a 200-mile, 3-day tour along the southern California coast. Participants will ride alongside team members of Blind Stokers, a club that enables cycling enthusiasts to ride tandems even though their eyesight prevents them from piloting the bikes. Dates: July 13-15, 2012. Friends for Life Bike Rally Benefits (Canada) A 600km mass participation bike ride from Toronto to Montreal. Benefits Toronto People with AIDS Foundation. About 300 cyclists rode in 2011 and raised $1.237 million. Dates: June 29 - Aug. 3, 2012 Fuller Center Bike Adventure Two north-south bike rides offered on each coast. Raises money for Fuller Center for Housing, a nonprofit ecumencial Christian housing ministry to provide adequate housing for people in need. East Coast -- May 25-July 1, 2012; West Coast -- July 13 - Aug. 12, 2012 See 2012 Cross-country bike rides. Funsport Bike's Ride to Cure Cancer (California) Three bike ride options to raise money for the Memorial Hospital Triumph Fitness Program. Modesto. Date: Oct. 16, 2011 Giro Bello (California) Three bike ride options through the countryside of Sonoma County -- 102, 68 and 29 miles. Proceeds benefit the charitable projects of the Rotary Club of Santa Rosa. Date: July 3, 2012 Guatemala Charities (California) The Redwoods and Wine Country is a bike tour in California's wine country, with stops in Calistoga, Santa Rosa, Healdsburg, Guerneville, and Bodega Bay.. (Register early. Only 40 riders) Dates: May 20-25, 2012 Hot Hundred (Alabama) Hot Hundred (the hottest ride in the South) celebrates its 10th year in 2012 with five options -- 28, 36, 51, 70 and 103 miles. Seven well-stocked rest stops along the route that includes the University of Alabama campus. Supports the Tuscaloosa (AL) Mental Health Task Force and advocacy efforts of the Druid City Bicycle Club. Date: July 28, 2012. Helps fund technology for Boston public shool students. Three options, 10-50 miles; registration is $45. Date: Sept. 25, 2011. Journey of Hope (Cross-country) The Journey of Hope comprises three cross-country bicycle treks in 2011 that begin in either San Francisco or Seattle and end together in Washington, D.C. The event raises funds and awareness for people with disabilities. All the bike riders are members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. A project of Push America. (Read more about it) Le Tour de Femme (Cary, North Carolina) Women's-only cycling event to raise money for cancer research. Distance options of 15 miles, 31.2 miles, or 62.4 miles. Benefits UNC Health Care and Livestrong Foundation. Date: Oct. 8, 2011 Lymphoma Research Ride (Dickerson, MD) A 25- or 50-mile bike ride for survivors, families and friends to raise money for the Lymphoma Research Foundation. Date: Oct 3, 2010. Macon County Conservation Foundation (Illinois) Prairie Pedal is a bike ride to raise funds to enable the Foundation to continue its education and preservation projects and environmental education. Three options are offered -- 15, 40 or 62 miles. The $25 registration covers rest stop snacks, T-shirt and an after-party. Leaves from Rock Springs Conservation Area, Decatur, Illinois. Date: Oct. 2, 2011. Maryland Brain Injury (Westminster, MD) The Eat a Peach Challenge Bike Ride is an annual event that raises money for the Brain Injury Association of Maryland. Westminster. Date: Aug. 13, 2011 (check website for date and details). Meals to Wheels (Puyallup, WA) Six bike routes wind through Pierce County, covering distances of 10 to 75 miles. Benefits St. Leo Food Connection. Date: June 2, 2012. NorCal AIDS Challenge (Sacramento) This is the sixth year for the 330-mile bike ride in Central California to benefit HIV/AIDS services in the Sacramento Valley. There's also a shorter weekend option. Online support for training and fund-raising. Dates: May 17-20, 2012 Pablove Ride for Life (Austin, Texas) A charity ride during South-by-Southwest to raise money to improve the lives of children with cancer. Two options -- 60 or 30 miles; starts at Mellow Johnny's bike shop in Austin. Sponsored by Aether Apparel. Read about the Pablove Foundation. Date: March 20, 2010. Pan-Mass Challenge (Massachusetts) This is the nation's biggest endurance sports fund-raiser; 4,300 cyclists raised $35 million for Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in 2008. The bike-a-thon participants have a choice of nine different rides, including the original two-day Sturbridge to Provincetown route. Registration opens Jan. 10, 2012. Dates: Aug. 4-5, 2012. Palmetto Peloton Project (South Carolina)
Pedal the Cause (St. Louis, MO) The event raises money to fund cancer research at Siteman Cancer Center, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital. Cyclists must raise a minimum $500 for the 25-mile ride and $1,000 for the 60-mile bike ride. Starts at Soldiers Memorial. Date: Oct. 2, 2011. Pedal Away Polio (Oregon) A bike ride to raise money for the eradication of polio in world. Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan still have significant number of polio cases. Rotary Clubs are raising matching funds through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Five options from 2 to 52 miles. Starts in Albany, Oregon. See event flyer and registration form. Date: Aug. 21, 2010 Pelotonia (Ohio) 2012 marks the fourth year for this cancer fund-raiser for the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. The ride, which featured Lance Armstrong in 2009, takes the back roads from Columbus to Kenyon College in Gambier. One and two-day options. Dates: August 10-12, 2012 (registration opens Jan. 10, 2012) Raisin Hope Benefit Ride (Georgia) Named for Credit Agricole pro cyclist Saul Raisin of Georgia whose career ended with a serious bicycle racing crash in 2006. This charity bike ride raises funds for traumatic brain injury support. The ride is based in Dalton, Georgia, and comprises 4 options of 15 to 62 miles. Date: Sept. 1, 2012. Refuge International (Texas) Chainge the World Bike Ride in Gilmer, Texas, raises money for Refuge International, which develops programs providing adequate health care, nutrition, clean water and education in Central America. Bike ride options of 10, 20, 40 and 60 miles (100km). Date: May 5, 2012. The Ride to a Wish (North Carolina) Cyclists can choose a between a 33-, 50- or 100-mile bike ride starting at Tyrell Hall in Columbia, North Carolina. After ride showers, food and party. Donations benefit the Make-a-wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina, which is planning to grant four wishes this year. Maximum 150 riders. Date: May 5, 2012 Rodman Ride for Kids (Massachusetts) Cyclist choose a bike ride option in southeastern Massachusetts (Foxboro) to raise funds for various children's charities, including those that treat autism, brain injuries and other special needs. Date: September 29, 2012. Save-a-Limb Ride (Baltimore) Choose between a metric century, 30-, 15-, or 6-mile ride for this charity bike ride to raise money for the Save-A-Limb Fund, established in 2001 and supports the fight to save limbs from amputation and provide hip and knee replacements to patients in the US and abroad. Presented for the Ruben Institute for Advanced Orthopedics at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. Ride rolls out from Oregon Ride State Park. Date: Oct. 20, 2012 Seacoast Bike Tour (New Hampshire) A one- or two-day bicycle ride between Portsmouth and Ogunquit, New Hampshire, to raise funds for Breathe New Hampshire's programs to improve air quality and lung health. Cyclists in the 26th annual tour can choose three options on Saturday (25, 42 or 56 miles) and two on Sunday (35 or 53 miles). Dates: May 19-20, 2012. STACIE Foundation (Ohio) The nonprofit organization for victims or survivors of violent crimes and domestic abuse is hosting a benefit bicycle ride on the Little Miami Scenic Trail. Check website for upcoming details. Date: Aug. 18, 2012 Stanley Stammpede (Washington) A two-day bike-a-thon on San Juan and Lopez islands to raise money for the Stanley Stamm Children's Hospital Camp. The camp, launched in 1967, provides one-week of medically supported overnight camping to children with special needs that would prevent them from attending other camps. Registration is $50; request for $150 in pledges. Dates: June 11 and 12, 2011. Call 206-987-2267 for details and registration. Timmy's Century (West Virginia) A two-day ride covering about 100 miles on the North Bend Rail Trail in West Virginia. Starts both days at the North Bend State Park lodge near Cairo. Raises money for Timmy's Fund, a foundation to relieve the financial burdens of families who are undergoing treatment at WVU's Children's Hospital. Dates: Aug. 25-26, 2012. Tour de Palm Springs (California) One of the earliest charity rides of the year is also one of the biggest. Distances of 5 to 100 miles. Raises money for some 75 nonprofits in the Coachella Valley. Pasta feed and bike expo night before. Date: Feb. 10-11, 2012. Tour des Trees -- The 40th anniversary bike tour comes to Oregon for 585 miles of bicycling. Starts in Banks and finishes in Portland; overnights in Seaside, Grand Ronde, Wilsonville, Government Camp, and The Dalles. Plant trees and visit tree research locations. Fund-raiser for Tree Fund. Registration opens Jan. 3, 2012. Dates: Aug. 5-12, 2012. Tour de Whatcom (Washington) Three mileage options -- 25, 50 and 105 miles -- for this bike ride that benefits the Boys and Girls Clubs of Whatcom County. Starts in Bellingham and tours lakes and rivers while in sight of snow-capped Mount Baker. Date: July 28, 2012. Tour de Whidbey The
bike ride features mileage options of 10, 28, 40, 50 60 or 100 miles.
There's also the pancake breakfast, well-stocked rest stations and
post-ride chili feed. Most rides start at Greenbank Farm. Registration
opens March. This is a fund-raiser for Whidbey General Hospital
Foundation. Date: Sept. 22, 2012. Tour du Rouge (Texas-Louisiana) This is a fund-raiser for the American Red Cross that was routed to roll through areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Since that time, Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike have wreaked havoc in that region. This is a new bike tour that covers 526 miles in six days. That route goes from Humble to Beaumont to Cameron, La., Abbeville, La., to Morgan City, to Gonzalez, La., to NewOrleans. Entry fee is $100; must raise an addition $2,500. Dates: May 6-11, 2012.
This fund-raiser for treatment of Lou Gehrig's disease -- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) -- comprises 270 miles from Boston to New York. Entering its sixth year in 2008, the ride grossed $220,000 in 2006. Dates: July 20-22, 2012; there's a one-day route available as well. West Yellowstone-Old Faithful Bicycle Tour is a fundraiser for several local charities in West Yellowstone, Montana. The National Park Service caps the ride at 350 participants for the 60-mile up and back ride to Old Faithful. The ride coincides National Public Lands Day, when no admission is required. Date: Sept. 24, 2011. YMCA Dr. Bob Breedlove Memorial Ride Three options of 30, 60 or 90 miles in honor of Bob Breedlove, who lost his life while competing in his 6th RAAM in 2005. Leaves from West Des Moines, Iowa. Proceeds go to YMCA Partners with Youth Program. Date: Oct. 16, 2010 There are hundreds of local fund-raisers rides as well. In the Northwest and Pacific Coast, find the list of fund-raising rides among the calendars of bicycling events in California, Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Let me know if I've missed anything, and I'll include it on the list. See my email in upper right. |
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Want to ride for a reason this year? There are hundreds of major bike rides sponsored by big health foundations throughout the US where the top goal is fund-raising, often through a system of pledges for participating bicyclists.