Ride the Night London 2024
Challenge level: 2 out of 5
Challenge level: 2 out of 5
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| 4 May 2024 | On Sale | |
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| Duration | 1 day |
Make spring 2024 the best of your life and join the UK's biggest female cycling event!
On one spectacular night, over a thousand ladies will unite and cycle 50km or 100km through London for people facing cancer.
Everyone knows someone affected by cancer and Ride the Night is our chance to show our strength against it. Together, we'll light up the capital city and make a phenomenal impact for Breast Cancer Now, Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust, and Ovarian Cancer Action!
Ride the Night London 2024 will mark our tenth event, so join us today and help make this year's challenge more magical than ever!
Let's tell cancer where to go!
We'll come together for speeches, warm-ups and motivational music. Then you'll kick off to cycle through the night past a huge variety of London landmarks, lit up in their full splendour.
You will revel in the electric Ride the Night atmosphere, paint the city pink with your high-vis vests, and ride across the finish line with an unbeatable sense of achievement.
Over the past ten years, tens of thousands of incredible women have conquered nine Ride the Night challenges in London and raised millions of pounds for Breast Cancer Now, Ovarian Cancer Action, and Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust. Will you join our special tenth event so that one day, cancer can be made history?
As expected, a challenge in London has low altitude and tarmac roads throughout. There is one significant climb on the route. The challenge is in the distance and the one night you have to conquer it!
The more money raised by participants on the challenge, the higher the percentage of funds that will directly support those affected by women's cancers!
£199
Minimum sponsorship target
Ride the Night is non-competitive and it isn't designed for professional athletes. It’s designed for women from all cycles of life looking for a challenge to get fit for and push themselves out of their comfort zone to raise funds for people facing cancer.
Cycling 100km (approx. 62 miles) or 50km (approx. 31 miles) in one night is a mighty challenge, but it’s achievable if you train.
A number of the women who will take part in this exciting challenge will have a low fitness level when they sign up. Ride the Night is the perfect motivation to train and get fit, all whilst raising funds for three amazing charities.
Take it from one of our wonderful past Ride the Nighters, Joanne:
"Come on ladies, I did this in May 2018 and I'd never been on a bike before. You have people cheering you all the way around and an absolutely fantastic feeling when you finish! I will definitely do it again! When I signed up, I was the same as everyone else, like "sure I can do this," but as the time got closer, I started to question why I had entered - but I'm so glad I did!
It was organised so well that I had no doubts when I arrived. Yes, 100km sounds a lot, but you just do it. We did it in eight hours and it was pain free. So if I could do it in the stupid weather we had on the 26th May 18, then anyone can!"
There’s no minimum sponsorship target, but we ask you to aim for £199 or more, so that your challenge can make a difference for people affected by cancer.
The money you raise is split evenly between our three charities and will go a long way to help them continue their vital work in a critical time...
£30 could buy a bottle of specialist dye to stain cancer cells, so that Ovarian Cancer Action’s researchers can study them with a microscope.
£100 can enable Breast Cancer Now to send out another 1,000 leaflets to GPs to promote breast checking and inform about the signs and symptoms of breast cancer.
£500 will enable Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust to provide a weekend of training to two new Helpline volunteers supporting hundreds of women.
Join the 500 club!
If you raise £500 or more by Friday 22nd March 2024, you will get a free official 500 club cycling jersey.
The money you raise funds the vital work of our three Women V Cancer charities who are raising awareness, providing support and funding research into breast, ovarian and cervical cancers. If you’d like to know more about how each charity is making a difference for women affected by cancer, visit their websites below.
Breast Cancer Now
Registered charity no 1160558 (England and Wales) and SC045584 (Scotland) and 1200 (Isle of Man).
Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust
Registered charity no. 1133542 (England and Wales) and SC041236 (Scotland)
Ovarian Cancer Action
Registered charity no. 1109743 (England and Wales) and SC043478 (Scotland)
The registration fee and event costs (included in the sponsorship target) cover:
Our Ride the Night London 50km and 100km routes will start and finish at the same venue (to be confirmed).
Both routes will be very well sign-posted with marshals along the way to guide you in the right direction. There will also be feed stations, with a variety of tasty refreshments, toilet facilities, bike racking and first-aid support.
Both the 50km and the 100km cycling challenge routes are well-lit and on tarmac. However, you will still need to have your bike lights on throughout your cycle and to keep spare batteries on hand.
You need to be 18 years old or over to take part in Ride the Night. There's no maximum age limit. One of the amazing things about Women V Cancer Ride the Night is that it brings adults of all ages and from all cycles of life together for one incredible cause.
16 and 17-year olds may participate if given permission by the event organisers. Please get in touch with us to discuss this. Simply email bookings@dream-challenges.com and we'll be happy to help.
We're afraid men can't participate in this Women V Cancer challenge. However, they are more than welcome to join the cause as a Ride Maker (aka. Ride the Night volunteer).
We'll have a range of roles for both men and women, from supervising the bike racks to helping out at registration or the rest stops and more.
See the range of Ride Maker roles available here.
If you'd like to help out as a Ride Maker, please email us at customercare@dream-challenges.com
We're on the lookout for volunteers for Ride the Night London 2024, so if you want to join the cause but can't commit to the challenge, this is an awesome way to get involved.
Ride Makers
We have a range of Ride Maker roles for both men and women, from helping out at registration to supervising the bike racks to supplying riders with well-deserved snacks, refreshments and hot drinks at feed stations.
Ride Maker Registration – https://forms.gle/v5CeRJJKQuajDkS47
Ride Angels
We're also looking for experienced female cyclists, with Breeze or equivalent qualifications, to support on the night as Ride Angels.
The role is voluntary but will involve taking part in the challenge free of charge. Responsibilities will include fixing punctures, marshalling and supporting anyone who is struggling.
Ride Angel Registration – https://forms.gle/9gcW8XRmZarTzkMa8
If you would like to volunteer as a Ride Maker or a Ride Angel, we would love to have you. Please email us at customercare@dream-challenges.com with your details and the role (or roles) you are interested in and we will contact you as the event gets closer.
The Ride the Night London 2024 start and finish venue is still being finalised. We will send all participants details of the venue and how to get there once it is confirmed.
The Ride the Night London 2024 start and finish venue is still being finalised. We will send all participants details of the venue and how to get there once it is confirmed.
It's all done automatically through your fundraising page so you don't need to do anything. If you have raised funds offline, please let us know by contacting customercare@dream-challenges.com.
This is a hugely important fundraising event for our three crucial Women V Cancer charities. Breast Cancer Now, Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust and Ovarian Cancer Action have invested a lot of money in essential event costs, including your participation, trusting that everyone who has registered for the challenge will take part and do their very best to fundraise or donate a minimum of £199 by Friday 22nd March 2024 (6 weeks before the event).
Without your support, our incredible Women V Cancer charities may lose out on the vital funds they need to continue to help those facing cancer.
If you don't think you'll be able to fundraise in time, you have several options:
If you choose to transfer to next year's event or another challenge, please call our customer care team on 01590 646410 (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm) email us at customercare@dream-challenges.com as soon as possible so that we can arrange this for you.
You need to bring your own bike and a cycling helmet is essential.
It is also essential that you have front and rear lights fitted on your bike. Please bring spare batteries too. We provide bike mechanics but ask that you bring a spare inner tube that is specific to your bike, should you get a puncture on the challenge.
Both the 50km and 100km routes are on road. Therefore, we recommend using a road or hybrid bike. If you plan to use a mountain bike we would advise fitting road tyres for the challenge.
You are also more than welcome to use an electric bike or a handcycle.
Please be aware that our mechanics on the night are unlikely to be able to help with any mechanical issues specific to electric bikes, other than what you could experience on a non-electric bike. You should also consider how long your electric bike will have power over 100 km or 50 km, but also consider the length of time you will be riding if you are using the motor intermittently.
Please also remember to bring your own helmet.
There will be bike mechanics at the start of the challenge and roaming mechanics along the route. We recommend servicing your bike before the challenge and that you bring a spare inner tube that is specific to your bike.
We cannot insure your bicycle on this challenge, so please make sure your bicycle is covered on your home contents insurance or that you take out a specialist bicycle cover.
It is vital that you follow the Highway Code throughout the challenge and please note that there will not be road closures for the event.
The route is well-lit and on quieter roads wherever possible. However, once you arrive in central London, there will be traffic and you should be confident to deal with this.
We recommend that you don't ride alone at any part of the challenge. However, don't be afraid of signing up solo - we have a Lone Riders Facebook group and meet-up on the night, so you can cycle with fellow Ride the Night warriors. We'll send you the link to the Facebook group once you've signed up to the challenge.
We also ask that you respect the local residents along the route and keep noise levels to a minimum.
Please check out the Ride the Night Safety Video on the Tips and Resources page here. We will also have a short safety briefing prior to setting off on the night of the challenge.
It is very important that you are visible to road users. We will provide you with a Women V Cancer Ride the Night high-vis vest to wear on the challenge.
It is essential that you have working front and rear bicycle lights for the duration of the challenge and that you bring spare batteries for them. We recommend that you wear additional high-vis clothing.
Of course! You’re more than welcome to sign up and fundraise as a team. Do note that all participants need to fundraise a minimum of £199 each. That means if you are fundraising as a team, you will need to fundraise £199 for every member of that team. For example, if you have a team of two people, you will need to fundraise £398 together, and teams of four people need to fundraise £796 or more.
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