Please don't be! Our Women V Cancer charity cycling challenges are renowned for their camaraderie and the majority of people will sign up for Women V Cancer Cycle Olympia to Athens on their own.

Once you've signed up, we'll send you a link to a private Facebook group for everyone registered for the challenge. Please feel free to use this space to swap tips and updates with your fellow Women V Cancer warriors on your training and fundraising.

You may also want to reach out to your fellow participants in this group to see if there's anyone in your local area you can meet up to train and fundraise with.

Women V Cancer Cycle Olympia to Athens is not designed for Olympic athletes – it is designed for people looking for an amazing charity challenge to train and get fit for. A number of the people who will take part in this challenge will have a low level of fitness when they sign up.

This adventure is the perfect motivation to get fit, gain amazing insight into the history and culture of Olympia and Athens, make a massive impact for people facing breast, cervical and ovarian cancers.

Absolutely not! One of the amazing things about our Women V Cancer cycling challenges is that people of all ages come together to do something very special. Everyone who is 18 years old or over by the challenge is more than welcome to join our Cycle Olympia to Athens.

If you would like someone under the age of 18 to join you on the challenge please contact us to discuss (01590 646410 or bookings@dream-challenges.com)

Your non-refundable registration fee of £349 per person is used to administer the challenge and secure your seats with the airline.

Your challenge costs cover:

• Your flights (not including airport taxes and the fuel surcharge, capped at £475).
• Meals throughout the challenge.
• Accommodation*.
• All transfers and luggage transportation in Greece.
• Entry fees where required.
• A team of awesome, outdoor remote first-aid trained local guides and Dream Challenges staff.
• Full support from the Dream Challenges office in the lead-up to and during your challenge.
• Medical and mechanical support, including a team of outdoor remote first-aid trained challenge guides and a UK doctor with expedition medicine training.
• Your Women V Cancer Cycle Olympia to Athens 2024 medal.

*Accommodation is included on a twin-sharing basis. If you would rather pay for a single supplement and have a room/tent to yourself, we can arrange this for you for an additional cost.

Please email us at bookings@dream-challenges.com if you would like to do this at least 17 weeks before the challenge starts.

A cycling helmet is essential. Cycling shorts are also recommended and everyone will need their own water bottles or a CamelBak-type hydration system.

Apart from that, no specialist equipment is required. We will supply you with a list of everything you will need to take before you go.

Cyclists will have the use of 18 or 21-gear bikes and we recommend you bring the saddle or gel cover you are used to riding on, so you feel right at home on your bike.

In addition to paying your registration fee (£349) and either self-funding your challenge or fundraising the minimum sponsorship target, you'll need to budget for your:

• Airport taxes and the fuel surcharge (capped at £475).
• Personal travel insurance.
• Gratuities and personal expenses.
• You may also choose to pay for a single supplement at our accommodation.

We will stay in comfortable hotels on a twin-sharing basis throughout this Women V Cancer challenge.

Our hotel accommodation is included in your challenge cost on a twin-sharing basis. If you would prefer to have a room to yourself and pay for a single supplement, we'll be happy to arrange this for you at an additional cost.

If you would like a single supplement, please get in touch by emailing us at bookings@dream-challenges.com or call us on 01590 646410 (Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm).

Certainly. Our hotel accommodation is included in your challenge cost on a twin-sharing basis.

However, if you would prefer to have a room to yourself and pay for a single supplement, we'll be happy to arrange this for you at an additional cost.

If you would like a single supplement, please get in touch by emailing us at bookings@dream-challenges.com or call us on 01590 646410 (Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm).

You will need to take out your own personal travel insurance upon registering for this challenge, covering health, accident, loss and repatriation. We advise that you arrange personal travel insurance as soon as you can after you register to ensure you have coverage for your booking as well as the challenge itself.

Dream Challenges has a provider detailed in your Welcome Pack, which you will receive shortly after booking your challenge, which provides appropriate cover for this type of activity and also covers you for cancellation due to medically-diagnosed COVID-19. You can also call us for details on 01590 646410 during our office hours (9am, 5pm, Monday - Friday).

You can, however, take out your own insurance, providing it covers you for a charity cycle ride in Greece.

The Dream Challenges team are here to help you achieve your cycling challenge for Women V Cancer and we will support you all the way. We are on hand from the minute you sign up to answer any questions that you may have about your training or the challenge itself.

Once you have registered, we will send you regular email updates with everything you need to know about your challenge, including the itinerary, an example insurance policy, details about our challenge destination and the weather we can expect on our cycle, the structure of an average cycling day, a full kit list and a realistic training plan to help you get fit for the challenge. The training programme builds up gradually as the event gets closer.

We'll also send you seasonal fundraising ideas. During the cycle, we'll have a UK doctor with expedition medicine training accompanying the group at all times, along with a team of outdoor remote first-aid trained challenge guides.

As we're not medically trained, we're afraid we can't offer you advice on this. We recommend you contact your GP or your local travel clinic, who will have the latest travel health advice.

We also recommend you visit the NHS Fit for Travel website here, to keep up to date with current travel health news and advice on staying healthy abroad.

NHS Fit for Travel website: https://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/home

Of the £3,950 minimum sponsorship target you raise, £1,975 covers your challenge costs.

The remaining 50% (£1,975 or more if you've exceeded the target) goes directly to the work of the three charities, divided equally between Breast Cancer Now, Ovarian Cancer Action and Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust.

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

www.breastcancernow.org

Registered charity no 1160558 (England and Wales) and SC045584 (Scotland) and 1200 (Isle of Man).

Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust

www.jostrust.org.uk

Registered charity no. 1133542 (England and Wales) and SC041236 (Scotland)

Ovarian Cancer Action

www.ovarian.org

Registered charity no. 1109743 (England and Wales) and SC043478 (Scotland)

If you don't reach your fundraising target, you can top up the remaining funds yourself or you're more than welcome to transfer to another challenge for Women V Cancer, with all the funds you have already raised and your registration fee going towards the new challenge. Please get in touch with us at least 17 weeks before the challenge departure date and we can transfer you for an admin fee of £50.

Check out our seasonal fundraising ideas to help you reach your target.

No, your main luggage will be transported each day by our support team. However, at the start and end of the challenge, you will need to make your own way to and from the airport in London with your luggage.

You will need a bag to go on your bike or a waist bag for things like your phone, camera, sun cream, tissues etc. Any extra items you may need during the day can be carried on the support vehicle, which you will have access to at the snack stops and lunch.

We fully support gender and sexual equality and the majority of our open challenges welcome all gender identities.

However, we've found that many of our Women V Cancer participants feel more confident taking on challenges in female company.

Women V Cancer gives women from all cycles of life the platform, atmosphere and the opportunity to come together and conquer a mighty feat for our amazing charity trio.

These women-only challenges also have an incredible camaraderie and you're likely to make friendships that will last a lifetime.