Women V Cancer Cycle London to Amsterdam 2022 is not designed for Olympic athletes – it's designed for people looking for an amazing goal to train and get fit for.

A number of the people who take part on this challenge will have a low level of fitness when they sign up. Our ten-year anniversary Women V Cancer European challenge is the perfect motivation to get fit and have the experience of your lifetime.

Once you have registered for the challenge, we'll send you a realistic and achievable training plan, which builds up gradually as the event gets closer.

Please don't be! The majority of people will sign up on their own. Once you've signed up to the challenge, we'll send you a link to the private Facebook group for everyone taking part in the Women V Cancer London to Amsterdam Bike Ride 2022.

We encourage you to use this space to share tips, advice, kind thoughts and updates with your fellow challengers. You can also take this opportunity to organise meet-ups before the challenge, as often there will be someone in your local area you can train or fundraise with.

Absolutely not! One of the amazing things about the challenge is that people of all ages will come together to do something very special. As long as you're 18 years or over by the time we depart for the challenge, you are more than welcome to join the ride!

How you fund your challenge is entirely up to you. Some women will decide to pay their own tour costs so they can tell their donors that the donation they are making is going directly to support the work of the charities. Others will fundraise the full amount.

Your non-refundable registration fee of £149 per person is used to administer the challenge and secure your seats with the Eurostar and ferry.

Your challenge costs of £900 (ie. 50% of the fundraising target) cover:

• The remaining costs for your Eurostar and ferry ticket
• Meals throughout your challenge (except for breakfast on Day 1 and lunch & dinner on Day 5)
• Accommodation
• Transfers
• A team of awesome, first-aid trained guides and Dream Challenges staff
• Full support from the Dream Challenges office in the lead up to and during your challenge
• Medical support, including a UK qualified doctor with expedition experience accompanying us throughout the challenge
• Mechanical support
• Your Women V Cancer t-shirt and Women V Cancer London to Amsterdam Bike Ride 2022 medal

In addition to paying your registration fee, you will need to budget for:

• Your personal travel insurance
• Breakfast on Day 1 (to have before we set off from London)
• Lunch & dinner on our free day in Amsterdam (Day 5)
• Gratuities
• Personal expenses
• You may also want to pay £150 for a single supplement so you can have a room to yourself at our accommodation. Simply get in touch and we can arrange this for you.

Each participant is expected to bring their own bike. As this is a long distance, on-road cycle, you are advised to use a touring/road bike. If you are planning to use a mountain bike, it is highly recommended to have road tyres fitted.

A bicycle mechanic will be travelling with the group but you will be expected to bring two spare inner tubes for your own bike.

A cycle helmet is essential and must be worn at all times. Cycling shorts are also recommended and everyone will need their own water bottles or a camel back-type hydration system.

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

No, your main luggage will be transported each day by our support team. We advise you to pack light.

You will need a bag to go on your bike or a waste bag for things like your 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’ll stay in comfortable hotels in twin rooms throughout the challenge.

Accommodation is included on a twin-sharing basis. However, if you would like to pay an additional £150 for a single supplement and have a room to yourself, simply get in touch and we will be happy to arrange this for you. 

If you don't reach your fundraising target you a can either top up the additional funds yourself or simply forfeit your place on the challenge and lose your registration fee.

The Dream Challenges team are here to help you achieve your challenge and 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've registered, we will send you a realistic training programme to help you get fit for the challenge. The programme builds up gradually as the challenge gets closer, so you’ll be ready and raring to go by the time we set off from London.

Throughout our challenge, we’ll have a team of awesome, professional, first-aid trained challenge guides and medical support, including two doctors.

Yes of course! We expect many people will take the opportunity to spend some time in Amsterdam after the challenge.

If you wish to extend your stay, please let us know at least 14 weeks before the event starts, so we can take you out of our group travel arrangements (and of course we would deduct the cost from your balance).

You will need to take out your own personal travel insurance covering health, accident, loss and repatriation. We have a recommended policy and will send you the details when you register. We also recommend that you have insurance to cover loss or damage to your bike.

Currently, British citizens don't need a visa for France or Holland, but we'll let you know if this changes.

Of the £1,800 minimum sponsorship target you raise, 50% (£900) covers your challenge costs.

The remaining 50% (or more if you've exceeded the target) will be divided equally between our three invaluable Women V Cancer charities, Breast Cancer Now, Ovarian Cancer Action and Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust.