Support The Tour

Back in 2015 I did my first Marmotte with CFC following an introduction as I wanted to do the event. CFC were fantastic in how they organized their riders and gave all the support needed to help raise funds. I managed to raise around £1,000 – though I did suffer that day in 45 degrees heat in the hottest ever Marmotte race event but it was worth it as my pain was only temporary.

Since 2015 I have kept a watchful eye on what’s happening and whether our paths could cross again, linking up with CFC now makes perfect sense so I’m really pleased we can through FRR events help raise funds to help CFC continue their life-changing support.

Our events are free to enter but not free to promote and host, the discretionary gifts we receive are very much appreciated in helping keep the FRR bike on the road and now with this link up in getting funds to CFC where a bike will benefit lives far beyond just exercise and fitness.

I thank everyone who takes the time and is moved enough to make any gift but equally appreciate everyone person who gives their time in our events.

Our promise is simple.. 20% of what we raise we give

Now let me introduce CFC using their own words…

Cyclists Fighting Cancer (CFC) is a registered charity founded in 2005 and we give new lightweight bikes, tandems, and specially adapted trikes to children and young people living with and beyond cancer throughout the UK.

Approximately 2,400 children and young people up to and including the age of 18 are diagnosed with cancer every year in the UK and we are passionate about helping all these families along this difficult journey.

Exercise has been shown in numerous adult studies to be the single most effective way of improving both physical and mental wellness for people surviving cancer. We encourage cycling as the best form of exercise based rehabilitation especially for children because it provides all these benefits in a low impact, fun, sociable and exciting way. For more information about the benefits of exercise and activity for people living with and beyond cancer please see our Cancer and Exercise page on this website.

Cancer also causes massive disruption in families, therefore where possible we also give bikes to their siblings, and in some cases their parents so that they can take part in an activity as a family once again after what can be years of hospitalization and upheaval. We now aim to supply around 600 awards each year which will take our total since we started in 2005 to over 8000 awards.

We also fund a network of Cancer Exercise Specialists who work closely with the twenty-one pediatric oncology units around the country to promote activity, exercise, a healthy lifestyle, and our services. We run workshops, attend end of treatment days, activity days and have provided several hospital units with exercise equipment to help with rehabilitation. Adopting a healthy active lifestyle at an early age means these practices will be carried on into adulthood, establishing good lifelong habits.

In 2017 CFC funded a dedicated research study with the University of Leeds entitled Cycling Through Cancer to clearly illustrate the relationship between physical and mental well-being and physical activity in children surviving cancer. Our main focus is raising awareness of the benefits of activity and exercise for children and adults living with and beyond cancer.

We operate totally on the kind support of our amazing fundraisers taking part and putting on events from coffee mornings, sponsored walks, runs and bike rides in the UK, to world record attempts abroad. All monies donated make a huge difference to our total fundraising effort and ultimately to the number of children affected by cancer we support.