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Cycle 300 Miles in July Challenge

Cycle 300 miles in July to raise money to help fund life-saving cancer research.

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The challenge

Cycle 300 miles in the month of July.

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Date

Throughout the month of July.

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Location

In your local park, on a cycle path or around your neighbourhood - wherever works for you!

Sign up to the challenge

Get fit, feel good, and raise money to help fund life-saving cancer research

This is your challenge. Whatever your ability, do it your way.

Whether you're a beginner or an expert cyclist, this is your chance to make every ride count this July. Whether you choose to cycle 75 miles a week, spread your cycles across July or start with shorter bursts every day and work your way up throughout the month, you can complete the challenge in a way that suits you.

How to take part

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Step: 1

Sign up for free - no entry fee

Complete our 2 minute form and get your free Cancer Research UK tech top and online Giving Page.

Sign up

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Step: 2

Join the community

If you'd like to, you can join the challenge Facebook group. Meet fellow cyclists, ask questions, and keep your motivation high.

Join the cycle 300 miles Facebook group

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Step: 3

Cycle 300 Miles this July and start getting sponsorship

Take some much needed me-time and complete the challenge solo, or invite a friend to join and cycle together.

Start fundraising and get support and tips with your free fundraising pack.

Download your fundraising pack(PDF)

Sign up to the challenge

Completing the challenge

Get training support

Download your training guide(PDF)

You don't need to provide evidence of your cycles.

We trust you! If you'd like to, you can track your miles with apps like Strava.

Learn about tracking your miles with Strava

We recommend July, but you can start and finish at any time.

You can continue to collect donations on your Giving Page after the month ends.

Whether you finish the challenge or not, the money that you raise will allow us to continue to fund life-saving research.

How to fundraise

When you sign up, we'll create your online Giving Page.

Share it with friends, family and colleagues and start getting sponsorship for your challenge.

There's no set fundraising target.

You set your own goals. But we do recommend you set yourself a target of £150. Fundraisers who do set a target raise significantly more.

Get fundraising support, tips and inspiration

Grab your fundraising pack, challenge calendar, shareable social media badges and more to help you reach your fundraising goals.

What your fundraising can do

Whether you surpass your goals or don't quite reach them, the money you raise will help fund life-saving cancer research.

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£70

could fund a clinical research grant for one day, funding doctors and nurses to find new ways to beat cancer.

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£130

could fund a cancer nurse for one day, giving people confidential cancer support and guidance.

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£170

could fund a trial for one day to test new radiotherapy techniques for treating bile duct cancer.

Get answers to all your questions

Visit our FAQs page

Get answers to your most common questions.

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