FAQs

Hundreds of supporters are taking on the Cycle 300km Challenge for Young Lives vs Cancer. They are getting on their bikes and cycling 300km between the 1-31 August to raise funds to support children and young people with cancer.

The challenge is simple - get on your bike this August and cover 300km.  Head to the great outdoors or use your static bike at home or at the gym. The choice is yours.

Signing up is simple.

1. Sign up here to request your technical top and set up your fundraiser
2. Once you have signed up you’ll receive your own fundraising page
3. Join our Cycle 300km Strava club
4. Share, share, share.  Make sure to tell everyone you know that you are taking on the challenge and ask them to sponsor you
5. Get fundraising
6. Take on your Cycle 300km challenge in August
7. Support children and young people with cancer

The best way to track your distnace is with a fitness tracker watch. You can sync your fitness tracker to your fundraising page which can be found under "My Fitness Activity" and you can also add your distance manually to your fundraising page. You will also receive a handy printed tracker in your fundraising pack where you can track your progress throught the month.

You can also join our Cycle 300km Starva club

We are here with you every step of the way to help you complete the challenge. We have a support team on hand to give advice and top tips on completing the challenges and reaching you fundraising target. 

However if you aren’t able to complete the full challenge, please don’t worry, just make sure to let your sponsors know. If you need any advice or support on completing the challenge please email virtualchallenges@younglivesvscancer.org.uk

This is your challenge, your way! We want you to take part in a way that works best for you. You can increase or reduce the distance and can change the dates if August doesn’t work for you.

We suggest you just let your supporters know your plans

Under 18s can take part when accompanied and supervised by an adult. To sign up and set up a fundraising page you must be over the age of 18

Yes, of course! The more the merrier. Just share the registration link and ask them to register. 

Yes – you can join from anywhere. Unfortunately we aren’t able to post out fundraising packs internationally, but you can have all you need in the Resources tab. You will still be a vital part of Team Young Lives.

We send fundraising packs out twice a week but sometimes they can take 10-14 working days to arrive. If you pack has still not arrived please contact virtualchallenges@younglivesvscancer.org.uk

If you have any questions or queries, feel free to post in our Strava Club or Facebook group. Alternativly, please contact us at virtualchallenges@younglivesvscancer.org.uk

You will automatically be set up with a fundraiser when you sign up. You can also select to set up a Facebook Fundraiser and connect it to your main fundraising page. These are the easiest ways to collect your sponsorship. All donations come directly to Young Lives vs Cancer so you don’t have to worry about admin or bank transfers.

You can also fundraise offline. You will also receive a Young Lives vs Cancer sponsorship form with your swim hat. This can also be found in the Resources tab. To pay this in deposit your sponsorship into your own bank account and then pay it directly onto your fundraising page. Alternatively there are handy instructions on the form of how to pay this in on our website.

We simply just ask everyone to raise as much as they can to support children and young people with cancer. The target is automatically set to £150 as people with higher targets on their pages raise the most.  However there is no commitment to raise this.