Name: 2025 Forest City Cycling Challenge
Start: 2025-06-01T06:30:00-04:00
Location: Boler Mountain, Griffith Street, London, ON, Canada

St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation

Raised: $1,407.37

Goal: $50,000.00

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The 5th Anniversary (2025)
Forest City Cycling Challenge

New for 2025:
All-in pricing! No additional fees will be added at checkout.

The Forest City Cycling Challenge consists of four road routes (25/50/100/160km) and a mountain biking route (Boler's 10km MTB course), starting and finishing at Boler Mountain in Byron (on the west side of London).

Registration includes:

Custom event Dri-Fit t-shirt (if you signed up before May 1).
Custom event water bottle.
Hydration, coffee and light breakfast snacks at the start.
The ride/route of your choice.
Rest stops with washrooms, food, water and hydration.
Hot lunch and one beer (or non-alcoholic drink for those not of legal drinking age) at the finish.
Fundraising incentives at various levels (see below).
Photographs of the event and participants.

New this year:
If you sign up for both this event and the Bluewater International Gran Fondo (August 3, 2025), you will receive a complimentary FCCC/BIGF Dri-Fit t-shirt!!

For more information (including route maps), please visit our website, ridelondon.ca.

FCCC proudly supports St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation.

Event Merchandise

We will have merchandise available for purchase through our online stores. Details coming in Spring/2025.

Fundraising

While individual fundraising is not mandatory as part of the event, it is certainly encouraged and there are incentives available for those who choose to do so. These are as follows (all fundraising totals are as of midnight on Thursday May 29, 2025):

$400+ to receive a $50 local bike store gift card.
$750+ to receive a custom event cycling jersey.
$1,500+ to receive a pair of custom event cycling bib shorts.
Top fundraiser will receive a $1,000 gift card for a local bike shop.
Second-highest fundraiser will receive a Garmin Varia rct715 radar/camera/light.
[Donated by Ontario Speech & Language Services.]
Third-highest fundraiser will receive a two-night stay at Tailwinds Bed & Breakfast.
Fourth-highest fundraiser will receive a $100 gift card to a local restaurant of their choice.

Registration Change and Cancellation Policy:

Unfortunately, we are unable to refund fees or transfer registrations to another rider once you have completed the registration process. You can change between the 50km and MTB routes without cost, and between the 100km and 160km routes without cost, but please inform us if you do so, so that we know how many people to expect at the rest stops. To make a change, please contact us.

New for 2025:
All-in pricing! No additional fees will be added at checkout.

Event schedule

Sun., December 1, 2024 8:00 a.m. - Registration opens
Wed., April 30, 2025 11:59 p.m. - Last day to register and get a free event t-shirt
Sun., June 1, 2025 6:00 a.m. - Registration closes
Sun., June 1, 2025 6:30 a.m. - Event begins - Boler opens
Sun., June 1, 2025 7:30 a.m. - Start of the 160km ride
Sun., June 1, 2025 8:30 a.m. - Start of the 100km ride
Sun., June 1, 2025 9:15 a.m. - Start of the MTB ride
Sun., June 1, 2025 9:30 a.m. - Start of the 50km ride
Sun., June 1, 2025 10:30 a.m. - Start of the 25km ride
Sun., June 1, 2025 4:00 p.m. - Event ends