Cycle Europe 2022Our eleventh ride started in Riga, crossing beautiful countryside in Latvia and Lithuania to visit the first ever hospice in Lithuania in Vilnius. We then carried on across the border into Poland, along the Baltic coast and finished in Gdansk.
Along the way we visited 5 hospices and delivered vital medical equipment: beds, mattresses, medicines and more. The ride raised an incredible £10,000 and several additional hospices received new equipment after the ride. |
Cycle the World 2020
In 2020 we had to make the heartbreaking decision to cancel this year's Cycle Europe ride due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, we organised a virtual Cycle the World.
More than 50 people took part in our virtual ride, raising £6,137 for hospices in Poland and Lithuania! We cycled a total of 12,320km in Poland, Lithuania, England, France, America and Canada. A huge THANK YOU to everyone who took cycled, donated and supported us. |
Cycle Europe 2019
Our tenth annual ride started in the bustling Austrian capital Vienna and meandered along the Danube into Hungary, through Slovakia, and over the Tatras into Poland. Having conquered a heatwave, mountains and over a thousand kilometres, the riders finished in Krakow at a party with the Alma Spei children's hospice.
Along the way we visited 6 hospices and delivered vital medical equipment: beds, mattresses, medicines and more. The ride raised an incredible £20,000 and several additional hospices received new equipment after the ride. |
Cycle the World 2018
In 2018 we took a break from our traditional ride format and arranged a virtual Cycle the World event.
Riders in the UK, Poland, USA, Canada and Denmark rode 2586 km and raised £1127 for medical equipment for Polish hospices. |
Cycle Poland 2017
Our eighth annual ride started in the bustling capital city of Warsaw and meandered through forests, lakes and rural villages, past Malbork castle, and finished in historic Gdansk.
Along the way we visited 8 hospices and delivered vital medical equipment: beds, mattresses, medicines and more. We also ate an obscene amount of delicious Polish food, had the Mayor of Sztum open a bridge just for us, and made an appearance on Radio Malbork. The ride raised an incredible £16,000 so a further 8 hospices received new equipment after the ride finished. |
Cycle Poland 20162016 saw our cyclists conquer the Polish mountains. From historic Wroclaw, through the Beskidy and the Tatra mountains, finishing in Kraków, our riders covered 960 km, with over 10,000 m of ascent. The scenery was beautiful!
We visited 9 hospices and delivered equipment that was very much needed - from beds and mattresses, to oxygen concentrators and dressings. We met patients and hospice staff, got escorted through town by the local Harley Davidson club, and were greeted by a traditional Polish folk band and entire scout group. Most importantly of all, we helped to support patients and families throughout this beautiful country. We raised £15,000 which provided new medical equipment and supplies for a total of 15 hospices. |
Cycle Poland 2015 |
Cycle Poland 2014 |
In 2015 our cyclists pedalled from Gdansk, past the Mazury lakes and along the eastern border, to the mountains in the south, and finished in Kraków. They visited 6 hospices, which received vital medical equipment: beds, mattresses, medicines and more.
The ride raised over £25,000, so an additional 25 hospices benefited from new equipment. You can see photos and reports on our blog and facebook. Honorary Patrons for the ride were Maja Włoszczowska, MTB world champion, and Olympian Damian Zieliński. You can read more about the ride here. |
This year our cyclists rode from Szczecin on the north coast through Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to Kraków.
They visited 10 hospices, donating new vital equipment form the Foundation, met hospice patients, families, volunteers and staff. The ride raised over £14,000. You can see photos and reports on our blog and facebook. Honorary Patrons for the ride were Maja Włoszczowska, MTB world champion, and Olympian Damian Zieliński, who cycled the first kilometres of the ride with us. You can read more about the ride here. |
Cycle Poland 2013In 2013, 25 cyclists traveled over 1100km from Bielsko-Biala, through Lodz and along the Baltic coast to Gdansk. They visited 10 hospices, delivering essential medical equipment to support patients and their families.
Our patron was once again Maja Wloszczowska, an olympian and world champion mountainbiker. Find out more about the ride here. Cycle Poland 201121 participants from Poland and England cycled 1000km and visited 8 hospices across Poland, raising £15,000 for medical equipment.
140 people joined us at the start, and a total of 300 people took part in the ride, including Polish actress Joanna Jablczynska. Our patron for this year's ride was Maja Wloszczowska, the 2010 World mountain bike champion. Find out more about the ride here. |
Cycle Poland 2012In 2012 our cyclists conquered the Polish mountains on a route through the remote south east of Poland, from Bielsko-Biała to Kraków.
We visited 8 hospices, donated equipment, met patients and volunteers, and were even greeted by a marching brass band! The ride raised over £15,000 for vital equipment. You can see photos and reports on the blog. Read more about the ride here. Cycle Poland 2010The route of our first ride was from Gdańsk on the north coast to Bielsko-Biała in the south of the country. 11 participants rode over 1000 km, visited 8 hospices and raised over £9,000 to help Polish hospices.
The official start took place at the annual conference of the national Hospice Foundation and our cyclists appeared on TV, radio and in the press to promote the hospice movement. You can read more about the ride here. |