FAQs, Ride to Fight Cancer 2022 - Ride to Fight Cancer 2023

Ride to Fight Cancer is a virtual cycling challenge event for Peter Mac. Participants set themselves a target distance that they think they can achieve over 10 days (between 23 March and 1 April) and ask their friends and family to sponsor them. The money raised will be used to fund our research and help give all people with cancer the best chance of a cure.

Registration for RIDE is free, there is no minimum fundraising requirement to take part and we provide coaching and fundraising support.

Peter Mac’s Ride to Fight Cancer will start on 23 March 2023 and run for 10 days (to 1 April).

There are a number of simple ways to get involved:

Visit our Get involved page for more information.

There is no registration fee for RIDE – it’s completely FREE to take part.

No. There is no required minimum fundraising goal. However, we are encouraging everyone to set a target of $500 for RIDE to receive a 2023 jersey!

By fundraising or donating as part of RIDE, you will help enable life-saving cancer research and give new hope to all people affected by cancer. Your support will:

• Give leading researchers the specialised resources and technologies they need to discover cancer cures;

• Provide seed funding to help internationally recognised researchers explore bold new research ideas that could change the way we think about cancer;

• Help ensure we have access to income that will support our work for generations to come.

No. The first person to join up can create a team and share their chosen team name with the rest of the members. They can then join when they’re ready by selecting that team name when they register.

Absolutely! Most team members raise more than individual participants who go solo. They also find the experience more fun! You can create or join a team when you register, and we’ll provide you with access to both your own RIDE fundraising page and your team’s RIDE page too. Your friends and family can sponsor you / donate to you personally and the fundraising will be shown on both your total and your team’s.

Yes. All participants need to be at least 18 years of age on 23 March 2023 to take part in Peter Mac’s Ride to Fight Cancer.

Your Ride to Fight Cancer fundraising hub has been connected with Strava to help automate your distance tracking. If you have a Strava account, you can connect it to your RIDE fundraising hub once you’ve registered. Many alternative tracking devices also connect to Strava, albeit you will need to create a Strava account and then proceed as above. Alternatively, you can use your personal fitness device to track your activity and then add the distance manually each day on your fundraising hub.

Our RIDE app also gives you the option to track your activity through Apple Health or Google Fit or to add your activity manually. Download the app today (iOS and Android) and follow the instructions on the app’s activity screen.

Setting up Strava to track the activity you complete for RIDE should be straightforward:

Set up a Strava account if you don’t already have one. You can do that by downloading the Strava app to your phone and then creating your account, or you can create an account at https://strava.com
Find the Connect to Strava button on the RIDE fundraising hub – you’ll have access to that once you’ve signed up
Click on the button and follow the instructions to connect up to your Strava account
To get the best results, we recommend that you then log into your Strava account from a desktop computer at https://strava.com (rather than your mobile) and check/configure the following:

Check that your Strava app is connected to Raisely (the RIDE fundraising platform) by navigating to Settings > My Apps. You should see the Raisely application listed as one of the apps that’s been given permission to access your Strava data
In Settings > Display Preferences, make sure your Units & Measurements is set to ‘Kilometers and Kilograms’
In Settings > Privacy Controls, set your Activities data to be viewable by ‘Everyone’
Before recording an activity on your Strava app for RIDE, make sure it is set to cycling

You should now be all set up for data to pass from your Strava application to your RIDE fundraising hub. Note that, once you’ve recorded an activity on Strava, the data may take a few minutes to come through.

We recommend that you test that activity data from Strava is transferring correctly to your RIDE fundraising hub by logging some pre-challenge training sessions. If you run into any issues, check out https://support.strava.com/ to see if you can find some relevant guidance there. If you’re still having problems, feel free to contact us and we’ll do what we can to help.

Please note – you can easily remove any incorrect activity logs on your hub if you need to. You can also log your activity manually if you prefer, as an alternative to using Strava.

No. You can tackle Ride to Fight Cancer your way! You might want to do some each day between 23 March and 1 April, plan one, two or three epic sessions, or anything in between. It’s up to you! We do recommend that you take rest days during the 10-day period.

Yes, we recommend that you do train for your challenge, although how much will depend on your level of fitness.

If you connect your Strava account on your RIDE fundraising hub (or connect to Apple Health or Google Fit from your RIDE app), your training activity will be tracked automatically from the time you set it up. Even if you haven’t connected to automated tracking in this way, we find many participants wish to track their training as it is helpful and motivating – you can do this manually on the fundraising hub or through the app. When RIDE begins on 23 March, we’ll reset everyone’s kms back to zero and your activity between 23 March and 1 April will count towards your target distance.

Yes! Our training resources include tips on Strava set-up, plus our coaches are on-hand to answer your questions.

As soon as your fundraising total reaches $500 we will notify you to let you know (by email) you have secured your exclusive RIDE jersey. We may confirm your delivery address and then get your gear into the post to you as soon as possible after you hit $500.

Note that the size that you selected when you registered is the size of the jersey we’ll send you.

Don’t worry – whatever distance you cover, we’ll celebrate both your achievement and your support in March / April.

Absolutely! Just use your equipment’s distance tracker if it has one and log the activity manually on your RIDE hub or on the app. Or you can track the time you spend on the exercise bike, estimate how many kilometres you’ve completed and then log the activity manually.

Yes! Just choose a distance target that you think you can achieve in the time left up to 1 April – or you can complete your challenge after 1 April if you wish. Either way, we’d love to have you on board!

Rewards earned by 10 March – these will be sent to you between 13-17 March, to arrive before the start of the RIDE challenge.
Rewards earned after 10 March – these will be sent to you after 1 April.

Cycling jerseys – only the first 350 riders to pass $500 raised by 10 March will be sent their cycling jerseys before the start of the RIDE challenge. Sizes are limited. If we run out of your size, or you pass $500 after the first 350 jerseys are earned, you will receive your jersey after the RIDE challenge.

Special jerseys – Team Captains who recruit a team of 5 or more riders, and our Ambassadors will receive their special jerseys after the RIDE challenge when fundraising totals are finalised.

We are reliant on third parties delivering rewards on time – if there are any delays, we will let you know.

Yes! The Ride to Fight Cancer app has everything you need for your challenge at your fingertips, including fundraising and activity tracking. You can download the Android version here and the iOS version here.

If you were a participant in last year’s RIDE and downloaded the app, you will need to upgrade it via your device app store (Google Play Store / App Store). Then simply log in with the username and password you chose for this year’s event. If you experience any log-in related issues, please try deleting and then re-installing the app.

First of all, make sure you’re attempting to log in with the same email address and password you used when you first signed up for Ride to Fight Cancer. If you can’t remember the password you chose, click on the ‘Reset your password’ link and follow the instructions. If you’re still having difficulties logging in, you can contact us by emailing info@ridetofightcancer.org.au or calling 03 9108 5490. We’ll be happy to help.

We strongly recommend you direct all donations to your online fundraising page. If you do collect some cash or cheques as part of your fundraising, we recommend you pay them into your own bank account first. You should then use your card to donate at your RIDE online fundraising page on behalf of your generous donor.

First of all we want to say thanks for your donation – without your help we can’t make the research breakthroughs we do. If your receipt has not been received, please contact us on info@ridetofightcancer.org.au.

We always recommend that you consult your doctor or healthcare practitioner to make this decision. If they need more information about the event to give you the correct advice, they are welcome to contact us so they can fully understand the level of physical exertion involved.

Once you register you can download an authority to fundraise for Peter Mac from the ‘Resources’ section of the RIDE fundraising hub.

We have a selection of A4 posters which you’ll be able to download from the ‘Resources’ section of the RIDE fundraising hub. For flyers, you might want to print the posters in a smaller format or hand out the largest flyers in Melbourne. And for money tins, we’re aware of the need to reduce contact and cash-handling due to COVID-19 so we would recommend not collecting cash in this way. If you have to for some reason, we suggest buying a secure coin tin, printing the Ride to Fight Cancer logo on a sticker and popping it on your box. Please ensure you also follow local state laws when collecting cash. Once you have completed your collection, pay the money into your account and make a donation by card at your RIDE online fundraising page.

No, unfortunately. Peter Mac’s public liability insurance does not cover our participants’ fundraising activities. There are insurance companies which offer affordable short-term policies to cover you should you wish to get the sausages sizzling. Or contact us on info@ridetofightcancer.org.au because we can offer heaps of other great fundraising ideas!

You’ll have a dedicated personal coach soon after you join us. They’ll be there to answer your questions, give advice and share both fundraising and training resources.

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