Should you talk with any of the riders or volunteers from past rides, you will find that the actual physical ride was only a small portion of the event... fundraising, training, getting immersed in the cause and finally riding. The physical demands of the ride are one thing but the impact of the purpose of the ride and the stories of how fellow volunteers and riders have dealt with cancer in their lives is both inspirational and highly emotional.
This ride is somewhat unique in that we have a fixed start and finish time... 4AM to 10PM... and in that time we need to deal with conditions and manipulate rest times and pace to ensure our goal is met.
Another unique aspect of this ride is that we ride together the entire distance as a team. We start together and we finish together.
In our first year (2005) we only had 17 riders, attempting to complete the entire distance. In 2006 we had four teams of two complete the ride in relay style along with 17 solo riders and raised $38,000. Growth continued to 43 riders in 2007 with half riding a Kelowna to Kelowna loop through the interior and the other half following the regular Kelowna to Delta route... raising about $200,000. In 2008, we grew to 63 riders and $238,000 in raised funds for cancer research. 2009 was a banner year with about 140 riders and raising over $440,000!
There are many stories of pain, enjoyment, camaraderie, suffering and joy that are shared by all who participate in this great event and check some of our stories of Why do we do this.
Thank you for your interest and support.
The Route and Schedule
Depending on wind, we should be on this schedule:
| Location |
Approximate
Arrival times |
Stop time
|
| Depart Kelowna - Mainstreet Community Church 1580 Bernard |
4:00AM |
|
| West Kelowna - Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre |
4:40AM |
10 minutes
|
| Penask Summit |
7:25AM |
|
Merritt - BC Visitor Centre - Jct of Hwys 5 and 5A/97C
|
10:00AM |
40 minutes
|
Britton Creek Rest Area - East of Coquihalla Summit
|
1:30-1:45PM |
20 minutes
|
Hope - Memorial Park - Wallace Street & 3rd Ave
|
3:20-3:50PM |
40 minutes
|
Mission (Chamber of Commerce Info Center)
|
7:15-7:30PM |
10 minutes
|
Boston Pizza in Maple Ridge (near north end of Golden Ears Bridge)
|
8:20-8:30PM |
10 minutes
|
| Arrive Cap's South Shore Cycle 7917 Scott Road in Delta |
9:45-10:15PM |
|
View Ride2Survive - Entire Route in a larger map
These links will take you to a map of each major leg of the route:
The Stats...
The most noticeable feature of the Ride2Survive is the terrain.... Two mountain summits onCoquihallahalla Highway. Of course, what goes up must come down and that part is just a ton of fun 
Here is the hill profile for the ride... 12,000ft of climbing! 
And for the data on the ride:
| Total Ride Time |
14:17:00 |
Total Stop Time
|
3:23:00 |
| Average Speed (km/hr) |
26.9 |
| Total Ascent (m) |
3714.0 |
