21:00
Age 16 & over
Sign up £45
Fundraise £199
The unique experience that is Ride the Night.
Join this special night to light up the capital city and make a phenomenal impact for Breast Cancer Now and Ovarian Cancer Action!
Riding past the historic landmarks of London is a unique experience not to be missed. It's not a race. It's about the achievement and knowing you’re supporting women impacted by cancer.
You’ll cross the finish line where you will be greeted by the Women V Cancer charity supporters and receive your well-deserved finisher’s medal.
Join in and support women impacted by cancer. Sign up today, either alone or as part of a team, and commit to your fundraising goal by making the first donation to your page.
Join the event's Facebook community to share insights into your journey and gain hints and tips for your training. Use the training plans to help you prepare and fundraising forms for offline sponsorship.
On the night, get motivated with speeches from the Women V Cancer charities, fed at the pasta party and ready for your ride with some essential stretches. Collect your medal at the finish line.
This event is part of Women V Cancer | Ride the Night.
Join hundreds of women at the Royal Windsor Racecourse in May for a night of remembrance and celebration. Your ride will take you past the iconic landmarks of the city.
Don’t miss your complimentary grab-and-go pasta meal, served in the Pasta Party Marquee from 6pm. Other food and drink items will also be available for purchase in the Event Village.
Purchase our official Ride the Night merchandise from Scimitar Sports.
place for taking pictures with the fabulous Carnival headdresses and sharing photos.
You can visit the Glitter Bar, to make yourself sparkle for the night ahead!
Stalls from the Women V Cancer charities: Breast Cancer Now and Ovarian Cancer Action. They’ll all be there to thank you for the fab fundraising targets you’ve achieved and help you find out more about the wonderful work they do each day to help women affected by cancer.
Entertainment stage with charity talks and live warm-up act.
Event bike hire, plus bike mechanics for any last-minute fixes.
First aid, event control, and GEOTracks tracking your ride.
Ride the Night is non-competitive and isn’t designed for professional athletes. It’s designed for women from all cycles of life looking for a challenge to get fit and push themselves out of their comfort zone to raise funds for people facing cancer.
Cycling 100km (approx. 62 miles) or 50km (approx. 31 miles) in one night is a mighty challenge, but it’s achievable if you train. You'll be provided with a downloadable training plan.
A number of the women who will take part in this exciting challenge will have a low fitness level when they sign up. Ride the Night is the perfect motivation to train and get fit, all whilst raising funds for amazing charities.
You’re more than welcome to sign up and fundraise as a team. Note that all participants need to fundraise a minimum of £199 each. That means if you are fundraising as a team, you will need to fundraise £199 for every member of that team. For example, if you have a team of two people, your fundraising page will have a joint target of £398.
Road, hybrid, electric bike, hand bike.
You need to bring your own bike and cycling helmet.
Both routes are on road – therefore a road or hybrid bike is recommended. If you plan to use a mountain bike you are advised to fit road tyres for the challenge.
You are welcome to use an electric bike or hand bike. If you are using a hand bike, you must let the organisers know beforehand. It is recommended that your bike is serviced before the challenge to minimise the chance of any mechanical problems. The event mechanics may not be able to assist with problems specific to electric or hand bikes.
It is also essential that you have front and rear lights fitted on your bike. Please bring spare batteries too. Bike mechanics are provided but please bring a spare inner tube that is specific to your bike, should you get a puncture on the challenge.
Royal Windsor Racecourse
Maidenhead Road
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 5EZ
UK
Plenty of parking is available at the beautiful Royal Windsor Racecourse. On arrival to the Rider Entrance at the racecourse, a Ride the Night steward will greet and direct you.
After completing the ride, you’ll need to be patient when exiting the car park, as there may still be riders coming into the racecourse.
At Windsor Racecourse, camping for small camper vans and small tents is available for participants. Facilities are basic and it is meant for participants to get some sleep before travelling home without having the extra cost of a hotel. There are toilets but no showers or changing facilities.
The nearest train stations to the racecourse are Windsor and Eton Central, Windsor and Eton Riverside, and Slough. Trains to these stations run from Paddington and Waterloo, and taxis are available from all. You should consider that trains can only take a limited number of bikes and these spaces are not usually bookable.
There is also a National Express coach stop less than a mile from Windsor Racecourse.
If you intend to take a bike in a taxi, you should agree this with the company or driver in advance.
Starting and finishing at the Royal Windsor Racecourse, the 100km route will take you through central London, passing many of our capital city’s iconic sights. There will be three rest stops along the way, with refreshments and toilets, at approximately every 25 km.
The exciting route will be confirmed ahead of the event.
With a variety of tasty refreshments, water and hot drinks (vegan and gluten-free options available).
Recognising and rewarding you for your efforts in supporting women impacted by cancer.
Join the Facebook Group and connect with hundreds of women taking part in Ride the Night each year.
Crossing the finishing line is more rewarding than just a medal but it does help too. Whether it's 50 or 100km – what a sense of accomplishment and such an amazing cause to support women impacted by cancer.
Why Ride the Night?
Help put an end to women’s cancer and get more women on their bikes. Over the last 14 years Women v Cancer has raised over £22 million for women impacted by cancer.
Each rider is asked to fundraise a minimum of £199 by 4th April 2025.
To take part in this important Women V Cancer fundraising event, you are asked to fundraise a minimum of £199 by 4th April (six weeks before the event) so that your challenge can make a difference for people facing cancer at an extremely tough time.
The money you raise is split evenly between the two charities and will go a long way to help them continue their vital work…
could buy a bottle of specialist dye to stain cancer cells, so that Ovarian Cancer Action’s researchers can study them with a microscope.
could give someone with breast cancer an hour of vital support from someone who really understands what they’re going through. Breast Cancer Now’s Someone Like Me service connects people with breast cancer with someone who’s been through a similar experience.
If you raise £500 or more 6 weeks before the event you will get a free official 500 club cycling jersey.
16 and 17-year olds may participate if given permission by the event organisers.
Registration fee
£45.00
Minimum sponsorship
£199.00
Cycling around central London at night, what is there not to like. Great camaraderie with all those taking part. Lovely atmosphere.
The event is very well organised, communication is always good and the atmosphere on the night is amazing. There is something special about riding through London in the middle of the night and the volunteers and staff team that work on the feed stations, the marshalls, at the start and finish of the ride are all brilliant and keep you going.
I’ve taken part in this amazing event since 2014 and will continue to do so as it very well organised.
Come on ladies, I did the 100km challenge and I’d never been on a bike before I signed up. You have people cheering you all the way around and an absolutely fantastic feeling when you finish! I will definitely do it again! When I signed up, I was the same as everyone else, like “sure I can do this,” but as the time got closer, I started to question why I had entered – but I’m so glad I did!
It was organised so well that I had no doubts when I arrived. Yes, 100km sounds a lot, but you just do it. We did it in eight hours and it was pain free. So if I could do it in the stupid weather we had, then anyone can! Joanne
It was such an amazing night, everything well organised, people so friendly, awesome opportunity to do something good whilst having fun.
21:00
Age 16 & over
Sign up £45
Fundraise £199