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Cycling for Charity
Cycling is one of the most popular sports in the world, which is why cycling for charity is a perfect fit for Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up. Regardless of whether you pursue bicycling for personal fitness, competition or simple enjoyment, almost everyone can find a challenge to make cycling for charity a fun and worthy activity.
Climb Up is a self-directed charity challenge; participants are asked to create their own event and recruit sponsors to benefit African children with AIDS. With just a small amount of effort, Climb Up participants can enjoy their favorite activity while truly “Running for Charity.”
Bicycling enjoys many forms, including road cycling, mountain biking, racing and special events, which makes cycling for charity easy for people with a broad range of interests to participate. Regardless of the type of bicycling preferred, you can easily create your own charity challenge to benefit African children in need. Some of the most popular cycling for charity events in the past include:
Road Cycling
Road cycling is the most popular type of bicycling, which makes it a popular activity for Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up. Taking place on paved streets, road cycling is used by millions daily for something as mundane as transportation to work, or as exciting as a competition. As a result, there are many types of road cycling that lend themselves well to fundraising for charity. Some of the most common activities include: has many forms which encourage participants of all types: utility, recreational and racing. As a result, road cycling offers a variety of potential fundraising opportunities. Among the most popular are:
Bike Touring – A form of road cycling where riders travel long distances, bike touring prioritizes pleasure and endurance over utility or speed. Bike touring can vary in length and difficulty, so it can easily adapt to the ability of Climb Up participants. Furthermore, bike touring can be pursued by either an individual or a group. Since it focuses on distance, sponsorship for miles ridden is the most effective way to raise funds when pursuing a bike touring challenge.
Cycling Events – Perhaps one of the easiest types of Climb Up event is cycling events. With most of the work performed by others, existing cycling events offer bicyclists a “made to order” event that only requires pre-race training and the recruiting of sponsors.
Cycling Clubs – Perhaps the biggest fans of road cycling is cycling clubs. Whether cycling clubs arrange a club-sponsored Climb Up event, or encourage its members to participate, cycling clubs have traditionally proven that they can have a great time while still helping others.
Mountain Biking
The nature of mountain biking gives enthusiasts an assortment of options when taking on a Climb Up challenge. While Cross Country mountain biking and Freeride mtb may lend themselves better to a fundraising challenge, riders can also adapt Dirt Jumping, Downhill mountain biking and other forms to Climb Up. Several options that could be explored include:
Single Track Mountain Biking – Single track mountain biking can be found almost anywhere: rural, urban and suburban areas always seem to have single track available for the local MTB junkie. Riders interested in a single track Climb Up challenge can look at goals that could involve distance, difficulty or endurance.
Mountain Bike Racing – For MTB riders of all types, mountain bike racing is a fun way to get a dose of competition while helping others through a charity challenge. With an option to suit almost everyone, charity fundraising options for mountain bike racing are almost endless. Super D, Marathon, Enduro and Stage Races are just a few types of mountain bike races that could easily be adapted to a fundraising format to benefit Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up.
About Climb Up so Kids Can Grow Up
Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up is a fundraising initiative created by the American Foundation for Children with AIDS, an African AIDS Charity that assists children affected by the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Participants are asked to select a demanding physical challenge, recruit sponsors and donate the proceeds to help African children with AIDS.
