We’re inviting you, your family and friends, to get on your bike – or scooter, skateboard, trike, tandem, penny farthing, unicycle – to fundraise for London's Air Ambulance Charity as part of a campaign to help save the UK’s charities. One effect of COVID-19 has been to cancel or delay many key fundraising events and activities including the 2020 Prudential RideLondon. We are already sure that the changes to our fundraising activities will cost us millions.
Prudential RideLondon is the worlds greatest festival of cycling, we had a team of riders ready and raring to ride alongside the thousands that would have been taking on the route made famous by the 2012 London Olympic Games.
While the event can’t go ahead as planned this year, we are keeping the wheels moving and celebrating the festival with a virtual event: My Prudential RideLondon.
About the event
The aim of the weekend is to inspire and engage everyone, of all ages and abilities, to get on their bikes, scooters, skateboards, trikes, tandems, penny farthings, unicycles – in fact any form of non-motorised wheeled transport! – to raise much-needed funds for London's Air Ambulance Charity.
We’d love you to be a part of it – just follow these four simple steps:
- Register: click 'join the team' and select your challenge. There are three cycling distances to choose from, or you can invent your own My FreeCycle wheeled challenge over 1km.
- Fundraise: once registered set up your fundraising page and let people know you’re supporting us so they can sponsor you.
- Participate: set your wheels in motion and complete your challenge anywhere, at any time between 15th - 23rd August!
- Nominate: encourage your family and friends to take part and help save the UK’s charities. Spread the word on social media too by using the hashtag #MyPRL when posting about the event
Your support means more than ever right now and we really appreciate everything you are doing to help make sure we are able to continue to serve the people of London through the pandemic and beyond.
If you have any questions about the event, or would like to discuss anything about riding with London's Air Ambulance please contact Molly on events@londonsairambulance.org.uk / 020 3023 3307
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FAQ's
How much is the registration fee?
My Prudential RideLondon is free to enter
What is the fundraising target?
There is no minumun fundraising target, you can set your own target to suit your own challenge
Who can take part?
Everyone! You don't even need a bike. If you want to take part using a scooter, wheelchair, pair of skates, skateboard or tea trolly - as long as it has wheels you can set your own challenge.
Do I need a bike?
No, you can set your own challenge and use whatever wheels you have i.e. trike, scooter, wheelchair, skates, skateboard.
Can I take part as a team?
Yes, recruit your friends, colleagues and family to complete your challenge and fundraise together. Just set up one fundraising page and let us know who is taking part with you.
How do I register?
You can register by clicking join the team above.
What website should I use to set up an online giving page?
The fundraising partner of the event is Virgin Money Giving. If you would like to use the app that will launch to support the event you will need to set up a fundraising page on Virgin Money Giving which you can do when you register. We do have our own fundraising platform so you can click the link above to set up your own page, but this will not link to the event app.
How can I get my workplace to support me?
There are loads of ways your work can support your fundraising, here are a few ideas:
- Match funding- some workplaces offer match funding where they match up to a certain amount of what you raise for example if you raise £500 they will match it and give you £500 making your fundraising total £1,000
- Add your online giving page to your work email signature
- Hold a bake sale, lunchtime activity or after work quiz
- Guess your finish time- £2 to guess a time, winner wins a prize or a % of the money from the game or a prize that has been donated to you.
If I have a question, what is the best contact details for the Events Team?
We know how much personal effort goes into arranging or taking part in a fundraising event, so we want to help you ensure the maximum return for your hard work. Our team is on hand to offer advice and support. Contact our Events team by calling 020 3023 3307 or emailing events@londonsairambulance.org.uk
