FINAL RESULTS
As promised, here are OUR final results and statistics for 2026.
Summary Final Report
OUR September, 2026 Great Cycle Challenge
revised 11-2-2026
First things first: THANK YOU, each and every one of you, for supporting this 6th annual quest. You have embraced our common purpose to get to the root of childhood cancer, by supporting the Children's Cancer Research Fund which allows the top researchers throughout the US to continue their work to develop lifesaving treatments and find a cure for childhood cancer.
Our 2026 challenge was to raise $3,500 and ride 125 miles in September. Up front, it felt a reach…
but WE CRUSHED IT, again, and a new record!
My riding page (link below) shows “maps” of my 2026 riding routes, all in Connecticut this year and a few pictures taken along the way. https://greatcyclechallenge.com/riders/PaulBrindamour
But if you like numbers like I do, here are the 2026 statistics and our “rankings” which are compared to only other riders throughout the US who raised funds.
A: Stats for the whole country: - There were 67,130 donations - 122 Riders rode over 1000 miles - The total # of individual rides was 118,225 - 10 kids under age 5 were among them - the GCC website was viewed Over 3 million times - there were 280,811 Facebook posts - Over the 12 GCC years 26,977,887 miles have been ridden raising $93,791,288. For the entire US: This year we together raised $6,905,398.
B: Our results and our rankings: - Of 6,998 U.S. riders, we were 244th. - among the 671 U.S. 6-year legacy riders, we were 18th . - Of the 1,092 U.S. riders in our age group (66-78), we were 74th; and among those 127 “oldies” who are 6-year riders in U.S. we were 6th. Among Connecticut’s 63 riders, we ranked 3rd ; - and among the 8 in CT in our age group, we were 2nd.
Finally....... DRUMROLL… - We are kids-cancer-fighting “Superheros” by raising $4,198, the best ever over our 6-years. Our 6-year total riding miles is 1,011 and YOU (the sponsors) have raised a whopping $18,621. WOW.
- COUNTLESS messages of thanks came from families affected by cancer.
- I add my THANK YOU. Hope to ride and see you next year. On the kids’ behalf, I cry in joy. Thank YOU so much.
Pic below celebrates our efforts on the NY Times Square Billboard...15 seconds of fame :) .
