Skye Ride 26

We've hit 575 km!

Skye Ride is back, and this year there are ten of us!

From Monday 12 October, the Skye team is riding as many kilometres as we can in seven days for Cancer Council Victoria.

We're not cyclists, but given our profession we're no strangers to the heavy news that stops everyday Australians in their tracks. Almost one in two of us will hear it by 85. Every kilometre is for the clients, families and friends who already have.

We're aiming for $3,000, and all of it goes to Cancer Council's research, prevention and support services across Victoria.

Donate via the link in bio, and if you know a rider, make them earn it.

Skye Ride 26 runs 12 to 18 October.

Why We Ride: Skye Ride 26

Cancer touches almost every Australian, whether it's our own diagnosis or someone we love. Almost one in two Australians will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85. That's around 170,000 new diagnoses every year.

At Skye, our work is helping people put financial security in place in case the worst ever happens. We never want our clients to need it. But we know the numbers, and knowing them makes it hard to sit still.

That's why we ride, in honour of the clients, families and friends in our lives who have faced cancer.

From 12 to 18 October, the Skye team is getting on our bikes for Skye Ride 26 to raise money for Cancer Council. The funds support research, prevention and support services for Australians going through cancer, and for the families standing beside them.

This year, the team has doubled. We started as five riders, and now we're a team of ten! Some of us have done this before. Some of us are about to find out what a week in the saddle really feels like. All of us are riding for someone.

We're not professional cyclists. We're a team that would rather do something useful than just talk about the stats. Alongside the ride, we'll be raising awareness of the support that life insurance and financial advice can offer when life takes an unexpected turn.

If you can, back us. Donate, share this page, or send one of the riders a message during the week. It keeps the legs turning more than you'd think.

We're fundraising for Cancer Council Victoria to help stop cancer.

Every year more than 35,000 Victorians hear the words ‘you have cancer’.

Thanks in part to generous Victorians, 7 in 10 of them will survive five years after a cancer diagnosis, but there’s still so much work to be done.

Cancer Council needs our support more than ever this year. Every dollar raised gives hope for a cancer free future. By supporting my fitness activity, you’re funding life-saving cancer treatments, prevention programs, and support services that ensure no one has to face cancer alone.