Introducing the first annual Tour de Charlie’s, a landmark cycling event to support and celebrate youth access to bicycles in Toronto.

For the last 15 years, we have been working to provide quality cycling education to youth in order to learn employable skills, build community and have access to affordable and sustainable transportation. With your help, we are hoping to raise $25,000 so that we can continue to provide free cycling education programming in the Regent Park community.

Ride Details

Saturday, June 15th (rain or shine)

Meet at 9:45 a.m., roll out by 10:30 a.m.

Starting point: World Urban Pavillion (660 Dundas St. E, Toronto)

Route: Join us for the entire ride or a portion of it! We’ll be travelling on the Esplanade and the Distillery District, along the Martin Goodman Trail, passing the Bentway to Shaw Street, and passing by U of T and ending in Regent Park. We’ll have multiple start and stop stations for snacks and hydration.

This will be a slow, beginner friendly ride. We’ll be following all the rules of the road. All bikes and all ages are welcome to join but children under the age of 15 should be accompanied by an adult.

Fee & Fundraising

There is a $25 registration fee to join the ride with a $75 fundraising minimum. Though, riders who would prefer not to fundraise can instead pay a $100 registration fee.

Participants who raise a minimum of $250 and receive a free Tour de Charlie’s T-shirt!

You can also sponsor a youth to ride for an additional $25!

Riders can set up their own fundraising pages on Canada Helps to meet the $75 minimum. You can ask your networks to sponsor you for every kilometre you plan to ride!

You can find a helpful email template and social media messages here that you can use to share your fundraising page with your networks!

We hope to see you on June 15!