BigReg Hitchcock
- National: 279th
- Province: 13th in NS
- My Team: 1st
I'm Riding For
Sophia MacInnis
In August 2022 Sophia MacInnis a Grade 5 Student of Cavalier Drive Elementary School was diagnosed with a form of Terminal Childhood Brain Cancer called DIPG. Sophia faced her illness head on and never felt sorry for herself. She was a brave 10-year-old who captivated people all over the world with her strength and positivity. Throughout her illness she always wanted to give back to people. By joining the Great Cycle Challenge and The East Coast Cruisers, you too can support the fight against kids’ cancer and show your Strength and Positivity with each kilometer covered.
My Story
This August, I am taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge to fight kids' cancer!
Why? Because right now, over 1,700 children are diagnosed with cancer every year, and it's the biggest killer of children from disease in Canada.
Kids should be living life, not fighting for it.
So I am raising funds through my challenge to help these kids and support SickKids Foundation to allow them to continue their work in developing treatments and finding a cure for childhood cancer.
Please support me by making a donation to give these kids the brighter futures they deserve.
Your support will change little lives.
Thank you.
BigReg
My Legacy
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619 km Ridden$831 Raised2021
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1,080 km Ridden$3,247 Raised2022
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573 km Ridden$4,458 Raised2023
My Challenge
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17.0 km ride - Quick Spin bike Ride - Friday, August 30, 2024
Logged this ride 17 days ago -
130.5 km ride - GCC R&C Grand Pre' west - Sunday, August 25, 2024
Logged this ride 22 days ago -
21.0 km ride - Day 21 GCC SPIN Bike - Thursday, August 22, 2024
Logged this ride 25 days ago -
24.0 km ride - Day 19 GCC Rainy day spin bike - Monday, August 19, 2024
Logged this ride 28 days ago -
5.0 km ride - Day 17 GCC Dartmouth Waterfront - Sunday, August 18, 2024
Logged this ride 29 days ago -
18.0 km ride - Day 16 GCC SOLO SPIN BIKE 1hr. - Saturday, August 17, 2024
Logged this ride 31 days ago -
8.0 km ride - 2hrs in the Gym Working out! - Thursday, August 15, 2024
Logged this ride 32 days ago -
To The Garron Family!
15 Aug 2024We were impressed with the motivation and personal contact along with the website and mobile app, it was great! Then halfway though Aug the email comes telling us about a Matched Donation Day! Well that was the final piece that was missing. We used to support many other charities but they were Top Heavy netting only 57% to 69% to the people that need it. And without a Double Donation Day a lot of our Team members have said, they would support other Charities that do have a Double Donation Day. And there are plenty that do. So it is because of The Garron Family that our little Team The East Coast Cruisers has raised $45,990.98 and with this years total with 2 weeks to go added in of $29,068.38 = Totaling $75,051.36 Because of The Garron Families kindness and generosity! I am so thankful we are able to help in some small way to assist those kids dealing with this horrible disease. A Huge Thank You from us to you, The Garron family! May this continue for years to come. Kind Regards, BigReg & Charmaine Hitchcock, The EAST COAST CRUISERS
Posted 32 days ago -
$2,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $2,000 to fight kids' cancer and achieved LEGEND LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
Posted 33 days ago -
2hrs to go! Lets Do This!
15 Aug 2024.
Posted 33 days ago -
$1,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $1,000 to fight kids' cancer and achieved WARRIOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
Posted 33 days ago -
7 More Hours! Lets GO Go Go!
14 Aug 2024
Posted 33 days ago -
Just Busted Through $12,000.00 revised Team Target Goal!!!!
14 Aug 2024Hi BigReg,
Your team just hit their $12,000.00 fundraising goal to fight kids' cancer!
That's a real team effort, thanks for your support.
Check out your team page below:
greatcyclechallenge.ca/Teams/THEEASTCOASTCRUISERS
You could also increase your goal to make an even bigger impact...
Simply login to your team page and increase your team goal to continue your support to fight kids' cancer.
You can login via the link below:
greatcyclechallenge.ca/Account/Login
Or view the team leaderboard to see where your team now ranks:
greatcyclechallenge.ca/Leaderboards/Teams
Thanks again for your fantastic support.
Great Cycle Challenge Team
Team ID: 10762
Posted 33 days ago -
Busted Through $11,000 Revised Team Target Goal!
14 Aug 2024Hi BigReg,
Your team just hit their $11,000.00 fundraising goal to fight kids' cancer!
That's a real team effort, thanks for your support.
Check out your team page below:
greatcyclechallenge.ca/Teams/THEEASTCOASTCRUISERS
You could also increase your goal to make an even bigger impact...
Simply login to your team page and increase your team goal to continue your support to fight kids' cancer.
You can login via the link below:
greatcyclechallenge.ca/Account/Login
Posted 33 days ago -
$500 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $500 to fight kids' cancer and achieved GUARDIAN LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
Posted 33 days ago -
$250 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $250 to fight kids' cancer and achieved PROTECTOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
Posted 33 days ago -
$100 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $100 to fight kids' cancer and achieved DEFENDER LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
Posted 33 days ago -
27.7 km ride - Day 11 GCC R&C - PEI Confederation Trail 27.7kms - Sunday, August 11, 2024
Logged this ride 36 days ago -
40.7 km ride - Day 10 GCC R&C Shearwater to Lawrence Town Beach 🏖️ Team Ride - Saturday, August 10, 2024
Logged this ride 37 days ago -
Day 9 GCC R&C - Port Hood to Port Hastings NS 44.4 kms
10 Aug 2024Love, Love love This Trail....
Sad to leave.......Until next Year!
Posted 38 days ago -
Day 8 GCC R&C - Port Hood to Inverness NS Return Trip 104.7 kms this day!
10 Aug 2024What amazing weather we got, Incredible and so appreciated!
The views on this Trail are second to none!
Post card views around every corner!
Inverness Beach is Crazy Beautiful! We love it here!
Trail is the best maintained out of all the Trails we travel in PEI, NB and NS.
Posted 38 days ago -
44.4 km ride - Day 9 GCC R&C Port Hood to Port Hastings - Friday, August 9, 2024
Logged this ride 39 days ago -
104.7 km ride - Day 8 GCC R&C Port Hood to Inverness & back 104.7kms - Thursday, August 8, 2024
Logged this ride 39 days ago -
51.8 km ride - Day 7 GCC- R&C Celtic Trail To Port Hood - Wednesday, August 7, 2024
From Port Hastings to Port Hood NS
Logged this ride 40 days ago -
35.0 km ride - Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Logged this ride 42 days ago -
37.0 km ride - Spin Bike at home - Monday, August 5, 2024
From 2.2hr Spin Bike
Logged this ride 42 days ago -
Day 5 - Celtic Trail Run- Rained out/ Postponed to Wed/Thurs/Fri this week.
5 Aug 2024Even though we got rained out for our ride, we did pick up a new Teammate!
And what a cool Bike, we never saw anything quite like it!
Posted 42 days ago -
56.7 km ride - Day 3 GCC TRURO Cobaquid Trail - Saturday, August 3, 2024
Logged this ride 44 days ago -
Day 2 GCC Rails to Trails , Bike & Bean chat with Gary Burns
3 Aug 2024
Posted 45 days ago -
Day 2 GCC RAILS TO TRAILS 82Kms
2 Aug 2024A early morning break at a lake 30 km into our 82 km run.
Posted 45 days ago -
Day 2 GCC Rails to Trails 82kms
2 Aug 2024Got an early start and made it to Bayers Lake by quarter after 7:00.
Stopped at the bike and Bean. Another GCC Rider came over and started chatting. Few minutes later, I asked Gary Burns if he rode with a team? And he said he did not. What was the name of our team?
I shared our team name and how to sign up. He said he was going to give us a look, and possibly sign up.
Made it to Hubbard's by 11:30 a.m.
Another 82 km done by each of us.
Kind regards
BigReg
Posted 45 days ago -
82.8 km ride - R&C Sackville to Hubbard's - Friday, August 2, 2024
Logged this ride 45 days ago -
New Goals for our Team of 40 riders.
1 Aug 20241 Aug 2024
1 Aug 2024 UPDATE!
40 Teammates =
New GOALS for Fundraising & Kms.!
So, when Charmaine and I first put up our Teams Targets with all of 5 Teammates, then 10 teammates signed up, these numbers were, good Goals. But now with an Awesome 40 EAST COAST CRUISERS Teammates all working towards a common Goal, we have to adjust out Target Goals accordingly.
First of all, The Teams $5,000.00 Target, already at 61% Achieved on Day 1, is Being DOUBLED to a more appropriate Team Goal of $10,000.00, Now WOW!
Lets Do This!
AND.......
So, only halfway through Day#1 and we are already at 18% complete with only 5 Teammates Logging their rides into the app today! So, 35 Teammates with Zero kms and we are already almost a quarter of the way done....... Needs adjusting..
Donation Goal $10,000.00
Distance Goal 5000 kms
Posted 46 days ago -
Very Early Ride, but got in 57.24 kms before the Rain hit!
1 Aug 2024Got up at 5:30am, got the bike ready, and as soon as we could see, off we went to hit the Trails! We each Knocked off 57.24kms before the Rain!
It was like Old Home Week, on the Trails all the people stopped us and chatting, we may have a couple more Teammates out of it! Fingers crossed.
Posted 46 days ago -
57.2 km ride - App is BONKERS? First Ride of 2024 was 3.5hrs 57.24kms - Thursday, August 1, 2024
Logged this ride 46 days ago
My Sponsors
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Kick Cancer's Butt Day matched donation
“Here's your matched donation made possible by the generosity of long-time SickKids Foundation supporters, the Garron family. THANK YOU so much for your awesome efforts to kick cancer's butt!”
$1,291.94Received this donation 32 days ago -
Mark Richard
“Good luck with the challenge Big Reg. Log some PEI kilometers as well”
$124.20Received this donation 33 days ago
BigReg
“Woooow, Mark! Team MELIA PUNTA CANA with roots in red soil of PEI, Takes Top Spot on my Donation Board! Certainly not expected buddy, but very much appreciated! Yes we did get a short run in on the Confederation trail this year, mostly Summerside to CFB Summerside then to Sunny D's for an ice cream.”
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Christine Lily Le Limited
“Kick cancer’s butt!”
$100Received this donation 33 days ago
BigReg
“Oh My, THE CHAMP is in the house! What are you doing you crazy girl! Wow, certainly not expected as you are on my Team, The East Coast Cruisers! Well I know what I have to do.........? Thank you kindly, very much appreciated!”
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Anonymous
“Ride large, Big Reg!”
$72.45Received this donation 33 days ago
BigReg
“Hey Whom ever you are..... Can you give me a hint even..... JK. Is there a Dr. In The House? Very much appreciate you stepping up and helping us out! Thank you kindly!”
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Christine Fall Moore
“Thanks for your fundraising efforts. From any of us who have been touched by childhood cancer we know how much it means to have any financial/community support. Go Big Reg and all children who fight everyday! Even in your darkest hours, you are all winners!”
$72.45Received this donation 31 days ago
BigReg
“Hey Christine! Wow this is so cool and unexpected. I very much appreciate the support and you steeping up and helping us help kids dealing with Cancer. I am fortunate and grateful to know some great people, Thank you very much!”
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Danny CYRious
“Let go BIGReg! Great people like you make a great cause!”
$72.45Received this donation 34 days ago
BigReg
“Hey Dan! Wow! Thank You, to the Atlantic Canadian Pickle-ball Champion! I appreciate your Support buddy!”
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Pat Henneberry
$72.45Received this donation 31 days ago
BigReg
“Hey Pat! So very kind of you to step up again and help us help kids dealing with cancer. We consider ourselves quite fortunate to know quality people such as yourself that consistently, answer the call for help, and Dig in and Donate! It means a lot Pat, Thank You Kindly for your support! Please enjoy the rest of your summer!”
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Van Hieu Do
$72.45Received this donation 32 days ago
BigReg
“Hey Hieu! I really wanted to play a game as your partner, a spicy game! Appreciate you stepping up and helping us help kids with Cancer! Very much appreciated! Thank You!”
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Cindy Affleck
“Good luck Reg!”
$51.75Received this donation 33 days ago
BigReg
“Wow, Hey Cindy! This is unexpected, but very much Appreciated! Thanks for stepping up and helping us, help kids with Cancer! Kind Regards, BigReg”
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Grant Angus
“Keep up the good work!”
$51.75Received this donation 33 days ago
BigReg
“Oh Buddy! Our team Just SMASHED through $14,000.00 and will BUST Through $15,000.00 in $6.00, CRAZY. We are averaging $1,000.00 per hr. in Donations as a Team The East Coast Cruisers! Hey, Thank very much for the support, It means a lot!”
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Subroto Das
“All the best Reg for the noble cause”
$51.75Received this donation 33 days ago
BigReg
“Oh My! How are you buddy? We were all just talking about you! We were all heading to Ottawa to give you some Badminton lessons for your birthday! We though it was the least we could do, lol. How are you Man! You ever travel out east, i run 2 clubs Wed night SMASH and Friday Morning FURY! You are welcome anytime you can make it buddy! We miss you buddy, those great Monday night battles were epic and now The Monday Night Madness is CANCELED, Shut Down! I know we are all sad about this. Very much appreciate your support, it means a lot! And your Donation DOUBLES Tonight!”
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Heather MacKenzie
“While checking-in, in Port Hood at our Cottage(Lighthouse Cottages), during our biking the Celtic Trail for The Great Cycle Challenge. Heather Mackenzie, whom works there, was chatting about our riding for kids with cancer. She asked if our IWK in NS is a beneficiary of any of the funds raised? and having asked that every question and received a Yes a couple years back, I told her Yes! She did not hesitate, reached into her pocket and grabbed a hard earned $20.00 bill and handed it to us! She stated she had a son whom required the IWK several times a year and was very appreciative of our efforts to support them. Witnessing this was the owner, Colin MacDonald, and he also opened his wallet and also gave us another $20.00. We have spoken of this a few times this summer, so happy to be supported by a variety of people we happen to bump into during our rides!”
$40Received this donation 19 days ago
BigReg
“Hey Heather! We were so impressed with your kindness and generosity during our visit to Port Hood NS. Colin is lucky to have you working with him, welcoming his customers to his business! As Promised, We Doubled your Donation to The Great Cycle Challenge. See you next year!”
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Lighthouse Cottages
“While checking-in, in Port Hood at our Cottage(Lighthouse Cottages), during our biking the Celtic Trail for The Great Cycle Challenge. Heather Mackenzie, whom works there, was chatting about our riding for kids with cancer. She asked if our IWK in NS is a beneficiary of any of the funds raised? and having asked that every question and received a Yes a couple years back, I told her Yes! She did not hesitate, reached into her pocket and grabbed a hard earned $20.00 bill and handed it to us! Witnessing this was the owner, Colin MacDonald, and he also opened his wallet and also gave us another $20.00. We have spoken of this a few times this summer, so happy to be supported by a variety of people we happen to bump into during our rides!”
$40Received this donation 19 days ago
BigReg
“Hey Colin! We were caught off guard, in a good way checking into your Lighthouse Cottages in early Aug. by Heather at the front counter. She was so kind and generous, as you witnessed, once she heard what it was we were doing there, she reached into here own pocket and gave us $20 of her hard earned dollars to support our riding for the Great Cycle Challenge and Kids with Cancer. And you did the same! We were moved by this unexpected occurrence during our check=in, and as promised, We Doubled your Donations! Thank you kindly for your support, and see you next summer!”
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Andrew Cress
“Power to you Reg. Your an inspiration to us all.”
$36.23Received this donation 33 days ago
BigReg
“Dude! I am going to have to go easy on you now, at least let you get close to winning, Lol(Please don't hurt me) Super nice to see you step up and help us out, very much appreciated! Thank you!”
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Earl Weston
$36.23Received this donation 32 days ago
BigReg
“If it isn't the toughest card players in the East! Wow, so cool, thank you kindly for stepping up and helping us help kids with cancer! It is truly very much appreciated! We are working hard to earn these donations, I have done over 540 km so far. With a little bit left in the tank for a final push! Take care, and thank you kindly!”
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Frank King
“Way to go Big Reg!”
$36.23Received this donation 33 days ago
BigReg
“Oh Man, Not expected at all, but very much appreciated buddy! Thank you!”
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James Oldham
“Keep the wheels turning your doing this for a great cause buddy.”
$36.23Received this donation 24 days ago
BigReg
“Hey JAMIEEEE! Wow, was not expecting this. Very cool! 1 week to go and we just passed $30,000.00 as a team Donations total! Glad you stepped up and supported us helping lids with cancer! Sooo Thankful for great friends like you buddy! Very appreciated! Thank You!”
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Melissa Mccardle Melissa Mccardle
$36.23Received this donation 33 days ago
BigReg
“Hey Melissa! Was very happy to see you ask about our Charity work and the Great Cycle Challenge. Appreciate you stepping up and helping us out! Very much Appreciated!”
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Patricia MacIsaac
“Go Reg and Team!”
$36.23Received this donation 33 days ago
BigReg
“You are awesome girl! Defiantly one of the good ones! Kind-hearted and Generous, a beautiful combination!”
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Raeona Lacey
$36.23Received this donation 33 days ago
BigReg
“SNOWFLAKE.....Hey Thank you so much! Been working hard peddling over 538kms so far in Aug, to help kick with cancer. Very much appreciated. Signed Mr. S Clause. 1984”