John Osborn

8years All Star
John Osborn
The Great Cycle Challenge runs from August 1 to August 31 I can not record any mileage until August 1 but I am practising now for August. Your support welcome
I've Ridden 577.4 km to fight kids' cancer
My Rankings
  • National: 16th
  • Province: 7th in ON
I've raised $12,246 to fight kids' cancer Donate Now

I'm Riding For

Jennifer (Osborn) Gougeon

Jennifer (Osborn) Gougeon

I am also riding for my adult daughter Jennifer. She has been through her fight with cancer and has it now in remission hopefully. Cancer has claimed the lives of both of my brothers-in-law. I am also riding for a fellow firefighter whose child had this horrible disease,

My Story

28 Jul 2024

I am again taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge to fight kids' cancer!

This will be my eighth year riding for this charity and so far I have ridden 5,474 km

have raised $58,593.53 for this very worthwhile event.

The Great Cycle Challenge runs from August 1 to August 31

I can not record any mileage until August 1 but I am practising now for August

Over 1,400 children are diagnosed with cancer every year, and it's the biggest killer of children from a 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 the SickKids Foundation to allow them to continue their work in developing treatments and finding a cure for childhood cancer.

Please support me by donating to give these kids the brighter futures they deserve.

Your support will change little lives.

Thank you.

My Legacy

Here's my personal impact over 8 years to fight kids' cancer and save little lives.
  • 544 km Ridden
    $4,000 Raised
    2016
  • 955 km Ridden
    $3,437 Raised
    2017
  • 350 km Ridden
    $3,501 Raised
    2018
  • 1,025 km Ridden
    $9,111 Raised
    2020
  • 1,129 km Ridden
    $13,350 Raised
    2021
  • 356 km Ridden
    $10,522 Raised
    2022
  • 1,114 km Ridden
    $10,446 Raised
    2023
8years
6,051 km
Ridden
$66,612
Raised

My Challenge

  • 20.5 km ride - 20.50km Road Cycling - Saturday, November 9, 2024
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    Logged this ride 11 days ago
  • 0.5 km ride - 0.46km Road Cycling - Friday, September 27, 2024
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    Logged this ride 55 days ago
  • 0.0 km ride - 00:00:56 Road Cycling - Monday, September 9, 2024
    Logged this ride 71 days ago
  • 27.2 km ride - 27.19km Road Cycling - Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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    Logged this ride 93 days ago
  • 3.6 km ride - 3.62km Road Cycling - Monday, August 19, 2024
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    Logged this ride 94 days ago
  • 5.7 km ride - 5.75km Road Cycling - Monday, August 19, 2024
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    Logged this ride 94 days ago
  • 14.0 km ride - 13.97km Road Cycling - Friday, August 16, 2024
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    Logged this ride 97 days ago
  • 28.6 km ride - 28.62km Road Cycling - Friday, August 16, 2024
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    Logged this ride 97 days ago
  • 4.3 km ride - 4.31km Road Cycling - Wednesday, August 14, 2024
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    Logged this ride 97 days ago
  • 40.9 km ride - 40.88km Road Cycling - Monday, August 12, 2024
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    Logged this ride 101 days ago
  • 10.9 km ride - Sunday, August 11, 2024
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    Logged this ride 102 days ago
  • 26.4 km ride - 26.36km Road Cycling - Sunday, August 11, 2024
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    Logged this ride 102 days ago
  • 72.4 km ride - 72.38km Road Cycling - Saturday, August 10, 2024
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    Logged this ride 103 days ago
  • 21.6 km ride - 20.24km Road Cycling - Friday, August 9, 2024
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    Logged this ride 104 days ago
  • 20.2 km ride - 20.24km Road Cycling - Thursday, August 8, 2024
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    Logged this ride 104 days ago
  • 60.3 km ride - 60.33km Road Cycling - Wednesday, August 7, 2024
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    Logged this ride 106 days ago
  • $5,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!

    I just hit $5,000 to fight kids' cancer! Thank you so much for your support.

    Posted 106 days ago
  • 3.8 km ride - Tuesday, August 6, 2024
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    Logged this ride 107 days ago
  • 30.3 km ride - 30.35km Road Cycling - Tuesday, August 6, 2024
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    Logged this ride 107 days ago
  • 18.1 km ride - 18.12km Road Cycling - Monday, August 5, 2024
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    Logged this ride 108 days ago
  • 40.3 km ride - 40.28km Road Cycling - Sunday, August 4, 2024
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    Logged this ride 108 days ago
  • 10.8 km ride - 10.79km Road Cycling - Sunday, August 4, 2024
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    Logged this ride 109 days ago
  • 61.7 km ride - First ride for Kids Against Cancer - Thursday, August 1, 2024
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    Logged this ride 112 days ago
  • 55.3 km ride - Ride against kids Cancer - Monday, August 5, 2024
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    Logged this ride 112 days ago
  • Your support is requested
    23 Jul 2024

    For the last seven years, I have ridden for SickKids as a fundraiser to support life-saving research into the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of childhood cancer. Your support and donation can make a change in these young children's lives.

    www.greatcyclechallenge.ca/Riders/JohnOsborn

    Your support is requested
    Posted 121 days ago
  • $2,500 raised to fight kids' cancer!

    I just raised $2,500 to fight kids' cancer and achieved SUPERHERO LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

    Posted 121 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 127 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 141 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 144 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 158 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 159 days ago

My Sponsors

  • 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!”
    $2,173.79
    Received this donation 98 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “This is fantastic, thank you so much for again matching the donations on this day. your generosity is very humbling”
  • Georgina K MCM Mein
    “You are doing a great thing, this is a very worthwhile cause and I am proud to support your efforts”
    $500
    Received this donation 121 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Thank you so much for this outstanding generous donation and your ongoing support for my ride. I can not state how much this donation can help these little kids with their lives while living with this horrible disease. From the kids and myself THANK YOU VERY MUCH”
  • Sharen Yaworski
    “Keep up the good work !!”
    $310.50
    Received this donation 104 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Wow, thank you Sharen for this very generous donation and your ongoing support of my Ride Against Kids' Cancer. This donation will go a long way to helping these young children with their daily battle with this horrible disease. Both those kids and I really appreciate your support of this very worthwhile fundraising effort. Kids should be living life, not fighting for it. I hope to raise funds through my challenge to help these kids and support the SickKids Foundation to allow them to continue their work in developing treatments and finding a cure for childhood cancer. Your donation will help to give these kids the brighter futures they deserve. Your support will change little lives.”
  • Alex MacMillan
    “Go John!”
    $274.28
    Received this donation 141 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Oh wow this is great, thank you very much for this very generous donation and for your support for my ride. This is my largest donation to date and will go a long way in making these young children’s lives a little easier. Thank you very much this is very much appreciated by the kids you are helping and by myself. Together I hope we can make a difference”
  • Ted Custance and Pauline Johnston
    “Thanks for doing this John! All the best. Pauline and Ted”
    $274.28
    Received this donation 115 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Well Ted, welcome to the neighbourhood and thank you for this generous donation. Your support for my ride is appreciated by both these kids fighting for their lives and me. Over 1,400 children are diagnosed with cancer every year, and it's the biggest killer of children from a disease in Canada. Kids should be living life, not fighting for it. I hope these funds help these kids and support the SickKids Foundation to allow them to continue their work in developing treatments and finding a cure for childhood cancer. Together hopefully we will be able to give these kids the brighter future they deserve. Thanks again for your support and WELCOME to Pine Hill Estates”
  • Penny Acker
    “John you are amazing. It’s wonderful you continue to ride for cancer”
    $265
    Received this donation 120 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Wow Penny this is an outstanding support for my ride. It is very much appreciated by the young children you are helping and by myself. Hopefully together we can make a difference in their lives as they live with this horrible disease Thanks again for you support”
  • Gordon Bales
    “Great cause! Enjoy your ride...and looking forward to hearing all about it!”
    $258.75
    Received this donation 116 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Wow Gord this is great, thank you so much for the very generous donation and for your support every year of my ride Against Kids Cancer. Donations like this goes a long way in helping these young children living with this horrible fiancé disease every day. Thanks again for your on going support.”
  • Ron Conboy
    “You are doing well, John. All the best the rest of the way. Ron”
    $258.75
    Received this donation 99 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Wow Ron thank you very much for this very generous donation and for supporting my ride again this year. It is people like you that with these type of donation that keep me motivate to push on and ride again each year. Thank again for you support, the kids that you are helping and myself really appreseate it”
  • Bonnie Kuczynski
    “Very proud of you Jack, such a good cause.”
    $207
    Received this donation 99 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “It is great Bonnie, a second donation!! Thank you so much for these very generous donations and for supporting my ride every year year. It is people like you that with these type of donation that keep me motivate to push on and ride again each year. Thank again for you support, the kids that you are helping and myself really appreseate it”
  • Doug Woods
    $207
    Received this donation 99 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Thank you Doug for this very generous donation and for your ongoing support of my ride each year. It is people like you that with these type of donation that keep me motivate to push on and ride again each year. Thank again for you support, the kids that you are helping and myself really appreseate it”
  • Karen Venema
    “Thanks John for everything you do to raise awareness and to fight for hope.”
    $207
    Received this donation 159 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Wow thank you very much, Karen, you are my very first donation this year. This is a very generous donation and the kids and I really appreciate it. I can not record any of my KMs until August 1 but I will meet and surpass my goal! Thanks again for your support”
  • Lynn Esau
    “Thank you John. What a huge accomplishment!”
    $207
    Received this donation 99 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Thank you Lynn for this very generous donation and for supporting my ride this year. It is my little part in helping these little kids with their daily struggles. It is people like you that with these type of donation that keep me motivate to push on and ride again each year. Thank again for you support, the kids that you are helping and myself really appreseate it”
  • Narjis and Jerry
    “Raising money for the treatment of children's cancer is wonderful cause. The fact that you raise it by cycling is incredible. John - you deserve a huge THANK YOU!”
    $207
    Received this donation 99 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Thank you Narjis & Jerry very much for this very generous donation and for supporting my ride again this year. It is people like you that with these type of donation that keep me motivate to push on and ride again each year. Thank again for you support, the kids that you are helping and myself really appreseate it”
  • Sally Hutson
    “Great work John!”
    $207
    Received this donation 141 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Thank you Sally for your on going support of my ride. This is a very generous donation and will go a long way in hopefully making these young children lives a little more manageable. This will be my eighth year riding for this charity, to date I have ridden 5,474 km and raised $55,705 for sick kid research program. Thanks again for your support RIDDEN”
  • Sherry Ogur
    $207
    Received this donation 121 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Wow Sherry thank you for your very generous donation and for supporting my ride again this year. These donations can make a real difference in these young kids lives. Together hopefully we can make a difference”
  • Gail Stonehouse
    “Proud to be able to support you John in this worthwhile fundraising”
    $200
    Received this donation 106 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Thank you, Gail, for this very generous donation in support of my ride against kids' cancer. Your support is very much appreciated by the kids you are helping and of course by myself”
  • Helen Lywood
    “Proud to support you in this valiant effort”
    $200
    Received this donation 158 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Helen thank you ever so much for your support again this year for my ride to support research to try to end childhood cancer. Your support every year is encouraging and very much appreciated by both these young children and myself. Thanks again for your support”
  • Roger Carkner
    “Keep up the good work! Sorry John, I wish this was Larger, but, we have already donated twice already this year .”
    $200
    Received this donation 121 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Thank you ever so much for this very generous donation and your continued support for my ride. I thought you said you would not be sponsoring me this year. I am glad to changed your mind. I don't have to tell you about this horrible disease but being diagnosed as a young child must be devastating. We are not kids anymore but I hope this research can help everyone living with cancer and I hope you can reach a successful conclusion with your journey soon. Thanks again Roger for your support”
  • andrew adamson
    $155.25
    Received this donation 99 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Thanks Andy for this very generous donation and for supporting my ride again this year. It is people like you that with these type of donation that keep me motivate to push on and ride again each year. Thank again for you support, the kids that you are helping and myself really appreseate it”
  • Tom Papi
    “Tom & Lucie in Kelowna. John, keep up the good work!”
    $155.25
    Received this donation 99 days ago
    John Osborn
    John
    “Thanks Tom for this very generous donation and for supporting my ride yet again this year. It is people like you that with these type of donation that keep me motivate to push on and ride again each year. Thank again for you support, the kids that you are helping and myself really appreseate it”
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