Julian Luckham
- National: 2782nd
- Province: 1492nd in ON
My Story
I'm taking part in this challenge because over 1,400 children are diagnosed with cancer every year, and it's the biggest killer of children from disease in Canada!
I rode 1,008 km for this challenge in 28 days back in 2019, I had to cut my ride short after suffering a concussion, soft tissue damage and whiplash in an unrelated incident! Luckily I passed my goal of 1,000 km the day of the incident. My longest single day ride that year was 122.1 kms, breaking my 20 year old personal best of 121 kms! Sadly in 2020, after a cycling accident preparing for this ride, I suffered another concussion and a broken rib which put my riding to an end for a while. I've gone out for short rides every year since, but nothing compared to 2019! And, inspite of all I've been through, it's NOTHING compared to the challenges these brave young kids and their families face.
It's 2024, and I'm actually riding this year, I've set my goal at 1,008 km, and $1,008, that's about 33 km and $33 every day. Building up to my ride in June and July, I rode close to 400 km, so riding 1,008 km in August won't be easy. I might not meet my goal of 1,008 kms, I'm 5 years older than the year I reached that goal, but with your help I CAN reach the goal of $1,008!!
I hope you'll support me, let's do this!!
Julian
My Legacy
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1,008 km Ridden$935 Raised2019
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RiddenRaised2020
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My Challenge
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48.2 km ride - Last Dance... - Saturday, August 31, 2024
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25.9 km ride - Following signs... hey Mum! - Saturday, August 31, 2024
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33.0 km ride - Legacy Pt. 2 - Match - Thursday, August 29, 2024
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37.1 km ride - Legacy Pt. 1 - Wednesday, August 28, 2024
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87.6 km ride - Riding with my Mum - Monday, August 26, 2024
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25.5 km ride - Indian Food Festival: Memories of Ahmedabad and Pune - Saturday, August 24, 2024
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33.7 km ride - Half Way Baby! 504+ km - Saturday, August 24, 2024
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16.6 km ride - Keeping it under an hour... - Friday, August 23, 2024
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15.1 km ride - New Jersey! - Thursday, August 22, 2024
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31.0 km ride - Dodging rain... - Wednesday, August 21, 2024
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13.8 km ride - Pond frog on growth hormones... - Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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30.4 km ride - Take me to the River... - Monday, August 19, 2024
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16.0 km ride - Paving the way... on a rainy day! - Sunday, August 18, 2024
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Half way there...
17 Aug 2024So, about August 14th!
THANK YOU! Thank you to EVERYONE that has donated to my Great Cycle Challenge Canada ride so far, raising money for SickKids Foundation to help kids fight Cancer!
Wednesday was “Kick Cancer's Butt Day” and a record-breaking $1,939,643 was raised to fight kids' cancer! Wonderful supporters, the Garron Family were personally matching donations up to $1,300,000... so that means all donations Wednesday received a 67.02% match in donations! WOW, that means yesterday riders across Canada and the Garron Family helped raise $3,239,643!!!
Thanks to those who not only donated Wednesday, getting there donations topped up another 67%, but to those anonymous donations, and to those donating again, well... we are known as the “double double” nation after all! Thank you so much!
As you can see by my statistics on here, I'm already past half way for my fundraising goal, and... believe it or not, I'm at 33% of my ride goal!! So where to from here? I'll do my best to get closer to my ride goal, or to matching km for dollars, but a fella has to sleep and work!! HOW DID I MANAGE to ride 1,008 km in 2019? Well, I was 5 years younger! LOL! I should look back, maybe I took a month off work!
Thank you again, and if you haven't donated yet, please do so... the kids need your help!
Check out the video below, it's a fun 3D video look back at my first official ride for the Great Cycle Challenge Canada on August 1st, the longest ride I’ve done in a long time, the one where I shot off into space, so far past Pluto I had to stop to recharge. Seriously!
666 is in reference to the distance I travelled 66.6 billion kilometres, return! Wait that can't be right, Pluto is only 15 billion kilometres return! Okay fine, it was only 66.6 kilometres, I passed through a worm hole, you see it in the video, when the trajectory just shoots off in to space!
You have to watch this, I've watched it a few times and it makes me laugh when it gets to that moment where I just shoot off into what seems like nowhere, you start to wonder if I'll stop... do my breaks work, and then POW, I turn that baby around and head home pedalling like a crazy man! LOL!
And don't forget to donate to my challenge, if you haven't already, maybe I'll go back out in to space to finish the ride off! Anyone care to join me?
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19.8 km ride - Black Rapids and back - Friday, August 16, 2024
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33.3 km ride - 33.3 km, again... Seriously! Half way point, 334.6 km Total to date! - Thursday, August 15, 2024
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20.7 km ride - Riding here and there, need to break 300 km! 301.3 km Total to date! - Wednesday, August 14, 2024
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12.5 km ride - Looking for paths Part 2 - Tuesday, August 13, 2024
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20.1 km ride - Looking for old paths, finding new ones... - Monday, August 12, 2024
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$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.
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59.5 km ride - The Outer Planets (Slight Return). 77.7 km single day ride! What! - Saturday, August 10, 2024
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18.2 km ride - Don't box me in... 77.7 km single day ride! - Saturday, August 10, 2024
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25.5 km ride - Falls w/NoFrills - Thursday, August 8, 2024
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27.7 km ride - Fine tuned bike... :-) - Tuesday, August 6, 2024
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16.9 km ride - Ride to Mud Lake... 117.1 Total to date! - Sunday, August 4, 2024
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33.6 km ride - If you go in to the woods today... 100.2 Total to date - Saturday, August 3, 2024
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66.6 km ride - Sunrise Goal... and can you transcend it? 33.3km x 2 = 66.6 km single day ride!! - Thursday, August 1, 2024
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$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 134 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!”
$138.74Received this donation 98 days ago
Julian
“Thank you to the Garron Family! As I said to my friends, who not only donated on match day, but donated again on match day, we are a “double double” nation!”
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Anonymous
“Good on you for doing this. Good luck with your mission and enjoy the ride(s)”
$124.20Received this donation 99 days ago
Julian
“Thank you Anonymous, for your donation, much appreciated. Mission? Hmmm... is that a hint?”
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Palma Noel
“You are awesome, continue the good work. Proud to support you.”
$72.45Received this donation 91 days ago
Julian
“Thank you Palma, your support is awesome, and greatly appreciated!”
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Anonymous
“Ride on Julian!”
$51.75Received this donation 102 days ago
Julian
“Thank you, whoever you might be, very much appreciated!!”
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MIchelle Bainbridge
$51.75Received this donation 95 days ago
Julian
“Thanks Michelle, greatly appreciated!”
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Allan Baker
$36.23Received this donation 98 days ago
Julian
“Thanks again Allan, you're officially the double double donor! LOL! Much appreciated my friend!”
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Allan Baker
$36.23Received this donation 99 days ago
Julian
“Thanks Allan, much appreciated!”
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Helen and Eric Barnes
$36.23Received this donation 134 days ago
Julian
“Thank you Helen and Eric!!!”
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Joanne Briault
“Great ride!!”
$36.23Received this donation 174 days ago
Julian
“Thanks Joanne!! 🙏❤️”
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Simon Luckham
“Good luck with the donations”
$36.23Received this donation 98 days ago
Julian
“Thank you Simon, much appreciated!”
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Caitlin Luckham
“Keep on riding!!!”
$31.05Received this donation 110 days ago
Julian
“Thanks Caitlin!!”
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Suzanne Noel
“Wishing you every success in your fund raising. Ride like the wind.”
$25.88Received this donation 111 days ago
Julian
“Thanks Sue!”
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Karen McCabe
“Good luck fundraising for a great cause!”
$20.70Received this donation 134 days ago
Julian
“Hi Karen! Thank you so much! Just sitting here with Caitlin as I got your message! So ”Hi!” from Caitlin too!”
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ERIC BARNES
“Enjoy the miles. Thanks for doing this!”
$20Received this donation 133 days ago
Julian
“Thank you so much! I do enjoy the miles, I get joy from riding and even more so when I am riding ro raise funds for these kids!! Thanks for supporting this!”
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Anonymous
$10.35Received this donation 99 days ago
Julian
“Thank you Anonymous, very much appreciated whoever you are!”
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Julian Luckham
“Kicking things off with my own personal donation to fight kids' cancer!”
$39.33Received this donation 174 days ago