2025 Cycle for Survival Events
Event Dates and Locations:
Saturday, February 8 - Boston (AM and PM)
Saturday, February 8 - Chicago (PM only)
Saturday, February 22 - West Los Angeles
Sunday, March 2 - Los Angeles South Bay
Friday, March 7-Sunday, March 9 - New York
Common FAQs
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A rare cancer diagnosis can feel lonely and scary. In 2009, Gabe Grunewald searched the internet after her diagnosis and received very few answers on treatment/research for Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma. The loneliness sunk in. It became clear to her that community and hope were essential in the cancer journey. She became committed to funding research for rare cancers--and hopefully diminishing the loneliness one might feel in their rare diagnosis. Cycle for Survival is a movement to beat rare cancers.
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Anyone who wants to participate should fill out this interest form!
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Boston - Saturday, Feb 8 (AM & PM)
Equinox Sports Club Boston
Ride times: Morning (8AM-12PM) and Afternoon (1PM-5PM)
Chicago - Saturday, Feb 8 (PM Only)Equinox The Loop
Ride time: Afternoon (1PM-5PM)
LA South Bay - Sunday, March 2
Equinox South Bay
Ride time: Morning (10AM-2PM)
West LA - Saturday, February 22
Equinox Sports Club Los Angeles
Ride times: Morning (8AM-12PM) and Afternoon (1PM-5PM)
New York - Friday, March 7 & Sunday, March 9
Equinox Bryant Park
Ride times: TBD
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Each location will have 2 bikes available for Team BLG for a total of 4 hours each. There’s a maximum of 8 riders per bike (minimum of 30 min of cycling for each rider), but teams can be smaller if needed.
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100% of every dollar you give will go directly to groundbreaking research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).
Since 2007, the Cycle for Survival community has raised over $300M to support doctors and scientists in the pursuit of bold ideas. From FDA approval of new drugs to the development of innovative diagnostic tools, Cycle for Survival–funded breakthroughs are transforming the way rare cancers are treated around the world.
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We are LIVE AND IN PERSON IN 2025! If you cannot make it to one of these in-person rides perhaps consider donating to one of the teams.
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We ride! There will be dozens of riders, Equinox instructors bringing the hype, and inspirational rare cancer survivors reminding us why we ride. Each event is four hours long, outdoors, and team members are invited to hang out and cheer for others when not riding. Who knows? There may be a dance party involved. You’ll have to ride to find out.
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You sure will! Each fundraising rider will receive BLG gear to wear on the day of the event, and you can earn additional swag by exceeding fundraising goals.
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Nope! Think spin class: stationary bikes + enthusiastic coach + other Cycle riders = super fun sweaty fundraising workout! You will ride for at least 30 minutes, depending on the size of your team, but no balance or helmets required!
Additional Questions? Email deb@bravelikegabe.org
Our History with Cycle for Survival
In 2018, Gabe Grunewald attended her first Cycle for Survival event in New York City. Not only did she cycle on a team, but she also spoke at two indoor cycling events and shared her rare cancer story. She left those events feeling inspired, hopeful, and dedicated to return each year.
“YOU ARE MY PEOPLE! Raising millions of dollars for rare cancer research through a group fitness activity? Sign me up — I’ll be here with a Brave Like Gabe team every year from now on, you can 100% count on that.” - Gabe
Gabe’s enthusiasm paved the way to our annual participation in Cycle for Survival. Each spring, we offer Team Brave Like Gabe participation and fundraising in multiple locations around the country. We believe this event makes a huge difference as most rare cancers have zero FDA-approved treatments and little dedicated research funding.
Our participation in Cycle for Survival directly impacts our grant-making efforts. Gabe received personalized cancer treatments and participated in an immunotherapy clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Additionally, MSKCC was one of the first research grantees of the Brave Like Gabe Foundation in 2019.
Presently, our commitment to fund rare cancer research has led to a multi-year grant of $600,000 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This grant is funded in part by Cycle for Survival fundraising. The researchers, Dr. Carol Brown and Dr. Fiyinfolu Balogun with co-investigator Dr. Debyani Chakravarty are studying Endometrial Carcinoma in Black Women and Pancreas Cancer Genomics in Minorities.
