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Home > News & events > Fundraising events > London to Paris Cycle Ride 2026
Join Team Breakthrough T1D for the London to Paris Cycle Ride, one of the world’s most popular cycling challenges.
Passing through picturesque Kent countryside, you will cross the Channel and continue through the small villages and medieval market towns of Northern France. With long days in the saddle and some strenuous hill-climbs, the sight of the Eiffel Tower, your finishing point, will evoke a real sense of achievement.
After you’ve finished the challenge, you will have the opportunity to explore Paris and soak up the romantic atmosphere of this majestic city!
Download the full trip itinerary [PDF]
There are three payment options available:
Fundraising option: Pay £149 registration fee and then raise £2,000 in sponsorship. Breakthrough T1D will then cover the cost of your challenge.
Part-payment option: Pay £149 registration fee, then a further £250. Raise £1,500 in sponsorship. Breakthrough T1D will then cover part of your challenge costs.
Full payment option: Pay £149 registration fee and then £1,000 eight weeks before you depart. You will have no set sponsorship target, just raise whatever you can!
Book your place via Discover Adventure
Breakthrough T1D are proud to partner with Discover Adventure, organisers of Vienna to Prague.
Discover Adventure specialises in worldwide cycling and trekking, with fundraising at its heart. Behind their challenging, fun and often life-changing trips is a dedicated team of friendly staff and experienced leaders, who take pride in every participant’s achievements.
With over 30 years of experience, their core passions and goals remain the same: to operate safe, fun, adventurous trips which offer extraordinary challenges to ordinary people, while providing a fundraising platform to positively change the lives of others.
They have enabled thousands of people to experience unforgettable achievements, while collectively raising over £100 million for worthwhile causes.
If you have any questions about the challenge, please get in touch with us by emailing events@breakthrought1d.org.uk.
Join us for the London to Paris Cycle Ride!
If this event doesn’t quite fit the bill, there are loads more to choose from. Have a browse of our other walk and trek events:
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