Last chance to join Palace for Life's Bike From Bournemouth challenge!

Foundation

2 Mar 2025

On Friday, 18th and Saturday, 19th April, Palace for Life Foundation will be hosting a 120-mile bike ride from Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium to Selhurst Park to watch Palace take on the Cherries, raise money for their transformative work, all while conquering a huge challenge!

Back in 2020, Palace fans took on the Foundation's first ‘Bike To’ challenge – a 120-mile ride from Selhurst Park to the Vitality Stadium to watch Palace play Bournemouth away. Despite the game being postponed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, all 28 riders pressed on and completed the journey anyway – raising thousands in the process.

Four years later, Palace for Life are taking on the challenge again with a twist. This time, on Good Friday and Holy Saturday (Friday, 18th and Saturday, 19th April), Palace fans will catch a coach to Bournemouth and cycle back to Selhurst Park to see the Eagles in action against the Cherries, with a hotel stop on the way.

Today (Sunday, 2nd March) is your LAST CHANCE to sign up! Click HERE to register now!

Since the first ride to Bournemouth in 2020, Palace fans have travelled to Southampton, Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers, seeing two Palace victories and raising over £130,000, which all goes towards life-changing work in South London, focusing on three key areas:

Keeping more young people away from knife crime, violence and anti-social behaviour
Helping more young people find career & job opportunities
Supporting more young people with their mental & physical health

Why 'Bike From' and not 'Bike To'?

Due to the way the fixtures have landed for Palace this year, the number of miles that are feasible to take on and daylight hours at particular times of year, we decided to mix it up this year with a ‘Bike From’ challenge.

Riders will set off by coach from Selhurst Park bright and early on Friday, 18th April, to the Vitality Stadium, and will make their way back to South London that same day. There will be an overnight stay on the way back to refresh, and everyone will return to Selhurst Park on Saturday 19th, in time to freshen up in time for the currently scheduled 15:00 BST kick-off.

Check out the highlights from our Bike to Bournemouth back in 2020 in the video below!

Key Details

Bike From Bournemouth will cater for all abilities and is not a race, you can cycle as fast or as slow as you would like and will be well supported throughout.

Each rider will pledge to raise a minimum of £500 for Palace for Life – our dedicated fundraising team is on hand to support you with this. Remember, these funds help support our work with young south Londoners and to aspire to give them brighter futures.

The registration fee is £150 and includes:

1-night hotel accommodation
A bespoke Palace themed cycling jersey
2x lunch, 1x dinner and 1x breakfast
1x free match ticket
Professional support throughout the cycle
Fundraising support & resources
Transport from Selhurst to Vitality Stadium

For those that do not have a bike, or are worried that their bike may not be suitable, please get in touch with us and we can support you with renting one.

The £150 registration fee can be paid in instalments; to arrange this, please contact our fundraising team.

Click HERE to sign-up and book your place on Bike From Bournemouth!

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