Diane Elliott

In memory of sweet little Breanna, kind, loving Naarah, Kristy, my brother Bob. Sadly, new this year, my GCC buddy, Allan. Help me fight childhood cancer!

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I've Ridden 253.0 km to fight kids' cancer

My Rankings

National: 327th
Province: 182nd in ON
My Team: 2nd

I've raised $3,519 to fight kids' cancer Donate Now

I'm Riding For

Breanna, Naarah, Katherine and Kristy

Bre is the sweetest ever guardian angel of her two young brothers who were born after she gained her angel wings in 2016. A bright light snuffed too soon! Naarah is our family's strong spirit who has kept us all in awe of how she loved life and participated in so many activities A girl of our hearts for sure! Sadly Naarah left in 2018. The list is way too long: Bob, Katherine, Kristy who all predeceased their parents. This ride is to save more families from the heartache of losing a loved one. Funds go to SickKids childhood cancer research team. I thank you for your support from me, but most importantly, from our childhood cancer warriors and their families! You are very important part of the goal to allowing kids to bike, swim, play instead of fighting for their life. The way it should be.

My Story

4 Aug 2026

This August, I am taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge to fight kids' cancer for my 11th year! Count them, 11! When I first signed up, I had the honour to meet smart, talented little Breanna who had the most beautiful smile. So very sadly Breanna earned her angel wings that year. All children should be run, bike, play and share great adventures with friends. They shouldn’t have to fight to keep living. Please join with me to find cures for childhood cancers!

In short, Kids should be living life, not fighting for it.

I pledge to pedal my way through August, raising funds to help SickKids Foundation's research team find many more answers to help cancer warriors big and little. Please support me to help decrease the number of children and adults (they are ALL someone's child) who lose their lives to this terrible disease!

Thank you so very much for your support! All donations, large or small are very appreciated. For the kids!! 😃😃

My Legacy

Here's my personal impact over 11 years to fight kids' cancer and save little lives.

100 km Ridden

$685 Raised

2016
136 km Ridden

$1,424 Raised

2017
151 km Ridden

$1,607 Raised

2018
171 km Ridden

$1,147 Raised

2019
203 km Ridden

$2,757 Raised

2020
202 km Ridden

$2,965 Raised

2021
274 km Ridden

$3,454 Raised

2022
276 km Ridden

$3,179 Raised

2023
303 km Ridden

$3,227 Raised

2024
327 km Ridden

$4,261 Raised

2025
253 km Ridden

$3,519 Raised

2026

2,396 km

Ridden

$28,225

Raised

My Challenge

17.5 km ride - Last ride for 2026 Mill Run Trail - Thursday, September 24, 2026

Logged this ride 17 days ago
4.3 km ride - Back home so back on my bike - Monday, September 21, 2026

Logged this ride 21 days ago
4.2 km ride - Another donation so, another pedal - Monday, August 31, 2026

Logged this ride 42 days ago
8.1 km ride - Rainy day indoors - Sunday, August 30, 2026

Logged this ride 43 days ago
4.7 km ride - Rainy day donation = indoor ride :) - Sunday, August 30, 2026

Logged this ride 43 days ago
4.7 km ride - Donation = 1 more ride! - Saturday, August 29, 2026

Logged this ride 44 days ago
18.6 km ride - Brantford Group Ride - Saturday, August 29, 2026

Logged this ride 44 days ago - View on Strava
9.2 km ride - Evening Ride - Friday, August 28, 2026

Logged this ride 44 days ago - View on Strava
7.3 km ride - Thursday, August 27, 2026

Logged this ride 46 days ago
21.0 km ride - Cambridge to Paris - Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Logged this ride 46 days ago - View on Strava

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!”
$667.14
Received this donation 60 days ago

Diane

“Dear Garron family, As always I am so very grateful and impressed that you have chosen to honour your son in such a generous way. Thank you from me on behalf of all of our current little childhood warriors!! We appreciate you!”

Dear Garron family, As always I am so very grateful and impressed that you have chosen to honour your son in such a generous way. Thank you from me on behalf of all of our current little childhood warriors!! We appreciate you!
Philip Richardson

“Once again, your question to ride, makes a huge positive difference!!!”
$517.50
Received this donation 46 days ago

Diane

“Thank you again so much for your generous donation to this worthwhile cause. Sponsors, like you, make my little bit of pedalling so worthwhile. On behalf of our childhood heroes, thanks again!!”

Thank you again so much for your generous donation to this worthwhile cause. Sponsors, like you, make my little bit of pedalling so worthwhile. On behalf of our childhood heroes, thanks again!!
Janice Lee

“You go girl! Thank you for being a great inspiration to us all. ❤️”
$258.75
Received this donation 61 days ago

Diane

“Hey Janice, I so appreciate your continued support and cheerleading! Hopefully, together we can save some little lives and make life easier for our little childhood warriors. Thank you!!”

Hey Janice, I so appreciate your continued support and cheerleading! Hopefully, together we can save some little lives and make life easier for our little childhood warriors. Thank you!!
David Smith
$155.25
Received this donation 69 days ago

Diane

“Hey David, Thank you so much for your support! All my pedaling doesn't help without donations. Together we can save little lives, Thanks from me and, more importantly, from the kids.”

Hey David, Thank you so much for your support! All my pedaling doesn't help without donations. Together we can save little lives, Thanks from me and, more importantly, from the kids.
Mags & Gordon Springle

“Way to go Diane! You’re doing such a great job! 😁”
$155.25
Received this donation 60 days ago

Diane

“Hey Mags and Gordon, I truly appreciate this generous support. Together, hopefully, we can save some little lives and make treatment easier for little childhood warriors. My pedalling would be useless without the donations to back it. Thank you so much!”

Hey Mags and Gordon, I truly appreciate this generous support. Together, hopefully, we can save some little lives and make treatment easier for little childhood warriors. My pedalling would be useless without the donations to back it. Thank you so much!
Elliott Shiry
$103.50
Received this donation 62 days ago

Diane

“Hey Elliott, thank you so much for your generous donation from me and our little cancer warriors. Together we strive to save little lives. Thanks again!”

Hey Elliott, thank you so much for your generous donation from me and our little cancer warriors. Together we strive to save little lives. Thanks again!
Janet MacQuarrie

“Thank you Diane!”
$103.50
Received this donation 68 days ago

Diane

“Thank you so much, Janet! I truly appreciate our combined efforts to help kids fighting cancer! Tonight' 13 km. ride was dedicated to YOU! Bicycle 🚲 🚴‍♂️”

Thank you so much, Janet! I truly appreciate our combined efforts to help kids fighting cancer! Tonight' 13 km. ride was dedicated to YOU! Bicycle 🚲 🚴‍♂️
Marilyn Kennedy

“Congratulations on your commitment to this project! 😉”
$103.50
Received this donation 60 days ago

Diane

“Hey Marilyn, Thank YOU for your years of support. That is even more important than my pedalling. Hopefully, we can save some little lives and make treatment easier for our little cancer warriors. Thanks again, I appreciate it!”

Hey Marilyn, Thank YOU for your years of support. That is even more important than my pedalling. Hopefully, we can save some little lives and make treatment easier for our little cancer warriors. Thanks again, I appreciate it!
Marjorie Blake
$103.50
Received this donation 61 days ago

Diane

“Hey Marjorie, What a nice thing it was to see your donation in my inbox! Hopefully, together we can save some little lives and make treatment easier. Thank you so much!”

Hey Marjorie, What a nice thing it was to see your donation in my inbox! Hopefully, together we can save some little lives and make treatment easier. Thank you so much!
Moira Gilderson

“Congrats to Diane for being such a superstar.”
$103.50
Received this donation 61 days ago

Diane

“Hey Moira, I so appreciate your continued support. Hopefully together we can save some little lives and make life easier for our little warriors and their families. Thank you!!”

Hey Moira, I so appreciate your continued support. Hopefully together we can save some little lives and make life easier for our little warriors and their families. Thank you!!
Nancy Bell

“Keep on going Diane! Enjoy your ride.”
$103.50
Received this donation 32 days ago

Diane

“Thanks so much Nancy! Sorry for the delay, I did not see this until we got home. One more ride tonight due to your donation So appreciated! For the kids!”

Thanks so much Nancy! Sorry for the delay, I did not see this until we got home. One more ride tonight due to your donation So appreciated! For the kids!
Linda DesRochers

“Great riding Diane!”
$100
Received this donation 42 days ago

Diane

“Thank you so much for your continued support Ray and Linda! I have enjoyed pedalling to help save little lives, without donations that would be useless. Thanks again for your donation. 😀”

Thank you so much for your continued support Ray and Linda! I have enjoyed pedalling to help save little lives, without donations that would be useless. Thanks again for your donation. 😀
Lisa Elliott

“Keep up the great pedaling! You’re on a roll!!”
$100
Received this donation 44 days ago

Diane

“Hey Lisa, thank you SO much, I appreciate your continued support! 😀 When I saw this message, I hopped on my stationary bike and added 4.65 km. Thanks for the inspiration!”

Hey Lisa, thank you SO much, I appreciate your continued support! 😀 When I saw this message, I hopped on my stationary bike and added 4.65 km. Thanks for the inspiration!
Dale McMillan

“Cheering you on Diane!”
$77.63
Received this donation 50 days ago

Diane

“Thanks so much Dale and Reg! We enjoyed a group ride in Tillsonburg today and the rain held off until we were home. ❤️ I so appreciate your support for a cause that is near and dear to all of us. Hopefully, together, we can save some lives.”

Thanks so much Dale and Reg! We enjoyed a group ride in Tillsonburg today and the rain held off until we were home. ❤️ I so appreciate your support for a cause that is near and dear to all of us. Hopefully, together, we can save some lives.
Jaime Rosa
$51.75
Received this donation 48 days ago

Diane

“Hey Jaime and Fil, it was so nice to spot your donation. Thank you so much for helping me try to save little lives! I so appreciate your support!”

Hey Jaime and Fil, it was so nice to spot your donation. Thank you so much for helping me try to save little lives! I so appreciate your support!
Keep up the great work Diane.
$51.75
Received this donation 61 days ago

Diane

“Hey Anita, I so appreciate your continued support. Hopefully, together we can save some little lives and make it easier for our little warriors and their families! Thank you!!”

Hey Anita, I so appreciate your continued support. Hopefully, together we can save some little lives and make it easier for our little warriors and their families! Thank you!!
KEITH TRIPP
$51.75
Received this donation 42 days ago

Diane

“Thank you ever so much Norma and Keith! Hopefully together, we can save some little lives!”

Thank you ever so much Norma and Keith! Hopefully together, we can save some little lives!
Shirley Baumgartner

“Keep on pedalling Diane! 🚴‍♂️ Such a worthy cause.”
$51.75
Received this donation 61 days ago

Diane

“Hey Shirley, I so appreciate your continued support. My wish is that, together, we can save some little lives and make treatment easier for the little cancer warriors and their families. Thank you so much!”

Hey Shirley, I so appreciate your continued support. My wish is that, together, we can save some little lives and make treatment easier for the little cancer warriors and their families. Thank you so much!
Susan Cvitkovitch
$51.75
Received this donation 49 days ago

Diane

“Susan, That was so thoughtful of you to make a donation to support this cause near and dear to my heart. Together we may just save some little lives. Thank you so much!”

Susan, That was so thoughtful of you to make a donation to support this cause near and dear to my heart. Together we may just save some little lives. Thank you so much!
Gerald Nugent

“Happy to support you.”
$50
Received this donation 61 days ago

Diane

“Hi Gerry, I am so appreciative of your generous support. My hope is that, together, we can save some little lives and make life easier for the little warriors and their families. Thank you!”

Hi Gerry, I am so appreciative of your generous support. My hope is that, together, we can save some little lives and make life easier for the little warriors and their families. Thank you!