FAQ

The safety and well-being of everyone in our Baycrest community is our first priority. This includes you, our event participants.

We continue to implement all public health restrictions advised by health authorities.

The event will be set up to ensure physical distance among participants is implemented, according to current COVID-19 safety precautions.

As new information is provided, we may need to modify aspects of our event for the safety of all our participants, volunteers and supporters. We will keep you informed of any changes related to the event.

Thank you again for your understanding and support as we do our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Should government restrictions be in place that limit the amount of people who can gather and interact, the Baycrest Foundation will evaluate all other options and, if necessary, may postpone the event to a later date to ensure the safety of all participants.

Baycrest patients and residents are a particularly vulnerable population. Older adults and people who have severe chronic medical conditions, like heart, lung, or kidney disease, are at higher risk of contracting the virus. We are taking all necessary measures to keep them, and everyone at Baycrest, safe. For full details please visit our website here.

Bike for Brain Health will take place at the Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto.  (MAP)

This is a rain or shine event, however, in the event of extreme weather, we may need to cancel for everyone’s safety.

All bags must be checked at bag check or left in your vehicles before being permitted on the road.

*Please note, backpacks, saddle bags and bike panniers are not allowed on the ride. Bags must not exceed 5 x 15 x 5" in size. Tool pouches that fit under one's seat are allowed.

All cyclists are required to register online before participating in the event, and will need to sign a waiver.

Yes, you can. However, registering in advance gives you more time to reach your minimum fundraising goal!

If you register on event day, you will need to pay both your registration fee and your minimum fundraising amount before participating.

A non-refundable registration fee is required.
This registration fee will not count towards your fundraising minimum.  If you are unable to attend, any fees paid will become a donation to Baycrest and you will receive a tax receipt for a portion of the registration fee.

Take the first step right now: Register online securely. Once your transaction is complete, you will receive a confirmation email. Or call us (1-416-785-2500 x 6413) and we can register you over the phone.

YES! All ages are welcome at this event! However, all children 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult and be registered as a participant.

We have three route lengths: 25km, 50km and 75km.

Check out our route map here.

Yes, at any time! Contact the Bike for Brain Health team, and we will be happy to change your route distance.

Wear comfortable clothing that is safe for cycling.  Please note that a helmet is mandatory, and must be worn at all times while cycling on the roadways.

Participants are required to meet their fundraising minimum (depending on the route you choose) in order to participate in the event. Participants who have not reached their fundraising minimum before event day, Sunday, June 4, 2023, will be asked to make a self-donation.

Please note that there is a minimum fundraising requirement depending on the route length you've chosen. When you choose a distance and a commitment level it means we can make fundraising dollars go further too!

Fundraising minimum requirements per route:

25km = $125

50km = $150

75km = $150

We have made fundraising easy!

Step 1:  Log in to your Participant Centre

Step 2:  Upload your address book

Step 3:  Use one of our pre-written emails or create your own

Step 4:  Send it out to all of your family and friends!

You will be notified when someone sponsors you, and you can send Thank You emails from your Participant Centre.

Your supporters can donate using cash, cheques or credit card. Simply download the FUNDRAISING FORM and use it to record your sponsors’ information. Once you’re finished fundraising, you can submit the offline donations/pledges by mail or in-person to:

• Baycrest Foundation
  Attn:  Bike for Brain Health
  3560 Bathurst Street,
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6A 2E1

Registration fees are not tax receiptable. However, donations made to the event are, providing:

• The donation is $10 or greater.
• The tax receipt is being issued to the person who made the donation.
• The tax receipt information and donations are received within 60 days after the event with all donor contact information.
• All other CRA conditions are met.

A fundraising minimum is established in order to participate in the event. Participants who have not reached their fundraising minimum before the event are asked to make a self-donation.

Please note that there is a minimum fundraising requirement depending on the route length you've chosen. When you choose a distance and a commitment level it means we can make fundraising dollars go further too!

Fundraising minimum requirements per route:

25km = $125

50km = $150

75km = $150

Personal tax receipts will be emailed immediately after all on-line donations.

Corporate donations / sponsorships, and donations that are mailed in will have a slight delay while it is being processed.

You sure can!  You can join us as a volunteer.  Sign up on our website to let us know your availability.  

Yes!  We will have 4 rest stops along the route where you can grab a snack and some water.

We take road safety very seriously.  We will have route marshals along the roads, as well as EMS and Paid Duty Toronto Police.

There will be portable washrooms available at the start and finish line, and at the rest stops along the route.

If it has pedals, you can ride it.  The includes e-bikes, pedal-assisted bikes, unicycles, tricycles and cargo bikes.

There will be free parking for everyone on the Exhibition grounds.

Click here for directions.

Yes, there are 4 rest stations along the route, which will have snacks and water.

Unfortunately, we will be a cashless event. Cheques and all major credit cards will be accepted.

Backpacks, saddle bags and bike panniers are not allowed on the ride. Bags must not exceed 5 x 15 x 5" in size. Tool pouches that fit under one's seat are allowed.

Timed 75km riders will start their ride between 6am and 6:30am on event day. You must start your ride prior to 6:30am, as the chutes will close after that time and you will not be able to participate in the timed event after this point. All timed riders must acknowledge and agree to a pace of 25km/hr in order to participate. You will have a chipped bib that starts your time as soon as you cross the start line and stop once you cross the finish line.

If you are already registered to the event, yes, this change can be made. However, a payment of $55 must be made for this the switch to help cover the costs of the materials and logistics required for this timed event. This change has to be made to your online profile by the Bike for Brain Health team so we can ensure you get a chipped bib. Please contact the Bike For Brain Health team at: bikeforbrainhealthDVP@baycrest.org

Yes, but the difference paid in your registration fee cannot be refunded and you can ride the 75km route without the timed component, or any route distance we have available.

Yes, riders who choose to the 75km timed route must maintain an average speed of 25/km hour on average. This is to ensure the timing and flow of the event for other routes for all participants can be made available and safe for everyone.

Riders choosing the timed route must maintain an average speed of 25/km hour on average and those who are unable to meet this minimum will have their timing nulled and may be removed from the roadway.

Yes, all the rest stations along the route will be available to timed riders for their use. Mechanical support will be available at these rest stops to ensure safe use of bikes on the road.

Unfortunately, there is nothing that can be done. For the safety of the other riders participating, we cannot allowed timed riders on the route at the same time.

Yes, we will have screens inside the Enercare centre dedicated to displaying individual times. After the event there will be communications sharing the top times for the day.

We will acknowledge and announce the quickest times in a variety of ways. Prizing and awards are still to be determined. As a charity cycling event, our mission is to give as much funding as possible to provide crucial funding for breakthrough research into cognition, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and aging brain health; medical programs and services for older adults living in our community; and education that supports healthy aging and healthcare solutions for a growing aging population.

To provide crucial funding for breakthrough research into cognition, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and aging brain health; medical programs and services for older adults living in our community; and education that supports healthy aging and healthcare solutions for a growing aging population.

There is ample parking for on the Exhibition grounds. Parking fees are to be paid by the participant. We strongly recommend using public transit or active transportation as a means of arriving to the event.