Since the European refugee crisis began, many millions of people have been forced to flee to Europe by land or sea. For a vast majority of these people, their struggle isn't over, the challenges they face continue in new ways.

Children are growing up without access to education or real homes. Support from NGOs and government bodies is proving insufficient. A lack of support and funding, teamed with unhurried bureaucracy, means lives are put on hold.

Funding grassroots refugee projects to carry out their work on the ground.

Since 2016, as a community we’ve fundraised £239,000 for refugee projects. We’re motivated and we’re planning on upping our game this year.

Don’t get us wrong though, we’re under no illusions that we’re going to solve the refugee crisis alone.  But if we all let the size of the problem paralyse us then we’d all be silently watching this situation happen. That’s not for us, and it’s not for you.

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We fundraise for Help Refugees. We focus on the fundraising, then we bring in their expertise to co-decide where the need is greatest, and which projects are the most effective on the ground. When choosing which projects to support, there are some factors we prioritise:

Projects often close because they can’t get funding for the boring stuff like rent, bills and maintenance so this is what we prioritise. You can’t take great pictures of it, and it doesn’t make for newsworthy impact statistics, but boy is it important.

All of the money we fundraise goes to refugee projects and none of it goes on the cycle rides.

KHORA// Khora have been supporting refugees since 2016. Their first building, was 8 storeys and had at least one service per floor, creating a hive of activity and support for many thousands of refugees in Athens. They now have 2 buildings, and several out-of-office services including continued legal support for asylum cases. Their newest building is focusing on creating a thriving cafe and community space, with emphasis on local community integration and meeting the longer term needs of the community.

Amongst a whole range of services, they have provided over 240,000 meals, 5326 legal assessments, held 6620 language classes and worked on over 2553 teeth in the dentistry!

​Equally important to what they do, is how they do it. Mahmoud, who volunteered with Khora for a year states:
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"The world was watching us when the borders closed, we had no food and we slept in the street. Khora was warm when the world was cold. It gave us dignity and empowerment, as well as the basic things we needed."

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Who the Heck Are We Anyway?

Meet the people behind the project and also the wheel of the support van!

Past Rides & Testimonials

First-hand experiences, anecdotes and accolades from past riders