1.2 million kilometres cycled across 365 cities as communities, corporates, and cyclists unite for children with cancer
NEW DELHI: India’s Largest Charity Cycling Challenge CanKids KidsCan’s Cycle for Gold, raised Rs. 3.1 Crores for childhood cancer patients. Done under the aegis of CanKids KidsCan a national NGO dedicated to Change for Childhood Cancer in India, the event brought together 2,236 cyclists covering an an extraordinary 1.2 million kilometres. In FY 2025–26, CanKids helped catalyse access to care for over 42,000 children and supported over 26,000 children with treatment and holistic care services.
CanKids KidsCan’s Cycle for Gold was held across more than 360 cities and also included 466 women cyclists. CanKids KidsCan currently supports childhood cancer care across 142 hospitals in 22 states and continues to work towards ensuring that no child suffers or dies of cancer due to lack of access, treatment, or support.
Built around the message “Get Fit. Give Hope.”, every kilometre became a “Km to Cure,” with cyclists powering the movement while corporates, CSR partners, sponsors, donors, and fundraising champions powered the impact behind it. This pan India event raised ₹3.1 crore through sponsorships, CSR support, individual giving, fundraising champions, and community participation.
Pan India — Numbers at a Glance
- 2,236 cyclists across 365 cities
- 1.2 million km cycled
- ₹3.1 crore raised
- 119 cycling groups including corporates, schools, communities, and survivor families
- 466 women cyclists
- Participants aged 7 to 77 years
Over five editions, Cycle for Gold has evolved into one of India’s leading purpose-driven fundraising and awareness movements for childhood cancer, showing how sporting communities and citizen participation can directly support treatment, holistic care, and systems-strengthening efforts across India.
Among the most inspiring aspects of CFG V was participation across generations — from schoolchildren to senior citizens. Participants above 60 years collectively cycled over 2,000 kilometres alongside young students who joined with equal enthusiasm and commitment.
Poonam Bagai, Founder Chairman, CanKids KidsCan, said,“Cycle for Gold is no longer just a cycling challenge, it has become a national movement for childhood cancer. Every kilometre ridden creates awareness. Every fundraiser creates support. Every sponsor and CSR partner helps sustain hope for children and families facing cancer. What makes CFG truly special is the coming together of communities across India — cyclists, corporates, schools, survivors, donors, volunteers, and citizens, all united by one belief: that no child should suffer or die of cancer for lack of access, care, or support.”
Piyush Gupta, Chairman, Temasek India, former Group CEO of DBS Bank and CanKids Ambassador, said: “Something extraordinary has happened across India over the last 40 days. Cyclists, schoolchildren, corporates, and communities came together for children with cancer and collectively rode 1.2 million kilometres. This is the power of social capital and collective philanthropy, people coming together around a shared purpose to create impact far greater than any individual effort. The cyclists have powered the kilometres. Now it is our turn to turn those kilometres into cures.”
