Book now for Swansea City AFC Foundation 2025 Cycle Challenge
Booking is now open for Swansea City AFC Foundation’s 2025 cycle challenge, which will see participants travel from Oxford to Swansea ahead of the final matchday of the 2024-25 Championship season.
Beginning at the Kassam Stadium, Oxford, on Thursday May 1, entrants will tackle an approximately 160-mile journey, arriving in Swansea on Friday May 2 before attending Swansea City v Oxford United at the Swansea.com Stadium on Saturday May 3 (fixture date and time subject to change).
Following the success of the Swans Big Sleep Out in November 2024, the Foundation are looking forward to a second fundraising challenge of the season, with funds raised from the cycle contributing to the vital work of the Foundation within our community.
“Organising sponsored events is a crucial part of the Foundation’s strategy,” said Paul France, head of Swansea City AFC Foundation.
“It allows us to raise funds, which enables us to work closely with partner organisation to deliver some real impactful programmes.
“The bike ride will hopefully raise funds which will support two crucial areas of work. It will support the amazing health and wellbeing work being delivered by the Foundation, and it will enable the Foundation to work with Street Child United to take 10 street-connected young people from across Swansea to represent Wales in the Street Child World Cup in 2026. This will be a real life-changing event for the young people involved.
“The cycle challenge will be an annual event, cycling back to Swansea for the last home game of the season from the stadium of the team the Swans will face, whether that is Cardiff or Sunderland. We are limiting places to 50 riders this year, with the aim to grow numbers year on year.”
To take part, click here to register. There is a registration fee of £50 to help cover costs, and we ask participants to try to raise £250 in sponsorship.
If you can’t take part but want to support the event, please click here to donate. Any person raising over £1,000 will receive a signed Swansea City shirt!
What’s included:
- Transport to Oxford
- Bike transport to Oxford
- Snacks and drinks during the ride
- Lunch during both days of the ride
- Insurance
- Swans Cycle Challenge jersey
- Ticket for Swansea City v Oxford United
- Route on GPX
- Support vehicles
- Bike maintenance support and spare parts
- First Aid
- Team leaders
- Training rides
What’s not included:
- Hotel accommodation in Ross-on Wye (Links will be sent to riders for the official hotel)
- Evening meal at Ross-on Wye
Schedule:
Thursday May 1 – Travel to Oxford from Swansea. Start cycle challenge from the Kassam Stadium to Ross-on-Wye.
Friday May 2 – Cycle to the Swansea.com Stadium.
Saturday May 3 – Attend Swansea City v Oxford United at the Swansea.com Stadium and enjoy a lap of honour in front of the crowd before kick off.
What you will need:
- A road worthy bike – ideally a road bike
- Helmet
- Sunglasses
- Drinks bottles
- Emergency money
- Mobile phone
- Lights
- Cycling clothes to suit the weather conditions
- Inner tubes and a pump
- Chain link and chain link tool
- A change of clothes for the evening
Further information will be sent out to registered riders. If you do require any further details, please email Paul France - paul@swansfoundation.org.uk