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We're hitting the road on July 11, 2026!
Join us as we ride to support
pediatric leukemia & mucormycosis research
Cycle for a Cure Logistics:
The 2026 Cycle for a Cure ride is scheduled to begin at Loyola Academy, 1100 Laramie Ave., Wilmette, IL 60091. We'll head out from Loyola Academy at 7:30 am and ride to Carthage College in Kenosha where we will enjoy lunch together before a return trip back to Loyola by bus (or bike) for a celebratory finish in the early afternoon. We will then cap off our day with dinner and beverages at a local Chicago area spot to be determined at 6:00 pm.
Registration sign-in begins promptly at 7:00 a.m. There are three ride options this year, a 26 Mile Ride, a 41 Mile Ride and a 82 Mile Round-Trip Ride. The GPS Route is coming soon!
We will provide a comfortable 56 passenger cooling bus that will meet us at mile 26 and take any of our 26 mile riders to our lunch stop at mile 41 at beautiful Carthage College overlooking Lake Michigan before heading back to Loyola Academy for an early afternoon arrival. Note, for those completing the 26 or 41 mile options, bikes will be transported by our support trucks and returned to Loyola Academy in the early afternoon.
You will be required to choose your ride selection during the registration process. Should you need to make any changes to your registration, you must email jaclyn@henryschueler.org by July 4th. Online registration will close on June 20th.
When registering via our Register tab, you will have the option to register as a "Physical Participant" (meaning you will be fundraising for Cycle for a Cure AND biking), or as a "Virtual Participant" (meaning you will be fundraising for Cycle for a Cure, but NOT BIKING). There is a $25.00 registration fee to be paid at the time of registration for all "Physical Participants" (riders).
If you would like to volunteer for Cycle for a Cure, please click on the Volunteer tab as opposed to the Register tab.
If you would like to become a sponsor of Cycle for a Cure, please click on the Sponsors tab to learn more about our various sponsorship opportunities
Fundraising:
All riders must raise a minimum of $300.00 in addition to their $25.00 registration fee. All riders who raise the minimum of $300.00 will receive a ride t-shirt and event bag as well as dinner and drinks at the post-ride celebration. Note, your fundraising goal will show as $325.00 on your fundraising page as it includes your $25.00 registration fee.
A Note About Teams: Even if you are a member of a fundraising team, you must raise $300.00 individually regardless of how much the team has raised.
Please share our Donate tab above to encourage your friends and family to donate to your fundraising efforts. After registration, you will also have the opportunity to set up your own personalized fundraising page to share.
**Your individual fundraising goal of $300.00 must be completed by July 4th in order to receive your ride t-shirt, event bag, and invite to the post-ride celebration.
Ride Route:
Details coming soon!
PLEASE NOTE: All of the above details including the start and end locations are subject to change.
How Your Fundraising Helps:
Cycle for a Cure raises money for the Henry Schueler 41 & 9 Foundation and supports its mission to fund groundbreaking research in the Mullighan Lab at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Ongoing work in the Mullighan Lab examines the genetic basis of leukemia, particularly high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia, including hypodiploid ALL. The laboratory has close collaboration with the Children's Oncology Group and the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Pediatric Cancer Genome Project. Be sure to check out Dr. Mullighan's news release that discusses our support of his lab.
The Foundation also supports Dr. Thomas Walsh, Founding Director of the Center for Innovative Therapeutics and Diagnostics (CITD) in Richmond, VA as the Henry Schueler Scholar on Mucormycosis. We are supporting a new research study to develop diagnostic assays that will assist in the early diagnosis and initiation of antifungal therapy for the treatment of mucormycosis, the fungal disease which took Hank’s life.
Ignite the Spirit Fund, the charitable arm of the Chicago Fire Department, will once again partner with the Foundation and support our ride with logistical support. We are proud to help support their charitable mission of assisting first responder families in need by donating a portion of the Cycle for a Cure proceeds to Ignite the Spirit.
