Friends For Life Bike Rally - A Benefit for the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation

To get the most out of your experience with the Bike Rally, we recommend that you take the time to enjoy your ride. The Bike Rally is not a race, so find a pace that is comfortable and safe for you.

However, we do require all Riders must check into camp by 5:30pm each day, as we all have to get up early and do it again the next day! Keep in mind that the Road Safety Crew will be out on the road before the Riders depart each morning and they do not finish until the very last Rider arrives at the campsite – these are very long days for our hardworking volunteers.

This is especially important on Day 2, which is usually the most challenging day for Riders. At about 126km, Day 2 is the longest of the route and may also be the one of the few times some Riders have attempted two very long rides on back-to-back days. But don't get discouraged - Road Safety will be there to support and cheer you on, and once Day 2 is finished, most Riders find the rest of the week much easier. If Road Safety is concerned about your ability to reach the campsite by 5:30pm, they will notify you and may offer you a lift to the next break.

5:30am

• Assigned Food Crew Team begins breakfast preparations

6:00am

• Wake up – if you haven’t already!

6:15-7:30am

• Breakfast
• Rider Team assigned to assist at breakfast reports to Food Crew Team Leader
• Retrieve your bike from your assigned truck if you stored it there overnight
• Pack your tent and gear as soon as possible and load them onto your assigned trucks
• Remember to keep anything you will need for the day with you. Once your bins are packed onto the trucks, they will become inaccessible as other bins are packed in behind.
• Be sure to clean up any debris from your camping area when you pack up in the morning.
• Check your bike over for low tire pressure and any other potential problems

8:00am

• Announcements
• Rider and Crew Stretch Session

8:30am

• Riders depart (We do not leave the campsite until we are assured that all the gear is packed and the campsite is clean.)
• Leg 1
• Rest Stop #1
• Leg 2

10:30 - 2:00pm

• Arrive at Lunch and check in
• Rider Team assigned to assist at lunch reports to Food Crew Team Leader
• Wellness therapy (massage therapy, chiropractic treatment) available on a first come, first served basis. Riders and Crew are limited to one session per day, except in special cases of injury prevention/management. As we have limited therapists, you are not guaranteed a massage.
• Leg 3
• Rest Stop #2
• Leg 4

2:30 - 5:30pm

• Arrive at Campsite and check in
• Get your gear from your assigned truck. Claim your bins and tent, and transport them by carrying them or using the dolly carts we'll provide to a spot of your choice and set up your tent. Please return the dolly carts to the truck for others to use.
• *If you take your friend’s bins, or they take yours (because you’re camping together), please be sure to communicate this to each other in advance. This will save us all precious time and panic rushing around trying to find the "missing" belongings.
• *For those of you who have air mattresses, each truck will have an air pump (plugged into the cigarette lighter) for your convenience.
• Set up your tent in area of campsite designated for the Rally
• Load your bike on your assigned truck if you wish. Rubbermaid Rustlers will lock their trucks at 9:00pm
• 5:30pm Stretching session (optional)

6:30 - 8:00pm

• Dinner
• Rider Team assigned to assist at dinner reports to Food Crew Team Leader
• Wellness therapy (massage therapy, chiropractic treatment) available on a first come, first served basis. Riders and Crew are limited to one session per day, except in special cases of injury prevention/management. As we have limited therapists, you are not guaranteed a massage.

8:30pm

• Evening activities

Campsite etiquette: Many riders go to bed early so please keep the noise level down after 10pm.