2022 Long Island Bike Challenge
Bikes Battle Cancer! Join us on August 7th as we ride across Long Island to raise money for the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research.
$9,839Raised of $100,000
Our Mission
The Long Island Bike Challenge (LIBC) conducts an annual charity bike ride that inspires dedicated cyclists to ride across Long Island with the goal being to raise funds to prevent and cure cancer. The LIBC directs 100% of all rider raised donations to support advanced medical research conducted at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research which is the research arm for the Northwell Health System.
The 2022 LIBC will be held Sunday, August 7th. Riders can choose distances ranging from 25 to 85 miles, with waterstops spaced 20 to 25 miles apart. All rides will end in Westhampton, NY.
Who We Are
The Long Island Bike Challenge (LIBC) is comprised of a dedicated group of committed cyclists willing to endure both physical and psychological challenges of training for and completing a bike ride across Long Island, as well as securing donations from their individual supporters.
Additionally, the LIBC combines support from dedicated volunteers, corporate sponsors and individual contributors. All are essential to the LIBC goal and model: to attain maximum fundraising efficiency while increasing its annual gift. Our hope and aspiration this year is to provide Northwell Health System physicians and researchers with the necessary resources to discover prevention, treatment, and cures for cancer.
The LIBC is delighted to announce a record gift of $65,000 donated to The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research the research arm of the Northwell Health System. The monies raised will go towards advanced research/treatment to battle adult and pediatric cancers! Since 2021 the LIBC has raised and donated $400,000.
Ride Information
LIBC riders, ride for all those who only wish they could ride. Join us on Sunday, August 7th to do your part in battling Cancer .
When you sign up you are making a commitment to raise a minimum of $500 and hopefully much more! How? By asking (through email, social media, in-person) your network of friends, family, work colleagues etc., to make a donation in support of your ride. Each year most of our riders exceed this goal. Yes, the LIBC is a fundraising challenge as well as the physical/psychological challenge of biking across Long Island. Riders just like you do it every year. In fact, most riders easily exceed the $500 minimum!
100% of all rider raised donations to go towards the mission of battling cancer! All riders receive the following:
- A new 2022 specially designed LIBC bicycle jersey
- LIBC bike socks, water bottle and other goodies
- Water stops every 20 - 25 miles and mechanical support for your bike
- Celebration lunch at the finish
- Transportation for you and your bike back to your starting point if needed
Starting Locations
Wantagh Start
Begins at 6:15 AM. Please arrive between 5:30 and 6:00 AM to sign in.
Meet at the Wantagh LIRR rail station parking lot next to the Firehouse at 3470 Park Ave, Wantagh, NY 11793. Park your car in LIRR parking lot.
Brentwood Start
Begins 7:30 AM. Please arrive between 7:00 and 7:15 AM to sign-in. If the gate is locked please be patient.
Meet at Brentwood State Park. Use the parking lot on College Road which is across the street from Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood, NY 11717. The parking lot entrance on College Road is between Crooked Hill Road and Wicks Road. This is where we will have our sign-in and first water stop for the Wantagh Start riders.
Medford Start
Begins at 8:45 AM. Please arrive between 8:00 and 8:30 AM to sign-in.
Meet at Tom and Sons Auto Repair, 2508 NY 112. It's at the intersection with Long Island Avenue and Route 112, Medford, NY 11763. Please park your car at Medford LIRR train station one block south of the start and bike/walk to start at Tom and Sons Auto Repair. Medford is also the waterstop for Wantagh and Brentwood Start Riders.
*There is no waterstop for those riders going directly to Westhampton from Medford. When you leave Medford carry an extra bottle of water in your bike jersey back pocket.
Segment 4 (with the optional Riverhead Loop)
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