2024 20th Cycle the Lake
Sunday, 26 May 2024, 09:00
Cycle the Lakes is an annual favourite at Ronald McDonald House Charities and we are delighted to be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of this challenge. We are humbled at the support this event amasses and its growing numbers. We are delighted to have Philip Lee and RBC Brewin Dolphin sponsoring the event for the 3rd year.
Serenely set in the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains, in Blessington, County Wicklow, the Blessington Lakes cover 5,000 acres of tranquil clean water and provide an area of breathtaking scenery.
The Blessington Lakes in Blessington, County Wicklow were formed 50 years ago by the building of the Poulaphouca Dam and hydro-electric power station and today serve a dual purpose of providing power and water supply to the Dublin region. This is our great base for RMHC's annual cycle.
The route gives our participants the opportunity to take in amazing views over the reservoir and the Wicklow Mountain and through historic villages such as Ballyknockan and Lacken.
Choose from a more leisurely 25km route or, keen cyclists can choose a more rigourous 100km. If you are keen but not quite able, find balance and cycle two loops around the scenic Blessington Lakes and complete 50k for our House.
This is a fun day out in a beautiful setting and we will have refreshements for all our cyclists on the day. Registration includes a cycling shirt for the first 200 cyclists which is distributed on the day.
This will be a day of celebrations and if you bring your family with you we will be providing entertainment on the grounds for young ones.
Remembering why your participation is so important to families,
One of our families describes it so well,
It’s hard to describe how one House can mean so much to you, but when you are faced with over 500 days in a hospital that is 250km from home you soon come to realise the importance of a place like The Ronald McDonald House. The House allowed us to put all of our focus on Sophie and alleviated worries like; where we were going to stay each night, where our next meal was coming from, how were we going to afford all of this. The list goes on and on. Having a base that was only a few minutes from Sophie’s hospital bed provided us with peace of mind that was priceless.
