Winnipegger cycling 1000km for children's cancer research
A Winnipeg man is turning his passion for cycling into a way to raise money for children's cancer research.
Adam Lerner is taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge for the second year in a row.
The month-long virtual cycling challenge is an effort to fight kids' cancer with funds going to the SickKids Foundation.
"I have a daughter, thankfully she's healthy, but I do have family members who have died of cancer," said Lerner. "I saw it pop up on my social media last year and I love riding my bike, so I decided to do it.
Last year, Lerner rode 2200 kilometres in a month, raising around $2500.
While his goal of 1000 kilometres this year may be shorter, it's still an impressive feat equalling about the distance to Winnipeg from Churchill.
Despite the reduced distance, Lerner still hopes to raise the same amount.
"Kids should be living their life and not fighting for it," said Lerner. "The money SickKids raises through this helps fund their research."
Lerner said he hopes to do at least 300 kilometres a week.
"I want to keep my cycling up and I want to help raise money to fight kids' cancer."
Lerner plans to ride all over Winnipeg and around the city.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Cargo ship had engine maintenance in port before Baltimore bridge collapse, officials say
The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent 'routine engine maintenance' in port beforehand, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday.
A Nigerian woman reviewed some tomato puree online. Now she faces jail
A Nigerian woman who wrote an online review of a can of tomato puree is facing imprisonment after its manufacturer accused her of making a “malicious allegation” that damaged its business.
Far North police 'dispatch' polar bear stalking schoolyard
Police and local hunters in an Ontario Far North First Nation community have “dispatched” a polar that was showing abnormal behaviour and treating the area as a hunting ground.
Donald Trump assails judge and his daughter after gag order in N.Y. hush-money criminal case
Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at the New York judge who put him under a gag order that bars him from commenting publicly about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming hush-money criminal trial.
Families shocked after Niagara Falls hotel cancels bookings made year in advance of solar eclipse
After having the foresight to book their Niagara Falls hotel rooms more than a year in advance, several families planning to take in the solar eclipse next month were shocked to find out their reservations had been cancelled.
B.C. rescuers face 'high likelihood' of failure to reunite orphaned orca with pod
The race to reunite an orphaned orca calf that’s stuck in a shallow lagoon with a neighbouring pod has entered its fifth day, and a marine scientist says the clock is ticking.
Video shows police interrupting auto theft in progress outside Toronto home
New video footage obtained by CP24 shows the attempted theft of a vehicle in a North York driveway earlier this month that was ultimately interrupted by police.
Majority of Canadians believe in life after death: Angus Reid survey
A new survey from the Angus Reid Institute has found that a majority of Canadians believe in some form of life after death, a proportion that has held steady for decades.
MyPillow, owned by U.S. election denier Mike Lindell, formally evicted from Minnesota warehouse
A court ordered the eviction Wednesday of MyPillow from a suburban Minneapolis warehouse that it formerly used.