Kris Hofstedt

- National: 422nd
- State: 14th in MN
I'm Riding For
Jacen

This is who I’m biking for. Not only is Jacen one of the nicest kids, he is also one of the toughest kids I know. 🙏♥️🙏♥️🙏♥️
My Story
Greetings all! As I have done in years past, I am once again participating in the Great Cycle Challenge in the month of September. In 10 years, our community of riders from all 50 states have ridden a total of 33,817,103 miles, and together we’ve raised $72,646,876 in support of research to develop better treatments and find a cure for childhood cancer.
Two years ago I mentioned that this ride had become personal to me because of a neighbor boy of ours, Jacen (now 13 years old), who was diagnosed with 2 very rare forms of leukemia in November of 2021. He completed the chemo treatments in 2023 and had been doing well until earlier last summer when the cancer returned and was discovered in his spinal fluid. Thanks to cancer studies and research, the doctors thought he would be a perfect candidate for CAR T-cell therapy. T cells, which are part of the white cells, were taken from Jacen’s blood last summer. During several weeks in a lab, a receptor gene was added to them to supersize them in hopes that it would help fight the cancer once reintroduced into his blood last fall. Once they start binding with the bad cells, they start to increase in number and can help destroy even more cancer cells. Jacen is doing GREAT and is a living, breathing example of how important cancer research is. It makes me so happy to see him running and playing with all of his friends throughout the neighborhood and for what his body went through, I will continue to look at him as the strongest and toughest kid I have ever met!
I know that when I ride and raise funds in Great Cycle Challenge, I am helping Children's Cancer Research Fund to allow them to continue their work to develop lifesaving treatments & find a cure for childhood cancer. Your donation would be greatly appreciated by me but most importantly by Jacen and all the other kids living with cancer that deserve brighter futures. Thank you
My Legacy
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250 mi Ridden$1,695 Raised2020
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121 mi Ridden$1,040 Raised2021
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110 mi Ridden$1,158 Raised2022
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251 mi Ridden$2,601 Raised2023
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223 mi Ridden$1,284 Raised2024
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234 mi Ridden$2,939 Raised2025
My Challenge
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11.6 mi ride - Gorgeous Saturday morning ride - Saturday, September 27, 2025
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14.7 mi ride - Wednesday morning ride in the fog - Wednesday, September 24, 2025
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11.1 mi ride - Tuesday afternoon ride - Tuesday, September 23, 2025
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13.1 mi ride - Saturday morning ride singing Mama Mia practically the entire way 🤗 - Saturday, September 20, 2025
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11.0 mi ride - Thursday morning ride following an AWESOME Lynx comeback - Thursday, September 18, 2025
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10.1 mi ride - Tuesday morning ride - Tuesday, September 16, 2025
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7.6 mi ride - Monday afternoon ride - Monday, September 15, 2025
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14.0 mi ride - Saturday morning ride - Saturday, September 13, 2025
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$2,500 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $2,500 to fight kids' cancer and achieved SUPERHERO LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
Posted 22 days ago -
13.2 mi ride - Friday morning ride - Friday, September 12, 2025
Logged this ride 23 days ago
My Sponsors
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Kick Cancer's Butt Day matched donation
$743.93Received this donation 24 days agoKris
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David Fallek
$258.75Received this donation 24 days agoKris
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Nancy Freeman
$155.25Received this donation 24 days agoKris
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Jodi Gearou
$124.20Received this donation 25 days agoKris
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Rick & Jodi Tappe
$124.20Received this donation 22 days agoKris
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Beth Sletta
$103.50Received this donation 27 days agoKris
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Lynn Lofrano
$103.50Received this donation 27 days agoKris
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Karn Anderson
$100Received this donation 18 days agoKris
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Barb beehler
$72.45Received this donation 26 days agoKris
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Jill & David
$72.45Received this donation 24 days agoKris
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Terri Robinson
$70Received this donation 25 days agoKris
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Carla Jensen
$51.75Received this donation 25 days agoKris
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Emil & Marilyn Rutten
$51.75Received this donation 7 days agoKris
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Kelly Osland
$51.75Received this donation 24 days agoKris
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Sheryl Tegtmeier
$51.75Received this donation 23 days agoKris
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Anonymous
$50Received this donation 18 days agoKris
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Dawn Lewis
$36.23Received this donation 25 days agoKris
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Jamie Hoyt
$36.23Received this donation 38 days agoKris
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Jill Smith
$36.23Received this donation 35 days agoKris
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Jim Sparrow
$36.23Received this donation 25 days agoKris