Kris Hofstedt

This September I will be biking at least 100 miles to fight kids' cancer and save little lives. Please sponsor me to support my challenge! Thank you!!

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I've Ridden 71.4 mi My goal is 100 mi

My Rankings

National: 654th
State: 26th in MN

I've raised $816 My goal is $1,000 Donate Now

I'm Riding For

Jacen

Jacen is an awesome kid and a daily visual reminder to me as to how important cancer treatments and research are.

My Story

7 Jul 2026

Greetings all!

This September will be my 7th year of participating in the Great Cycle Challenge. 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.

In 2020 a longtime friend of mine invited me to join her in the GCC. I thought great cause and I love to bike.. Great idea!

Four years ago I mentioned that this ride had become personal to me because of a neighbor boy of ours, Jacen (now 14 years old), who was diagnosed with 2 very rare forms of leukemia in November of 2021. He completed the chemo treatments in 2023. A short time later the cancer returned and was found in his spinal fluid. Thanks to cancer studies and research, Jacen was the perfect candidate for CAR T-cell therapy. T cells, which are part of the white cells, were taken from Jacen’s blood. 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. Once they start binding with the bad cells, they start to increase in number and can help destroy even more cancer cells, which is exactly what they did for Jacen. I have witnessed, through seeing how great Jacen is doing, how very important cancer research is. 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 the Great Cycle Challenge, I am helping the 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 all the kids living with cancer that deserve brighter futures. Thank you❤️

My Legacy

Here's my personal impact over 7 years to fight kids' cancer and save little lives.

250 mi Ridden

$1,695 Raised

2020
121 mi Ridden

$1,040 Raised

2021
110 mi Ridden

$1,158 Raised

2022
251 mi Ridden

$2,601 Raised

2023
223 mi Ridden

$1,284 Raised

2024
234 mi Ridden

$2,939 Raised

2025
71 mi Ridden

$816 Raised

2026

1,260 mi

Ridden

$11,533

Raised

My Challenge

16.4 mi ride - Tuesday evening GCC ride - Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Logged this ride 15 hours ago - View on Strava
14.9 mi ride - Sunday evening ride! What a beautiful evening for a bike ride 🤗 - Sunday, September 6, 2026

Logged this ride 3 days ago - View on Strava
12.5 mi ride - Day 4 morning GCC bike ride - Friday, September 4, 2026

Logged this ride 5 days ago - View on Strava
5.2 mi ride - GCC Day 3 moonlight bike ride - Thursday, September 3, 2026

Logged this ride 6 days ago - View on Strava
$500 raised to fight kids' cancer!

I just raised $500 to fight kids' cancer and achieved GUARDIAN LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

Posted 6 days ago
11.8 mi ride - GCC DAY 2 morning ride - Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Logged this ride 7 days ago - View on Strava
10.6 mi ride - GCC DAY 1 morning ride - Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Logged this ride 8 days ago - View on Strava
$100 raised to fight kids' cancer!

I just raised $100 to fight kids' cancer and achieved DEFENDER LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

Posted 55 days ago

My Sponsors

Babbs Beehler

“Keep pedaling lady❤️”
$103.50
Received this donation 5 days ago

Kris

“Dear Barb, Thank you so much for your donation to help fight kids cancer through cancer research. Your support is greatly appreciated!!! It was so beautiful outside tonight I just wanted to keep biking!! Your quote inspired me to keep pedaling!! Have a great week ahead”

Dear Barb, Thank you so much for your donation to help fight kids cancer through cancer research. Your support is greatly appreciated!!! It was so beautiful outside tonight I just wanted to keep biking!! Your quote inspired me to keep pedaling!! Have a great week ahead
Jill & David Collins
$103.50
Received this donation 45 days ago

Kris

“Jill and David, Thank you sooooo very much for your donation to help fight kids cancer!!! It is very much appreciated!!!”

Jill and David, Thank you sooooo very much for your donation to help fight kids cancer!!! It is very much appreciated!!!
Terri Robinson
$103.50
Received this donation 9 hours ago

Kris

“Terri, I can't thank you enough for your donation to the Great Cycle Challenge as well as the fact that you are the one that got me involved in it 7 years ago!!! Thank you dear friend! I miss you and hope to see you soon!!!”

Terri, I can't thank you enough for your donation to the Great Cycle Challenge as well as the fact that you are the one that got me involved in it 7 years ago!!! Thank you dear friend! I miss you and hope to see you soon!!!
Anonymous
$51.75
Received this donation 38 minutes ago

Kris

“Good morning and thank you for your donation to the Great Cycle Challenge. I so appreciate your support and I know the kids and their families do too! Have a wonderful day! Off for another ride!!”

Good morning and thank you for your donation to the Great Cycle Challenge. I so appreciate your support and I know the kids and their families do too! Have a wonderful day! Off for another ride!!
Don Wright
$51.75
Received this donation 6 days ago

Kris

“Hi Don! I so appreciate your donation to help fight kids cancer through cancer research. I just returned from an almost 15 mile bike ride and who should be hanging out in his yard as I biked down the block???? Jacen, the neighbor boy that I ride for. Hopefully you have read my story about him. It's pretty amazing and is proof how important cancer research is. Have a great week ahead!!”

Hi Don! I so appreciate your donation to help fight kids cancer through cancer research. I just returned from an almost 15 mile bike ride and who should be hanging out in his yard as I biked down the block???? Jacen, the neighbor boy that I ride for. Hopefully you have read my story about him. It's pretty amazing and is proof how important cancer research is. Have a great week ahead!!
Jim Sparrow

“Doing even more good.”
$51.75
Received this donation 6 days ago

Kris

“Hi Jim, Thank you once again for supporting me with your donation to the Great Cycle Challenge. I appreciate it and I know that the kids and their families do too!!! Have a great week ahead!!”

Hi Jim, Thank you once again for supporting me with your donation to the Great Cycle Challenge. I appreciate it and I know that the kids and their families do too!!! Have a great week ahead!!
Julie Apold
$51.75
Received this donation 8 days ago

Kris

“Julie, Thank you so much for your donation to the GCC. First ride of the day just completed, 10.58 miles 👍. I truly appreciate your support!! Thanks again!!”

Julie, Thank you so much for your donation to the GCC. First ride of the day just completed, 10.58 miles 👍. I truly appreciate your support!! Thanks again!!
Karen Konop

“Keep pedaling as long as you can!”
$51.75
Received this donation 63 days ago

Kris

“Thank you for your donation! I sooo appreciate it and yes i do hope to keep pedaling as long as i can.”

Thank you for your donation! I sooo appreciate it and yes i do hope to keep pedaling as long as i can.
Kerry Horton

“You are an awesome inspiration and a incredible force for good!”
$51.75
Received this donation 38 minutes ago

Kris

“Kerry, Thank you so much for your donation to the Great Cycle Challenge and supporting me as I ride for this cause. I REALLY appreciate it! Have a wonderful day!! I'm heading out shortly for another bike ride :)”

Kerry, Thank you so much for your donation to the Great Cycle Challenge and supporting me as I ride for this cause. I REALLY appreciate it! Have a wonderful day!! I'm heading out shortly for another bike ride :)
pjmcquaid@msn.com
$51.75
Received this donation 6 days ago

Kris

“Hi Paul, Thank you so much for your Great Cycle Challenge donation to help fight kids cancer through cancer research. I truly appreciate your support and seeing my neighbor boy is a daily reminder to me as to how important cancer research is. Feel free to read MY STORY if you have time. It's a pretty amazing story about an amazing kid!”

Hi Paul, Thank you so much for your Great Cycle Challenge donation to help fight kids cancer through cancer research. I truly appreciate your support and seeing my neighbor boy is a daily reminder to me as to how important cancer research is. Feel free to read MY STORY if you have time. It's a pretty amazing story about an amazing kid!
Jessica Holcomb

“This is so awesome, Kris! Good luck on your ride :)”
$50
Received this donation 8 days ago

Kris

“Jessica, Thank you so much for donating to the Great Cycle Challenge supporting kids cancer research. I just completed my first ride of the day, 10.58 miles!!! What a beautiful morning for a bike ride and to help a great cause! Have a great day!”

Jessica, Thank you so much for donating to the Great Cycle Challenge supporting kids cancer research. I just completed my first ride of the day, 10.58 miles!!! What a beautiful morning for a bike ride and to help a great cause! Have a great day!
Lois Graham

“GO KRIS!”
$31.05
Received this donation 55 days ago

Kris

“Lois, thank you so much for your donation! 🚴🚴🚴🚴🚴”

Lois, thank you so much for your donation! 🚴🚴🚴🚴🚴
Kathy Yocum

“Good luck with your goal this year!”
$25.88
Received this donation 8 days ago

Kris

“Kathy, Thank you for your donation to the GCC. I appreciate your support on helping to fight kids cancer with money going to cancer research. Have a great day!!”

Kathy, Thank you for your donation to the GCC. I appreciate your support on helping to fight kids cancer with money going to cancer research. Have a great day!!
Kris Hofstedt

“Kicking things off with my own personal donation to fight kids' cancer!”
$36.23
Received this donation 66 days ago

Kris