About Us
Introduction & Background
The BYC 4 Provinces Cycle Challenge is an exciting new fundraising event in aid of the Belvedere Youth Club. Located in Buckingham Street, the BYC is in the heart of Dublin’s North Inner City.
The area remains very disadvantaged despite being in the shadows of the IFSC and Dublin Docklands and only a short distance from O’Connell Street and the city centre.
The BYC works with young people in the North Inner City. With a team of dedicated youth workers it offers social, recreational and educational programmes to create opportunities and prepare young people for the future.
In addition to personal sponsorship we’d love to hear from businesses or individuals interested in supporting us through sponsorship and advertising opportunities. If you think your company might be willing to get involved in sponsorship or ‘in kind’ sponsorship please contact us. We’d be delighted to hear from you.
Sponsors will be acknowledged through advertising on shirts, on support vehicles, on social media and on our website.
The Route
DAY 1 – 70km
START – Ballina, Knockmore, Foxford, Swingord, Aclare, Mulranney Cross, Lough Talt, Bannicoon, and loop back to Ballina
DAY 2 – 120km
Ballina, travel west to Crossmolina, N59, Nelphin Drive on east side of Lough Pollogety, Mulranny, Bangor Erris, west across bridge to Achill, return back across bridge, travel north and loop back to Ballycastle, Killa, Ballina
DAY 3 – 70km
Ballina, Knockmore, Foxford, Swingord, Aclare, Mulranney Cross, Lough Talt, Bannicoon, and loop back to Ballina
Registration
Registration for the event is €300
This covers two 2 nights, dinner, bed and breakfast, a specially designed 4 Provinces cycling shirt and the cost of an experienced cycle mechanic to assist with ad hoc repairs and technical issues. Please note the event is strictly limited to an absolute maximum of 50 cyclists. A waiting list will apply in the event of more than 50 wishing to take part.
Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis on receipt of the registration fee which is non-refundable. Once your place is confirmed each participant is expected to fundraise (for fundraising information please click here).
Fundraising
To deliver its services to young people, fundraising is vital, and it remains a constant challenge to the BYC. The 2024 edition of the 4 Provinces Cycle Challenge is an exciting personal challenge and an opportunity to support the BYC in its important work.
The event is a vital fundraiser for the BYC and all participants are expected to fundraise a minimum of €1500 – more would be great.
As you train for the 400kms cycle in the coming months, each of us is asked to reach out to friends, family and work colleagues to support you and the BYC via your own fundraising page or they can do so via the ‘Donate’ button here on the BYC website. Make sure to reference who you are supporting.
Using social media (eg Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc.), emails, WhatsApp and of course phone calls and face to face meetings, there are more ways than ever to reach our own networks, get the word out and request support. It’s never been easier and the above are all excellent ways to connect.
We are available to assist participants in their fundraising efforts and have prepared digital materials which can be used to communicate with friends, family, work mates etc.
Sponsorship
In addition to personal sponsorship we’d love to hear from businesses or individuals interested in supporting us through sponsorship and advertising opportunities. If you think your company might be willing to get involved in sponsorship or ‘in kind’ sponsorship please contact us. We’d be delighted to hear from you.
Sponsors will be acknowledged through advertising on shirts, on support vehicles, on social media and on our website.
We also have an opportunity for an overall title sponsor.
If you’d like get involved in this exciting event please email BYC4ProvincesCycle@gmail.com or phone +353 86 852 0565 for more information.
Training
Each participant is expected to be responsible for their own training programme and be fully prepared and fit to take part.
Everyone’s safety – cyclists & support team – is paramount. Training sessions and briefings on health & safety behaviours and protocols will be provided.
Who’s it for?
The BYC 4 Provinces Cycle Challenge is for the Belvedere Youth Club (BYC).
Situated in Buckingham Street in Dublin’s north inner city, the BYC is a youth services organisation working to support young people in some of the countries most disadvantaged communities.
It is located in the shadows of the IFSC, the Docklands and only a few hundred metres from the centre of the city and yet continues to be gulf in the wealth and opportunities available in these different communities. Through its social, educational and recreational programmes the BYC aims to equip young people, assist them in accessing opportunities and prepare them for the future. In supporting young people, it creates benefits for their families and the wider community.
For more detailed information please have a look around the website and please feel to contact us.
We’d be delighted to hear from you.
