FAQ

As part of the event, each cyclist is asked to raise $500. If this amount is not reached, we ask each participant for a minimum of $150. This amount covers the registration that Mission inclusion pays to Vélo Québec as well as the Mission inclusion jersey.

Don't hesitate to be creative! Lots of options are available! If you like to cook, why not hold a cookies sale, jams, and other cakes. You can also make savory dishes and sell them around you or to neighbors, explaining the cause that these dishes support. Not a chef? No problem! Why not have a garage sale. You will kill two birds with one stone: cleaning your home and raising money for a good cause. Do not hesitate to read section 2 of the participant guide. We give you some tips for successful fundraising!

To proudly display your colors, do not hesitate to mobilize your social networks and talk about it around you! In our participant guide, we give you several tips and tricks as well as communication tools to help you talk about our benefit event. Do not hesitate to take a look at our participant guide. We give you some inspiration of content to publish on social media.

Yes, everyone on the same team must complete the same course.

Yes! Electric bikes are allowed on the course (maximum 500 watt motor and maximum speed of 35 km/h). Are not allowed: scooters with pedals and electric unicycles (gyroroues or solowheels).

Yes! Tandems are allowed on the course. Are not allowed: scooters with pedals and electric unicycles (gyroroues or solowheels).

No animal will be tolerated on the course.

For safety reasons, Vélo Québec does not allow cyclists to ride in a peloton of more than 15 people.

The 2024 Metropolitan Challenge event takes place in Lanaudière area. Exact location to be announced soon.

Departures are between 7 am and 10 am. Mission inclusion will be there with a specific kiosk and will welcome you to give you the identification bracelets as well as the jerseys.

Vélo Québec always provides a parking space for the thousands of cyclists participating in the activity. Arrive early to be sure to find a place not too far from the departure point!

First of all, it depends on the route you choose to take. Then, whatever your level, the time will depend on your speed and the breaks you take. There is no formal time limit imposed by Vélo Québec. However, the streets must reopen to car traffic after a certain time. A car from Vélo Québec will tell you when you have to empty the streets if you are still on the roads.

Vélo Québec provides teams of volunteers assigned to mechanics all along the route. They will have a red t-shirt with a wrench. The service is free but you will have to pay for the parts.

No, regardless of the weather, the tour will be maintained. So remember to equip yourself accordingly.

Mission inclusion offers you a snack as well as Vélo Québec. If you wish, you can bring your own snack as well.

Yes, of course! Vélo Québec always provides a coffee stand on the field.

When you come to cycle, you will be asked to wear the superb Mission inclusion t-shirt that we will have sent to you beforehand. That way we will be recognizable among this great event which brings together hundreds of cyclists! If you didn't receive it at home, you can always find your size in Mission inclusion’s stand.

Once you are registered as a cyclist, you can participate in the draws that take place the weeks preceding the event. If you raised $500 or more, you can enter our main prize draw on the day of the event. It is two plane tickets offered by the Air Canada Foundation. We also have great other prizes such as physiotherapy sessions at our partner Action Sport Physio, gift cards at Martin Swiss and many more! Register now for a chance to win!

Every week from April 2024, the Mission inclusion team draws lots among the cyclists registered for the Cycling for inclusion event. An email will be sent to you to announce the winner. On the day of the event, Sunday May 26, 2024, Mission inclusion is also giving away prizes among the cyclists present at the challenge.