Cycle for Survival Opens 2027 Season Registration to High Demand, With More Than 75% of Bikes Already Full

Cycle for Survival, the official rare cancer fundraising program of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), has opened registration for its 2027 season of stationary-cycling events, and over 75% of bikes are already reserved. Participants will gather in January, February, and March at 15 locations nationwide to raise funds for MSK and take part in the high-energy event.

Anyone can register to join Cycle for Survival - no training or cycling experience is required. At each event, participants ride, dance, cheer, and share inspiring stories, paying tribute to loved ones and supporting one another. 100% of the money raised goes directly to innovative clinical trials and major scientific initiatives at MSK.

Locations for the 2027 season include:

Cycle for Survival was started in 2007 by the late Jennifer Goodman Linn and her husband, Dave Linn. Today, Cycle for Survival is fueled by dedicated fundraisers and donors, as well as the generous support of corporate partners and signature sponsors. Instructors from Equinox, Cycle for Survival's founding partner, lead the high-energy rides at Equinox clubs.

"Cycle for Survival unites the entire Equinox community around a shared commitment to advancing rare cancer research," said Harvey Spevak, Executive Chairman and Managing Partner of Equinox Group. "Each year, our members, instructors, and leadership are proud to support Cycle for Survival at clubs across the country, creating an atmosphere of inspiration and purpose that makes these rides so meaningful."

Signature sponsors also help bring the Cycle for Survival experience to life throughout the season. NOBULL returns for a second year as the program's Official Performance Apparel Sponsor, giving participants the opportunity to earn exclusive Cycle for Survival x NOBULL gear through their fundraising efforts. Essentia^® Water, the Official Hydration Sponsor, provides water to event attendees as part of its three-year commitment to supporting the Cycle for Survival community. Custom Ink provides the program T-shirts distributed to participants and helps teams, companies, and supporters create custom shirts and accessories. ICAP sponsors an annual fundraising challenge that gives participants an additional boost as they raise money for rare cancer research.

Rare cancers include blood, brain, ovarian, pancreatic, and pediatric cancers, as well as melanoma and many other types of the disease. About 50% of people with cancer have a rare cancer. But research on these diseases is largely underfunded, which means that people diagnosed with a rare cancer often have limited treatment options. Cycle for Survival helps fill this gap by funding the groundbreaking work of doctors and researchers at MSK.

The impact of Cycle for Survival's fundraising can be seen in the stories of people who have benefited from advances in rare cancer research. Earlier this year, the Today show featured Cycle for Survival participant Norah Lewin, who was diagnosed with stage 3 stomach cancer at age 39 and is now cancer free after receiving treatment at MSK. "I wanted to be part of a new story and a new statistic for stomach cancer," said Lewin.

Lewin's physician, Yelena Janjigian, MD, Chief of MSK's Gastrointestinal Oncology Service and Carroll and Milton Petrie Chair, has participated in Cycle for Survival for more than a decade. She spoke about how research funding helps advance cancer treatment: "These breakthroughs, made possible by the funding that Cycle for Survival brings in, help cure patients like Norah. At MSK, we drive discoveries and innovations that then affect the entire world."

Since 2007, Cycle for Survival has raised more than $450 million for groundbreaking research at MSK. Cycle for Survival funding supports rare cancer research from laboratory studies to clinical trials, helping researchers turn bold ideas into new treatment options for people with cancer. Cycle for Survival has also supported the development of MSK-IMPACT^®, a genomic profiling test that analyzes more than 500 cancer-associated genes and helps match patients to more effective therapies.

For more information about Cycle for Survival, please visit cycleforsurvival.org.

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About Cycle for Survival

Cycle for Survival is the official rare cancer fundraising program of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). With its founding partner, Equinox, Cycle for Survival hosts annual indoor stationary-cycling events nationwide to support rare cancer research and has raised more than $450 million for innovative clinical trials and major scientific initiatives at MSK. What began as a small event in New York City in 2007 has transformed into a movement to beat rare cancers, with every dollar raised by participants and donors representing hope, progress, and the possibility of a future without rare cancers. For more information, visit cycleforsurvival.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.

About Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK):

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe. One of the world's most respected comprehensive centers devoted exclusively to cancer, we have been recognized as one of the top two cancer hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report for more than 30 years and ranked as the best hospital in the world for oncology according to Newsweek's World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2026 list. www.mskcc.org.

About Equinox

Founded in 1991, Equinox was built on the notion that fitness can empower a life well-lived and foster a strong community of high-performance individuals. Over 30 years later, Equinox continues to lead and disrupt the category it singularly defined, operating over 100 full-service fitness clubs globally across major U.S. cities including New York, L.A., Miami, and San Francisco, as well as London, Toronto, and Vancouver, each featuring bespoke design in an unparalleled luxury environment. Grounded in the core tenets of Movement, Nutrition, Regeneration, and Community, and backed by a Health Advisory Board of industry-leading experts across these disciplines, the company offers a holistic approach to fitness, inclusive of Equinox signature Group Fitness classes, Personal Training, Pilates, Spa services, apparel, experiential travel, and food and beverage. For more information, visit equinox.com.