Sussex Clean Air Conference

09.10.25

Ride to Amsterdam

26.09.25

Photo by Bart Ros on Unsplash

Clean Air Day 2025

19.06.25

Sign a letter and wheel or walk to demand clean air and improve health.

Olot School Report

23.04.25

Watch this fabulous video "The World That We Imagine" produced by the children and staff of Morrot School, Olot, Catalonia.

RCPCH Conference 2025 Glasgow - one message, two conferences, three rides

28.03.25

Aiming to activate health care professionals to talk about air pollution with patients, we organised rides linking RCPCH & WHO conferences in Glasgow & Colombia. Some rode 315k to Glasgow from Newcastle. The RCPCH President led off the early morning ride, with Lucy Reynolds expertly guiding us round the route, focussing on air quality inequalities.

Ride for clean air. An official side event of the WHO second global conference on air pollution and health.

24.03.25

Kidical Mass Spring Ride London

23.03.25

Medical Students for Climate Action at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA, USA

26.10.24

Medical Students for Climate Action hosted our second annual Ride for Their Lives. It sparked enlightening conversation and fostered a growing community of like-minded individuals at our medical school. We hope to host larger events like this in each coming year.

Kidical Mass Birmingham

05.10.24 - 10:15AM

Lambeth Car Free Day/ Kidical Mass - Autumn 2024

22.09.24 - 11:00AM

IBikeLondon are proud to support the global movement Kidical Mass, with a family friendly ride to celebrate! We will be bringing our epic bike party back to the streets of central London with a kids disco twist. This is a fully marshalled ride, with experienced IBikeLondon Cycle Marshals.

Billings, MT Ride For Their Lives

14.09.24

10 or 20 Mile ride for a healthy climate for our children

Ride for Ella

07.09.24

Ride in Lewisham to Celebrate the Life and Impact of Ella Aidoo Kissi Debrah.

Greener Practice Tayside and Fife, Ride for their Lives

10.08.24

Healthcare workers from Tayside and around the UK celebrated improving air quality and active travel infrastructure, while highlighting the need for further action to reduce the environmental risks to our children's health.

RFTL supports Pedal for Paris

18.07.24

Pedal for Paris aimed to galvanise the sport and physical activity sector to step up its work in tackling climate change in the lead up to Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Heather Lambert was privileged and thrilled to be invited along, thanks to her climate change activism with RFTL and having been World and European Age Group Duathlon champion.

SickKids Rides for Sustainability

28.06.24

Achieving our vision and mission requires a holistic approach that rethinks and reshapes the way we operate and how our organization interacts with the environment.” Our cycling club took part in a fun and relaxing ride through downtown Toronto to support sustainability.

Ride For Their Lives: Bike for Clean Air and a Healthier Future

25.06.24 - 7:00AM

Health Care Without Harm Southeast Asia, the Health Alliance for Climate and Clean Air Philippines (HACCAP), 350 Pilipinas, and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) are jointly organizing a Ride For Their Lives

“Care for Their Air” Glasgow ride

23.06.24

“Care for Their Air” Glasgow ride Sunday 23rd June 2024 Air quality in Glasgow has improved significantly over the last 5 years, which is good news for the health of our population. Momentum could be sustained by now adopting more ambitious national objectives. A revised Cleaner Air For Scotland strategy is due by the end of 2026.

UKHACC ride 2024 London

09.06.24 - 2:00PM

Health professionals from across the UK were invited to join the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change Ride for their Lives on Sunday 9 June. The event took place during Great Big Green Week, a week-long celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature.

Ride to the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva

26.05.24

In celebration of the World Health Assembly in Geneva (27 May -1 June) Heather and Chinthika, "Rode London" to warm up and after a brief rest on the Eurostar are cycling from Paris to Geneva carrying messages from London to the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva.

Ride Caledonia

12.05.24

A fun ride around Pitlochry.

London's Children Love Cycling

26.04.24

Inspired by the Barcelona Bici Bus nearly 200 children rode to Aldersbrook primary school in 3 groups. Thanks to collaboration between the school team, parents, LCC, RCC, Epping Forest and Fully Charged Bike shop. Aldersbrook children clearly love cycling.

Katy and Maria: TwoGirls-TwoBikes-TwoContinents: WE MADE IT!

23.04.24

Two paediatricians embarking on a somewhat crazy adventure across Europe then Adventure Cycling's TransAmerica trail. We want to show people that anything is possible on a bicycle and perhaps some of our US based medical friends will join in along the way. Find us on the route Yorktown, VA 1 June to Astoria, OR 20 Aug - follow us @twogirlstwobikes

RCPCH Conference Birmingham 2024

24.03.24

Birmingham welcomed the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health to their annual conference in Birmingham in March 2024. We had a wonderful joyful and well attended city centre event in collaboration with local cycling and sustainable travel groups. Riders joined from all around the UK.

Collection of RFTL long rides

01.01.24

Ride for Their Lives Atlanta

28.10.23

Join us for an exciting event at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, USA! Get ready to pedal your way through a fun-filled morning of cycling as we embark on a journey “together to explore the actions we must take to protect the planet for our patients and children.”

NBT and UHBW Ride

01.10.23 - 8:30AM

We’re inviting staff from North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust to join us for a ride between the main sites of each trust (and back again if you want to!)

Montanas Vacias

01.10.23

A little travelled area in central Spain, with high elevation plateaus, remote refugios, crystal clear rivers and one of the lowest population densities in Europe. Described as having clean air, with little light or noise pollution; we wanted to explore it further.

Zoom for their Lives

29.09.23 - 11:30AM

On Friday 29th September at 1130 GMT we would like to invite you to a brief (20min) Zoom where we aim to link up as many of you as can join at that time. By chance 2 important rides are taking place simultaneously: the UKHACC ride in London and the Barcelona leg of the Catalonia ride. 

Biodiversity, Climate Change and Health

29.09.23

Biodiversity, Climate Change and Health Launch of a policy report by the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

Catalonia / Cataluña

25.09.23

Pyrenees to Barcelona via Olot. 25/09/2023-29/09/2023. Celebrating child safe streets and the raging success that is BiciBus.

Montana Ride

24.09.23 - 1:00PM

Join us Sept 24th, Sunday, in Billings from 1-4pm for a 10- or 20-mile bike ride to raise awareness for the effects of climate on children's' health. Co-hosted by the Billings Trailnet with MtHPHC. Co-sponsored by Billings Clinic Kids and The Children's Clinic of Billings.

Manchester Cycles to The Hague (or just Doncaster or Hull...;)

18.09.23

Manchester UK to The Hague NL in collaboration with Ride For Their Lives. We are a group of paediatric healthcare providers riding to the ESPE 2023 conference in The Hague instead of getting on a plane.

Glasgow – Our Air-mazing City

17.09.23

Perplexed by particulates? Dazed by dioxides? Join GPs, paediatricians and public health professionals on a cycling celebration of some of our city’s air quality interventions, and learn why these are so important for the health of our children.

LCC PROTEST AT BATTERSEA BRIDGE

07.09.23

One month after a 27 year old woman was killed while cycling across Battersea Bridge, London Cycling Campaign will assemble to sombrely protest ongoing dangerous conditions on Battersea Bridge and in the surrounding area. Several RFTL riders will be there to show our support for safe roads.

Superloop ride

30.07.23

RFTLers rode the proposed Superloop to explore the improved bus route. We used 2 Sundays in August and followed a route taking in all the Bus/rail interchanges as the exact bus routes are open for consultation and not finalised.

A summer ride across France

23.07.23

Ride for their Lives 2023 mid-year update

20.07.23 - 5:30PM

We thought it was time to have a catch-up with RFTL supporters and activists and hear what you have been doing locally.

Cheshire Wirral Partnership NHS Trust

08.07.23

On Saturday 8th July, 9 Green Champions from Cheshire Wirral Partnership NHS Trust’s cycled along the Wirral Way, calling by West Kirby for coffee and Parkgate for lunch. All 41 km completed, in spite of a monsoon-like downpour for the last 30 minutes!

London Climate Action Week Ride For Their Lives

26.06.23

Short inclusive ride around Hampstead heath to celebrate London Climate Week.

LEJOGO

08.06.23

LEJOGO Heather Lambert Cycled the length of the UK handing out RFTL cards and chatted about air pollution as she rode

Lake Harriet Bandshell, Minneapolis

04.06.23 - 9:30AM

A Climate Action Bike Ride, where we ride together to forge a sustainable path towards safeguarding the planet for our patients and children, igniting impactful discussions, and planning meaningful actions.

Western Australia Health - Ride for Life

28.05.23 - 8:00AM

This event was the first of its kind in Australia and is coordinated by North Metropolitan Health Service. The ride had three options for participation, advanced riding, gentle fun ride and walk.

RFTL Clevermed Annual Conference Bike-packing

23.05.23

Riding over 100k and arriving on a bike is an impactful way to share the clean air / sustainable transport message with healthcare colleagues

RCPCH conference evening ride

23.05.23 - 12:00AM

Gentle evening ride

RCPCH conference and ride

22.05.23 - 11:00AM

Ride for Their Lives returns to Glasgow

Strawberry Line ride

21.05.23

A ride along the famous Strawberry line south of Bristol in the west of England.

London Clean Air Wins Ride

13.05.23

Collaborative 3 day ride to support some of the structural changes we need to reduce air pollution and increase active travel. Over 3 days 13-15th May with start and finish points based on the Elizabeth line and rail lines that allow fully assembled bikes.

Evidence based interventions that improve Air Quality

09.05.23 - 2:30PM

Thank you all for contributing or attending the webinar. If you missed it watch the recording now.

Feeder rides for the Big One

22.04.23

A lovely day to advocate for the planet on. Bikes proved the perfect way to travel (as usual) and were no problem to push during the march. Well done to the feeder groups and the magnificent Suami.

Greener Practice Bicester to Beaconsfield ride to The Big One

20.04.23

Greener Practice GP and urologist husband are undertaking a hybrid cycle/train journey from Solihull to London to get to The Big One's Planetary Health Hub, monitoring air pollution along the way.

Greener Practice Sheffield to London ride for the Big One

17.04.23

Greener Practice are riding to London for the Planetary Health Hub Programme at The Big One

2da Cicletada. Pedalea por sus Vidas. Coyhaique, Chile

22.03.23

En el día mundial del agua sumamos esfuerzos para esta segunda cicleteada "Pedalea por sus Vidas 2023". En colaboración con Cicleyque. org saldremos este 22 de marzo en punto de 17:45 hrs, desde la calle Carrera (en la entrada del HRC), para hacer todo un recorrido por las calles y volver al punto de partida. Te esperamos!

Kidical Mass London

12.03.23

Organised by @kidicalmasslond #kidicalmass #streetsforkids. RFTL provided some paediatric healthcare marshals on bikes.

Ride for their Lives 2023 Launch Webinar

20.02.23 - 6:00PM

Watch Ride for their Lives 2023 Launch Zoom Webinar

Tyneside (Newcastle-Gateshead) Clean Air Zone ride

28.01.23

It is well documented that air pollution is one of the biggest determinants of health and the effects of air pollution disproportionately affect those most vulnerable and disadvantaged in our society - including the young, the old and those with existing health problems.

Cicletada familiar: Pedalea Por Sus Vidas 2022. Valdivia Chile

18.12.22

Actividad organizada en conjunto con el Depto de Medio Ambiente del Colegio Medico Los Rios, el Servicio de Salud Valdivia y el Hosptal Base Valdivia que pertenece a la Red de Hospitales Verdes y Saludables. Si deseas unirte al recorrido escribe a leufu7@gmail.com

The end of Ride for their Lives 2022

09.11.22

Departamento de medio ambiente nacional- COLMED "Consejo Regional Santiago". Santiago, Chile. RFTL

06.11.22

Este evento abre una colaboración entre dos equipos (gubernamental y médico), como resultado la inaguración de una oficina medio ambiental dentro del Colegio médico regional de Santiago.

Guernsey Ride

06.11.22

Queens Road Medical Practice to Longfri Surgery with a cool cargo bike

Modena Ride

06.11.22

Several rides of varying distances converging on the Piazza Grande in Modena

Turin Ride

06.11.22

A 3km ride from the Mauriziano Hospital and the Regina Margherita Children's Hospital in Turin

Rome Ride

06.11.22

Milan Ride

06.11.22

A 5km ride between the Vittore Buzzi Hospital and the Mangiagalli Clinic in Milan

Sheffield Tour - rides, runs and walks!

05.11.22

The team at Sheffield Children's Hospital are organising a ride to tie in with COP27. We are setting up runs and walks as well. More details to follow. If you are interested - philip.branford@nhs.net

Geneva to Napoli: Napoli

31.10.22

Abingdon to the John Radcliffe via central Oxford

30.10.22 - 2:00PM

Cycle Ride: Sunday 30th October, 2 pm to 4 pm. From Long Furlong Medical Centre, North Abingdon OX14 1XR to the John Radcliffe Children’s Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU.

Seattle Children's Hospital

29.10.22

Pediatric Physicians from Kaiser Permanente bring together riders from Seattle Children's Hospital. More details coming soon. Photo courtesy of Maria Benitez on Unsplash.

Geneva to Napoli: Roma Critical Mass

28.10.22

We joined Critical Mass

Geneva to Napoli: Firenze Event

25.10.22

The Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence, leads the way with healthy hospital design. "This 150-bed children’s hospital was designed to create a healing environment for patients and landscape alike.

Geneva to Napoli: Modena Event

23.10.22

Domenica 22 ottobre, ore 21:00 presso Studio “piccolo principe” Lunedì 23 ottobre, ore 9:30 presso il Centro Didattico della Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Policlinico, Modena

Pedalea por sus vidas, Sarare Colombia.

22.10.22

El evento se realizó el sábado 22 de octubre, en coordinación con diferentes representastes de áreas del Hospital y de profesionales de la Salud.

Geneva to Napoli: Milano Event

21.10.22

1ra Cicletada: Pedalea por sus vidas. Coyhaique, Chile

20.10.22

Organizado por el Hospital Regional de Coyhaique y el Colegio médico región de Aysén en conjunto con la organización Cycleayque.org

The Scottish Highlands Ride

20.10.22

A 44km ride between Grantown-on-Spey Medical Practice and Kingussie Medical Practice.

Geneva to Napoli: Aigle Event

18.10.22

We will ride from Geneva with a representative of UCI, so plenty of time to swap ideas and actions. We hope to meet the president as part of a visit to the World Cycling Centre at the end of the day.

Geneva to Napoli: Geneva Event

18.10.22

Geneva to Napoli Ride

18.10.22

An unsupported ride (18 Oct-2 Nov) to extend the conversation through Switzerland/Italy and towards the African COP27.

Minneapolis Ride

16.10.22

Please join North America's first Ride for their Lives ride. Contact bjorg029@umn.edu if you want to be involved.

UK Health Alliance on Climate Change London

13.10.22

A gentle circular ride in London around the UKHACC member sites starting and ending at the Royal College of Physicians. After the ride, there will be a group discussion hosted by Fiona Godlee, former editor of the British Medical Journal.

Bupa : London to Brighton

11.10.22

A Collaborative Climate Ride between private healthcare led by Bupa

Pedalea por el futuro, Temuco. Chile

09.10.22

Esta bicicletada en Temuco es dirigida hacia trabajadores de la salud. Se realizará en el marco del Día del Medio Ambiente. Saliendo desde la Sede Colmed Araucanía.

Missoula Montana Ride

09.10.22

Riders from Citizen's Climate Lobby, Montana University and local paediatricians. Organised by Lori Byron, Pediatrician and Chelsea Kuiper, a Ph.D. student in the School of Public and Community Health Sciences, More details to follow.

North East Ride Hexham to NSEC, Cramlington to Great North Children's Hospital

08.10.22

Following the success of Ride for Their Lives 2021, from London to Glasgow ahead of COP26, which had a well supported stop in Newcastle en route, the plan this year, RFTL 2022, is to do a ride linking hospitals at Hexham and Cramlington (NSECH) with the Great North Childrens Hospital, Newcastle on Saturday 8 October 2022. Photo by Jo Rogers.

Mental Health Ride London

08.10.22

Jacks and Rachel organized a tour of key locations based on history and development of services for children. Possible 40-50miles including vegan samosas, UCLH, Anna Freud Centre, Tavi, St Marys, Priory, Springfield, Acorn Lodge, Maudsley, GOSH. Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash.

Soacha, Colombia

07.10.22

El sector de Gestión Ambiental de la municipalidad de Soacha Colombia, organizará un recorrido que compartiran tanto servidores de salud como público en general. La invitación esta abierta a sumarse al evento. Contacto: Melissa Baracaldo, gestionambiental01.esesoacha@gmail.com

Derbyshire ICS Rides

06.10.22

San Diego Paediatric Hospitals Ride

01.10.22

More details coming soon for the campaign's first ride in California.

Basel to Mulhouse ride

30.09.22

A small ride of primary care paediatricians

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) - London

29.09.22 - 9:30AM

Dr Camilla Kingdon, President and Alison Firth, Strategic Projects Manager of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) led a circular route to and from the College in the morning, followed by a lunch.

Bristol Ride

25.09.22 - 2:00PM

Bristol Hospital Staff cycle to take action on air pollution and the climate crisis. Local healthcare staff and their families are cycled from Bristol Children's Hospital to Warmley to inspire action on air pollution and the climate crisis. At Warmley Waiting Room cafe the riders ended the ride and talked about climate issues and child health.

Cali, Colombia. 22.09.2022

22.09.22

El 22 de septiembre se realizará un recorrido en la ciudad de Cali, Colombia. Será un recorrido corto de 5,4 km (desde un Hospital Verde y Saludable a otro). Acompañarán algunos hospitales invitados y sociedad civil en bicicleta, algunos caminarán y otros usarán transporte alternativo. Para mayor información contactar: cpaz@hcwh.org

Kings Mill Hospital to QMC Nottingham

09.07.22

London to Brighton

26.06.22

On the 26th June 2022, Zeshan Rawn, Chinthika Piyasena, and Mark Hayden cycled 100km from London to Brighton for a medical conference.

Antofagasta. Pedalea por sus Vidas

29.05.22

The ride was coordinated by the Medical College of Chile- Antofagasta Regional, the journey was shared with an ontology association. The route was from the family medicine center to the regional hospital of Antofagasta. At the end of the ride they made a statement, calling for climate action by the government to close the thermoelectric plants and discussed air pollution.

London to Geneva via Paris

22.05.22

Drs Heather Lambert and Mark Hayden Walked the Talk by cycling 800km from London to Geneva for the launch of the World Health Assembly. Here they are with WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Necker Hospital Paris visit

17.05.22

The perinatal team at the Necker are notably active in the climate battle, actively educating and influencing their peers. They explained the particular opportunity they saw to engage with parents, concerned about the environment they are bringing children into and prepared to fight to improve it.

South East London Perinatal and Paediatric

15.05.22

57km trip round Evelina London, King's, Lewisham, Princess Royal (Farnborough), and Queen Elizabeth (Woolwich)

South West London Perinatal and Paediatric

14.05.22

52km trip round St George's, Croydon, St Helier, Epsom and Kingston

North West London Perinatal and Paediatric

08.05.22

Chelsea & Westminster (start), Queen Charlotte's, Hillingdon, St Mary's, West Middlesex

North Central London Perinatal and Paediatric

30.04.22

GOSH (start), UCLH, RFH, Whittington, North Mid, Barnet

North East London Perinatal and Paediatric

23.04.22

50km trip round RLH, Homerton, Whipps, Queens Romford, and Newham

The Great North Children's Hospital

29.10.21

Sheffield Children's Hospital Visit

27.10.21

Birmingham Children's Hospital Visit

25.10.21

Pedaleemos por el clima. Araucanía Chilena

24.10.21

Organizado por el Colegio Médico Araucanía y el Departamento de Medio Ambiente. Recorrieron un total de 14.15 km tanto personal de salud como sociedad civil.

London to Glasgow for COP26 RFTL 2021 end

24.10.21

Geneva to London to Glasgow, from the WHO to COP26.

London to Glasgow for COP26 RFTL 2021 start

24.10.21

Geneva to London to Glasgow, from the WHO to COP26.

Geneva to London for RFTL 2021; solo unsupported ride by Head of Climate Change and Health at WHO

16.10.21

Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum cycled from Geneva to London solo and unsupported to deliver a report signed by Dr Tedros for us to carry up to Glasgow. Happily he had time to also cycle with us on the first day to Oxford so we got to have a chat and find out more about the work of the WHO in Climate Change and Health.