About the Tour

The BYT (Bare Your Teeth) bike tour is a cycle tour spanning over six provinces, fourty days, and nealry 5000km of higway and trails. The tour will begin on August 4th in Winnipeg, MB and will end on September 12th in St. John's NL. All proceeds from the BYT bike tour will be donated to the Canadian Canceer Society.

The BYT bike tour was created from the belief that, with enough motivation, anyone can make a difference. In December of 2013 my Mother was diagnosed with cancer. For months she underwent treatments including chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation. Thankfully, she has been in remission since January 2015. Unfortunately, my family's fight is not over. Just a few months ago my Father was diagnosed with cancer. His battle has just begun.

Over the past two years I have watched my parents struggle to maintain their health and quality of life and have felt helpless to do anything about it. Until now. The idea came to me that I could cycle and raise money for the people who have helped us these last two years. And so the BYT bike tour was born. 

As the tour progresses, I will keep you up to date on my adventures. The trip will be very basic. I do not have a support van nor do I have paid accommodations and will be camping for the majority of the trip. I feel that this bare bones approach to touring will be more effective as I would like as much to go to the charity as possible.

If you would like to support the Bare Your Teeth bike tour, we will be fundraising in every city along the way so please come out and show your support. If you would prefer to donate online, there will be a donations website up in the next week so keep your eyes peeled. If you would like to volunteer with us or ride along side us during any stretch of our trip, please email us at bareyourteethbiketour@gmail.com. And don't forget to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/bareyourteethbiketour

Thanks to everyone for your love and support,

Katrina