— training miles since June 1. The 10,000 start Jan 1.

Robert riding at the camera in a yellow helmet and a pink print jersey, railroad tracks behind him.

Cycle for Change

10,000 miles. One year. All on the bike.

Nov 21Ride with meEl Tour de Tucson, 102, 62 or 32 miles

Find a group rideRead the last rideGive to my Center Ride Out

4,402training miles since June 1, on Strava. The count restarts in 59 days.

1,428group rides worldwide 640events in 2027

How this works.

  1. I ride.

    10,000 miles in 2027. Every ride lands here from Strava.

  2. I write it down.

    Every ride gets a stroke. The big ones get a page.

  3. The money goes to the orgs.

    Through their own rides. Nothing here asks for a card.

It always says cycling.

I’d like to say I ride for everyone else. I ride because it changed me.

Recovery and the bike changed my life. I’d like to say I’m cycling for other people. I’m really cycling for myself. I’m cycling because it changed me. That’s the story.

So the sign changes. What comes after the word is up to whoever’s riding.

Robert standing with his bike on a bridge, sunglasses on, smiling.
Boise, ID · May 2025
Robert’s shadow on the road with one hand up in a peace sign, the bars in front and a mountain ahead.
Paradise Valley, AZ · Jul 2026

miles in 2027, all on the bike.

From the road

The last rides.

  1. Sat Oct 3116.2mi
  2. Fri Oct 3034.1mi
  3. Thu Oct 2935.9mi
  4. Wed Oct 2827.5mi

116 rides since June 1.

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The ride on Monday, October 12.

I rode for mental clarity

I rode for mental clarity. Every ride, I say who I’m riding for that day.

What do you cycle for? Say it on video

Phoenix · Oct 2026
Robert grinning in a white kit and red glasses beside the LOVE mural, his bike against the wall. This morning’s route is painted on the gravel next to him, with CYCLE FOR change.
Phoenix · Oct 2026

The orgs I ride for.

You sign up or give on their page. None of it comes through me.

one·n·ten

Phoenix nonprofit for LGBTQ+ youth ages 11 to 24. Safe spaces, housing, leadership.

Give to one·n·ten

Los Angeles LGBT Center

Health, housing and advocacy for LGBTQ+ people.

Give to the Center

San Francisco AIDS Foundation

HIV, sexual health and harm-reduction services.

Give to SFAF

You don’t have to be queer to ride with me. The rides raise money for queer-serving orgs. That’s the point.

If it’s now 988 call or text, any hour · Trevor Project 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678 Help lines, by age

13 rides

The 2027 rides I’m doing.

Part of the 10,000 miles. Come ride one.

Ten with dates from the organizer; two sit on the 2026 weekend until the organizer posts 2027; one hasn’t put out 2027 dates yet.

All my 2027 rides, with sign-up links
  1. Feb6Tour de Palm SpringsPalm Springs, CA · road
  2. Mar5–6Belgian Waffle Ride ArizonaFountain Hills, AZ · gravel
  3. Mar11The Mid SouthStillwater, OK · gravel
  4. Apr15–18Sea Otter ClassicMonterey, CA · gravel
  5. Apr23–25Center Ride Out the CenterLA to Ojai and back · 3 days
  6. May21–23Cycle to Zero SFAFSF to the Russian River · 3 days
  7. Jun3–6Unbound GravelEmporia, KS · gravel · entry by lottery
  8. Jul10–11Seattle to Portland206 miles, one or two days · road
  9. Aug1–6Friends for Life Bike RallyToronto to Montréal · 6 days
  10. Sep24–26Cycle for the CauseNew York, NY · 3 days
  11. Oct16Chino GrinderChino Valley, AZ · gravel · date projected
  12. Nov20El Tour de TucsonTucson, AZ · road · date projected
  13. 2027TBARecovery RideSausalito to Guerneville and back · 3 days · 2027 dates to come
Robert in a lavender jersey, standing with his bike on a desert road, a peace sign up, mountains behind.
Paradise Valley, AZ · Sep 2025

A Los Angeles LGBT Center fundraiser

April 23–25, I cycle for the Center

Center Ride Out. Los Angeles to Ojai, camp, then back along the coast to a finish by the ocean.

3 days
200+ miles, Apr 23–25, 2027
1 day
Day 2 only
Money
You raise it on the Center’s page

Give to my rideSign up with the CenterAll my 2027 rides

Details from the Center, checked Oct 26.

Group rides

Find a group ride.

1,428 group rides in the directory, each with the date it was last checked. Every state, 18 more countries. Shop rides, no-drop rides, queer rides.

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