Cycle to Zero: the wine country ride
The San Francisco AIDS Foundation's three-day ride through Sonoma County — smaller and shorter than the AIDS/LifeCycle it succeeds, funding the same no-cost HIV and LGBTQ+ health services.
Cycle to Zero launched in 2026 as the San Francisco AIDS Foundation's flagship ride. The name is the mission: getting to zero new HIV infections, zero deaths, zero stigma. Money raised funds SFAF's no-cost HIV testing, prevention, harm-reduction, and LGBTQ+ health services.
The ride
Three days in Sonoma wine country — rolling vineyard roads, redwood sections, real climbing but nothing cruel. It's a loop-based format rather than a point-to-point haul, which keeps logistics simple: one base, three days of riding, full event support.
Compared to AIDS/LifeCycle
Shorter, obviously — three days against seven. But the culture carried over: the training ride communities, the roadside cheering, the riders in tutus on the climbs. If the 545 was a pilgrimage, this is a long weekend with the same congregation.
New to fundraising rides? The complete guide maps every major ride, and the packing list covers what three days in a saddle actually requires.
I do the miles. You decide who they’re for.
In 2027 I ride 10,000 miles, all on the bike, every one of them for queer communities. You pledge a few cents a mile and pick which org it goes to. It starts January 1.