Pelotonia Kids

Over the last several years, there have been a handful of neighborhood kids rides throughout the community that inspired this new Pelotonia Kids platform.

Pelotonia Kids launched in 2024 to provide children with the opportunity to participate in Pelotonia event experiences through fundraising and cycling at a younger age.

A total of six kids rides raised $85,076 for pediatric cancer research in its first year.

Pelotonia Kids expanded in 2025 with 11 rides, including several returning events plus new kids rides throughout Ohio.

Each event is organized by community volunteers in partnership with Pelotonia staff.

Kids rides range in participant ages, route layouts and venue locations.

Participants receive a Pelotonia Kids medal, t-shirt, and other fun giveaways after crossing the finish line.

Kid participants can create a profile to support their fundraising for innovative pediatric cancer research.

Pelotonia Kids supports the groundbreaking work at two leading institutions focused on innovative pediatric cancer care and research.

The OSUCCC – James has a collaborative agreement with Nationwide Children’s Hospital to broaden the study of childhood cancer and accelerate the transfer of key research findings to the clinical setting.

The relationship between the OSUCCC – James and Nationwide Children's Hospital is stimulating novel research and developing collaborations in pediatric cancer-related studies that will also have applications to adults.

Pelotonia Kids dollars may go toward accelerating clinical research as well as studies on the psychosocial factors of pediatric cancer.

The Center for Childhood Cancer Research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is part of The Abigail Wexner Research Institute, one of the top ten National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities.