Break the Cycle: Des Moines 2025 Events

June 7 - Challenge Ride (25, 50 or 100 miles)

June 7 - Break the Cycle Challenge Ride

Our 2025 events kick off with the Break the Cycle Challenge Ride on June 7. Featuring 3 different route distances of 25, 50 or 100 miles, the Challenge Ride has an option for all levels of cyclist. All distances start and finish at Firetrucker Brewery in Ankeny, utilizing the scenic High Trestle Trail. The 100 mile option will continue to the Raccoon River Valley Trail via the new Woodward to Perry connector. All riders are invited to the post-ride lunch and celebration at Firetrucker Brewery!

Break the Cycle hosts ultra-endurance cycling and running events to raise awareness and funds for real victims of human trafficking and modern-day slavery. There are more than 50 million victims, according to the Global Slavery Index. Shockingly, 1.7 million of them are kids who have been forced into sexual exploitation.

Break the Cycle participants give voice to the issue and raise funds for Hope for Justice to help rescue and restore real victims in the U.S. and around the world.