For A Future Without Cancer
For A Future Without Cancer
A Cycling Expedition Across Europe
For a Future Without Cancer
23,000 km. 41 countries. 20+ months
One cyclist
Forty-one countries
A continent of stories
On 31 May 2026, Agis Apostolopoulos left London to begin a 23,000 kilometre cycling expedition across 41 European countries.
Across Europe, Agis is cycling through towns, villages and capital cities, meeting local people, documenting their stories, and opening conversations about food, physical activity, healthy living and cancer prevention.
Through cycling, storytelling, gastronomy, public talks and community events, the expedition aims to promote cancer prevention awareness and raise funds in aid of the World Cancer Research Fund.
This is a journey in memory of his mum, whom he lost to cancer, and a journey of adventure, community and hope. One deeply personal story, carried across Europe, to help inspire a future without cancer.
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Her name was Efi
She was sixteen years old when she had me. Her family told her to choose: give the baby up, or leave the house.
She chose to leave.
She chose me.
My mum loved to cook. She was a wonderful cook.
She had an old notebook, that grand mum had given her, a leather-covered notebook, filled with recipes in grand mum’s own handwriting. Every day she would take it out of the cupboard and cook for the family.
Coming home from school, we were always welcomed by the smell of her cooking.
That smell was home. That smell was mum.
The last time I spoke to my mum, she answered the phone and said: ‘My sweet boy, how much I craved to hear your voice again.’
Not long after, I lost her to cancer.
She was sixty six years old – far too young.
Cancer took my mum
It has taken friends, relatives, and too many people we love.
And it keeps taking.
Unless more of us do something.
This journey is my way of carrying something of my mum across Europe: her love, her recipes, her memory, and the hope that more people can have access to the knowledge that helps prevent cancer.
Agis
A cycling expedition across Europe
The journey at a glance
Start: London, United Kingdom.
Distance: Approximately 23,000 kilometres.
Countries: 41 European countries.
Duration: 20 plus months.
Mission: To promote cancer prevention awareness through cycling, food, active living, and community storytelling, while raising funds in aid of the World Cancer Research Fund.
Each week on the road, Agis arrives in a new town or village, meets local people, cooks together, and shares conversations about how food, physical activity, body weight, and lifestyle shape long-term health.
In capital cities along the route, Agis connects with local cycling communities for group rides and events that bring people together around active living and cancer prevention.
This is not just a cycle trip around Europe
It is a moving campaign for a future without cancer.
This is a journey where adventure, gastronomy, and active living become the lenses through which we:x
- Share human stories.
- Advocate for healthy living.
- Share evidence-based information on cancer prevention.
- Raise funds in aid of the World Cancer Research Fund.
A Moving Campaign
For cancer prevention, built around three content themes.
Adventure
Life on the road across 41 countries.
From remote landscapes to capital cities, from long climbs to difficult weather, this is a story of endurance, resilience, uncertainty, and discovery, and the every day reality of cycling across a continent.
Food & Gastronomy
Food is memory, culture, and connection.
Across Europe, Agis will cook with local people, learn traditional recipes, share conversations about food and health, and explore the relationship between food, culture, and health.
Active Lifestyle
Cancer prevention in a human, accessible way.
Through cycling events, community meetings, food conversations, and storytelling, the expedition helps bring cancer prevention awareness into everyday life, in a way people can understand, share, and use.
Talking About Cancer Prevention
Cancer prevention is one of the central messages of this expedition.
As Agis cycles across Europe, he is sharing evidence-based information from the World Cancer Research Fund about how everyday choices can help reduce the risk of cancer.
These recommendations focus on the areas of life we return to every day: what we eat, how active we are, our body weight, alcohol, breastfeeding, and the choices we make after a cancer diagnosis.
They are not about perfection. They are about awareness, small steps, and building healthier lives over time.
Across this journey, from city streets and village kitchens to cycling communities and local events, these recommendations help guide the conversations Agis hopes to have along the road.
Explore the Cancer Prevention Recommendations and learn how food, movement, body weight, and lifestyle can help shape a healthier future.
In Aid of the World Cancer Research Fund
This expedition supports cancer prevention awareness and fundraising in aid of the World Cancer Research Fund.
Their work helps people understand how diet, nutrition, body weight, and physical activity can affect cancer risk.
Through this expedition, Agis helps share that knowledge across Europe through stories, food, cycle rides, community events, and conversations from the road.
Every year, cancer kills over 1.3 million people across Europe.
Source: World Cancer Research Fund
40% of cancer cases are preventable.
How You Can Support
An expedition of this scale cannot happen without support.
Agis is covering as much as he can himself, but he cannot do this alone.
Your support helps keep the expedition moving and makes it possible to document, share, and bring these stories to communities across Europe.
Donate
Help fund the core expedition costs, including safety equipment, bike maintenance, food, basic accommodation, filming, photography, and production.
Sponsor
If you are a brand, organisation, or business aligned with cycling, outdoor adventure, food, travel, health, wellbeing, or social impact, there are opportunities to support the expedition.
Share
Share the campaign with friends, family, colleagues, cycling groups, food communities, organisations, and anyone who may want to support the journey.
For Sponsors and Partners
Cycling Across Europe for a Future Without Cancer offers more than logo placement.
It is a long-form, human story travelling across 41 countries, through towns, villages, capital cities, local communities, cycling groups, kitchens, and cultural spaces.
The expedition creates opportunities for:
Authentic storytelling
Real-world product visibility
Community engagement
Purpose-led brand association
Your brand travels with us across 41 countries, through hundreds of communities, through capital cities and remote villages, inside a story people actually care about.
Follow Agis on Social Media
The journey will be documented openly through video, photography, written stories, and regular updates from the road.
Follow every stage of the expedition, from preparation in London to the first kilometres on the road, and across the 41 countries that follow.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cycling Across Europe for a Future Without Cancer?
Cycling Across Europe for a Future Without Cancer is a long-distance cycling expedition across 41 European countries, beginning in London in June 2026.
Over 20 plus months, Agis Apostolopoulos will cycle approximately 23,000 kilometres, documenting stories of food, culture, community, active living, and cancer prevention awareness.
Why are you doing this journey?
I am doing this journey in memory of my mum, who I lost to cancer.
She was a wonderful cook, a strong woman, and the person who chose me when she was asked to give me up or leave home. This expedition is my way of carrying her memory forward and helping more people access life-saving information around cancer prevention.
Is this a charity fundraiser?
The journey supports fundraising in aid of the World Cancer Research Fund.
Alongside this, I am also raising funds to cover the core costs of the expedition itself, including safety equipment, bike maintenance, food, basic accommodation, filming, photography, and production.
Where does my donation go?
Donations made through the expedition GoFundMe help fund the core costs of the journey, including equipment, daily road costs, repairs, insurance, content production, and the practical essentials needed to keep the expedition moving.
Fundraising in aid of the World Cancer Research Fund will be handled separately and clearly, so supporters can see the difference between supporting the expedition and donating directly to the charity.
Are you fundraising for the World Cancer Research Fund?
Yes. The expedition is raising funds in aid of the World Cancer Research Fund.
Along the route, I will share evidence-based information on cancer prevention, including the role of diet, nutrition, body weight, and physical activity, using resources and guidance from the World Cancer Research Fund where appropriate.
The journey itself is independently organised by Agis Apostolopoulos, and funds raised for expedition costs are handled separately from donations made in aid of the World Cancer Research Fund.
When does the journey start?
The expedition is planned to begin in London in June 2026.
How long will the journey take?
The journey is expected to take around 20 plus months.
What will happen along the route?
Each week, I hope to arrive in a new town or village, meet local people, cook together, share stories, and talk about food, health, culture, and everyday lifestyle choices.
In capital cities, I will meet local cycling communities for group rides and events that promote active living and raise awareness around cancer prevention.
How many countries will you visit?
The route is planned to pass through 41 European countries, beginning and ending in London.
Can local people take part?
Yes. Local people can take part by cooking together, sharing recipes, telling stories, joining community rides, hosting conversations, or helping connect the journey with local cycling, food, and health communities.
Can people join you for part of the ride?
Yes. In many capital cities and local communities, I hope to organise group rides and community events. Details will be shared as the journey develops.
How can brands or organisations support the expedition?
Brands and organisations can support the expedition through sponsorship, equipment support, in-kind donations, media amplification, accommodation support, community introductions, or co-created content.
I am particularly interested in working with organisations connected to cycling, outdoor adventure, food, travel, health, wellbeing, storytelling, and social impact.
For mum.
For everyone we have lost.
For a future without cancer.
For A Future Without Cancer
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