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Cancelled

Ride for Sight Cycling Challenge

Distances: 70k, 35k, 5k
Eldoret Sports Club, Eldoret
About: The Ride for Sight Cycling Challenge scheduled for 10 October 2026 at Eldoret Sports Club was cancelled. The Kenya Society for the Blind announced the cancellation on 7 …more

About: The Ride for Sight Cycling Challenge scheduled for 10 October 2026 at Eldoret Sports Club was cancelled. The Kenya Society for the Blind announced the cancellation on 7 October and said registered participants would receive a full refund within 48 hours. The planned 70km, 35km and 5km rides did not take place.

Organiser and contact

The Kenya Society for the Blind
+254 722 895 448→+254 725 650 727
Routes and maps

Route Options

70km Challenge
70km
35km Challenge
35km
5km Challenge
5km

The planned 70km, 35km and 5km rides from Eldoret Sports Club were cancelled. No course was raced and there are no results for this event.

Event Highlights

Cancelled: the Ride for Sight scheduled for 10 October 2026 did not take place.
The Kenya Society for the Blind announced the cancellation on Facebook on 7 October 2026 at 14:30.
The organiser cited the Ministry of Health’s caution regarding an Ebola case.
Registered participants were told they would receive full refunds within 48 hours of the announcement.

Getting There

Eldoret Sports Club is in Eldoret, about 330km from Nairobi CBD, with a drive time of around 6 hours 45 minutes. The fastest route goes via the A8 and has tolls. From the CBD, take Haile Selassie Avenue to Uhuru Highway/A104, follow the A8 to Nakuru, then take the Nakuru - Sigor Road/B4 and C55 to B53 in Eldama Ravine. Continue on the B53 and B54 into Eldoret, and follow Eldoret - Kapsabet Road/Kisumu Road to the club.

Did You Know?

🌍Eldoret sits at roughly 2,100m above sea level and is one of Kenya's best-known high-altitude training towns, closely tied to the country's distance running success.
🌍The Kenya Society for the Blind uses the hashtags #KSBat70 and #RideForSight for the event.

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