Cancer survivors, families cycle 1,100km around Taiwan

2026-11-04

The annual round-the-island cycling event held by the Taiwan Anti-Cancer Association has kicked off its 14th edition. This year, 45 cancer survivors and their family members are challenging themselves to bike 1,100 kilometers over 10 days. One of the cyclists is Wang Lin-chi, who was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer that had metastasized to her brain. Refusing to let her illness break her spirit, she successfully summited Yushan back in June right after her treatment, and now she’s taking on this cycling challenge.

At the sound of the horn, riders step on their pedals and head out on a grand journey around Taiwan. But these aren’t any ordinary cyclists. These 45 participants are all cancer survivors and their family members, embarking on a 10-day, 1,100-kilometer journey around the island.

Now in its 14th year, the “riding for life” cycling event presents a formidable physical challenge for anyone, let alone a cancer patient who’s endured the far more grueling journey of treatment.

Huang Wen-chien
MacKay Memorial Hospital vice superintendent
We at the Taiwan Anti-Cancer Association have been organizing this event for 14 years. Our mission is, first and foremost, to help these patients step out of their isolated worlds. Second, we hope they can inspire more patients like them. And of course, during the journey, we hope to spread the love wherever we go.

Wang Lin-chi
Cancer survivor
When climbing Yushan, for instance, you realize just how extraordinarily beautiful everything is along the way. You realize that life doesn’t stop with treatment or in the hospital room. Getting outside feels wonderful. It completely transforms your outlook.

From battling disease to summiting Taiwan’s highest peak, and now cycling around the island, riders like Wang are proving there are no limits, bringing courage to her fellow cancer survivors.

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45位癌友.家屬化身"不倒騎士" 10天挑戰環台1100公里

2026-11-04

台灣抗癌協會舉辦的單車環台活動，今年邁入第14屆，帶領45位癌友及家屬，挑戰10天騎完1100公里！其中一名不倒騎士王霖綺，曾罹患乳癌第三期，癌細胞甚至轉移到腦部，但她沒有被病魔打倒，歷經治療後，今年六月才成功登上玉山。

一聲令下，踩下踏板，迎著風出發！一輛輛腳踏車浩浩蕩蕩騎上道路，這群騎士可不簡單！由台灣抗癌協會帶領45位癌友與家屬，展開為期10天、全長1100公里的單車環台挑戰！

這場「不倒騎士騎出生命」活動，今年已經邁入第14屆，對一般人來說，環島就已經是體力大考驗，更何況這群騎士，還曾經歷癌症治療的艱辛。

[[馬偕醫院副院長(台灣抗癌協會理事長) 黃文傑]]
“我們抗癌協會已經在舉行14年了，我們抗癌協會的宗旨，最主要就是幫助這些癌友，走出他自己的世界，第二個希望這些癌友，未來可以帶領更多癌友，當然我們在這環島過程當中，希望把愛傳遞出去”

[[癌友代表王霖綺]]
“像登玉山，然後你發現那個中間的風景是非常漂亮的，會覺得生命的意義不是只是停留在治療，跟在病房裡面，所以我們覺得走出去，這個感覺非常的好，然後你的心境就會改變”

從對抗病魔，到登上台灣最高峰，再到騎著單車環島，王霖綺一次次突破自己的極限，也替其他癌友帶來勇氣！

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