MS Bike is just around the corner, and with it comes a chance to spotlight riders who keep showing up, year after year, not just to ride, but to push the cause forward. MS Bike is a one- or two-day bike tour ranging from 40 to 200 kilometres. MS Bike welcomes cyclists of all levels to challenge themselves for a greater cause.
2026 marks Tracey Wahba’s 13th go at MS Bike. Over the past 12 rides, the Saskatoon cyclist has raised over $116,000 for MS research and support programs.
Alongside friends and family, she’s built one of the event’s top fundraising teams, bringing in over $326,000 collectively.
But for Wahba, the numbers only tell part of the story.
The MS diagnosis
On average, 12 Canadians are diagnosed with MS every day. Wahba, 44, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) while 12 weeks pregnant with her daughter, Kate.
Her first symptom was sudden vision loss in her left eye, later identified as optic neuritis, a common early sign of MS.
“I was actually really fortunate,” she says. “I had a quick diagnosis, so I could figure out what was going on.”
That early clarity didn’t make the diagnosis easier, but it did shape what came next. Within weeks, Wahba was looking for ways to take action.
“I did what everybody does and started searching for support,” she says. “I found MS Canada, saw the ride, and just thought: ‘I have to do something.’”
She signed up a team of 11 friends for her first ride.
Over time, that one decision has grown into something much bigger. Her husband, Mark, a physician, has been there from the beginning, and now all three of their children, Kate, Logan and Cole, ride alongside her.
“It’s become a family thing,” Wahba, who is a Registered Nurse, says. “They fundraise, they ride, it’s just part of our lives now.”
Wahba’s team, the Remyelinators (a reference to the damage MS causes to the myelin sheath)
has become a consistent fundraising force. But just as meaningful, she says, is what she’s witnessed within the MS community itself.
Advice for your first MS Bike
Wahba has some great advice for first-time riders who may be unsure about signing up.
“People always think it’s going to be too hard, or they won’t be able to raise enough,” she says. “But everything about it is scalable. You ride what you can ride.”
That flexibility, she adds, is part of what makes the event so welcoming. It’s not a race, and it’s not about performance.
“It’s really about showing…
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