Hundreds of Edmontonians pedaled for a cause on Friday morning in the Sun Life Ride to Defeat Diabetes for JDRF.

More than 50 teams of five people participated in the ride to raise money for type 1 diabetes.

Across the country, more than 12,000 people in 19 Canadian cities participated in the ride.

According to the JDRF, more than 300,000 Canadians have type 1 diabetes.

Since its inception in 1970, JDRF has raised more than $1.9 billion USD for type 1 diabetes research.