to Paris Bike Ride

24-27 September 2009 Register £150 Minimum Sponsorship£1350

Ride with Laureus Academy member and 5- Tour de winner

“Sport has the Power to For more information visit www.laureus.com/foundation Change the World” Laureus Patron Nelson Mandela

lease join us in using the power of sport to raise money for a worthy cause. The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation Puses the power of sport to bring together children and young adults around the world, addressing their social issues such as gang and knife crime, depression and HIV / AIDS through a worldwide programme of sports related projects. We are offering you the opportunity to not only spend three days from London to Paris to support a great cause, but also to ride with Laureus World Sports Academy member and five-time winner, Miguel Indurain. Miguel Indurain - Laureus World Sports Academy member The route will take you through the beautiful iguel Indurain accomplished one of the greatest feats in cycling when he became the first man English countryside, to win the Tour de France, the world’s premier distance cycling event, five times in succession. across the Channel, MAt the time the only other cycling greats to have won the Tour five times were , via stunning vineyards Eddie Merckx and , but none of them managed to post their wins in a row. His achievement and picturesque French has only ever been surpassed by . villages before arriving, Indurain’s extraordinary exploits made him one of Spain’s greatest sportsman; his indomitable strength as the Tour de France and the respect he showed both his fellow competitors and fans, made him one of the most popular cyclists winners do, for a of all time. celebratory finish at the Indurain, who was born in a small village in the Spanish province of Navarra, began cycling in his home Arc de Triomphe. region. He became a cadet cyclist under the Spanish federation in ‘78 and, as an amateur, was Spanish champion in ‘83. The following • The ride will set off from London on Thursday 24 year, he turned professional, but September and arrive in Paris on Saturday 26 had an inauspicious start, dropping September. out of the Tour in ‘85 and ‘86. • There will be a celebratory dinner in Paris on However he improved year by year, Saturday 26 September eventually finishing 10th in ’90. After his breakthrough win in • You will have Sunday 27 September free in Paris before ‘91, he went onto dominate the taking the Eurostar home in the afternoon. Tour over the next five years, • You will be asked to cycle 226 miles over the 3 days. The propelling him to the position longest ride is 100 miles, so you should try and make he now occupies in the annals sure that you can ride something of international cycling. In ‘94, approaching this distance before you Indurain set a world set off. of over 54 km/hr and, in ‘96 he won gold at the in • When you enter we will give you a training pack, full of lots of Atlanta in the . helpful hints and tips, to help Register for £150 He is unequivocally one of the you prepare for the ride. greatest cyclists of all time and this Minimum is your chance to ride with him! Sponsorship £1350 �����������

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� DIFFICULTY Minsk � • This isn’t an easy ride, but then it � wouldn’t be a challenge if it was! � • Cyclists of all abilities should feel free to � Itinerary sign up - this event has been specifically designed to cater for all abilities, whatever your speed, endurance or experience. The participants will be divided into groups Day 1 – London to Portsmouth according to the speed with which they 100kms/63 miles 1200m Ascent feel comfortable riding at. Each group ������ We meet early on Thursday morning at Mercedes-Benz World in Brooklands, will have it’s own guide to show the Weybridge. Following a short welcome meeting, we make our way out of town along riders the way, provide support and offer ���������� small country roads to our lunch spot in the heart of rural Surrey. We pass through the motivation. London prettiest of villages, along small roads, heading up and over the North Downs, to our • As with any challenge, the more you tea break before dinner. Accommodation is in a local hotel in Portsmouth. put into it the more you will get back! This is true for the training, fundraising and for the event itself. Experience tells us that you will have a great deal more Warsaw – Caen to Bernay Day 2 fun if you are fully prepared for the event. 100kms/63 miles 630m Ascent We take the 7am ferry departure from Portsmouth, having breakfast on board. We arrive in • In addition, if you choose to get the village of Ouistreham, France, near Caen, before mid-day. We head off into the French involved, we will send you a whole host countryside with a fabulous picnic lunch just a couple of hours away. As we pass tiny hamlets, of ideas on how to get fit and a training rustic farmhouses and fields of horses we end our day’s cycling in the historical town of schedule������� to help you prepare for the Bernay, heralded for its medieval buildings. big day. Kiev TERRAIN • The terrain generally consists of Day 3 – Bernay to the Arc de Triomphe, Paris some gentle rolling hills and some 163kms/100miles 1035m Ascent long flat sections. However, there are The final morning is another early start to give time for our 100 mile some substantial hills, on the first day! We pass fields of sunflowers and corn and stop for refreshments in day in particular. We would therefore tranquil little villages along the way. The route takes us past the large recommend practicing a few hill climbs town of Evreux, before once again passing through the undulating hills before the event, not least because they towards the Palace of Versailles, former home of the French Monarchy. help with all round fitness. • All riding will take place on roads, so Prague We rest here before embarking on the last leg of the journey that will ������� take us all the way to the Arc de Triomphe, Paris. We celebrate our ride road bikes are recommended. However, with dinner at a restaurant in Paris. the ride can (and has) been carried out on hybrid and mountain bikes. • When you sign up we will send you a full equipment list, including details on ����� ����������� Paris Day 4 – Free Day! the type of bike you will need and other Make the most of all that Paris has to offer before taking the Eurostar accessories that will make your ride more back to St Pancras at 4pm. Travel times to other European destinations comfortable and enjoyable. � � � � � � � � may vary. �������� �������� ������� � � � � � Vienna Budapest ������������� Bratislava ��������� ������� Chisinau ����� Bern Vaduz ������� ��������� ����������� � � �������� ������� T’Bilisi Baki ������������� � � ������� � Zagreb ���������� � Ljubljana ������� Belgrade � Bucharest ��������� ��� �������� ������� Monaco- ������� ������ ���������� Yerevan �������� Ville ����������� Andorra ������ San �������� Sarajevo ����� la Vella ������� Vatican Marino Corsica ������������ Sofia (France) ������� Skopje Lisbon ���� Madrid ��������� Ankara nds Rome Tirana ������ � Isla ric ����� lea Menorca ������� Ba Mallorca Sardinia Eivissa () Formentera ������ Gibraltar City ����������������� Sicily ���������� ������������������� ��������� Athens �������� � ��� ��� �� ������ ��������������������� ���������� Nicosia � ��� ��� ��� ����� ����� ������ Valletta Crete Costs

Registration/deposit If you would like to register you will need to send us a £150 non refundable deposit by 1st August 2009. Minimum sponsorship: The minimum sponsorship amount that we ask you to raise is £1350. Please note there is no maximum amount you can get sponsored for. Every penny you raise over the cost of the event will go to help Laureus funded projects. Once you register we will send you a fundraising pack, designed to give you lots of handy hints and tips to raise the most money you can. Deadlines If you would like to take part we will need the following amounts by the given times: • Deposit: £150 by 1st August 2009 • Remaining balance: 1st September 2009 Price includes: • 3 nights accommodation (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) • Ferry from Portsmouth to Caen • Eurostar from Paris to London St Pancras • All food from morning snack on Day 1 to breakfast on day of departure • Celebratory dinner • Guides at a ratio of 1 per team of 10 people • Medic support • Support vehicles • Luggage transfers between accommodations • Mechanic support Accommodation options: Price does not include: You will be staying in mainly 2/3* hotels. We will ask all participants to share a room. If • Bike and other cycling equipment you know who you would like to share with, before the ride commences, please let us • Drinks with meals know and we will do our best to arrange this. If you would prefer some peace and quiet • Personal insurance we can arrange a single room for you for an additional single supplement. • Bike insurance • Lunch on free day in Paris FAQ water, camera, a light top, money, etc. You will 9. Who will be looking after me on the occasionally be able to access your day bag at some event? of the rest stops, however you should not rely on To give you the safety levels you deserve, we accessing this at all times and therefore you should will operate a policy of having one guide looking make sure you carry essential items on your person. after 10 participants all of a similar standard. The Your other luggage will be transported separately to guides on the event are all English speaking, with 1. How fit do I need to be? your hotel each day. You should not rely on being extensive years experience of bike mechanics and You should have a basic level of fitness, which will able to access this before you get to the hotel in guiding. There will be at least one first aid qualified allow you to be cycling about 6-8 hours each day the evening. Your lunches and refreshment stops ride organiser and a medic. over three days. Please read the itinerary carefully will be provided at fixed points. to make sure you know what it entails. There is a 10. Can I extend my stay? Training Programme available for you to follow. 5. What is the accommodation like? Yes, but if you decide to extend your stay you will There will be stops for lunch, drinks, photographs, Each night will be spent in very comfortable 2-3* forfeit your return journey on the Eurostar and etc. hotels. The rooms will be twins and occasionally will have to purchase another ticket at your own triples or quads. Single rooms can be requested for expense. Unfortunately we cannot help you with 2. What if I am not fit enough to keep an additional supplement. If you are travelling on accommodation for your extension. If you are up? your own, we will pair you up with a person of a extending your trip, please advise us of this. We will split people up into smaller groups of similar similar age and the same sex. fitness levels so that everyone is cycling with a 11. What are your top tips for this trip? group of a similar standard. There will therefore be 6. What are the other participants like? There is no replacement for training and spending faster and slower groups. There will be experienced Participants come from a whole host of time in the saddle. The more you train the more guides and the ride organiser who will be able to backgrounds but all are united by a common cause: you will enjoy the trip. Do your body a favour by take care of you and encourage you to get to your they are like-minded people who have chosen to building up to distances, which will increase your next destination. give up their personal time to fundraise, train and stamina and muscle strength. If you are going to go on a unique event which will benefit the to spend money on clothing buy a technical 3. What equipment will I need? Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. breathable waterproof jacket that will last you for You will need to bring your own bike (we years. recommend a road bike or alternatively a hybrid 7. What will the weather be like? or mountain bike with slick tyres), helmet, bottles, You should have warm days and slightly cooler If you have any further questions, please contact and cages. You may also want to have a saddle bag evenings. This being England, there is, of course, a Tom Soper: or bar bag to carry your essential items. You will chance of rain. Temperatures can range from mid [email protected] / 0207 514 2799 need a suitcase/holdall and a separate day bag teens°c to mid 30°c. (backpack), which will be transported by vans. You will also need a light waterproof/windproof top. 8. Can you cater for disabilities? If you have a note from your doctor that states 4. What will I need to carry each day? you are fit and able to do this event, then we will Each day you will need to carry your sunscreen, welcome you on the event. Laureus Sport for Good Foundation

The goal of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation is to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people around the world. Sometimes sport is the only language they understand. The only way to reach them. We fund sports projects on every continent which break down social barriers and bring young people together. Inspired by our Patron Nelson Mandela, we go into our second decade focused on our mission: to bring hope where there is despair, to bring reconciliation where there is conflict; and to bring a brighter future for countless young people around the world.

The Foundation supports over 65 projects in 28 countries worldwide and since its inception 10 years ago has improved the lives of over one million children. This work is carried out through its Global Foundation and a growing network of nine subsidiary National Foundations in Argentina, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, and the United States. www.laureus.com/foundation