Tour Guide August 26 and 27, 2017 2017

DRUMMONDVILLE TOUR GUIDE AUGUST 26 AND 27, 2017 2017

ORGANIZED JOINTLY WITH VÉLO QUÉBEC ÉVÉNEMENTS Welcome to the 28th BE SURE YOUR BIKE IS OBSERVE THE HIGHWAY SAFETY Medavie Blue Cross MS Bike! IN GOOD CONDITION CODE AND RESPECT OTHER USERS OF THE ROAD This year, the Multiple Sclerosis Society □ Brakes and derailleur gears adjusted of Canada takes you to Centre-du- □ Chain greased • Ride on the right side of the road in single Québec for a unique weekend of cycling. □ Tires properly inflated file (groups should not contain more than Halfway between Montreal and Quebec □ Accessories securely attached to the 15 people). City, Drummondville offers splendid frame (pump, bottle carrier, rack, etc.) • Signal your intentions. landscapes. On the banks of the • If it’s raining, don’t forget that braking CHECKLIST St. Francois River, you will cross the BE PREPARED! DO YOU HAVE... distances are longer. magnificent Drummond Forest, which is the largest wooded area from □ A bike helmet EMERGENCY plantations on the south shore of the □ A water bottle to fill St. Lawrence River. □ Money and your health insurance card If you’re hurt or lost, or in any other □ Your cellphone emergency, call 514-706-8356. This Tour Guide contains the information □ Appropriate clothing: bicycle shorts you need to prepare for the weekend of and jersey or soft, loose clothing REPAIRS AND ASSISTANCE August 26 and 27, 2017. Don’t hesitate to □ Athletic shoes with a stiff sole contact us if you have any questions or About 40 certified cycling escorts, all of (preferably) comments. whom have first aid diplomas and are able □ The necessary equipment to repair a to do minor mechanical repairs, will ride flat tire (inner tube, tire irons and Good luck with your fundraising; we look with you. And we can bring a motor vehicle pump) around at any time if you need help. forward to seeing you at the starting □ Sunblock line! □ A raincoat, shoe covers, etc., in case of rain The Medavie Blue Cross MS Bike team INFO PRACTICAL CHECKLIST

items with you. items PRACTICALsuggest that you keep only aminimum of will be taken to your hotel by truck. We you register. Your baggage ( You will be given an identification tag when Baggage transferable to the following year. 2017 Medavie Blue Cross MS Bike are not card.credit the balance will be charged to your to raise the minimum required amount, during registration. If you do not manage handed in on the morning of the event, date, along with donation forms, must be MS Society’s office. Money raised after that INFOto deliver the funds that you raise to the You have until 5p.m. on August 18, 2017, money raised of Delivery (Québec) J2C6A2 960 Saint-Georges Street, Drummondville Drummondville de CEGEP REGISTRATION Donations received for the

only bag one ) Sunday. desk at your hotel before leaving on Please return your keys to the reception between 7:30 and 9:30 a.m. timeStart on Sunday morning has to be security guards. this hotel. The bikes will be monitored by leave your bike in the designated area at assigned to you when you register. You can Your hotel (in Drummondville) will be registering) (if this option is when selected Accommodation Drummondville (Québec) J2C6Z3. Drummondville :550 Saint-Amant Street, take place at the Centrexpo Cogeco that the reception and banquet will will be posted in your hotel lobby. Note another during the event. The schedules Shuttles will transport you from one site to Shuttles ACCOMMODATION AND TRANSPORTATION

(with washrooms and water). Rest stops are available 15 to every 25 km Stops RIDE YOUR Book your seat Round trip Montreal–Drummondville Reservation: 514-521-8356, ext. 335 Shuttles by Vélo offered Québec Available only with the 2-days package Price: $30 prior to August 23, 2017

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 10 a.m. Opening of EMD Serono’s lunch-stop

(closes at 2 p.m. or when sweeper SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 As of 7 a.m. • Arrival at starting line, located at the group arrives) HEURE CEGEP de Drummondville: 960 Saint-Georges Street, Drummondville (Québec) J2C 6A2 11:30 a.m. Participants arrive in the Centrexpo Cogeco Drummondville • Registration and delivery of donations raised to 5 p.m.

• Official tour t-shirt provided Participants who chose a package with • Breakfast, graciously offered by Ben & Florentine’s foodtruck accommodation: Shuttles will take you to your hotel before the reception. * If you have not raised the minimum required

SCHEDULE Participants who chose a package

OF THE DAY THE OF amount, the balance will be charged to your without accommodation: Return to the credit card. CEGEP de Drummondville on your own.

7:30 to 10 a.m. Phased start, including a symbolic departure 4:30 p.m. Reception, banquet and dance at 8 a.m. at the Centrexpo Cogeco Drummondville (if included in your package). Business attire required.

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Rg e 239 20 239 L‘expédition Wickham e + 29 km Rue Principale 12 Rg Rue Saint-Eugène Rte du 12 Closing at 2:45 PM Steve Rue Auguste Rue Rue Raphaël-Nolet Rue de la Saint-Marcel- Commune e 139 Saint-Pierre 12 Rg S. km Rue Rue Saint-Damase de-Richelieu 0 2,5 5 Km du Sar MISSION FIRST CLUB

PROVINCAL PARTNERS By joining the Mission First Club, you are giving unconditional priority to our mission by generously donating the prizes you were awarded in recognition of your efforts back to the MS Society. In that way, you help to reduce the costs associated with purchasing prizes for participants, which means that we can spend more money on research and services for people with MS. If you donate your prize, you’ll receive an official tax receipt in an amount equivalent to the value of the prize.

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