Trois Etapes Tour Race Manual 2014

7 - 10 AUGUST 2014 - FRENCH PYRENEES

PART OF THE GLOBAL PRO-AM CYCLE SERIES

EVENT MANUAL

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“Welcome to the Trois Etapes Tour 2014 – part of the Global Pro-Am Cycle Series.”

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elcome to the third edition of the Trois Etapes Tour. The Trois Etapes pro-am cycle series has now graced the mountains of the Alps, the Dolomites and the Pyrenees.

As we look forward to 2015 we are delighted to announce new events to the Cosaveli calendar with the addition of Trois Etapes Mallorca and the Trois Etapes Classics.

investors. I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to FK Day, the founder of both SRAM and World Bicycle Relief, for his personal belief in, and support of, the Trois Etapes. Finally, and by no means least, a huge thank you on behalf of Cosaveli and all our charity partners to the selfless and generous efforts of all the volunteers who give up their time to make this event so special.

Our inaugural Trois Etapes Giro, in the Italian Dolomites earlier this year, raised nearly $600,000 for our four participating charity partners. This took the total raised at the Trois Etapes pro-am cycle series since 2012, to well over $5 million.

Whether you are competing, volunteering, supporting or working at the Trois Etapes we hope you have the time of your life. It is an honour and a privilege for us to play our role in the collective effort that is the Trois Etapes.To those of you who are riding over the next three days: be safe and enjoy the beautiful Cols of the Pyrenees. And when you are not riding, do lend your ears, hearts and wallets to our amazing Trois Etapes Tour 2014 charity partners: The dZi Foundation, The Davis Phinney Foundation, EMpower, Food Cycle, Hollybank Trust, Opportunity International, Right To Play, Rising from Ashes Foundation, Soldier On Australia, Teenage Cancer Trust and World Bicycle Relief.

As ever, the Trois Etapes, is the culmination of a whole year of support from so many people.

The SRAM Corporation, Lloyds Development Capital, Reed Smith, Bespoke Cycling, USN, the Physical Project and PocPac all continue their incredible support of the event. They are joined by new friends of the Trois Etapes: Bloomberg, Champion System, London’s Air Ambulance, Rouleur and the Rising from Ashes Foundation.

My personal thanks also go out to the incredibly hard working team at Cosaveli, the Board and

Niels Bryan-Low CEO, Cosaveli

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Event overview

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Facts and figures

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Event partners

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Charity partners

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Event schedule

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Pre-stage information

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Points and general classification

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Event Stages & Profiles

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Stage 1

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Stage 2

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Stage 3

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Trois Etapes 2015

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World Bicycle Relief Orange

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World Bicycle Relief Grey

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Teenage Cancer Trust

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Opportunity International

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Rising From Ashes Foundation

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EMpower

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FoodCycle

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dZi Foundation Black

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dZi Foundation Silver

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Soldier On Australia

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Right To Play

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Hollybank Trust

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Davis Phinney Foundation

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Event overview

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rois Etapes Tour Event HQ is located at the Hotel Méditerranée situated in the famous town of Lourdes.

The Hotel is in the third generation of the Wagner family who are committed to providing the finest levels of comfort and service to our riders and staff. Lourdes has a remarkable and diverse history, and is firmly implanted in the religious template of many European Christians taking pilgrimages to the town each year.

Nestled in the foothills of the Pyrenean mountains, the hotel’s location offers competitors in the Trois Etapes Tour a perfect roll-out to the Hautacam, Col du Soulor, Col des Spandelles and Col du Tourmalet – the latter being used an incredible 83 times on the Tour de France, as it does this year – just a fortnight before we follow in its footsteps on Stage 3 of the Trois Etapes Tour 2014.

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“I cannot express my gratitude enough. The way you took leadership of the Trois Etapes is far beyond what the ASO is doing for the Tour de France.”

Soren Mose

Chief Executive, Saxo Bank, Switzerland & Germany

Event partners

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Charity partners

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Event schedule Thursday 7 August Transfer Day

Friday 8 August Stage 1

11:30

Transfer 1 departs Toulouse Airport

13:00

Transfer 2 departs Toulouse Airport

14:00

Lunch available for participants at Event HQ

14:00

All participants arrive at Event HQ and register

20:30

Dinner

06:00 - 09:00

Breakfast

09:15

Riders make their way to the Hotel de Ville de Lourdes

09:30

Riders sign-on at the Hotel de Ville de Lourdes

10:00

Grand départ from the Hotel de Ville de Lourdes

12:00

Arrive Arrens Marsous

12:30

GC1 start Arrens Marsous

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GC1 finish Col du Soulor

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GC2 start Eschartes

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GC2 finish Col des Spandelles

15:30

Riders start to arrive back at Event HQ

17:00

Exclusive screening of the Rising from Ashes feature film

20:30

Dinner

Riders are free to have lunch on route back to Event HQ

Saturday 9 August Stage 2

06:00 - 09:00

Breakfast

09:00

Riders sign-on

09:30

Depart Event HQ

12:30

Arrive Ferrières

12:45

GC3 start Ferrières

13:45

GC3 finish Col du Soulor Riders are free to have lunch on the route back to Event HQ

Sunday 10 August Stage 3

15:00

Riders start to arrive back at Event HQ

20:30

Dinner

21.30

Charity partner auction

06:00 - 09:00

Breakfast

08:00

Riders sign-on

08:30

Depart Event HQ

10:15

GC4 start St Marie de Campan

12:15

GC4 finish Col du Tourmalet

14:00

Finishing party

17:00

Transfer 1 departs to Toulouse Airport

18:00

Transfer 2 departs to Toulouse Airport

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Pre-stage information

Information There is a help desk open in the Hotel

Dinner

Méditerranée from 07:00 to 19:45. Should

Dinner will be served at 20:30. Cosaveli

you have any queries Cosaveli personnel

will use this opportunity to brief all par-

will be present at all times to assist you.

ticipants on important information about the next day’s stage. Charity partners

Breakfast

will also be allocated a time to present to

On Stage 1 and 2 breakfast will be served

all event attendees about the important

from 06:00 until 09:00 in the main dining

work they do.

area. On Stage 3 breakfast will be served

Bar

from 06:00 to 08:00

The bar will be open throughout each

Lunch

event day, you will be able to purchase

On transfer day a buffet lunch will be pro-

drinks using cash and credit cards.

vided for arriving participants until 16:00 at the Hotel Méditerranée. Riders will be

Rider briefing

expected to get lunch on route back to

This will take place before the stage start.

Event HQ on Stage 1 and 2 after the GC

All riders must be present for the brief-

sections have been completed. Lunch will

ing; it will contain important information

be provided on Stage 3.

about the day ahead.

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Points and general classification The Trois Etapes is the ultimate, pro-am cycling event. Riders have the chance to experience team cycling with the full support that a pro would have in a Grand Tour. The Trois Etapes is about competing as a team.

Like the early days of the Tour de France, the Trois Etapes is a points based competition.

There are two different ways of winning points: 1. The allocated rider crossing the finish line of a timed (GC) section.

The three Stages will be run on world famous mountain climbs of the Tour de France.

2. The average time of an allocated number of riders over a timed (GC) section.

Stage 1 features two timed General Classification (GC1, GC2) sections.

This encourages tactical riding, incentivizes team cohesion and empowers the whole team at different times throughout the Trois Etapes Tour.

Stage 2 features one timed General Classification (GC3) section.

The team with the most points at the end of Stage 3 will be crowned Champions of the Trois Etapes Tour 2014.

Stage 3 features one timed General Classification (GC4) section.

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Stage 1 Col du Soulor, Col des Spandelles Friday 8 August 2014 Length: 100.1km Climbing: 2575m

Stage 1 starts with a Grand Départ from the Hotel de Ville de Lourdes. Teams will be announced before the peloton lines up and is escorted along closed roads by the Police through the town centre. The road winds its way gently uphill from the valley floor hugging the river through some of the most attractive areas of the Pyrenees. Riders will have their first test on the Col des Bordères, a mere ‘warm-up’ climb before a fast descent into Arrens Marsous and the start of GC1.

Arrens Marsous will give riders a chance to regroup and start GC1 as a team. The first 7 riders from each team will set the time for the team on GC1. GC1 is held on the Col du Soulor, a climb that packs a punch with steeper ramps towards the top and with an average gradient of 9.4% it will start to define which teams have strength in numbers.

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GC1 Col du Soulor

Length: 7.4km Climbing: 699m Av gradient: 9.4% 7th rider over the line

The fastest team on GC1 will receive 13 points, the second 12 points, the third 11 points and so on.

When the Col du Soulor is crested and GC1 is complete, riders need to regroup as a team before descending the other face of the Col du Soulor.

Riders will drop down to Eschartes and start GC2, the Col des Spandelles, a lesser-known climb of the region but not one riders will forget quickly.

At 10.5km in length with an average gradient of 8.4% it is a true endurance test. Time is set for the team by the average of the first four riders to cross the line at the summit.

Scott’s tip: “Ensure the first seven stay together as there is no advantage of the team breaking up. Be patient and give everything in the final section of the climb, a lot of time can be made up here.

A great chance to build team cohesion and see the range of abilities throughout the team.�

GC2 Col des Spandelles Length: 10.5km Climbing: 851m Av gradient: 8.3% Average of first 4 riders

The fastest team on GC1 will receive 13 points, the second 12 points, the third 11 points and so on.

Scott’s tip: “Your team should have a natural ability order after the Col du Soulor. Select your four fastest and let them go as hard as they can. Sticking together is useful to judge pace but if you have the legs to push then do it – be sure to let the rest of your team know or you could put them into the red! It is a long climb with some false flats that deceive the mind so don’t push too hard too soon. Remember it is the average time so the harder each individual in the fastest four pushes the better the result for the team.”

Once all teams have reached the summit of the Col des Spandelles, it is time to regroup and enjoy the descent to Argeles-Gazost, a very long and winding descent on single-track road with some patches of broken road surface. Riders should use caution and look out for themselves and other riders. Teams should regroup at the bottom and all are free to go for lunch on-route back to the Event HQ in Lourdes.

All riders must complete the full length of stage 1 on their bicycles.

Stage 2 Col du Soulor (dir Arbeost) Saturday 9 August 2014 Length: 120.1km Total climbing: 2067m

Stage 2 will see a rolling start heading in the direction of Louvie-Juzon. The mountains loom over the rolling countryside offering up glimpses of what is to come. A short uphill section of 2.5km offers the first challenge of the day, a good warm up for all teams but it will sting the legs of those that went all-out on stage 1. The course moves onto the valley road to tackle the rear side of the Col du Soulor (dir Arbeost), this is the climb that teams descended on stage 1, this forms GC3, the one timed section of Stage 2. The start point is in Ferrières, 75km into the stage, the climb itself is 12km with a very testing average gradient of 8.6%.

The time for each team will be set by the 6th rider to cross the finish line at the summit.

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GC3 Col du Soulor (dir Arbeost) Length: 10.5km Climbing: 900m Av gradient: 8.6% 6th rider over the line

When all teams have summited the Col du Soulor they should regroup and descend to Arrens-Marsous and use the valley road back to Argeles-Gazost. With tired legs after two hard days of riding there will be some feeling the strain. Teams are free to go to lunch at any convenient point along the road back to Lourdes.

All riders must complete the full length of stage 2 on their bicycles.

Scott’s tip: “By now you should realise who is feeling good in the team. Decide beforehand who will be the 6th rider and ensure the rest of the team encourages and motivates, you should ride at their pace.

Remember to eat and drink all the time, and take plenty on board before the climb starts.”

Stage 3 Col du Tourmalet Sunday 10 August 2014

tory, over 30km away. There is 350m of climbing from

Length: 105.5km Total Climbing: 2269m

mited an incredible 83 times in the Tour de France,

the valley floor to the start point of GC4 at the base of the Col du Tourmalet in Sainte-Marie-de-Campan.

The Col du Tourmalet is rich in history having been sumthe last time being just a fortnight ago. The road paint that lines the slopes will make the hair stand up on the back of your neck such is the pain and emotion embedded in the landscape. At 17.2km long the Col du Tourmalet is the longest climb on Trois Etapes Tour,

Stage 3 has a gentle roll out using a quiet route that

with easier slopes in the opening kilometres and an al-

traverses South East from Lourdes in the direction of

most unrelenting stretch of 12km that hovers between

Juncalas. Here riders will have 3km of climbing quite

8-10% gradient. The overall 7.4% average should be

early into the stage. With stunning vistas riders will have

respected. The town of La Mongie may, at first, indicate

a chance to take their mind off what awaits them later.

some respite from the slopes but the road steepens and

A rolling route to Pouzac will see riders take the valley

punches through the ski town and pushes up even fur-

road to Bagnères-de-Bigorre. Don’t underestimate the

ther. The landscape opens out into a moon-like barren

valley road, from the moment you take it you start to

surface, the temperature can drop and the wind can

ascend, gently at first but it doesn’t stop rising until the

pick up. The average of all 8 riders will set the time

summit of the most famous climb in Tour de France his-

for the team.

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GC4 Col du Tourmalet Length: 17.2km Climbing: 1268m Av gradient: 7.4% Average of 8 riders

At the summit of the Col du Tourmalet riders should dress appropriately ready for the long and very fast descent off the mountain.

The surface will be good as it was re-laid for the Tour de France this year. Once in the valley riders should regroup and make their way to the end of the stage in Lourdes where the Trois Etapes Tour finishing party will take place.

Scott’s tip: “It’s all or nothing on the Tourmalet, every rider must push as hard as they can to set the best time for the team, we would suggest riding together as a team for the first half to help the slower riders and to press on after this. It may become a simple act of pushing on the pedals such is the severity.

This climb is worth double the points compared to the other GC sections so here is where it really counts. Use other riders who are going at your pace and share the work.”

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Event HQ: Duva Hotel and Spa Puerto Pollensa, Mallorca £950 per person

Event HQ: Hotel Floréal Le Panoramique Tournai, Belgium £14,950 per team of 8 riders

The first chance for individual cyclists to

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The Pyrenees will play host to the full Trois

returns to the Dolomites. The 2015 route

Etapes pro-am event. Teams will compete on

includes the Passo Staulanza, the Passo Giau

behalf of their charity partner over Luz-Ardiden,

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Event HQ: Hotel alla Posta Caprile di Alleghe, Italian Dolomites £38,000 per team of 8 riders

Event HQ: Hotel Méditerranée Lourdes, French Pyrenees £38,000 per team of 8 riders

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Rules and regulations - There is to be no feeding or exchange of clothing from moving vehicles - Helmets are to be worn at all times when riding, this includes on the ascents - Riders should not hold on to any moving vehicle - UCI regulations apply to bicycles, only road bicycles with drop type handlebars are permitted, triathlon or time trial bars are not permitted - Bicycles should have 700c wheels - Fixed gear or single speed bicycles are not allowed - Disc wheels are not allowed - The deepest section wheel allowed is 80mm rim depth - Riders should wear team kit at all times when riding

Penalties Points can be deducted from teams should they break any of the event regulations.

Penalties are at the discretion of the Event Director and convoy vehicle marshals, all decisions are final.

Radio communications All participants of the Trois Etapes Tour will receive a radio on 7 August. This gives the rider the ability to communicate with the rest of their team throughout each stage. The radios are assigned upon registration and collected at the end of the final stage. For instruction on how to use the radios please speak to your team driver.

There are two radio systems, smaller handheld units are used by riders to communicate with their team and directeur sportif. The other system is used by the convoy, it is much more powerful and enables all vehicles to stay in constant contact to ensure the highest level of safety for riders on the road. The radio is an essential tool to manage the Trois Etapes. The event is set over a vast mountain domain and communication via radio is essential to ensure the safety of all participants.

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Radio etiquette Radio channels are used to transmit official information only.

All users should limit their communication to essential calls only.

Accuracy - The information you pass should be accurate. Plan what information you are giving before you speak. Think about locations and landmarks.

Brevity - Be as brief as you can with the information. Try and avoid lengthy conversations as it runs the risk of dropping out and cutting your transmission.

Clarity - Speak clearly amd concisely. Remember that radios tend to clip the front and end of your sentences so press PTT and wait three seconds to speak. Best practise is to repeat the call sign.

Vehicle call signs ED

Event Director

Scott Sunderland

CV

Control Vehicle

Mark Lawrence

TC

Teenage Cancer Trust

Steve Smith

RT

Right To Play

Andy Cahill

RF

Rising from Ashes Foundation

Andy Hill

OP

Opportunity International

Darren Ord

SO

Soldier On Australia

Bruce Boulton

FO

FoodCycle

John Dainton

DP

Davis Phinney Foundation

Andrew McQuaid

ZS

dZi Foundation Silver

Dexter Gardias

ZB

dZi Foundation Black

Matt Stockbridge

HB

Hollybank Trust

Peter Hibbard

WO

World Bicycle Relief Orange

John Wardell

WG

World Bicycle Relief Grey

David Gorman

EM

EMpower

Richard Cheetham

BW

Broom Wagon

Lee Sewell

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Physiotherapy and sports massage Sports massage and physiotherapy treatment sessions at the Trois Etapes Tour will be provided by Physical Project and are available to book online.

The Physical Project team, coordinated

by David Wells and Russell Stocker are all highly experienced and knowledgeable therapists with past experience of providing services at top sporting events as well as being participants themselves.

All riders will receive a complimentary 15 minute massage session after each stage. www.physicalproject.co.uk

Mechanical and neutral support London’s Bespoke Cycling are providing mechanics and neutral support throughout the event. Service by Bespoke will be provided at Event HQ. During each stage, your team car and Bespoke will provide mechanical support.

In the event of a puncture on a stage let your team pro know and move to the right hand side of the road away from traffic with your hand in the air. www.bespokecycling.com

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orld Bicycle Relief is a nonprofit organization mobilizing people through the Power of Bicycles. We envision a world where distance is no longer a barrier to education, healthcare and economic opportunity. Compared to walking, bicycles increase carrying capacity and accessible travel distance while decreasing commute time. Since 2005, World Bicycle Relief has provided more than 190,000 specially designed, locally assembled Buffalo bicycles to disaster survivors, students, healthcare workers, and entrepreneurs. We’ve also trained more than 900 field mechanics to ensure access to qualified maintenance and spare parts.

Reliable transportation is an essential tool for women who race the sun each day to meet basic needs.

With a bicycle, girls and women arrive safely at school, access medical care and transport goods to

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market in less time. Buffalo bicycles empower girls and women to pursue their dreams while improving quality of lifeÂŽfor their families and communities.

Since the start of 2014, World Bicycle Relief has supplied more than 13,000 Buffalo bicycles in and beyond Africa addressing an often overlooked but critical aspect to economic growth and development--transportation. World Bicycle Relief continues to grow our reach and impact in the field by combining an innovative social enterprise model and donor dollars, raised through fundraising activities like the Trois Etapes events or individual fundraisers. Thanks to our incredible donors and supporters, here are some of the successful partnerships and programs that have launched this year, resulting in more high-quality, and specially-designed bicycles in the hands of those who need them most.

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Team sponsors:

Amateur riders: Jill Gass Robin Farina Chrissie Wellington Vicki Ford April Marshke Sarah Boddington Heidi Wood

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Professional: Evelyn Stevens Specialized lululemon

Team soigneur: Jo Celer Team driver: John Wardell

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Over the next three years, World Bicycle Relief will supply over 70,000 bicycles into a holistic and innovative program that aims to transform girls’ education and empowerment in rural communities. l

ING Bank fuels more bicycles for education in the Philippines ING Bank, a Dutch financial institution, in partnership with World Vision and World Bicycle Relief, has launched its “Orange Bike Project” which aims to sponsor 5,000 bicycles over 5 years, enabling 5,000 children to get to school by cycling. This July, the project will kick off with its first 600 bikes in the field, helping even more people overcome

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distance and get access to education.

Innovative bicycle program to address TB crisis in Kenya In partnership with PATH, World Bicycle Relief has ® provided 1,100 bicycles as well as field mechanic training to healthcare workers in Kenya to address tuberculosis in rural communities. Bicycles in the hands of caregivers will result in increased TB screenings, patient follow up, and referrals for those who need lifesaving care.

BEEP expands to Muchinga Province, Zambia World Bicycle Relief continues to put bicycles in the hands of students in Zambia and is now implementing BEEP programs in seven of 10 provinces in Zambia. Our newest expansion into Muchinga province in May started with a bicycle distribution at Mpumba Primary School in partnership with the Ministry of Education and our field partner, Action Aid. World Bicycle Relief plans to provide over 7,700 bicycles to even more schools in Zambia in 2014.

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Team sponsors: TM

Amateur riders: Stephen Weller Tamiko Butler Frank Boeckmann Meier Matthias Wolfgang Renner Jake McLaughlin Jim Wood Professional: Linus Gerdemann MTN Qhubeka

Team soigneur: Jess Davies Team driver: David Gorman ULGHU RQH QDPH ULGHU WZR QDPH ULGHU WKUHH QDPH ULGHU IRXU QDPH ULGHU ILYH QDPH ULGHU VL[ QDPH

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We want every young person with cancer to have access to this specialist support, no matter where they live.

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feel extremely isolated, some never meeting another young person with cancer. Being treated alongside others their own age can make a huge difference to their whole experience.

Teenage Cancer Trust also educates young people and health professionals about cancer to help improve the speed and quality of diagnosis.

Cancer in young people is rare but we want young people to know the common signs so they can seek medical advice if they are worried.

We rely on donations to fund our vital work. You can help transform the lives of young people with cancer. www.teenagecancertrust.org

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Team sponsor:

Amateur riders: Paul Saunders Justin Steil Ian Baines James Phelps Laura Cameron Chris Seaman Josh Bailey Professional: Emma Pooley Lotto Belisol

Team soigneur: Maria Kozikowska Team driver: Steve Smith

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orn out of the making of the film ‘Rising from Ashes’ was a profound discovery, made even more potent in its simplicity that a bicycle could become the vehicle of hope for an entire nation rebuilding itself from genocide. In practice, the Rising from Ashes Foundation uses documentary storytelling to inspire and educate global audiences into meaningful action, to raise vital resources for our cycling programs on the ground in Africa, and to apply the ideals of conflict resolution within their own communities.

the sport through the continent of Africa.

The Trois Etapes will benefit our efforts on the ground in Rwanda through three specific initiatives:

Make sure you buy exclusive Team Rwanda and Rising from Ashes kit at the Trois Etapes Event HQ and add a donation to your purchase! 100% of proceeds goes to our cause. We will have representatives on hand to assist you.

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2) The growth of the Adrien Niyonshuti Cycling Academy, which develops young student cyclists to embrace the positive values learned through cycling.

3) The screening of Rising from Ashes across Rwanda, ensuring that every Rwandan has an opportunity to be inspired by the example of Team Rwanda – creating a resulting forum for Team Rwanda members to speak to their own countrymen.

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Team sponsors:

Amateur riders: Greg Kwedar Renee Lockey Brian Ziska Dave McIntosh Austin Locklear Rony Cohen Nathan Buyukesenge Professional: Abraham Ruhumuriza Team Rwanda

Team soigneur: Katie Hiscock Team driver: Andy Hill

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Mpower focuses on empowering young people (ages 10-24) in Emerging Market (EM) countries. By partnering with locally-led organizations, EMpower provides critical resources and support to at-risk young people - those whose lives are affected by poverty and who often face discrimination, violence, child-trafficking and drugs. Despite the strong economic growth in EM countries, many young people are being left behind, lacking access to education, job training and healthcare. To improve opportunities for these young people, EMpower has granted over $14 million through 440 grants since 2000, directly impacting the lives of 120,000 young people.

EMpower currently works with grantee partners in 14 countries bringing together local knowledge, youth development expertise and global networking. With 96 active

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grants this year, they have awarded $2,3 million. From agricultural training in rural Argentina, to mobile classrooms for migrant children in China, to fighting gender-based violence in India, EMpower’s work is both strategic and practical, applying resources on the ground where they are needed most.

Their underwriting model enables them to direct 100% of all sponsorships to making a real difference on the ground. With office locations in New York, London and Hong Kong, the community of EMpower supporters is global. They understand the value of investing in young people and typically they have a professional or personal connection to emerging markets. EMpower’s supporters are encouraged to be actively engaged in their work through participation in the grantmaking process and by visiting grantee partners to understand the work first-hand. www.empowerweb.org

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Team sponsors:

Amateur riders: Ezequiel Weppler Roland Fejfar Phillip Blackwood Marc Balston Justin Mckie Thomas Desonay Xavier Corin-Mick Professional: Dan Fleeman Metaltek Kuota

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oodCycle is a national charity that combines volunteers, surplus food and spare kitchen spaces to create nutritious meals for people at risk from food poverty and social isolation.

We run 18 volunteer-powered community projects across the UK, reclaiming food that would otherwise be wasted from retailers such as Sainsbury’s and Waitrose, and using these ingredients to provide healthy meals for people who are struggling to get by.

Since we started cooking back in May 2009 our network of 1,200 volunteers have served over 100,000 meals and reclaimed over 110,000kg of surplus food.

FoodCycle meals are served to people at risk from food poverty and social isolation, which in practice means a partnership with a local community group working with vulnerable individuals. For example, our Islington Hub works with the local MIND centre and

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serves to people affected by mental health issues, our Leeds Hub works with refugees and asylum seekers at a community centre, and our Manchester Hub works with many people who are affected by homelessness.

We work with five vulnerable groups at our projects across the UK: homeless people, older people, people affected by mental health problems, low-income families, and asylum seekers/refugees. As well as the immediate benefit of a healthy meal, many FoodCycle service users really value the social side of our meal. For people that live alone this might be the only time in the week that they get the opportunity to sit down and eat with others.

“FoodCycle is here for everybody that needs it. It’s more than food, it’s making friends and it doesn’t matter who you are.” Linda, FoodCycle guest www.foodcycle.org.uk

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Team sponsors:

Amateur riders: Angus Barber Adrian Carr David Ojerholm Ryan Morris Kelvin Cheung Nicolas Girotto Oren Peleg

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he dZi Foundation partners with underserved communities in remote regions of the Himalaya to build sustainable locally-driven programs that improve quality of life through advancing education and health while reducing poverty.

The village of Sotang is a subsistence farming community, perched on a steep hillside in the remote Honku River valley in Eastern Nepal.

In 2007, the community was still reeling from the effects of Nepal’s decade-long civil war during which Sotang was used as a base for the Maoist guerilla fighters. Life was difficult for the 7,000 residents – the nearest medical care, road access, or communication infrastructure was at least a three-day walk away.

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rheal disease, and many school children had fled to join the labor force or to avoid the growing conflict.

This was the year that the dZi Foundation first began working in the community of Sotang. We first helped community members come up with their own dreams and plans for the future, and facilitated the formation of a local NGO that would work closely with village members to make these a reality. Our first projects cost only $300, with community members putting in weeks of labor to bring themselves clean drinking water, larger playgrounds at local schools, and to build community buildings for everyone to meet in. Over time, the size and scope of our projects grew alongside the commitment and excitement of the community.

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Amateur riders: Dan Schrad Scott Penzarella Chris Reed Ryan Newman Ed Schultz Eli Kranefuss Rob Britt Professional: Ian Field 3x National Cyclocross Champion

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fter seven years and forty projects ranging from the formation of Parent Teacher Associations at local schools to the construction of almost 1,200 sanitary toilets, Sotang has completely transformed.

It is still three days away from the nearest road, but the community is a bustling commercial centre.

Every Friday, nearly 5,000 farmers from the surrounding countryside gather in the main market area to sell and trade their local goods and produce. The local government schools are light and spacious, children are passing national tests in record numbers. Gone are the days where community members defecated in fields or forests under the cover of darkness. Now, every single household in Sotang has a sanitary toilet, with nearly half choosing an innovative new technology that recycles urine as an organic fertilizer.

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flower and tomatoes, and cases of diarrheal disease have halved.

Over the past three years, local residents have contributed well over half of the project budgets in their own time, labor, and materials – an amount that totals over $300,000.

This is all made possible, because our approach places the needs of the community first. By being given a choice and a chance to participate, local community members are more willing to invest in projects that meet their actual needs, and can turn the definition of poverty on its head.

Our largest donor group is our partner communities, followed by funds we have raised at the Trois Etapes.

The Trois Etapes has been a vehicle for us to raise the unrestricted funds that make our model possible, and have had an incredible impact upon the lives of over 20,000 people in seven villages just like Sotang. www.dzifoundation.org

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Amateur riders: James Nowak Marcus Browning Dave Short Marc Garibaldi Chris Maddox Daniel Petersen Bill Keller Professional: Kieran Frend AN Post-Chain Reaction

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here are more than 250 Australian servicemen and women who have been physically wounded in Afghanistan. However, over 5,000 will suffer psychological wounds such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health issues.

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enjoy happy, fulfilling lives; and feel proud for the sacrifices they have made.

Cycling and physical activities have been a key part of the recovery journey, and improves the quality of life for not just the individual but for their families too. For the first time, an Australian team is participating in Trois Etapes, and each rider proudly carries the hopes and dreams of many wounded, back down under. www.soldieron.org.au

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Amateur riders: Adam Evans Shane Warburton Justin Davidson Andrew Willett Matthew Jeffrey Chad Dobbs Daniel Hamblin Professional: Joanne Hogan Bigla Cycling Team

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ife is tough in Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan. Home to more than 150,000 refugees and already the fourth largest city in Jordan, poor living conditions and a lack of basic facilities mean the threat of a disease epidemic is a serious one.

Right To Play field staff and volunteer coaches lead weekly play sessions focused on health issues like how to avoid the spread of disease in the crowded camp. Sireen, a coach, initially found it hard getting children involved. Encouraging them to participate and commit to the programme was a success in itself.

“Through determination, perseverance and patience, we are now seeing small but profound changes,” she says.

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With 280 children taking part regularly, we have seen a demonstrable decrease in the spread of disease.

Sireen understands that it is the small successes that have helped to make this happen, “When a coughing girl, unprompted, used a tissue to prevent the spread of viruses, I felt real hope,” she said.

The benefits are most widely felt when the children take the health messages they have learned back to their families and generate a groundswell of knowledge within the community.

As well as working in Jordan, Right To Play uses sport and play based programmes to educate and empower over one million children and young people every week across Latin America, Africa and Asia. www.righttoplay.org.uk

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Amateur riders: David Bryant Todd Hooper Steffen Verbist Simon Klima Matthew Sparkes Richard McLelland Lenny Engelhardt Professional: James Moss Velosure Giordana

Team soigneur: Lianne Keeling Team driver: Andy Cahill

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ollybank cares for 101 children, young people and adults with profound disabilities and associated learning difficulties. We are unique in the UK as we commit to providing quality of life… for life.

Care is provided in a specialist school (from age 5 to 19), children’s residential home, which also offers respite care, three adult residential homes and one adult nursing home at our headquarters in Mirfield, West Yorkshire. We give as varied a breadth of experience as possible through therapy, education and activities so that lives are as fulfilling as possible. ‘Little Pips’ is our support service for families with children aged 0-5 who have complex disabilities.

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whilst receiving the highest standards of care and education, being valued as individuals and enabled to develop skills.

We celebrate our 60th Anniversary in 2014 and plans have been launched for an ambitious new project named ‘The Elms’. They are for a new, state of the art facility, dedicated to enrichment, education, enterprise, entertainment, therapy and personal development. This multi-purpose facility will be shared by everyone; our school, children’s residential home, adult residents and adult enrichment services.

Hollybank is delighted to be a Trois Etapes charity partner and our team of cyclists are committed to racing towards our goal of £900,000 which is needed for this ground-breaking project, thereby helping us to continue to provide quality of life... for life for our very special children, young people and adults. Isn’t that what we all want? www.hollybanktrust.com

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Amateur riders: Paul McDonald John-Paul Drake David Sowerby Tristan Emptage Alexis Bradbury Jake Womersley Chris Fothergill Mark Beaumont Professional: Annie Simpson Hope Tech Racing

Team soigneur: Charlotte Doherty Team driver: Peter Hibbard

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The Davis Phinney Foundation is unique in the Parkinson’s disease community. Our mission then, as now, is to help the estimated 10 million people with Parkinson’s worldwide to live well today.

Our programs provide information, inspiration and tools that motivate people to take action to improve their quality of life right now.

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enable people with Parkinson’s to thrive. We build communities and connections across the country and around the world. We call on our tribe to fight hard, live fully and to make every victory count.

As we cross the threshold into our second decade, we continue to lead the conversation on living well and invite you to join us in our efforts to offer life-changing, innovative programs to everyone who can benefit from them. The Davis Phinney Foundation is considered to be a thought leader in the Parkinson’s community, and with your help, we are ready to write the next chapter.

The connection between the cycling community and the Parkinson’s community extends beyond Davis Phinney’s personal involvement; there is a growing body of research into the therapeutic benefit of cycling for people living with Parkinson’s. Your generous support through the Trois Etapes sustains us and enables us to continue to offer programs and tools that help people with Parkinson’s enjoy a better quality of life today. www.davisphinneyfoundation.org

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Amateur riders: Jamie Barlow Phil Gibson David Mackay Stefan Danis Marc Murnaghan Chat Ortved Bill Gairdner Professional: Michael Barry

Team soigneur: David Wells Team driver: Andrew McQuaid

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Important contact information Niels Bryan-Low

Event HQ:

Michelle Smyth

Hotel Méditerranée 23 Avenue du Paradis 65100, Lourdes France

CEO, Cosaveli niels@cosaveli.com +44 (0)7881 517097

Head of Events and Communications michelle@cosaveli.com +44 (0)7803 582446

Henry Peacock

+33 (0)5 62 94 72 15 Emergency services:

112 - Ambulance

Transport and Logistics henry@cosaveli.com +44 (0)7816 857117

15 - SAMU (Service d’Aide Médicale d’Urgence)

Mark Lawrence

17 - Police (commissariat de police or gendarmerie)

18 - Fire Department (Sapeurs Pompiers)

Head of Convoy mark@cosaveli.com +44 (0)7919 025006

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“I just wanted to let you know how great an event you guys have put together.

I thought you had set the bar really high in 2012 but this year the Trois Etapes has just reached another level.�

Gerald Moser

Head Equity Strategy, Credit Suisse

MONUMENTAL Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma Quick-Step Cycling Team) rides away from the best Spring Classic specialists to take a crushing victory at the 2014 Paris-Roubaix. Congratulations to Niki and the Omega Pharma Quick-Step Cycling Team for an incredible race!

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DeDication & enDurance LDC, as the UK’s leading mid market private equity house, know a few things about dedication and endurance. For over 30 years the team at LDC has supported UK businesses from a regional office network with equity funding for buyouts and business growth.

In fact over the past 10 years alone over £2.5billion has been invested in 160+ UK businesses providing strategic and funding support for ambitious management teams.

The Trois Etapes also exemplifies these attributes – teams dedicated in their support of their chosen charities. Their combined aim is to meet the challenge, achieve their team objective and support their charity to the best of their ability. LDC as a founder supporter congratulates each and every team on their achievements so far…but we reserve a special mention for the Hollybank Trust our chosen partner for this year’s event!

For more information about Hollybank please go to www.hollybanktrust.com

For more information about LDC, contact Rob Pendleton: rpendleton@ldc.co.uk or visit www.ldc.co.uk LDC (MANAGERS) LTD. Registered Office: One Vine Street, London W1J 0AH. Registered in England and Wales no. 2495714.

Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Part of Lloyds Banking Group. More information can be found at www.ldc.co.uk