Our Partners

Our partner in QUEBEC, Cycle North-South

Our environmental education mission is noble, but we do realize that the evaluation of its concrete impacts will be hard to evaluate. Being partnered with Cycle North South give us the opportunity to participate to the accomplishment of something more tangible. The global mission of Cycle North South is to promote social justice by contributing to economic autonomy of various people of the South. Low income people and women are on the first line. All over the province of Quebec, Cycle North South collects used bikes that are then put back in top shape to be sent in containers to Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba and various countries of Africa. We will travel among most of the countries of the Americas where Cycle North-South leads an action. Therefore, we will become more or less their ambassadors, meeting people that get their help. By becoming our partner, Cycle North South shows its confidence in the chances of success of our Tour of the Americas. For further information about the organisation, see their website on www.cyclonordsud.org

In France, CADR67

Strasbourg is the French city that offers the most extended cycling path network (250 km). The mission of CADR67 (Comité d’action deux roues, meaning Two wheels action committee of the Low-Rhine Department) is to bring as many people as possible to use these paths. The organization founded in 1975 now counts around 350 members in the area. The association adherates to the FUBICY, the French federation of bicycle users. Not only they promote cycling in town, but they also work to get more cycling structures. They get involved in the evaluation of the community future projects in regards with cycling in the area. Meeting with kids in classes to make them familiar with security they also accompany them on streets.

In summer 2004, Strasbourg will get a House of Cyclists. CADR67 will move there and by the meantime try to enlarge its missionfor the promotion of bicycle touring.

By making some space for our project in their new local, CADR67 shows its trust in us and also uses the Tour of Americas to promote bike travelling. Together with CADR67, we will lead some fund raising activities in which profits will partly go to the setting of the House of Cyclists.

Stay informed if you wish to participate to our activities. And to know more about CADR, visit their website on www.fubicy.org/cadr67

Financial Partners

Their importance

When you consider this kind of large scale project, the search for financial support is constant. However, a partner, even financial, is much more than someone that tosses money. In our case, it is someone who deeply believes in our environmental ideal. One of the reasons we did not just gather our savings is that we want to rally as much people as possible around the project.

The more people we’ll get involved in the adventure, the better are the chances of the « reflection » to bring us to action and changes.

You want to know more about becoming a partner of the Tour and how we choose our partners, click here

Our actual partners

Currid’s
« Le Petit Pub du Grand Pierre » in Montreal already made a CAN $ 300 donation for the 2003 St Patrick’s celebration. Its owner, Pierre Beauregard, will take departure of the Tour with Christian and Marie and ride with them for one month.

CCR Printshop
This copy shop located in Granby, Quebec, Christian’s hometown, it currently cutting is prices in half for works related to the project. For example, they have printed Christian's journey in Spain, l’Espagne à velo, un voyage intime (2002), available in French only. You may order it on line.

Andaska
The french retailer in outdoor textiles and equipment distinguishes itself by its adventure travel agency and the ambiance it has created in stores. The Strasbourg shop sponsored a 50 € voucher for a draw related to our Cyclo-thon in 2003. You may visit their website on www.andaska.fr