Bike Europe
Our Sponsors
The following people / organisations have already pledged their support for our cause. If you would like more information about corporate sponsorship please visit the Sponsorship page. To find out more about individual sponsorship please visit the Donate & Get Involved section.
Corporate Sponsors
- Decathlon - Equipment Sponsor
- Decathlon, one of the worlds largest sports store chains, have agreed to provide us with £1000 worth of cycling kit to use for our ride. They are also supplying the Bike Newham project with all their equipment and bikes.
- Transport for London
- London's transport authority, Transport for London (TfL), have awarded the Bike Europe team a grant of £1000 to help cover costs of the expedition and to encourage more young people from the youth club to get involved in cycling.
- Rough Guides - Equipment Sponsor
- Rough Guides publish guides to hundreds of worldwide destinations, as well as benchmark books on subjects as diverse as Climate Change and Ethical Living to iPods and Opera. They have supplied the Bike Europe team with guidebooks for France and Spain as well as 4 waterproof touring maps to help us find our way.
- Bloc Eyewear - Equipment Sponsor
- Bloc Eyewear, supplied by Inline UK Ltd, have provided us with six pairs of very stylish interchangable sunglasses ideal for the southern European summer sun.
- Torq Fitness
- TORQ have developed a range of performance nutrition products, including a prominent range of Energy Bars and Drinks which are very tasty. TORQ have offered us a trade discount to help us keeps costs down.
- Webscript Designs
- Webscript Designs are a leading web design and development agency based in Tunbridge Wells. They are also the employer of the Bike Europe team leader and have very generously given him enough leave to help him complete this project. As well have giving Daniel extra leave they have also been very supportive of Bike Europe and have come up with many ideas throughout the eight months of planning. Thank you Simon, Sue, Sean and Adam for your help!
Individual Sponsors
- Simon McArdle
- Simon, MD of Webscript, has not only supported the Bike Europe team through ideas and advice he has also reached into his pockets and donated £50! Thanks for everything Simon
- Ginny Harris
- Ginny has made a generous donation towards our cause, thanks Ginny! Ginny is also undertaking her own fundraising challenge - she will be conquering the Great Wall of China to raise money for Breast Cancer Care - Support Ginny at www.justgiving.com/ginnyharris
- Jemba Rogers
- As financial payments are deemed illegal in the world of amateur christian football, Morden Baptista Chairman Jemba Rogers had to think outside the box in order to poach the 6 highly regarded footballers from the Swift Youth Group.
An undisclosed donation to the intrepid Bike Europe team soon secured the deal... and a succesful partnership between 'The Swift' & 'Morden Baptist' has been growing ever since. - Colin & Judith Marchant
- Colin and Judith have pledged £200 to our cause, thank you!
- Clive Andrews
- Clive, the man behind the amazing photo at the top of the page, has very generously given us permission to use it for free! Click here to see more examples of Clive's excellent photography. And if you are wondering it is Brighton, not quite on our route but near enough.
- Tim Bateman
- Tim has very kindly pledged 1p per mile per cyclist - working out to over £70 in total! Thanks Tim
