It's sun, sea and cycling ... an opportunity to turn your cycling holiday into a good turn for other cyclists, sportsmen and women. The challenge of the SportsAid Californian Bike Odyssey is to cycle the 510 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles, enjoying the exhilarating landscape of California and the azure waters of the Pacific Ocean at the same time. Can you and your bike hack it?

The SportsAid Californian Bike Odyssey

The SportsAid Californian Bike Odyssey is a charity fundraising cycling adventure and promises to be a truly unforgettable experience. The money raised will help to provide crucial financial assistance for talented UK sportsmen and women, able-bodied and disabled, aged 12–18, who are currently experiencing difficulties coping with the increasing burden of coaching and equipment costs.

Sun sea and cycling!
Taking in such sights as The Golden Gate Bridge, the Big Sur National Park and Hollywood, The SportsAid Californian Bike Odyssey will take place between the 7th and 18th May 2002. It's a 12 day, 510 mile journey stretching along the Pacific Coastline of California. 

Minimum sponsorship is £2,000 plus an additional non-refundable deposit. The 2002 Bike Odyssey will have a special discount for those booking early. This will cover all flights, transfers, accommodation, lunch on cycling days and much more. Greenrock International will provide medical and mechanical backup, regular briefings en route, pre event training ride and a question and answer session.

Other benefits include a pre event cycle ride, question and answer sessions, an event T-shirt and other promotional material, 10% discount on new Hybrid bikes and 15% discount on clothing and accessories at 'On Your Bike'. All put together by friendly and relaxed staff with experience of running International bike rides.

The charity ...
With the appointment of new Sports Minister Richard Caborn MP, the British Government are championing the grass roots in sport and The SportsAid Californian Bike Odyssey is the perfect way for lovers of sport to play their part, raising thousands of pounds for the stars of the future who currently suffer from financial difficulties.

SportsAid, the Charity for Sport, has funded thousands of able-bodied and disabled British sports stars over the last twenty-five years, including Sir Steve Redgrave, Denise Lewis and Tanni Grey-Thompson, and now helps youngsters who are in desperate need of help with their travel and equipment costs. This challenge is one of SportsAid's main fundraising events of their "2001: The Sports Odyssey" campaign to raise £5 million this year for underprivileged young sportspeople.

SportsAid is a registered charity who give Grant Aid to young able-bodied and disabled people of all ages. SportsAid currently supports over 2,000 young people in 55 able-bodied and 25 disabled sports.

Interested?
To register your interest in The SportsAid Californian Bike Odyssey please call Emma or John on 020 7387 9380 or e-mail emma@sportsaid.org.uk. For more information regarding SportsAid as a charitable organisation please visit their website www.sportsaid.org.uk.

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