Wokingham to Le Mans Bike Ride
Leasedrive Velo team raises £10,983 for Marie Curie Cancer Care and RNLI ahead of 261-mile bike ride from Wokingham HQ to Le Mans 21-06-2010
With less than a week to go before its team's 261-mile charity bike ride between its headquarters at the TRL proving ground in Wokingham and Le Mans, the Leasedrive Velo Group, one of the UK's largest independent privately-owned vehicle management groups, has already more than doubled its original target of raising a minimum of £5,000 for two charities, Marie Curie Cancer Care and the RNLI.
Roddy Graham, commercial director, said: "In the current economic climate to have raised £10,983 before the ride even takes place is a terrific performance. Two years ago, we raised £16,472 for Marie Curie Cancer Care by riding from London to Paris. Never did we anticipate getting anywhere near that figure this time around so credit to all 15 riders taking part."
Marie Curie Cancer Care, one of the UK's oldest charities, has been the company's nominated charity since 2005. The charity undertakes cancer research and nurses terminally-ill patients as they draw to the close of their lives. Meanwhile, the RNLI saves lives at sea.
The Leasedrive Velo team starts its 261-mile ride from the group's headquarters in Wokingham this coming Saturday June 26 and will ride 54 miles to Portsmouth before catching a late afternoon ferry to Cherbourg. Day two will cover 72 miles between Cherbourg and Granville and day three 71 miles from Granville to Laval. The fourth and final day will see the team complete the final 64 miles to Le Mans, home of the world's most famous motor race, the Le Mans 24 hours. There it will complete a lap of honour of the eight-mile public road circuit.
Current sponsors include Leasedrive Velo, which is covering the ferry return fares, fuel, support van and cycle shirt top costs, as well as underwriting its participating employees' time-off; and Thrifty Car & Van Rental which is kindly providing a 17-seater minibus. Financial sponsors include CHP Consulting, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, the Hughes Group, IDS, KeeResources, Lloyds Register, Peugeot and the Sytner Group.
Online donations to the Leasedrive Velo Wokingham to Le Mans Charity Bike Ride can still be made by visiting the Marie Curie Cancer Care fundraising website http://www.justgiving.com/mccc-BikeRide or the RNLI fundraising website http://www.justgiving.com/rnli-BikeRide
Alternatively, please send a cheque made payable to 'Marie Curie Cancer Care' or 'RNLI' to organiser Paul Newman at Leasedrive Velo, Crowthorne House, Nine Mile Ride, Wokingham, Berkshire RG40 3GA.
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Leasedrive Velo is the largest independent privately-owned vehicle management group in the UK and comprises two main operating divisions.
Leasedrive Velo Vehicle Management
Working in partnership with fleet managers, or delivering a complete outsourced service, Leasedrive Velo offers blue chip clients a range of bespoke fleet management services. Major investments in the finest asset management system and pioneering, flexible, web-based customer service technology have resulted in Leasedrive Velo offering customers a truly world class fleet management service capability.
Leasedrive Velo Rental Management
One of the largest short-term vehicle rental management companies in the UK, with access to an almost unlimited choice of vehicles and locations throughout the country, Leasedrive Velo Rental Management offers a simple and transparent pricing policy with no hidden surcharges. For rentals of 28 days or more, it offers the Stopgap mid-term vehicle rental solution. Rates are substantially reduced compared to daily rental.
The headquarters for Leasedrive Velo is at hi-tech offices at TRL in Wokingham. Awards won by Leasedrive Velo include 'Innovation in Services and Systems' Energy Saving Trust Fleet Hero 2009 Award, Best Rental System category in the BusinessCar Techies 2009 Awards; the ITM 'Fleet Management Company 08/09' Award; the ITM 'Independent Vehicle Management Company 07/08' Award; the 2008, 2007 and 2006 Thames Valley Business Magazine 'Management Team of the Year' Award; the 2006 Fleet News Award for 'Best Contract Hire/Fleet Management Company'; and the 2006 GreenFleet Award for 'Leasing/Rental Company of the Year'
For further press information on Leasedrive Velo, contact:
Mr Jeremy Snook
JSPR Ltd
Telephone: 01235 227572
Mobile: 07957 867139
E-mail: jeremy.snook@jspr.co.uk
Website: www.jspr.co.uk
