Gregory Austin, Sean King, Monica Weekes and Larry Rogers,
the 2008 Barbados Cycles for Charity riders
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In 2006 and 2007 the team successfully rode the L' Etape du Tour which takes place on a rest day of the Tour de France.
L'Etape Du Tour allows amateur riders from around the world to ride some of the the same mountain stages
as the professional teams ride, with as many as 8,500 riders participating.
Riding in the 2006 L'Etape du Tour, the team raised approximately $29,000 for The Barbados Cancer Society's Breast Screening Program.
The 2007 L'Etape du Tour saw the team raising $21,000 for The Variety Club Childrens' Charity.
For 2008 the team challenge comprises of cycling over 100 mountain passes (cols) along a 2000km (1242 miles) route which begins with La Marmotte (a mass-timed bicycle race,
174km or 108 miles long over 4 mountains with approx. 17,000 ft of climbing) and concludes with The Ventoux Galerean Challenge (cycling up all four sides of Mont Ventoux - 187km or 117 miles in one day with approx. 20,000 ft. of climbing).
The 13 days between La Marmotte and The Ventoux Galerean Challenge will average 129 km or 80 miles of riding per day through the French Alps.
This year the team will be raising money for the The Barbados Cancer Society's Prostate Cancer Awareness/Screening Programme.
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