OK, I am still seeking sponsorship–seriously, consider me your two wheeled ambassador of good will & adventure. I am going to work out my initial strategy and plan to target U.S. bike makers–have one you would like to see sponsor me, let me know by leaving a comment below. Facebook folks you can follow and comment on Tony-K.org.
I have been doing some more reading on the organizing company’s (Tour D’Afrique, LTD) site and have learned they have several tours they organize and they have thought about the time and money issue a bit–each tour can be done as a whole or in stages. With the staged approach I would like to note to potential sponsors, this does not change my offer to be your advocate and brand ambassador on these rides but it does mean we can have even more time and locations to help build your brand and increase your audience/customer base….
The Silk Road Tour, is part of the their Epic Tour series, they also have started a Dream Tour series–design your own and make it part of the tour services they offer, currently in Beta–there is one Dream Tour posted–the amber route (St. Petersburg to Vienna).
Tour D’Afrique also has a foundation–I am really becoming enamored with this company.
The Tour d’Afrique Foundation is an integral part of our company vision. The foundation was set up at the same time as the Tour d’Afrique Bicycle Race/Expedition to fulfill key elements of our mission:
- To give something back to the people and the communities of the areas that we pass through on our cycling tours.
- To raise consciousness about bicycles as an alternative and, in many ways, better and more beneficial means of transport.
To fulfill these objectives the company has focused on:
- donating bikes to individuals and organizations in Africa
- supporting bicycle advocacy and promoting projects that protect the environment
- encouraging participants in the tour to raise funds for their favored charity whether in their home country or in Africa or both
When it comes to raising consciousness about the bicycle as an alternative mean of transport, we feel that simply by having riders complete the 12,000 km journey year after year, the Tour d`Afrique makes an impressive and significant point about bicycles and their potential use. To quote the writer Iris Murdoch; “The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.”
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