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TS 2006

Team Sarcoma 2006 Bike Tour

 

Liddy Shriver

Sarcoma Initiative

Team Sarcoma 2006 Bike Tour

Denmark July 1-7, 2006

Fonden Fyntour

Team Sarcoma 2003 Biking the Danish Islands

Highlights

   ● Bike from the Danish peninsula Jutland to Copenhagen, enjoying the beautiful countryside and villages on the islands of Fyn, Tåsinge, Langeland, Møn, and Zealand along the way

   ● Visit Valdemar’s Castle, take an evening sail on an old wooden Danish sailing ship, enjoy a guided tour of Faaborg, tour the white cliffs of Møn, visit Legoland and Tivoli

   ● Accomodations for 7 nights, all breakfasts, all dinners and six lunchs are included in the price as well as bike and helmet rental

   ● Bus and ferry rides as required, daily luggage and bike transport, sag wagons, and water stops are included in price

Bike Routes

Each day there are 2 routes, one for cyclists who like longer distances and some hills each day and one for cyclists and families who prefer a more leisurely pace with less distance and fewer hills. The tour is very flexible; bike 10-30 miles/day or bike less or more. Sag wagons will be by in case you have a bike problem or get tired.

Team Sarcoma

Sarcoma is a rare and dangerous cancer. Between 15-20% of all children’s cancers are sarcomas and about 1% of adult cancers are sarcomas. Team Sarcoma 2006 is an internationally coordinated event designed to raise public awareness about this disease and the impact it can have on families, raise public awareness of the lack of young adults in cancer-related clinical trials, and raise money for sarcoma research. Cyclists from all over the world will be biking on the same days that we are biking in Denmark. These ”Virtual” Team Sarcomas will aid us in achieving our goals. Team Sarcoma 2006 is project of the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative.

The Danish Cancer Society is supportive of this initiative and encourages participation in it.

Travel

Participants pay their own costs in getting to and from Denmark. The bike tour begins in Billund and ends in Copenhagen. You can reach Denmark by air, train, car or boat. Travel hints are on the Registration and Information website. Fyntour in Denmark is coordinating TS2006.

Registration and Information

Visit www.fyntour.dk/TS2006 for detailed information and to register. Register early as there is room for only 100 cyclists! Registration begins October 1, 2005. CONTACT: shriver@genesis2.com

Accomodations

Choose from three categories of hotels in different price ranges or enjoy the camping option. If you choose camping, a rental tent is included in the price. Your luggage will be taken from hotel to hotel for you each day.

Itinerary

July 1: Arrival in Billund, registration, bicycle pickup, opening dinner

July 2: Visit Legoland, Vejle, Middlefart on Fyn

July 3: Middlefart, Assens, tour of Faaborg

July 4: Faaborg, swimming, Svendborg, evening sail on old wooden sailing ship

July 5: Tåsinge, tour Valdemar’s Castle, Ferry from Spodsberg, Marielyst

July 6: Marielyst, swimming, tour Møns Klint

July 7: Marielyst, Copenhagen, closing dinner at Tivoli

July 8: Depart Copenhagen

Price *

Tour prices range from $1,250/person to $1,750/person, double occupancy. Single supplement applicable. The camping option is $950/person. Children in the same room or tent (1-4 years) pay 25%; (5-12 years) pay 50%; and (13-18 years) pay 75%. Prices are reduced if you bring your own bike or tent.  

* Tour prices are fixed in Danish currency. The amount in your home currency (e.g., US $) will vary depending on the currency exchange rate at any given time.

  In the Danish countryside

         

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If you can join us in Denmark as a member of Team Sarcoma 2006

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Send us a note as soon as possible telling us that you'll be a member of Team Sarcoma 2006. Then, register for Team Sarcoma 2006 on the Fyntour website. Registration will begin on November 4, 2005. You should register as soon as possible as there is room for only 100 cyclists.

 
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You can download a detailed "Team Sarcoma 2006 Bike Tour Brochure" (a large PDF file) by clicking here. You can download a copy of the Registration Form by clicking here. If you have any questions about filling in this form or would like a copy of it in Microsoft Word format, please contact us.

 

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Tell your family and friends what you're doing and why. By discussing sarcoma with them, you are helping increase public awareness about sarcoma and the lack of young adults in clinical trials. You can learn about sarcoma by downloading our “Sarcoma Facts” information sheet. The facts sheet is available in a variety of languages (click here). More detailed information can be found on  the sarcoma page on our website. Print out and give a copy of some of this material to family and friends or e-mail them copies of these pages. Some other useful sites are found on our Sarcoma Communities link page.

 

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You are not required to raise funds to participate on the bike tour. If you would like to, we encourage you to ask some of your friends, family, and your company to sponsor your participation on Team Sarcoma 2006 to help raise money for sarcoma-related research. Some sponsors will donate a particular amount for each mile (kilometer) you bike; others will donate a fixed amount no matter how much you bike. To view and download a copy of our sponsor and donation form, click here. You can view some of the research that we have sponsored on our Funded Research webpage.

 

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Let your local newspaper and TV news, documentary, and public service programs know that you are going to participate in Team Sarcoma 2006—an international event to raise public awareness of sarcoma, to raise public awareness of the lack of young adults in cancer-related clinical trials, and to raise money for sarcoma-related research to help find a cure for this disease. Share your story with them and share our “Sarcoma Facts” with them. If we can help you with this effort, please let us know.

 

If you can't join us in Denmark as a member of Team Sarcoma 2006

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See our Virtual Team Sarcoma webpage.