The Route - What's Included

Signing up for The Route is your chance to live the life of a professional rider.

When you join the team, you aren’t just left to tackle the 9 stages alone, you are backed by a full support team that mirrors a World Tour team’s setup.

From the moment you begin your journey, to the spring training camp, to the final roll over the finish line on stage 9, the package provides everything from accommodation and pro-level mechanical support to official Santini cycling kits and the luxury of moto outriders.

Every detail, including the official team bus and dedicated sports therapists, is designed to ensure you can focus entirely on the road ahead conquering each stage.

As part of the The Route team, included in your £4,500 entry fee you will receive:

Fundraising Support​​

• Each rider is paired with a Cure Leukaemia funded blood cancer centre with face-to-face or virtual connection to meet who you’ll be fundraising for and why your involvement is so vital​
• Access to Cure Leukaemia’s SumUp account for easy fundraising collection​
• Support with Cure Leukaemia/The Route branded content, collateral and merchandise​
• Access to official The Route event partners for equipment, clothing, nutrition and recovery​

Official Santini produced The Route kit:​

• Pre-event training kit for the miles and PR activities in the run up to the Grand Depart​
• On-event team rider jerseys and associated items of kit ​
• Off-bike clothing for media activities and between stages​

​Ultimate Training & On-Event Experience​

• 2-day spring training camp in Europe for team preparation and bonding ​
• Moto outriders providing rolling road closures throughout France​
• Team of experienced mechanics​
• Professional sports therapists available before, during and after every stage of the event​
• Official The Route branded tour bus to transport you between stages and accommodation​
• Accommodation and full board hotel accommodation throughout​

​Communications​

• Regular team calls with the Cure Leukaemia team, The Route Alumni, event experts, sponsors, clinicians and patients​
• Cure Leukaemia produced content and imagery shared with all riders to mark fundraising milestones and key clinical and event dates fur use across your network​

​Equipment, Training and Recovery​

• • Access to professional sports nutrition advice, training plans, physical training support and sports therapy/recovery advice via Cure Leukaemia partners such as Science in Sport,LiveWell Health, The Bike Fitters and Balfe’s Bikes.