Peugeot provides support vehicles for Pedal to Paris event
Howard Lake | 7 September 2005 | News
Car manufacturer Peugeot is going back to its roots of bicycle manufacturer by providing support vehicles for the Royal British Legion ‘Pedal to Paris’ charity bike ride.
One hundred and fifteen years after it produced its first bicycle, Peugeot still manufactures bicycles, but is better known for its range of motor vehicles.
Peugeot’s Warwick Wright Chiswick dealership is supplying The Royal British Legion with three 807s and two Boxer vans as ‘support’ vehicles for the cahrity bike ride which departed from Greenwich Park in London this morning.
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The vehicles are carrying equipment including spare bicycles, tools, and food, water and first aid kits. The 807s will also be acting as lead vehicles to transport crew members ahead of the cyclists to set up drinks stations and arrange accommodation.
This is the 10th anniversary of the Legion’s four-day, 277 mile long charity bicycle ride, during which time it has raised over £2.5 million. Two hundred and seventy supporters are participating, and are expected to raise over £250,000.
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