William Wates Memorial Trust: Honoring Will's Legacy through Le Loop Cycling Event
The William Wates Memorial Trust organizes Le Loop, where amateur cyclists ride the Tour de France route for charity. Participants commit to fundraising targets and support disadvantaged youth. Will Wates' legacy lives on through this event, which aims to give back and help young people fulfill their potential.
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What is Le Loop? Amateur cyclists following the route of the Tour de France, one week ahead of the pro peleton.
What is the Tour de France? 21 stages, including flat, middle and high mountains, time trials and 2 rest days over 3 weeks, every July. Total of around 3,500km. Stage distances are usually 150-220km Different Grand Depart city each year 201? will be ?? Final stage always into Paris Alps and Pyrenees always feature
Ill be riding Enter the details of your Loop, and pull the TT map image off our Loop Options page to insert here. Loop #- Stages # # (date) for example: - Pau to Peyragudes. 214km - Saint Girons to Foix. 100km - Blagnac to Rodez. 181km - Laissac to Puy en Velay. 189km - Rest day - Puy en Velay to Romans sur Isere. 165km - La Mure to Serre Chevalier. 183km - Briancon to Izoard. 178km TOTAL 1,210km over 7 days
During the tour I will Use our Fun Tour Facts (found in our fundraising tools on the website) to illustrate burn approx. 9,000 calories. This equates to about six Big Macs, six large fries, 40 McNuggets, and three hot fudge sundaes per day! spend at least 60 (and maybe as many as 80) hours sitting on my bike saddle. In this time I will produce over 100 litres of sweat. cycle the equivalent of 54 times to the bottom of the Ocean and back (on the basis that the Pacific Ocean s deepest point is just over 7 miles
Le Loop participants commit to a fundraising target: 1500 adjust as relevant
The Wates Family Le Loop was created by the William Wates Memorial Trust: helping to keep the most disadvantaged young people away from a life of crime and violence and fulfil their potential. This is achieved by giving grants to charities that engage young people through the mediums of sport, arts and education.
Who was William Wates? Will died during his gap year in Central America as a result of street crime in 1996. His family wanted to do something in his name to make a difference. Le Loop celebrates Will s life and continues his legacy by supporting young people who don t have the advantages in life that many of us take for granted. Will was aware of his privileged background and was keen to help others the aims of the Trust reflect where his interests would have been if he were alive today . Andrew Wates, Will s Father and Chairman of WWMT
Why Le Loop? We created the event in 2006 as a fundraiser, inviting friends and family to challenge themselves to ride stages of the Tour de France. Taking 4 years to recover (!), we did it all again in 2010 and realised that everyone should have the chance to ride the tour. We have run Le Loop (previously known as the Tour de Force ) every year since 2012 . Rick Wates, Chairman of Le Loop and Trustee of WWMT We aim to raise 400,000 each year Le Loop has raised over 3 million for the charities WWMT supports
So where will my fundraising money be spent? I m paying the whole cost of my participation in Le Loop The Trust supports around 22 charities a year, with grants normally lasting 2-3 years. The majority of the charities are located in the South East of England, close to the Trustees. If you are outside London/South East, check the WWMT list of charities http://www.wwmt.org/category/charities/current/ to see if there is a regional project being supported near you that you can focus on. The next slide gives an example of one in Edinburgh. We can provide more material (logos, photos etc) for this slide if you need it. Just let us know.
Pilton Youth and Childrens Project - PYCP Provides range of services and activities for kids aged 5-24 in Pilton, Edinburgh WWMT supports their Project FACE North which aims to deliver a needs-led programme to over 50 young people aged 11-24 years in the early stages of youth crime and at risk of social exclusion Sessions depend on building a trust-based relationship with young people to tackle this offending behaviour/encourage them to take part in more positive activities in their local community FACE North provides activities, education, counselling and both practical and pastoral support
Its not all about the bike I tackle the ride of my life they get a chance at life
