From: Jonathan Douglas
<info@rouleurbiketours.com>
Sent: Friday, 13 October 2017 11:49 a.m.
To: Bruce Thompson; Mike Conza; John Randal; Jason
Kelly; Stuart Lowe; Steven Fish; Paul Arnesen; JDINNZ@xtra.co.nz; Sonya Hill
Subject: TOUR DE FRANCE 2018 - TEAM NZ
Dear Team NZ - TDF 2018
Welcome and congratulations on embarking on the
challenge of a lifetime!
Please see below a quick update on where we are at
with the Tour De France 2018 Team New Zealand challenge, for your information.
· We have
8 confirmed riders (including yourself). Looks like a great team with lots of
very relevant cycling experience and all round good blokes.
· We have
closed off any new applications and will take a maximum of 10 riders.
· We have
had approximately 150 enquiries with approx. 25 applications. Many have not met
the physical capability / lack of credible cycling experience test.
· Despite
my best efforts we have not managed to secure a female on the team.
Team Members so far
Aaron Hill
Mike Conza
Jason Kelly
Stuart Lowe
Steven Fish
John Randal
Paul Arnesen
Bruce Thompson (shoulder surgery recovery permitting)
Jonathan Douglas
NZ Embassy in Paris support
As mentioned to a few of you, Roger from the NZ
embassy in France has heard about our Tour and has kindly offered his support
should we require it. He has mentioned that there is a French, female only
charity ride that is planning a similar feat to ourselves riding all 21 stages
a day ahead of the tour. I have made
contact with them and they are keen to meet up throughout the tour as our
schedules allow.
Cheers
Jonathan
T: 021 388893
