In celebration of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Scotland (August 3-13, 2023), World Bicycle Relief, official global charity partner of the event, is offering cycling fans around the world the opportunity to win one of four top-of-the-range bikes donated by world-leading cyclists and their brand sponsors.
By entering the raffle, cycling fans and cyclists will support World Bicycle Relief’s work helping women and girls with limited access to transportation. The charity provides specially made, purpose-designed Buffalo Bicycles to individuals, families and communities to help them access education, economic opportunities, health facilities and vital services.
Claire Geiger, Director of Global Partnerships at World Bicycle Relief, said “Female racers are setting new records and shattering glass ceilings in the cycling world. Meanwhile, women and girls in many rural communities around the world rely on bicycles to access vital services and education – particularly when walking and sharing lifts are not safe options.
“This is why we prioritise 70% of our bikes for women and girls. Because whether racing for the rainbow stripes or racing towards an education, bikes truly transform lives. Support from cyclists and cycling fans watching the UCI Cycling World Championships will be life-changing for both.”
Winners will have the chance to take home one of four bikes set up to the sponsorship specifications of cycling legends from the worlds of road racing and mountain biking.
Marianne Vos, a 13-time world champion and two-time Olympic medalist for The Netherlands, together with the team from Cervélo, has donated a Cervélo S5 equipped with SRAM Red eTap AXS.
Another icon of Dutch cycling, multiple-world champion and 2022 winner of Le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, Annemiek van Vleuten will be supporting with the donation of a Canyon AEROAD CFR Disc in a special World Championships design.
Britain’s very own Evie Richards, Cross-Country World Champion in 2021 and 2023 British National Cross-Country Champion, alongside Trek, will donate a Trek Factory Racing team-edition Trek Supercaliber 9.9.
The USA’s Kate Courtney, Cross-Country World Champion in 2018, and SCOTT, are donating a one-of-a-kind SCOTT Spark RC equipped with SRAM, RockShox and Syncros components in a unique design inspired by women in cycling, and the 2023 MTB World Championships.
Since 2005, World Bicycle Relief, in partnership with local communities, has distributed more than 740,000 bicycles and trained over 3,000 bicycle mechanics across 21 countries in Africa, Southeast Asia and South America. Fundraising and donations will help the charity to reach its goal of distributing 1 million bicycles by 2025.
To be in with a chance of winning, entrants must register through the VIPrize platform. A donation to Wolrd Bicycle Relief via the platform generates an entry to the prize draw.
