June 17, 2010 (Mont Tremblant, QC) – Mont Tremblant is launching Tremblant’s 24 Hours of Cycling, a brand new cycling event that will take place Sept. 10-12, and combines fun and cycling all for a good cause. It consists of riding in a relay with your team members over 24 consecutive hours on the magnificent Circuit Mont-Tremblant, to raise money for the Cedars Cancer Institute and CHUM. The event is joining the Cedars Tour de Lance where Lance Armstrong will ride the first lap with participants on Sept. 11 and then leave the circuit to continue his Tour de Lance also in the region. Participants waiting for their turn to ride and spectators will have the chance to take advantage of free clinics, entertainment and other activities.

2010 Fundraising Objective: $250,000
The funds raised through this event will go to the following two organizations: Cedars Institute and the 24h of Tremblant Foundation. The goal of this new partnership with the Cedars Cancer Institute is to bring together the greatest possible number of cyclists to benefit children’s causes – mainly research of cancer in children.

Captains Register your Team!
Take on the challenge of the 24h of Cycling by forming a team of 6 to 12 cyclists; with friends, with family or with your colleagues. This road bike relay race will be fun for everyone from amateurs to cycling fanatics! Support many children’s causes and those of Lance Armstrong.

Cedars Tour de Lance
This 1st edition of the 24h of Cycling follows suit to another very prestigious first edition event; The Cedars Tour de Lance which took place in Tremblant during the fall of 2008 and again in 2009. Lead by the most well known cycling champion in the world, Lance Armstrong, survivor and committed ambassador for the research of cancer. In its first two years, this event has raised more than 2 million dollars towards the fight against cancer. Tremblant and the 24h of Cycling are proud to be associated with the Cedars Tour de Lance, which will create a new cycling festival in the Mont-Tremblant region.

All the details are available here.