June 9, 2007 (Charlottetown, PEI) — The first edition of Tour de PEI, International Women Cycling event, will take place from June 10-14, 2007 across Prince Edward Island. A unique event in the Maritimes sanctioned by the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale), this prestigious race is comprised of five stages:

The first stage will take place on Sunday, June 10 with 10 laps of 9.9 km on the streets of Summerside. The start is at 3:30 pm.

The second stage will take place on Monday, June 11 and will feature an individual time-trial on the Confederation Bridge for a 28.8km loop from PEI to New Brunswick and back. Start time is 11 am. This event will be preceded by an amateur peloton-style race that will start at 9:15 am.

The third stage on June 12 will feature a road circuit from Cavendish looping West to Wellington and back for a total of 124 kms. The start in Cavendish (Rainbow Valley area) is at 9:30 am.

The fourth stage on June 13 will feature a road circuit starting in Dalvay, travelling through the community of Montague and finishing in Stratford.

The fifth and final stage will consist of an electrifying 50-lap, 1km criterium race in downtown Charlottetown in the Confederation Centre area on June 14. The start is at 5 pm. This stage will be preceded by a Tour de PEI Junior race which will begin at 3:30 pm.

To close the event, an outdoor concert featuring 2007 Juno Award Winner Mobile will take place at the amphitheatre of the Confederation Centre of the Arts starting at 7:30 pm on June 14. Admission is free.

The best cyclists in the world The Tour de PEI will welcome the best women cyclists in the world and will feature, for example, such teams as Getränke-Hoffmann (Germany), Giant Pro cycling (China), Menikini- Selle Italia-Gysko (Italy) as well as national teams of Australia, Russia, New Zealand and the best in Canadian athletes.

Our Partners
Such large scale sporting and tourism events cannot be produced without the on-going support and generous collaboration of a large number of partners. We would like to underline the support of ACOA, Tourism PEI, Transport and Public Works PEI and that of our host cities and communities along with our private sector partners and our media partners. Thanks to them, thousands of amateurs from here and elsewhere can enjoy this world class event, free of charge.

First edition of Tour de PEI

Presenting Sponsor
– Scotiabank

Governmental and Regional Partners
– ACOA
– Cavendish Beaches & Dunes Shores
– City of Charlottetown
– City of Summerside
– Dalvay
– Parks Canada
– Tourism Charlottetown
– Tourism PEI
– Town of Stratford
– Town of Montague
– Transportation & Public Works PEI

Official Partners
– Acadian Bus Lines Jardine Lloyd Thompson Canada
– ADL Kwik Kopy Printing
– Aliant Loyalist Country Inn
– Atlantic Lottery Corporation Maritime Electric
– Beaches Mike’s Bike Shop
– Blue Cross Murphy Group of Restaurants
– Brother’s Two Restaurant PEI Rocket
– Canadian Automobile Association People’s Print & Copy
– Canadian Cable Ads Prince Edward Air
– Capt. Sub Prince Edward Tours
– Colours Printing Quality Inn
– Confederation Centre of the Arts Rodd – Charlottetown Hotel
– Costco Rudy Project
– Cuisine Machine Sign City
– Delphi Smooth Cycle
– Delta Prince Edward Slemon Park Hotel
– Discount Car & Truck Rental Steeplejack Services
– Earth Water Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales
– Eastlink TD Waterhouse
– Fresh Media TIAPEI
– Ford Dealers of PEI Tourism Summerside
– Graphic Detail Transcontinental
– Hawaiian Tropic University of Prince Edward Island
– Hearts & Flowers Video Pros
– Holland College Wilson Fuels
– Hotel Association of PEI
– IBI Group