The annual London to Monaco bike ride in aid of the Blue Marine Foundation has announced that 2018 was its largest event to date. 120 riders took part in the various stages of this year’s cycle, which crossed eight countries and totalled 1,000 kilometres, ending at the Prince’s Palace in Monaco on September 26 to coincide with the Monaco Yacht Show.
Read MoreLast Tuesday at high noon, September 25, 2018, a blue wave of a hundred solidarity cyclists, participating in the charity race organized by the Blue Marine Foundation lead by Clare Brook, rolled into the Prince’s Palace Square in Monaco.
Read More“Here we go!!!!” he captioned the snap. “The start of the London – Monaco for the @Bluemarinef. Sure it will be fun!!!”
Read MoreThe Queen’s granddaughter and her husband pedaled the first leg of an event supporting the world’s oceans. Zara and Mike Tindall hopped on to bicycles to launch a charity ride raising awareness and funds for ocean conservation.
Read MoreThe Queen’s granddaughter and her husband pedaled the first leg of an event supporting the world’s oceans
Read More"Going into the ride the first time I didn't know I had a blood disease,” says Tom, who has represented Australia in swimming and cycles 350km every week.
"I knew I had an issue, but I didn't know what it was. I would wake up in the morning and feeling like I'd just done 1000 lunges.”
Read MoreThe couple set off on the first leg of the London-to-Monaco cycle ride, pedalling from Herne Hill Velodrome in south London to Dover. They joined more than 100 cyclists who are taking part in the seven-day ride
Read MoreAs CEO of the Blue Marine Foundation, Clare Brook is tasked with a monumental challenge: trying to slow and effectively stop industrial overfishing on a worldwide scale. Blue Marine has been making headway. Over 1.5 million square miles of ocean are now protected—from Ascension Island, in the middle of the Atlantic (and a favorite nesting place of sea turtles), to St. Helena, off the coast of lower Africa. But there’s still much more work to be done.
Read MoreExceptionally active, prior to 2016 Tom would cycle on average 350km a week. Then, suddenly during the inaugural London-to-Monaco ride in 2016, an unexpected storm dropped the temperature causing Tom’s knee to swell taking him out of the race and straight to Monaco to receive treatment. After being bedridden for 8 months and a slew of tests, Tom discovered that he has a rare and aggressive form of arthritis eating away at his bones, muscles, and ligaments.
Read MoreSara-Jane Skinner of the Blue Marine Foundation has invited all members of the COCC to participate in the final day of this year’s London to Monaco 2018 Charity ride
Read MoreBLUE exists to create marine-protected areas, develop models of sustainable fishing and restore marine habitats, having already contributed to a considerable amount of ocean conservation worldwide.
“Increasing BLUE’s awareness within the superyacht industry and raising money for BLUE are key to our relationship – this isn’t just about a cycle ride, it’s about helping BLUE to restore the ocean back to a healthy state,”
Read More“This is something we have been interested in being a part of for some time. The BLUE have done so well in encouraging the superyacht sector to become more involved in marine conservation and I am delighted that we are able to participate this year. I am especially pleased as this will be the first opportunity for the varying MB92 group members to collaborate outside of work and for such a good cause.”
Read MorePerfectly timed with our recent focus on ecologically sustainable oceans and waterways, BLUE Marine Foundation in partnership with Boat International, have recently announced the award winners in their 3rd annual edition of ‘The Ocean Awards.’
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