Bike to Care en Bourgogne

Help support a great cause!

On May 9th and 10th, 2022, Chefs and Sommeliers from France and elsewhere — including our very own Team Canada will join together in Beaune to push themselves to their physical limits by participating in a test of cycling endurance that will see them covering 200km of Burgundy’s viticultural heartland.

A total of 100 participants will take part in this inaugural event, with the aim of each individual racer not to reach the finishing post first, but to take up the challenge and to raise a minimum of $30,000.00 as a team.

Bike to Care's Team Canada is proud to be riding in support of Femmes du Vin. Femmes du Vin (FdV) is a registered not-for-profit grassroots women’s organization, established in 2016. FdV promotes and amplifies the voices of anyone who identifies as a female in wine through continued education, scholarships, and mentorships. Its mission and vision are to inspire, educate, empower, and support all women in wine for a more sustainable, safe, and successful future for our industry. https://www.femmesduvin.org/

Team Canada:

Julie Garton - Wine Director, Four Seasons Hotel & Café Boulud

Jason Bangerter - Executive Chef, Langdon Hall

Jordan Alessi - Sommelier, Brand Manager, Halpern Wine

Krysta Oben - Wine Director, Paris Paris & Co-Founder, Grape Witches

Emily Pearce - Wine Director, The York Club

Tony Amaro - Owner, Opus Restaurant

Sheila Flaherty - European Category Manager, Halpern Wine

Tommy Kelly - New World Category Manager, Halpern Wine

*A very special thank you to Stephen Ranger for his generously donated appraisal services.

An event in support of the hospitality industry.

Since time immemorial, Burgundians have stood shoulder to shoulder with those working in the field of international gastronomy. Over the course of the past year, our friends in the restaurant business have been living through exceptionally challenging times. In order to thank them for their fidelity to our business, to support them, and to stimulate their continued interest in their business, we are launching a dynamic project that we hope will encourage industry solidarity.

The entire sum of money raised by the participating teams will be handed over to organizations working towards the training of up-and-coming young chefs and sommeliers.

Partners
Many winegrowers have chosen to support Bike to Care en Bourgogne to finance the associations that fight day after day to train future professionals in the hotel and catering industry. These growers include Guillaume d’Angerville (Domaine Marquis d’Angerville), Pierre-Yves Colin (Domaine Pierre- Yves Colin-Morey), Thibault Gagey (Maison Louis Jadot), Dominique Lafon (Domaine Comtes Lafon), Benoît Riffault (Domaine Etienne Sauzet), Jérémy Seysses (Domaine Dujac), Charles Van Canneyt (Domaine Hudelot Noellat), Bertrand de Villaine (Domaine de la Romanée Conti), and many more.