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27,000 feet of climbing. 1100 kilometres of riding.

View our Tour of the Rockies in 3D (requires Google Earth).

The Boss is impressed.

David Lalicich, one of the Nine Riders, meets up with Lance on his ride along the Jasper Parkway and tells him about our Tour of the Rockies (September 23, 2005).

How it started

Nine friends were planning a bike tour through the Canadian Rockies—“just for fun”—when they discovered they could ride for The Lance Armstrong Foundation. Founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and cycling champion Lance Armstrong, the Lance Armstrong Foundation is a registered non-profit organization that supports cancer research and provides practical information for people living with cancer. Simply put, it's a good cause.

What we're doing

From April 29 - May 7, 2005, nine of us—including one cancer survivor—are riding the Tour of the Rockies: From Vancouver to Calgary—nearly 1100 km, including 26,000 feet of climbing—in support of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. To this end, we have joined the Lance Armstrong Foundation through its Peloton Project, a grassroots fund-raising and outreach initiative that lets companies like GPS Police do something positive while enjoying the ride.

You can help

You don't need to be cyclist to support the Lance Armstrong Foundation. You can make a small donation to this non-profit organization online.

The Route

Day	1 Fri Apr 29	2 Sat Apr 30	3 Sun May 1	4 Mon May 2	5 Tue May 3	6 Wed May 4	7 Thu May 5	8 Fri May 6	9 Sat May 7
From	Vancouver Airport	Mission	Hope	Merritt	Kamloops	Salmon Arm	Revelstoke	Golden	Canmore
To	Mission	Hope	Merritt	Kamloops	Salmon Arm	Revelstoke	Golden	Canmore	Calgary
Distance	89 km	93 km	121 km	85 km	113 km	105 km	156 km	171 km	102 km
Note	START		Major climbs! Hello, Coquihalla				Major climbs!	Major feasting!	FINISH

The Riders

Nine riders will be doing the Tour of the Rockies, including five from Calgary and two from Ontario. (Pictured left-to-right: Andrew Gravells, Eric Jury, David Martens, Brad Scott, Barry Murphy, Sean Fournier, David Lalicich, René Fournier, Jorge Lopez.)

Participating Companies

David Lalicich, employee of Baker Hughes (Calgary, AB) and one of the nine riders, planned and organized this Tour of the Rockies, and helped with training. His father, Eli Lalicich, rode with David through the Rockies in 1996 and 1998, and will be driving our support vehicle.

René and Sean Fournier, brothers and owners of GPS Police (Calgary, AB), are organizing the fund-raising portion of this ride. They're also riding.

GPS Police will donate five dollars of every MiniLink and ProLink sale from the start of our Tour of the Rockies (April 29) until the end of the Tour de France (July 24) to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. (And when Lance wins this year's Tour, we will double it.)

Brad Scott, owner of Cavro Contracting (Calgary, AB) will be riding the Tour of the Rockies and providing mechanical support when needed.

David Martens, employee of Noble Trade Inc. (Concord, ON) will be riding with us in support of the Lance Armstrong Foundation.