the crazy challenge of these friends

Ces friends of the Cocumont Vélo Passion association, in Lot-et-Garonne, will try to reach the village of Dessenheim in Alsace on the occasion of the next matchmaking exchange in the summer of 2027.

A subject widely discussed during the recent general assembly of this club which counts to this day 23 members.

900 km journey ahead

We often come across cyclists in the colors of Cocumont Vélo Passion on the local roads, this club born in 2003 precisely from this pari which consisted of reaching Alsace by bicycle.

Unforgettable adventure for enthusiasts, some of whom still pedal with enthusiasm on our roads during their ordinary training outings, but also on more distant terrain during their two great annual escapades in spring and end of summer.

Taking on Pyrenean passes for example, like the giants of the famous Grande Boucle. Few in this club but determined to make people talk about them again by repeating like their Alsatian friends but in the opposite direction this “ Diagonal of friendship« , 900 km journey connecting Cocumont and its Alsatian twin Dessenheim.

You need money!

To do this, specifies Julien Touja, the president of the association, “we will have to get down to business immediately to replenish the fund because such an adventure, if it requires a lot of organization, it above all needs a substantial budget.

The question then arises of the events which could be organized by the club to fund the fund as well as the search for sponsors. The team is ready, which has shown its dynamism throughout 2024 where the CVP has invested, for example, in running the Cocumont Sunday market refreshment bar.

At the time of the assessments of this general assembly, the treasurer announces a little over €1000 profits made over the past year. A promising figure which indicates the way forward.

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