Support World Bicycle Relief and Win an Evie Richard’s Race Bike Replica.

To celebrate the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, you can help support World Bicycle Relief and maybe A Trek Supercalibre as ridden by Evie Richards.

If you fancy winning a race-ready bike like those ridden by Evie Richards at this weekend’s UCI Cross-Country Olympic World Championships then all you need to do is support World Bicycle Relief with a donation to be in with a chance.

Winners will own bikes to match those raced by Kate Courtney (USA), Marianne Vos (NL), Annemiek van Vleuten (NL), and Evie Richards (GB)

Enter now and donate to World Bicycle Relief via VIPrize. The prize draw will take place on 30 September 2023.

In celebration of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Scotland, World Bicycle Relief, official global charity partner of the event, is offering cycling fans around the world the opportunity to win one of four top-of-the-range bikes donated by world-leading cyclists and their brand sponsors.*

The profile of women’s cycling and racing is exploding around the globe, with incredible performances and viewing figures to match. While female athletes are breaking boundaries at the sharp end of the sport and gaining the recognition they deserve, World Bicycle Relief prioritises women in the countries it serves – offering 70% of the bikes it distributes through its programmes to women and girls.

Claire Geiger, Director of Global Partnerships, World Bicycle Relief, said: “Female racers are setting new records and shattering glass ceilings in the cycling world. Meanwhile, women and girls in many rural communities around the world rely on bicycles to access vital services and education – particularly when walking and sharing lifts are not safe options.

“This is why we prioritise 70% of our bikes for women and girls. Because whether racing for the rainbow stripes or racing towards an education, bikes truly transform lives. Support from cyclists and cycling fans watching the UCI Cycling World Championships will be life-changing for both.“

By entering the raffle, cycling fans and cyclists will support World Bicycle Relief’s work helping women and girls with limited access to transportation realise their goals. The charity provides specially made, purpose-designed Buffalo Bicycles to individuals, families and communities to help them access education, economic opportunities, health facilities and vital services.

Winners will have the chance to take home one of four bikes set up to the sponsorship specifications of cycling legends from the worlds of road racing and mountain biking.

Marianne Vos, a 13-time world champion and two-time Olympic medalist for The Netherlands, together with the team from Cervélo, has donated a Cervélo S5 equipped with SRAM Red eTap AXS.

Marianne said: “Whether fighting for a win or access to education, a bicycle is a tool for empowerment.”

Another icon of Dutch cycling, multiple-world champion and 2022 winner of Le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, Annemiek van Vleuten will be supporting with the donation of a Canyon AEROAD CFR Disc in a special World Championships design.

“I want to help World Bicycle Relief get more women and girls on bikes,” said Annemiek, “I have seen for myself in Kenya, what the Power of Bicycles can do for people.”

Britain’s very own Evie Richards, Cross-Country World Champion in 2021 and 2023 British National Cross-Country Champion, alongside Trek, will donate a Trek Factory Racing team-edition Trek Supercaliber 9.9.

In support of World Bicycle Relief, Evie said: “A bicycle can be a game-changer, especially for women and girls in rural areas.”

The USA’s Kate Courtney, Cross-Country World Champion in 2018, and SCOTT, are donating a one-of-a-kind SCOTT Spark RC equipped with SRAM, RockShox and Syncros components in a unique design inspired by women in cycling, and the upcoming 2023 MTB World Championships.

Kate said: “To me and to so many women around the world, bikes are freedom. Through their incredible programs, WBR gets bikes into the hands of women and girls in rural areas for whom they can provide not only a means of physical transportation but the seed for cultural transformation. I am proud to be among the powerful group of female athletes supporting this project and helping WBR reach 1 million bikes distributed by 2025!”

Since 2005, World Bicycle Relief, in partnership with local communities, has distributed more than 740,000 bicycles and trained over 3,000 bicycle mechanics across 21 countries in Africa, Southeast Asia and South America. Fundraising and donations will help the charity to reach its goal of distributing 1 million bicycles by 2025.

To be in with a chance of winning, entrants must register through the VIPrize platform. A donation to Wolrd Bicycle Relief via the platform generates an entry to the prize draw. Other routes to entry are outlined here. Donations will benefit World Bicycle Relief’s programmes.

Check out Evie’s Trek Supercalibre and the other World Bicycle Relief prizes on VIPrize here.

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