Summary:
An international organization called Peace & Sport organized a bike parade called “Roulons pour la Paix” on the circuit of the 21st stage of the Tour de France 2024 to promote peace and inclusivity through sports.
Full Story:
In the morning before the start of the final time trial stage of the 2024 Tour de France, the international organization Peace & Sport and the Tour de France organized “Ride for Peace,” a bike parade on the route of the 21st stage circuit. The event, in direct connection with the values of peace and inclusion promoted by Peace and Sport, brought together around forty champions for peace, high-level athletes, and influential personalities invited by the NGO. The participants, dressed in white to embody the values of sport and referring to the iconic #WhiteCard campaign by Peace and Sport on the occasion of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, set off on the circuit, escorted by the Prince’s Carabiniers Company and in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco to highlight the actions of the NGO. It is worth noting that Peace and Sport is an international, neutral, and independent organization based in Monaco, promoting peace through the power of sport. Founded in 2007 by Joël Bouzou, an Olympic medalist in modern pentathlon and world champion, Peace and Sport is under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco. Peace and Sport calls on international decision-makers to intentionally use sport as a tool for transmitting peace values, drawing on its universality, its Champions for Peace, and grassroots actors. Recognizing that athletes are also citizens capable of playing a role in society, Peace and Sport created the Champions for Peace Club in 2009, a group of over 120 athletes from around forty countries on five continents. These athletes, as heroes, role models, and sources of inspiration for young people worldwide, dedicate part of their time, their fame, and their experience as athletes to projects using sport to address social, economic, and educational issues.
Source:
Gouvernement Monaco
