Montreal, Saturday 1er June 2024 - This Sunday, June 2, media representatives are invited to the start of the 39e Tour de l’Île de Montréal, to be held at parc Jeanne-Mance, at the corner of avenue du Parc and avenue Mont-Royal.
INFOCIRCULATION : www.velo.qc.ca/infocirculation
From 6 a.m. - SPONTANEOUS MEETING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE STARTING LINE
Jean-François Rheault, President and CEO of Vélo Québec, and Julie Ringuette, actress, host and spokesperson for the Festival Go vélo Montréal (from 8 a.m.), will be available for interviews. The media are also invited to circulate and do spontaneous interviews among the cyclists waiting to leave, as well as with the public personalities present (see list below).
NOTE Tour de l’Île de Montréal: as there are several courses at Tour de l’Île de Montréal, there will be two starts. The most spectacular, with thousands of cyclists, will be at 9.15 am.
** IMPORTANT access for microwave trucks and media parking will be possible BEFORE 8 a.m. **
Between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. - TOUR DE L'ÎLE « DÉCOUVERTE » (68 or 96 KM) STARTS
It's an early morning start that will last more than two hours. Cyclists will ride in line, as prescribed by the Highway Safety Code, on streets open to vehicular traffic.
8:50 a.m. - OFFICIAL PHOTO
Official photo opportunity on the departure stage with dignitaries
8:55 a.m. - DEPARTURE CEREMONY
The master of ceremonies will welcome the guests:
- Mr. Jean-François Rheault, President and CEO, Vélo Québec;
- Ms. Ana-Maria Martin, president of the Montérégie-Ouest milk producers;
- Ms. Patricia-Ann Sarrazin-Sullivan, Senior Vice-President of the Board of Directors of Caisse Desjardins du Plateau-Mont-Royal and Director of the Desjardins Group;
- Ms Karine Boivin-Roy, member for Anjou-Louis-Riel;
- Mrs. Laurence Lavigne Lalonde, Mayor of Villeray - Saint-Michel - Parc-Extension, Executive Committee member responsible for major parks, Mount Royal and Parc Jean-Drapeau;
- Ms Sarah Justine Leduc-Villeneuve, Director, Destination and Program Development, Tourisme Montréal;
- Mr. Steven Guilbault, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and MP for Laurier-Sainte-Marie;
- Ms. Julie Ringuette, actress, host and spokesperson for the Go vélo Montréal Festival.
9 h 15 - OFFICIAL START OF THE «CLASSIC» TOUR DE L'ÎLE (28 or 50 km)
Please note: departure will be staggered until around 10:45 a.m.
A gondola will be available for media representatives from 8:30 am. At the start, only cameramen will have access to the gondolas. Photographers will be able to use them afterwards.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. - ARRIVAL OF PARTICIPANTS and ANIMATION AT THE ARRIVAL SITE
4 p.m. - END OF ACTIVITIES
