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 * __ Press release __**


 * __Experiencing Europe: One bike, many cyclists, 27 countries__**

We, Hannah, Lena and Paulina, students of form 10b of the Kepler Gymnasium (high school) are inviting people from all over Europe to experience Europe on a bike. Europe is so much more than crisis and the common market: It’s 60 years of freedom, open borders, cultural exchange and so much more.

That is why we have decided to send a bike on a tour throughout Europe. Our Europe bike is painted in the colours of the European Union and the idea is to invite people to accompany the bike for a day or two. You take the bike over from the people who have cycled to your place and make sure that the bike will ride on. The ultimate aim is to get the bike through all 27 European countries. On website all people who have taken part can leave a message telling people of their trip).

On the 14th of June we will cycle from Freiburg to Colmar where we want to hand over the bike on the __Place de l’Ancienne Douane__ in Colmar at around 6pm to the next volunteers. It would be great if possible volunteers could contact us (travellingthrueuropewithbike@gmail.com ) who want to ride on with the bike from Colmar. To make sure that the bike will find its way through Europe we have published some intermediate goals for each country that should be gated. These are usually the capital cities of each country. Of course, detours are possible J. Our first intermediate goal is reaching Paris. If you want you can follow the route of the bike at http://mitdemfahrraddurcheuropa.wikispaces.com/PROJEKTKARTE.

Of course we are really excited which way the bike will take and invite everyone to join in directly (cycling) or indirectly (website). Will we be able to accomplish our aim together?

If you have any questions please contact:

Kepler-Gymnasium

Johanna-Kohlund-Straße 5

Mr. Glajcar

79111 Freiburg

Deutschland

Mail: mitdemfahrraddurcheuropa@gmail.com

travellingthrueuropewithbike@gmail.com

Internet: http://mitdemfahrraddurcheuropa.wikispaces.com/

This is what you need to do if you want to join in:

> Also if you know a person who would like to participate in this project you can give them the information and direct them to the website and they continue the route. > If none of these options are possible, choose a place of destination on your own and contact the local press in this city/village which to travel to. Maybe our standard press release may help you. An article would help you to find a person who collects the bike. Please, communicate these route changes also on the website so that the viewers are informed about the trip of the European Bike. >
 * 1) Check out where the bike is right now (Website)
 * 2) Contact people that have the bike right now.
 * 3) Invite them to cycle to your city / village.
 * 4) Make sure that each party knows what date / place you agreed on to meet.
 * 5) Make sure that your local newspaper knows about it. To inform them you can use our standard press release that you can find on our website. If the standard press release has not been translated into your language please look at the English version of the press release and translate it. Make sure that you post your translation onto our website so that others can use it too.
 * 6) Make sure that you post a message on our website once you are in possession of the bike to let people know where the bike is.
 * 7) To help you, to find a person who wants to continue the bike’s route, we give you some tips: Firstly, if a person wants to do this trip they can contact you, as the person who has the bike. This information, about how to contact you, is on the website. Then you contact each other and you agree on a meeting point to hand the bike over to this person.
 * 1) Hand them over the bike and the little logbook.
 * 2) Post your report of your trip on the website and please complete our questionnaire, that you can find at "People".