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Win a seat in Mavic's Yellow Car
There’s no bigger race in cycling than the Tour de France, three weeks of grueling racing culminating in a sprint finish along the historic Champs-Élysée. So... how would you like a front-row seat for this awesome event?
Ribble have teamed up with Mavic (one of the official sponsors of the race) to offer you the chance to WIN a once in a lifetime opportunity; A seat in Mavic’s Yellow car.
The Prize
The lucky winner will take their seat in Mavic's Yellow Service Support car for the entirety of the final stage of the 2020 edition of the Tour De France. Get up close and personal with the peloton and experience the action from inside the race! And that’s not all, once the race has finished you will have VIP access to the Village on the Champs-Élysée before being whisked away to be wined and dined courtesy of Mavic.
How to win this fantastic prize
To enter click here.
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Terms and Conditions
- The promoter is: Ribble Cycles whose registered office is at 363 Leach Place, Walton Summit Centre, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 8AS.
- The competition is open to residents of the United Kingdom and France only, aged 18 years or over except employees of both Ribble Cycles and Mavic and their close relatives and anyone otherwise connected with the organisation or judging of the competition.
- There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.
- By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
- State which social media platforms you are running the competition on.
- Only one entry will be accepted per person. Multiple entries from the same person will be disqualified.
- Closing date for entry will be 24/10/19. After this date, no further entries to the competition will be permitted.
- No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.
- Ribble Cycles and Mavic reserve the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, act of God or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other event outside of the promoter’s control.
- Any changes to the competition will be notified to entrants as soon as possible by the promoter.
- The promoter is not responsible for inaccurate prize details supplied to any entrant by any third party connected with this competition.
The Prize
The prize is as stated below and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. The prizes are not transferable.
The prize consists of:
- Return flights from UK airport to Paris, France.
- One-night hotel accommodation in Paris (Saturday).
- Seat in the Mavic yellow car and VIP access to the Village on the Champs Elysées.
- Evening meal with Mavic on Sunday.
- Transfers to/from hotel.
Not included
- Travel to/from UK airport
- Travel insurance
- Additional expenses (Food and drink)
- Winners will be chosen at random on 24th October 2019. If the winner cannot be contacted or do not claim the prize within 7 days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.
- The promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
- The competition and these terms and conditions will be governed by English law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England.
- The winner agrees to the use of his/her name and image in any publicity material, as well as their entry.
- Any personal data relating to the winner or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current UK data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent.
- Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.
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