London 2 Bahrain Motorbike Charity Rally

22nd September – 14th October 2010

• The ‘London2 Motorbike Rallies’ are an annual sporting event founded by Levan Vasadze and Lord Clanwilliam. The concept originates from 2007,2008 and 2009 rallies travelling from London to Tbilisi in Georgia.

• The Rally’s primary aim is raise money for charity. This is supported with an ethos of giving the participants the opportunity to ‘open the mind, free the spirit and test nerves and driver skills’

• The rally traditionally encompasses a demanding and adventurous journey across Europe, ending in Tbilisi at Bagrationi 1882, a beautiful champagne factory located on the outskirts of the city.

The Concept

• The rally distance is over 9,500 kilometres and will take in the region of 20 days, much of it on uncharted or non-existent roads

• The rally is not a race but a “team ride” and the riders drive without the assistance of a back up team.

• Overnight acommodation depends on where the day’s ride ends.....it could just as easily be a comfortable bed in a European City hotel or a sleeping bag and tent in a field in Central Ukraine.

• This year however, the rally is adding a second stage after Tbilisi. The team will drive through Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and finish on the archipelago of Bahrain

The Concept

Rally Day Daily Distance (km)

Accumulative Distance (Km)

Stop Destination

1 581 581 Koln, Germany2 500 1,081 Koln Leipzig Germany3 645 1,726 Leipzig Ostrava, Czech

Republic4 699 2,425 Ostrava Rivni, Ukraine5 328 2,753 Rivne Kiev Ukraine6 476 3,229 Kiev Odessa Ukraine7 475 4,317 Kerchanska Armavir Ukraine8 613 3,842 Odessa Kerch Georgia9 467 4,784 Armavir Vladikavkaz Georgia

10 240 5,024 Vladikavkaz Tbilisi, Georgia11 0 5,024 Tbilisi Georgia12 403 5,427 Tbilisi Kars, Turkey13 532 5,959 Kars Diyarbakir Turkey14 378 6,337 Diyabakir Kilis Turkey15 273 6,610 Kilis Latakia Turkey16 281 6,891 Latakia Homs Turkey17 155 7,046 Homs Palmyra Syria18 245 7,291 Palmyra Damascus Syria19 176 7,467 Damascus Amman Jordan20 300 7,767 Amman Petra Jordan21 430 8,197 Petra Turayf, Saudi Arabia22 785 8,982 Turayf Hafar Saudi Arabia23 515 9,497 Hafar Bahrain

The Rally Route & Mileage

The Route – from above!

The Riders...

Levan Vasadze Levan Vasadze was born on December 20, 1970 in Tbilisi (Georgia). He is married and has 6 children. Levan has been a business executive for many years including the First Vice President of Sistema Corporation and CEO of Rosno, Russia`s leading insurance company.  In 2006 he was awarded Person of the Year in Russia`s top 100 CEO contest in Kremlin by RosBusinessConsulting.

Lord ClanwilliamLord Clanwilliam – known as Paddy to his friends, started his communications company now known as Gardant in 1993. He is a Director of OJSC Polyus Gold, the largest gold production company in Russia and is Chairman of Eurasia Drilling, the largest drilling company in Russia,  In his spare time he enjoys surfing holidays with his 3 children, motorcycling and whenever possible, helicopter flying.

Alexei Kuzminikha Alexei 40, describes himself as a quiet pensioner from Moscow. He is a life long member of the Harley Owners Group (HOG) and is passionate about motorbikes. He is a keen traveller who has travelled the world in pursuit of adventure and is also a master SCUBA diver!

Johannes HuthJohannes is one of the most successful hedge fund entrepreneurs with the world renowned KKR fund, running their London operation.

Fabrice GregoireOur rally engineer runs a motorcyle repair and service shop in Central London. All riders will carry their own spares. Fabrice may be called upon to assist fellow riders with mechanical conundrums

Mark HogbenMark is a director of BGC whose origins date back to 1945 when B. Gerald Cantor founded what became Cantor Fitzgerald. Cantor, a true pioneer, envisioned a new way of trading: a world-class brokerage service for inter-dealer fixed income markets.

Tim Whyte

Andreas Heeschen

The Riders...

Mason HaynesInformation to follow

Will NuttingInformation to follow

Nick ChikovaniGeorgian business entrepeneur who completed London2Almaty in 2009.

Andrew McNeilisManaging Director GCC Region for talent2

Mark Benton Bahrain Country Manager DHL International

The Riders...

Saphekhurebi

Saphekhurebi does incredible work in Georgia. Their mission is to help the vulnerable, the disabled, the homeless and the underprivileged in society.

Since its establishment they have touched the lives of many and improved the quality of life of these socially unprotected groups providing medical care, food, shelter and education. Further to this, the charity will buy respiratory apparatus with the donated money and will give it to the hospitals for free. Frequently, in Georgia newborn children have respiratory problems. To save their lives doctors need the respiratory apparatus. Nowadays there are only 8 apparatus in Tbilisi. This number is often insufficient comparing to the newborn patients. A lot of children die only because of the lack of respiratory apparatus available in the City.

The Charities

Hugo Rutland Memorial Trust

The Hugo Rutland Memorial Fund was created in 2005 after the tragic death of Hugo in a drowning accident whilst on holiday with his family.

Claire Rutland, Hugo's widow, founded the HRMF to create a capital fund from which income could be used to provide financial support for parents of school children finding themselves in unexpected difficulties.

This year they have launched a major campaign to maintain the momentum of the HRMF and to increase its capital from £230k in 2008 to £500k by 2010 and to £2m by 2015.

The Charities

The Bahrain Society for Children with Behavioural and Communication Difficulties

The mission of the Bahrain Society for Children with Behavioural and Communication Difficulties is to promote lifelong access and opportunity for all individuals with the behavioural and communication difficulties, and their families, to be fully participating, included members of their community.

Education, active public awareness and the promotion of research form the cornerstones of the society’s efforts to carry forth its mission.

The Charities

Past Rallies!

Past Rallies!

If you help us by giving money to the charities or put money towards the cost of the Rally we want to give something back to you if we possibly can.

Do you want us to wear your kit?Or maybe your company logo on our jackets or bikes??

We need help in the following areas.........SparesToolsCamping EquipmentIntercom systemsVisa clearances and carnet passageFreight of bikes back to domestic destinationsPetrol Money to cover 125,000 miles

Want to help?

Put your logo on the website sponsor’s page? Send us over your artwork and its done!

Come and join us along the way...... A number of senior Statesman and diplomats have been helping us to make the Rally possible. We will be meeting up with them along the way to thank them for their assistance. Come and meet up with us along the route and see who you meet with us. You would be very surprised!

Think of something and we’ll consider it!Give us a proposal and we’ll come back to you....we will accept just about any proposal if it means financial help for these charities that we really care about, or financial help toward the cost of the rally!!

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