{"id":479,"date":"2019-04-25T14:37:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T14:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raphaellef5.sg-host.com\/?p=479"},"modified":"2021-09-14T16:05:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T16:05:27","slug":"launch-of-the-3rd-edition-of-the-808-bonneville-challenge-and-158000-in-bursaries-for-49-student-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/lancement-de-la-3e-edition-du-defi-808-bonneville-et-158-000-en-bourses-a-49-etudiants-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Lancement de la 3e \u00e9dition du D\u00e9fi 808 Bonneville et 158 000 $ en bourses \u00e0 49 \u00e9tudiants-athl\u00e8tes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beloeil, April 25, 2019<\/strong> \u2013 Dany Bonneville, founder and president of the D\u00e9fi 808 Bonneville, officially launched the 3rd edition of the D\u00e9fi 808 Bonneville today. The event will take place on September 13th and 14th in Mont-Tremblant. Presented by Fenplast and Lowe's Canada in collaboration with Samson Groupe Conseil, the D\u00e9fi 808 Bonneville will, for the 3rd consecutive year, benefit the Fondation de l\u2019athl\u00e8te d\u2019excellence du Qu\u00e9bec (FAEQ). Furthermore, the FAEQ took the opportunity to award $158,000 $ in individual scholarships to 49 highly promising student-athletes, funded by the profits from the 2nd edition.<\/div>\n
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What they said:<\/strong><\/div>\n
\u00abI am very happy, proud, and moved to see that in just two years, we are able to award nearly 160,000$ in scholarships. I had wanted to organize an ultra-cycling challenge in Mont-Tremblant for a long time, but it took the right people around the table to make this project a reality. I quickly fell in love with the Foundation de l\u2019athl\u00e8te d\u2019excellence during a scholarship award ceremony to which I had been invited. I was very impressed to see these young people, with sparkling eyes full of hope, who will become our leaders of tomorrow. Thank you to everyone who believed in this crazy project; it will be a pleasure to see you at the starting line on September 13 and 14!\u00bb<\/div>\n
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\u2013 M. Dany Bonneville, president and founder of D\u00e9fi 808 Bonneville and ultra-cyclist<\/div>\n
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\u00abWe are very happy to team up with Dany Bonneville again for this 3rd edition of the D\u00e9fi 808 Bonneville. The first two editions allowed us to offer cyclists a unique, rewarding, challenging, and inspiring experience. Several companies and participants then committed themselves with rigor and conviction to fundraising, which allows us today to financially support no less than 49 very promising student-athletes.\u00bb<\/div>\n
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\u2013 Mr. Claude Chagnon, President of the Foundation for Athletic Excellence<\/div>\n
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Engaged partners and participants<\/strong><\/div>\n
Seventeen partners or participants were able to award their scholarships, namely Industries Bonneville (16 scholarships), Cogeco M\u00e9dia (10), Fenplast (4), Lowe\u2019s Canada (3), Samson Groupe Conseil (3), Pierre Dub\u00e9 & Kathleen Fortin (2), Albi Volvo Ste-Agathe (1), Groupe ADF (1), La Presse (1), Lefebvre & Benoit (1), NOWA (1), Projet Chic Shack (1), SS Lacasse (1), Stelpro (1), Team Boscus (1), Toitures Hogue (1), and Trek Coaching Financier (1).<\/div>\n
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New in 2019<\/strong><\/div>\n
The 808 Bonneville Challenge will once again stand out this year with its unique 404 km loop, with Tremblant Resort as the central point, where cyclists of all levels can take on a challenge from 100 km to 808 km, solo or in teams of two or four. Two new distances have been added: the 115 km* Nordet loop and the 240 km* combo, which includes both loops over two days (Arundel loop and Nordet loop). The new Salon Plan\u00e8te Courrier also promises to impress with its live band and make this sporting challenge a most festive occasion.<\/div>\n
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Different challenges offered on Friday the 13th and Saturday, September 14, 2019:<\/strong><\/div>\n
125km Arundel loop: Friday only<\/div>\n
115 km North Loop: Saturday only<\/div>\n
*240 km combo: Friday and Saturday, daytime only<\/div>\n
202 km: solo or in a team of 2: Friday or Saturday<\/div>\n
404 km: solo, in teams of 2 or 4 (daytime option only or 24 hours)<\/div>\n
808 km: solo, in teams of 2 or 4 (continuous)<\/div>\n
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About Dany Bonneville \u2013 <\/strong><\/div>\n
President and Founder of Bonneville 808 Challenge. A Quebec entrepreneur, committed philanthropist, and passionate athlete, Dany Bonneville co-chairs Bonneville Industries, a flagship of Quebec industry for 55 years. He has successfully taken on several major sporting challenges, including five IRONMAN races and multiple ultra-cycling events, such as the prestigious Furnace Creek 508, the SilverState 508, and the RAW 2018 race where he covered 1,500 kilometers solo in 85 hours. Mr. Bonneville has also been involved with major organizations for over 10 years, including Op\u00e9ration Enfant Soleil and Heart & Stroke.<\/div>\n
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