London 2 Bahrain

Motorbike Charity Rally

22nd September – 14th October 2010
 The Concept

• 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.
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• 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’
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• 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.
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 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
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• 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.
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• 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
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The Rally Route & Mileage
Rally Day Daily Distance (km)Accumulative Stop Destination
Distance (Km)
1 581 581 Koln, Germany
2 500 1,081 Koln Leipzig Germany
3 645 1,726 Leipzig Ostrava, Czech Republic

4 699 2,425 Ostrava Rivni, Ukraine

5 328 2,753 Rivne Kiev Ukraine
6 476 3,229 Kiev Odessa Ukraine
7 475 4,317 Kerchanska Armavir Ukraine
8 613 3,842 Odessa Kerch Georgia
9 467 4,784 Armavir Vladikavkaz Georgia
10 240 5,024 Vladikavkaz Tbilisi, Georgia
11 0 5,024 Tbilisi Georgia
12 403 5,427 Tbilisi Kars, Turkey
13 532 5,959 Kars Diyarbakir Turkey
14 378 6,337 Diyabakir Kilis Turkey
15 273 6,610 Kilis Latakia Turkey
16 281 6,891 Latakia Homs Turkey
17 155 7,046 Homs Palmyra Syria
18 245 7,291 Palmyra Damascus Syria
19 176 7,467 Damascus Amman Jordan
20 300 7,767 Amman Petra Jordan
21 430 8,197 Petra Turayf, Saudi Arabia
22 785 8,982 Turayf Hafar Saudi Arabia
23 515 9,497 Hafar Bahrain
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 Clanwilliam
Lord 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!
 The Riders...

Johannes Huth
Johannes is one of the most successful hedge fund entrepreneurs with the world renowned KKR
fund, running their London operation.
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Fabrice Gregoire
Our rally engineer runs a motorcylerepair 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
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Mark Hogben
Mark 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.
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Tim Whyte
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Andreas Heeschen
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 The Riders...

Mason Haynes
Information to follow

Will Nutting
Information to follow

Nick Chikovani
Georgian business entrepeneurwho completed London2Almaty in 2009.

Andrew McNeilis
Managing Director GCC Region for talent2

Mark Benton
Bahrain Country Manager DHL International

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 The Charities

 Saphekhurebi
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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

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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

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Communication Difficulties
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The mission of the Bahrain Society for Children with Behavioural and
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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.
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Education, active public awareness and the promotion of research

form the cornerstones of the society’s efforts to carry forth its mission.
Past Rallies!
Past Rallies!
 Want to help?

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

can.

Do you want us to wear your kit?

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Or maybe your company logo on our jackets or bikes??

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We need help in the following areas.........
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Spares
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Tools
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Camping Equipment
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Intercom systems
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Visa clearances and carnet passage

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

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Come and join us along the way......

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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!

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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!!

 Contact Us:
 email: clanwilliam@gardantcommunications.com
 Tel: +44 7702 693621
 web: www.gardantcommunications.com