The fifth and final team set to take part in the Princess Charlene Foundation’s Calvi to Monaco Water Bike Challenge in September has been revealed. Ukrainian heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk will head up Team U17 as they compete against a host of other sporting legends, celebrities and local figures from the Principality.
The Princess Charlene Foundation’s 2024 Calvi to Monaco Water Bike Challenge is fast approaching, with competitors due to launch their water bikes into the water in the Corsican port of Calvi on 6th September.
The race, a 180km challenge across the open waters of the Mediterranean Sea, will continue through the night until the teams arrive on Monaco’s Plage Larvotto on 7th September.
The Foundation announced the identities of the members of teams Serenity, Lionheart, Ferrari and Rock to Rock earlier this month – they include the likes of F1’s Valtteri Bottas and professional cyclist Tiffany Cromwell, as well as Monaco’s resident Ferrari dealer Guido Giovanelli and Gareth Wittstock, the Princess Charlene Foundation’s General Secretary and Princess Charlene’s younger brother – and now the final spot on the teams’ roster has been filled.
At the head of Team U17 will be former World Champion boxer Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine. He will be cycling in relay with Kyiv native and rising boxing star Daniel Lapin, Monaco-based businessman Dmytro Kovalenko and French professional handball player turned personal trainer Nicolas Fache as the team attempts to be the first over the line in Larvotto.
How to donate
The funds raised by Water Bike Challenge will go towards supporting the Princess Charlene Foundation’s various initiatives and programmes. The Foundation is most well-known for its water safety and anti-drowning projects in Europe and the wider world.
To donate, or for more information about the Foundation and its missions, click here.
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Photo source: Oleksandr Usyk, Instagram