DuVine Adventures hosts the first ever Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) ride in France for seven days beginning July 28, 2008.

SOMERVILLE, MA—DuVine Adventures hosts the first ever Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) ride in France for seven days beginning July 28, 2008. Cyclists will explore historic villages and vineyards on the most exciting and picturesque Pan-Mass Challenge to date.

DuVine Adventures, very passionate about finding a cure for cancer through cycling and one of PMC's most enthusiastic supporters, is offering PMC participants steep discounts on an exclusive European cycling tour. The PMC is the biggest cancer research cycling event in the world, raising $30 million annually. Riders can take a PMC "sabbatical" and remain part of the fundraising mission while saving up to 33 percent on the price of the tour. The DuVine Adventures – France PMC Virtual Ride across Burgundy takes place July 28 to August 3 and is limited to 30.

Raise $4,000.00 for the PMC and discover France, pedaling thru famous vineyards and charming villages while making a difference. DuVine Adventures, leaders in cycling tours in France, offers an incredible itinerary, certain to engage senses, nurture curiosity and pamper tastes. The special France PMC bike tour will take place the same days as the Massachusetts Sturbridge to Provincetown ride.

Cycle through Beaune, Pommard, Volnay, Meursault and Savigny-lès-Beaune; highlights include the wine capital of Burgundy, remarkable Flemish-Gothic architecture, scenic vineyards of the Côte de Beaune, an introductory wine tasting, all on the first day. Day two cycling showcases the towns of Savigny-lès-Beaune, Aloxe-Corton, Nuits-St.-Georges, Vosne-Romanee and Vougeot & Gilly les Citeaux. Cyclists will enjoy an outdoor breakfast overlooking a hillside strewn with wildflowers, peaceful vineyard roads a moated château, fields of wheat and sunflowers, plus spellbinding tales of winemaking, to name just a few aspects of the second day. The weeklong odyssey continues with adventure-filled activities and spectacular sights along the way, a rare and worthwhile way to see France’s distinctive towns and communities.

The tour includes accommodations; breakfasts; three lunches; five dinners with wine; wine cellar tastings; entrance fees to historic sites, museums and parks, and all other exclusive-access events featuring guest experts; 27-speed aluminum hybrid bicycle; transportation from rendezvous to final drop-off; gratuities for baggage, porters, and hotel service; baggage transport and much more.

The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge raises money for life-saving cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through an annual bike-a-thon that crosses the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Since its founding in 1980, the PMC has successfully melded support from committed cyclists, volunteers, corporate sponsors and individual contributors. All are essential to the PMC's goal and model: to attain maximum fundraising efficiency while increasing its annual gift. Our hope and aspiration is to provide Dana-Farber's doctors and researchers the necessary resources to discover cures for all cancers.

Request a brochure or reserve the bicycle trip, (888) 396-5383  or  (617) 776-4441 outside the U.S. and Canada.