French Inmates Saddle Up For Bike Tour
By Jeralyn, Section Inmates and Prisons
Posted on Thu Jun 04, 2009 at 08:02:17 AM EST
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Posted on Thu Jun 04, 2009 at 08:02:17 AM EST
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The BBC has an interesting article about a program in France in which 194 prison inmates are about to take off on a 1,500 mile bicycle tour that ends in Paris. They will be accompanied by 124 guards.
The goal: To get the inmates "back in the saddle," and learn "team work and self-esteem."
There's a video showing them training for the race.
They will have to cycle in a pack, will not be ranked and, for obvious reasons, breakaway sprints will not be allowed.
According to a prison official:
"We want to show them that with some training, you can achieve your goals and start a new life,"
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