STAFF from INEOS once again answered the call to go that extra mile for charity.
In all, 900 employees from sites all over the world completed the company's very own Tour de France Challenge and raised €31,000 to help children.
"The response was inspiring," said John Mayock, INEOS' resident Olympian. “Not only did we raise a huge amount for charity, but many were encouraged to take up cycling for the first time in many years. It was an enormous team effort.”
Teams from across INEOS were challenged to match the kilometres covered by the riders in the Tour de France, the world’s most famous cycle race, each day.
But being INEOS, they went one better.
And by the end of the challenge, the 900 riders had collectively ridden 400,000 km – the equivalent of cycling 10 times around the Earth.
As the real riders had chased each other through the French countryside for the coveted title,
INEOS’ teams from Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, the US and the UK had been squeezing in their mileage – before, during or after work.
INEOS donated £1,000 to the local charity of choice for each team that completed the challenge.