page_title: Cycling in the Channel Tunnel
section_title: After opening
hierarchical_section_title: Cycling in the Channel Tunnel / After opening
caption_attribution_description: Team Sky rider and Tour de France Winner Chris Froome crosses the English Channel by bicycle, using the Eurotunnel service tunnel and support by Jaguar Cars. The service tunnel had previously been crossed by a group of cyclists[1] on the night of 2/3 December 1994[2] travelling from London to Paris in aid of Téléthon en France 1994.[3] In 1994 Henri Sannier had been accompanied by Jean-Michel Guidez[4], Patrick Chêne, Jean Mamère, Marc Toesca and others.[5]
context_page_description: Pedal cycles in the Channel Tunnel are normally allowed to cross the Channel Tunnel fixed link between the United Kingdom and France only by using the
  Eurotunnel cycle service, on board a Le Shuttle train. That consists of a minibus and bicycle trailer for six bicycles.
  On a number of special occasions since 1993, crossings have been made directly using the bidirectional Channel Tunnel service tunnel, positioned between the two rail tunnel bores. The central service tunnel has airlocks at both ends and a concrete screed road surface.
context_section_description: On the night of 2/3 December 1994, a group of professional and semi-professional cyclists went road bicycle racing from London to Paris in aid of Téléthon en France '94 broadcast live on French national television.  This 1994 peloton was led by Henri Sannier and accompanied by Jean-Michel Guidez, Patrick Chêne, Jean Mamère, Marc Toesca, Thierry Marie, Paul Belmondo, Bernard Darniche, Jean-François Guiborel and others.  The group used the service tunnel to cross the channel between Folkestone and Coquelles, accompanied by a STTS vehicle.
  On 1 June 2014, Chris Froome rode eastbound from England to France in a video promoting Team Sky and publicised during the 2014 Tour de France season.
caption: Chris Froome in June 2014, one of a number of cyclists to have ridden through the Channel Tunnel
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