A bit over 11 years ago my father and best friend, aged 54, died of cancer. Had he been diagnosed with it today, he would have stood a much better chance of survival as there has been a tremendous advance in the medical and biotechnological fields. Advance, made possible by donations of people like you and me. Now you can join me and make a difference for everyone fighting against cancer today and tomorrow.

Here’s the deal. I’m sponsoring a cycling team called “Les Cyclorameurs” (to see four of them “in action” click here). They are joining the yearly Alpe d’HuZes challenge: cycling up the legendary Alpe d’Huez mountain in France at least six times. It’s a sponsored event and last year alone it generated more than 3 million euro. This amount flows directly and fully into a special fund for research into living with cancer by KWF Kankerbestrijding, the biggest and one of the oldest non-profit organisations in this field in the Netherlands.

“Les Cyclorameurs” are highly ambitious: their goal is to rake in at least 30.000 euro for this fund and while they’ve got a headstart, they’re not quite there yet. And that’s where you come in.

I’ve set aside 50 limited edition prints for “Les Cyclorameurs”. You can buy one of them for € 250 (excl. cost of shipment), half of which will serve directly as sponsoring for their herculean effort. The other half is needed to offset costs of printing and paper. Prints are 40 x 60 cm, printed on exclusive glossy Harman baryte paper (dim. 43.2 x 63.5 cm) and they will be numbered and signed individually.

There are 5 different prints available (1, 2, 3, 4 & 5), 10 of each, which will be sold on a first come first served basis. Should you like to order you can simply leave a comment on this page or contact me through the contact page. Clearly state the image you would like to buy and I will contact you as soon as possible. Costs of shipment are: free in Paris, € 10 for continental Europe, other countries on request. You will receive your print 4 weeks after ordering; promotion ends June 4, 2009.

If you would like to read more about this special promotion, you can download a brochure including all five photos by clicking here (in Dutch; English on request). If you’d like to sponsor “Les Cyclorameurs” directly, you can also contact me through the contact page and I’ll send you full details on how to do this.

I hope you’ll join me in the fight against cancer: it will not bring back my father, but it will help millions of others instead… maybe even yourself. Thank you for participating!