Wednesday 08 April 2009 at 00h57
The jellow yersey sponsor of the Tour de France since 1981 which -as one of the main sponsors- is a member of the Club du Tour de France, the French bank LCL, introduced a new VISA creditcard this week which is co-branded LCL and Tour de France.
In France banks are allowed to introduce co-branded creditcards since the first of October 2007 and after the Carte Collector Vélo, which was available from the 2nd of May until the 31st of August 2007 for the Tour de France 2007, LCL now has chosen A.S.O., the organisor of the Tour de France, for its first co-branded creditcard.
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The creditcard and its additional benefits
LCL's Tour de France creditcard is available until the 31st of August 2009 and provides acces to specific benefits at cycling related companies:- The Boutique Officielle (online shop) of the Tour de France with a 10% discount on any orders above 50€
- Rue du Vélo with a 5% discount
- L'Equipe TV which offers 30 numbers of L'Equipe online for the price of 20, gives a 30% discount on the L'Equipe photo collection and 1 month free access to discover L'Equipe TV Live
- Carrefour, the sponsor of the polka dot jersey in the Tour de France, which gives a 5% discount on gift vouchers
- Go Sport with a 10% discount on gift vouchers
A choice between four images
LCL's customers who chose to buy this VISA creditcard with the Tour de France brand can choose from four images: one with just the Tour de France logo, one with an image of France and a cyclist, one with the tissue of the yellow jersey and the last one, my favourite, with a bike's pinions, one of them being yellow.CONTINUE READING AFTER THIS ADVERTISEMENT
The game
On the website which is dedicated to this LCL Tour de France creditcard you can find all information about the card, the benefits as mentioned above and the partners of the card. In addition to this, the website also contains a game with three very easy questions which allow participants to win a Crossroad 5 bike, a yellow jersey, the book Tour de France - Le Ventoux - Sommet de la Folie, the game Pro Cycling Manager, a Go Sport € 30 gift voucher, a rain coat and a Haribo candy box.LCL's press release indicates there will be four of such games in collaboration with Haribo and L'Equipe from April till July 2009.
Christian Prudhomme's reaction
Christian Prudhomme, director of the Tour de France and director cycling within A.S.O., said about this creditcard: I'm very happy that such a long and solid partnership as the one between the Tour de France and LCL becomes even more visible today with our both logos appearing on a creditcard. door Thomas VergouwenVond u dit artikel interessant? Laat het uw vrienden op Facebook weten door op de buttons hieronder te klikken!
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y a pas de danger que ma banque nous la propose la carte bancaire a l effigie du tour.Ils sponsorisent le vent des globes , mais pas le tdf, je vais changer de banque mdrr, je vais aussi demander si je peux avoir la photo de JAJA sur ma carte bancaire , mais je pense que la également je rêve...!! ca fait du bien de rêvasser de temps en temps.
| nath51300 | Wednesday 20 May 2009 om 21h03
Pour la photo de Jaja sur ta carte bancaire ... faut changer pour une banque néerlandaise (mais qui n'est pas présente en France) : elle propose à ses clients de mettre la photo de leur choix sur leur carte bancaire !!
| Thomas Vergouwen | Friday 22 May 2009 om 12h52
bon alors je n ai plus qu a déménager mdrr
bisous Thomas , en espérant que tu vas bien....!!!!Nath
| nath51300 | Friday 22 May 2009 om 13h51
Les banques ne savent vraiment plus quoi inventer pour bouffer du pigeon matin midi et soir...
| Euro | Monday 07 June 2010 om 16h34