The 2026 COCC St Tropez to Monaco Bike Ride in aid of the Princesse Charlene of Monaco Foundation will take place on 31st of May.

A frightening statistic is that drowning is the 3rd leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide. Each year there are conservatively approx. 400,000 drowning deaths worldwide – that is over 30,000 deaths a month or staggeringly 1,000 deaths every single day.

In general, children under 5 years of age have the highest drowning mortality rates worldwide and being a former Olympian and South African swimming champion this cause is very close to the Princess’s heart.

Her Foundation helps in the development and growth of the awareness program on water safety and the risks of drowning and to help teach children to swim. Several programs are now up and running and these can be seen on the Foundation’s website: https://fondationprincessecharlene.mc.

For more detail on the COCC rides visit https://www.coccmonaco.com