Bud Jorgensen is Executive Director of Tour du Canada a non-profit cycling club with members across Canada and around the world. Tour du Canada is also the world's longest annual bicycle ride.
Tim McKeague is the driver for the 1998 Tour du Canada ride. Tim is a philosophey graduate with an interest in sailing and skiing. Tim now lives in Whistler B.C. but grew up in Montreal and speaks English and French fluently. Tim was the driver for the 1996 and 1997 BiQue Ride, an annual one week cycling trip from Toronto to Montreal.

At the orientation session in Vancouver, riders are introduced to the routine of the trip. They are divided into crews and each crew is responsible for preparing meals and sweeping the route on a rotating basis.