Archive for January, 2011
Life Time Fitness, AEG Bring New Qualifier Series to Leadville Trail 100
New system provides additional entry opportunities for to participate in the internationally-renowned race held on August 13, 2011 as lottery entry into the 2011 Leadville Trail 100 MTB closes on January 31, 2011 Chanhassen, MN – Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: LTM), The Healthy Way of Life Company, in partnership with AEG, owner and operator [...]
Nature Valley Grand Prix Establishes Swart Sportsmanship Award
Minneapolis, MN – Organizers of the Nature Valley Grand Prix have announced the establishment of the “Carla Swart Sportsmanship Award” as a memorial to an alumna of their 2008 Ryan Collegiate All Star team. The award will recognize the female athlete at the race who sacrifices her own chances for the good of the team. [...]
Carla Swart Remembered
Senseless. Untimely. Tragic. Each word is befitting when describing the death of someone in the cycling community, and yet when that someone is as young and as talented as Carla Swart, none of these words by itself seems to capture her passing appropriately. Last Wednesday, the 23-year-old South African, who rode for Team Vera Bradley [...]
Garmin-Cervélo Dismisses Matt White
Garmin-Cervélo has dismissed director Matt White as a result of the role he played in the referral of former rider, Trent Lowe, to Dr. Luis Garcia del Moral of the Sports Institute of Valencia in April 2009. The controversial Spanish doctor, who once oversaw the medical staff of US Postal Service from 1999 to 2003, [...]
Tour of Utah Announces International Designation for 2011 Pro Cycling Event
“America’s Toughest Stage Race” Hires Medalist Sports for Race Operations Salt Lake City, Utah – Entering its seventh year in 2011, the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah cycling race has been elevated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to one of the top three professional stage races for road cycling in North America. Organizers [...]
ASO and AEG Expand Cycling Partnership Agreement
Owners of Tour de France and Amgen Tour of California Grow Media Partnership Los Angeles, CA – Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and AEG, owners respectively of the Tour de France and the Amgen Tour of California cycling races, announced that they have extended their media partnership through 2013. The partnership, which originally began with the [...]
Volunteer Registration Now Open for the 2011 Quiznos Pro Challenge
4,000 Volunteers Anticipated to Participate in Colorado’s Pro-Cycling Competition Denver, CO – The Quiznos Pro Challenge™ announced this week that volunteer opportunities for the international cycling competition are now available online at the event’s official website. Those who would like to volunteer for the inaugural event can apply online for positions including security, media check-in, [...]
Viva la Ciclovida! Reclaiming the streets for the bicycle from Bogotá to Seville
Seville celebrates a series of car-free events leading up to the 2011 Velo-City Conference Ciclovida, or Ciclovías as its called in Latin America, originated in Bogotá, Columbia. In the late 1990s, Mayor Enrique Peñalosa’s vision to turn the car clogged city into a safe cycling environment led to the creation of a cycle path network [...]
Versus Extends Partnership With Amgen Tour of California
New York, NY — VERSUS and AEG today announced a multi-year agreement to continue televising AEG’s Amgen Tour of California road race, the premier U.S.-based cycling event that features the world’s top professional cyclists. VERSUS will provide live HD coverage of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California, which takes place from May 15-22, including all [...]
Fremont Bank Cycling Team Announces 2011 Rosters
Three District Champions, Top Women & Young Riders Make Program Unique Walnut Creek, CA — What began last fall as Team Leadout has become the Fremont Bank Cycling Team, an elite level development program with a unique combination of goals. Reigning District Road Race Champion, Susannah Breen, and bike industry veteran, Mark Deterline, recognized a [...]
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