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Great news on the sponsorship front for some major races in the United States. Pepsi sponsorship saves Tour of Battenkill The United States of America was close to losing the UCI-sanctioned Tour of Battenkill when its former sponsor pulled its funding two months ago, but organizer Dieter Drake has found a replacement in PepsiCo [...] Yeah … this one isn’t an April Fool’s joke … from the Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2009. Lance Armstrong Ponders Buying the Tour de France in Bid to Run Pro Cycling – WSJ.com Lance’s Plan for France — Off the Bike Seeking to Overhaul Cycling, Armstrong Played a Part in Talks to Buy [...] Phelps suspended from competition, dropped by Kellogg – CNN.com (CNN) — Olympic hero Michael Phelps was suspended from competitive swimming for three months on Thursday — just hours after one of his sponsors announced it would not renew his contract after a photo surfaced of him smoking from a bong. USA Swimming, the nation’s [...] VeloNews | Trek-Volkswagen calls it quits | The Journal of Competitive Cycling. By Fred Dreier Posted Jan. 3, 2009 The list of riders who have suited up for the Trek-Volkswagen professional mountain bike team over the years reads like a who’s who of North American off-road racing: Travis Brown, Alison Sydor, Roland Green, Susan [...] VeloNews | Garmin is the new title sponsor of the Slipstream-Chipotle team For the third time in 10 days, a major international cycling team has announced a new title sponsor heading into next month’s Tour de France. GPS maker Garmin International has signed on as the title sponsor of American professional continental team Slipstream-Chipotle [...] UCI fury as Tour put under French jurisdiction PARIS (AFP) – The International Cycling Union (UCI) have threatened sanctions against riders and teams competing in this year’s Tour de France after organisers announced Tuesday that the race will take place under the jurisdiction of the French Cycling Federation (FFC). The decision follows a long-running [...] VeloNews posted the following article after my earlier post today on Rock Racing and the Tour de Georgia. Michael Ball: Georgia’s promoters had one condition, “Don’t freak us out.” Rock Racing team owner Michael Ball said Friday that his team earned an invite to the Tour de Georgia based on just one simple condition. [...] VeloNews | 2008 Tour de Georgia Rock Racing gets in Domestic team Rock Racing was not originally invited and had threatened take race organizer Medalist Sports to court over a disputed verbal invitation, but was given Saunier Duval’s team slot Tuesday. With that settlement, Rock has signed on as a founding sponsor of the [...] |
      
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