To Friends of the Cox Charities Cycling
Classic,
After our most successful event ever in 2008, and despite
continued strong support from Cox Communications, our
sponsors, volunteers, the City of Providence, USA Cycling,
and the racing community, I have decided that the race
will come to an end. I will no longer promote the CCCC.
Thanks to our volunteers, the sponsors, the City of Providence,
Cox Communications management and employees, and the racers
who have shown such great support of the event, we have
grown it each year, culminating in being a part of USA
Cycling's National Racing Calendar last year. The race
has improved in each of its seven years, and last year's
event was a success from every perspective. The management
of Cox Communications has been thrilled with the success
of the event and its role in raising awareness of Cox
Charities and its mission of supporting the education
and development of children. Likewise, the City of Providence,
led by Mayor David Cicilline, embraced our event as one
of the many major sporting events that help make Providence
such a vibrant city. Cox Communications, our sponsors,
USA Cycling, and the City of Providence remain strong
supporters of the event, and were anticipating its return
in 2009. However, managing and promoting such a large
scale event is an all-consuming endeavor which requires
more of me than I can continue to give, considering my
responsibilities as CFO at Cox Communications New England,
as well as my family, my own cycling, and other personal
interests.
On behalf of myself and my partners in Pavé Productions,
Joel Brown and Michael Dameron, I'd like to thank you
all once again for your strong support over these past
seven years. With your help, we put Rhode Island cycling
back on the map with the best professional criterium event
in New England. We helped publicize Cox Charities' mission,
we raised over $75,000 for children’s causes, and
provided the New England cycling community with an event
the quality and scale of which had no equal. It was a
great run, and I'm proud to say that our event was run
with professionalism and integrity. Thank you for your
part in it.
Gary Dalton
Race Director
Cox Charities Cycling Classic
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