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For Immediate Release: June 16, 2008
Contacts: John Wolfe, 401-615-1710
| Amy Quinn, 401-615-1185
Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team to Participate
in Cox Charities Cycling Classic, Saturday, June 28
Team is World’s Most Successful on
American Soil in Premier Cycling Events
West Warwick, RI – Cox Communications
today announced that the Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team
will compete in the seventh annual Cox Charities Cycling
Classic on Saturday, June 28, 2008. Toyota-United is
the world’s winningest team in America’s
premier cycling events.
Toyota-United is just the latest high-profile team
set to participate in the seventh annual Cox Charities
Cycling Classic, which makes its debut on USA Cycling’s
National Racing Calendar this year. The event will attract
nearly 400 of the top cyclists in the world –
including world champions, former Olympians and national
champions from several countries – as well as
thousands of spectators.
Former Olympic cyclist Sean Tucker founded Toyota-United
in 2005. After years of professional cycling and working
in the sports industry, Tucker was determined to bring
Europe’s passion for cycling to America. He formed
United Cycling, L.L.C and laid the foundation for creating
an American cycling “dream team,” securing
top-caliber team directors and the best U.S.-based cyclists
in the country. By November 2005, Tucker had signed
15 of the top domestic pros and developed a partnership
with Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., to create the
Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team. VeloNews magazine has
called the squad “the ultimate fantasy team.”
Only three years after its inception, the team has
competed in America’s largest stage races, including
the Amgen Tour of California, Tour de Georgia and Tour
of Missouri. With 89 stage (race) wins, Toyota-United
is the most successful team in the world on American
soil in these premier events. Their competition has
included many of the teams that race in the Tour de
France, the world’s biggest sporting event.
Toyota-United consists of 14 riders from seven different
countries, with riders hailing from the United States,
Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Cuba, Serbia and Mexico.
Members of the team participating in the Cox Charities
Cycling Classic include Dominique Rollin (Montreal,
Canada), the 2008 Amgen Tour of California stage 4 winner
and overall sprint jersey winner; Ivan Stevic (Boulder,
CO), current UCI B World Road Race Champion and 2008
Olympian; Chris Wherry (Durango, CO) former U.S. professional
road champion; and Jonny Clarke (Melbourne, Australia).
Proceeds from the Cox Charities Cycling Classic will
benefit Cox Charities New England, which provides grants
to non-profit organizations that support children and
education. Since the program’s inception in 2001,
Cox Communications has provided more than $2.4 million
in Cox Charities grants and in-kind support to local
non-profits that support children and education.
About Cox Communications
Cox Communications is a multi-service broadband communications
and entertainment company with more than 6.2 million
total residential and commercial customers. The third-largest
cable television company in the United States, Cox offers
an array of advanced digital video, high-speed Internet
and telephony services over its own nationwide IP network,
as well as integrated wireless services. Cox Business
is a full-service, facilities-based provider of communications
solutions for commercial customers, providing high-speed
Internet, voice and long distance services, as well
as data and video transport services for small to large-sized
businesses. Cox Media offers national and local cable
advertising in traditional spot and new media formats,
along with promotional opportunities and production
services. Cox Communications wholly owns and operates
the Travel Channel. More information about the services
of Cox Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Cox Enterprises, is available at www.cox.com,
www.coxbusiness.com,
and www.coxmedia.com.
About USA Cycling
Recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Union
Cycliste Internationale, USA Cycling promotes American
cycling through its 60,000 members and 2,500 annual
events. USA Cycling associations include the BMX Association
(BMX), National Off-Road Bicycle Association (mountain
bike), U.S. Cycling Federation (road/track), the National
Collegiate Cycling Association and the U.S. Professional
Racing Organization (professional men’s road).
For more information, visit www.usacycling.org
or contact USA Cycling Director of Communications, Andy
Lee at 719-866-4867.
About the National Racing Calendar (NRC)
Entering its 12th season in 2008, the National Racing
Calendar (NRC) is an all-inclusive road cycling series
sanctioned by USA Cycling. It is designed to provide
a ranking system for all elite level cyclists, both
amateur and professional, through participation in the
nation’s premier cycling events. For more information
on the NRC, visit http://www.usacycling.org/nrc/,
or contact Justin Rogers at (719) 866-3266 or jrogers@usacycling.org.
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