For Immediate Release: June 16, 2008

Contacts: John Wolfe, 401-615-1710 | Amy Quinn, 401-615-1185

Cox Announces Additional Cyclists Slated to Compete in the Cox Charities Cycling Classic,
Saturday, June 28

Cyclists Coming to Providence from Around the Globe to Compete in PRO/Am NRC Race for the Benefit of Area Charities

West Warwick, R.I. – Cox Communications today announced that an additional six prestigious professional cycling teams have joined the roster for the upcoming seventh annual Cox Charities Cycling Classic. More than 400 elite racers will compete in the amateur and professional races to be held in Providence on Saturday, June 28.

Making its debut on USA Cycling’s National Racing Calendar this year, the Cox Charities Cycling Classic will attract nearly 150 of the top professional cyclists in the world.

In addition to the Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team and Team Type 1 previously announced, the following teams are among those competing in the 50-lap event this Saturday:

• The Rite Aid Pro Cycling Team will bring Bobby Lea (Topton, Pa.), who is headed to Beijing in August as a member of the U.S. Olympic Team.
• Members of the Colavita/Sutter Home Cycling Team are set to participate, including last year’s Cox Charities Cycling Classic Pro/Am champion Alejandro Borrajo (Viedma, Argentina). Joining Borrajo for Colavita/Sutter Home is Davide Frattini (Varese, Italy), who finished fifth in last year’s Cox race and sixth in the 2006 event. In 2001, he won the Giro D’Italia (Tour of Italy) for elite pros under the age of 26. Sebastian Haedo (Chascomus, Argentina) will also represent Colavita/Sutter Home at the Cox race. The younger brother of J.J. Haedo, one of the world’s best sprinters, Sebastian recently won the prestigious Tour of Somerville NRC event.
• Team Fuji will also bring Cox Charities Cycling Classic veterans to this year’s race. Mark McCormack (Foxboro, Mass.), winner of the 2006 Cox race and former U.S. National Road champion, will join his brother, Frank McCormack (Leicester, Mass.), who won the Cox race in 2005.
• Jonathan Hamblen (Winston-Salem, N.C.) of TIME Pro Cycling, winner of the 2004 Cox Charities Cycling Classic, will try to win the race again this year.
• Representing the Healthnet-Maxxis Team is the current and five-time U.S. National Cyclocross champion, Tim Johnson (Beverly, Mass.). Johnson ranks among the top 25 cyclocross racers in the world.
• Native New Englander Justin Spinelli (Nashua, N.H.), representing Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast Pro Cycling, is set to compete this year. Spinelli was the youngest rider to compete in the 2000 Giro d’Italia, the second-largest race in the world behind the Tour de France.

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.

Sponsors for the seventh annual Cox Charities Cycling Classic include Motorola, Broadband Access, OpVista, BigBandNet, Fiore, Arris, AMC, A&E, Bloomberg, Comcast, Discovery, Fine Living, Harmonics, HBO, MTV, NBC Universal, NHL Networks, Rainbow, Showtime, Starz, Turner, Versus, Mercury Print & Mail, East Providence Cycle, Future Tech, NE Line, Clear Channel, Harpoon, East Coast Lighting and Production Services, Signature Printing, Waste Management, Cox Communications, Cox Media, Cox Sports, and Cox Business Services.

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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