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Team PR – CPT-Colnago Professional Women?s Cycling Team Debuts in Valley of the Sun Stage Race

by VeloNews.com

• February 15, 2006
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By Press Release

Boulder, Colo. – The Colorado Premier Training-Colnago (CPT-Colnago) cycling team is preparing to start its first race of not only the year, but ever. This weekend?s event in which the team will compete — the Valley of the Sun Stage Race in Phoenix, Ariz. — will be the new Colorado-based team?s inaugural race.

The three-day stage race, to be held Feb. 17-19, is often referred to as the unofficial kickoff to the domestic pro cycling season. Seven of the team?s 10 members will line up at theValley of the Sun event not only to show off the new team but also to prepare for upcoming races on the National Racing Calendar, which officially begins in March with the McLane Pacific Cycling Classic in Merced, Calif.

The CPT-Colnago women?s pro cycling team includes the following members:

Marisa Asplund, Durango, Colo.Miranda Duff, Beaverton, Ore.Chloe Forsman, Boulder, Colo.Jennifer Gersbach, Boulder, Colo.Molly Hummel, Durango, Colo.Megan Monroe, Boulder, Colo.Mary Schuette, Fort Collins, Colo.Lisa Sweeney, British Columbia, CanadaAimee Vasse, Fort Collins, Colo.Nicky Wangsgard, Longmont, Colo.

Lining up for the Valley of the Sun race will be Wangsgard, Asplund, Duff, Forsman, Gersbach, Monroe and Schuette.

Prior to the start of the stage race, the team will be speaking about bicycle safety with 125 fifth-grade students on Thursday, Feb. 16, in an effort to give back to the Phoenix community, which strongly supports the Valley of the Sun event. The team will give away a free helmet to one of the children and explain the importance of bicycle safety and physical activity.

On Friday, Feb. 17, the Valley of the Sun race will begin with a 22-kilometer (14-mile) time-trial race against the clock. Saturday, Feb. 18, features a 92-kilometer (57-mile) road race on fairly flat terrain, and the final event, on Sunday, Feb. 19, will be a high-speed criterium event in downtown Phoenix. As with races such as the Tour de France, this event?s overall winners will be determined by the lowest cumulative time over the three stages.

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More information on the Valley of the Sun race can be found at wmrc.org/vos06.More information on the CPT-Colnago team, including team members? bios,team history, management and sponsors, can be found at www.cpt-colnago.com.
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For more information, contact: Steve Owens, Team Director, (970) 482-3927,steve@cpt-colnago.com