PRESS RELEASE: TriSports.com to be Official Store of OUCH Pro Cycling Team
Online store will sell official team merchandise and have in-store appearances and clinics by OUCH team riders.
• Tucson, AZ January 7, 2009: TriSports.com is excited to partner with the OUCH Pro Cycling Team as an Official Sponsor. As such, TriSports.com will the official distributor of all team gear, which will be available for sale in late January. Tucson is world-renowned as a cycling destination and many of the OUCH team members call it home. OUCH Pro Cycling Team will be using Tucson as a staging ground for several races around the Southwest and, during those times, TriSports.com will have various team members in-store for clinics and appearances (schedules TBA). Team members will also be doing some guest blogs for TriSports.com’s blog (blog.trisports.com). TriSports.com President and CEO, Seton Claggett, says “It is very exciting for TriSports.com to be involved with such a successful professional cycling team. There is so much talent on the OUCH Pro Cycling Team and we are looking forward to a very successful season and long-term relationship with them. We are a very unique sponsor in that we are a retail store that has a presence all over the world, so we are really going to be able to connect the majority of the team sponsors with the endconsumer.” For more information go to TeamOuch.TriSports.com.
About TriSports.com
Tucson-based TriSports.com began in April of 2000 out of the owners’ home. Today TriSports.com occupies a 22,000 sq ft facility housing a state-of-the-art retail store, warehouse, and corporate headquarters. A leader in the triathlon retail world, TriSports.com also has deep roots in road cycling. Carrying an extensive line of road bikes and accessories and offering a full service Page 2 TriSports.com Partners with OUCH Pro Cycling Team For Immediate Release department, cyclists can find everything they need in the Tucson store or online at www.trisports.com. TriSports.com has a staff of expert bike fitters, highly trained mechanics and knowledgeable, friendly sales staff. Along with Park Tool Schools, in-store clinics, events and activities, TriSports.com also offers their Fly-n-Fit program for out-of-town customers to come to the store and receive the full benefit of TriSports.com’s expertise in the selection of their new bicycle. Central to their business is the importance of a sustainable future and the 40+ employees at TriSports.com have adopted this belief as their own and work hard to reduce the company’s footprint on the environment.
About OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis is a powerhouse of talent. Returning to competitive cycling after undergoing hip resurfacing surgery is rider Floyd Landis. Landis will be joined by Australian Rory Sutherland, who won his second consecutive NRC Individual Points Championship in 2008. John Murphy also returns following a breakthrough season that landed him in the top five of the NRC standings. Team captain and reigning cyclocross national champion Tim Johnson also returns to continue filling his leadership role on the road. They’re joined by Tasmanian strongman Karl Menzies, who will be looking to rebound from an injury-plagued 2008 with another strong year for the team. Super-domestique Roman Kilun rounds out the returning riders. The team welcomes five new riders besides Landis to its roster. They include Cameron Evans and Andrew Pinfold, both coming from the Canadian outfit Symmetrics. Bradley White comes to the team from Successful Living, while Bobby Lea joins from Toyota-United. Neo-pro Jonathan Chodroff, the current elite time trial national champion, rounds out the squad. Just added to the squad is strongman Patrick McCarty who brings a wealth of stage-racing experience to the team.
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For more information on the team and to see exclusive photos and video, please visit: http://www.trisports.com/team-ouch-pro-cycling.html