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Team Type 1, a first-year professional team that has twice won the Race Across America corporate team division, will be among 15 squads at this year’s Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T. Team Type 1 was founded in 2004 by racers Phil Southerland and Joe Eldridge to inspire people living with diabetes to take a proactive approach to managing their health and overcoming obstacles often associated with the condition. Four of the 15 riders on the Team Type 1 professional squad – Southerland, Eldridge, Tim Hargrave and Fabio Calabria – have Type 1 diabetes.

***** The UCI and Mr. Hein Verbruggen have sued Mr. Richard Pound ex-president of WADA before Swiss courts for what they perceive as being continual injurious and biased comments by Mr. Pound against UCI and Mr. Verbruggen in the context of the efforts made by them to eradicate doping from their sport. Indeed, on many occasions, Mr. Pound has publicly questioned the extent of the UCI’s efforts in the fight against doping. UCI Press Service

World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) will provide exclusive coverage of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships beginning March 26 in Manchester, UK. Cycling fans can watch the webcast on www.wcsn.com and broadcast on WCSN TV as the top 47 nations eye the special rainbow striped jersey reserved for World Champions.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced Thursday that it is suing Richard Pound, the former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, for remarks Pound made relevant to the UCI's anti-doping efforts. The UCI said Pound's remarks were "injurious and biased." "Indeed, on many occasions, Mr. Pound has publicly questioned the extent of the UCI’s efforts in the fight against doping," the UCI said. The suit is filed in Swizerland on behalf of the UCI and its former president, Hein Verbruggen.

Serotta is pleased to announce the hiring of essential new personnel charged with elevating the Serotta brand experience. Paraic McGlynn, a French Cycling Federation-trained cycling coach, advanced bicycle fitter and former manager at the Bicycle Ranch and foot bed manufacturer eSoles, joins Serotta as Director of Applied Cycling Science. Mike Minerva, Creative Director of Minerva Designs, will drive Serotta’s visual presentation and marketing strategy in tandem with Marketing Director Tiffany Teaford.

Tomeke at the TOC

Officials in Reading, PA, are again gearing up for what has become the city’s largest single-day, free, sporting event, the Commerce Bank Reading Classic, this year on Thursday, June 5th. This world-class professional cycling race is the second leg of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling series and features nearly 200 of the sport’s professional athletes competing for the leader’s jersey.

With a surge in the number of teams requesting invitations to race in Georgia in April, the management company for the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T, Medalist Sports, has announced the elite field of 15 teams. With eight riders on each team, a total of 120 professional cyclists will compete in the 600-mile, seven-day event (April 21-27, 2008), beginning just 31 days from today.

Dear Readers; Tragedy struck the San Francisco Bay Area cycling community last week in a collision that killed two cyclists, and sent a third to the hospital with serious injuries. According to reports published in local newspapers and press releases from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s department, this is what happened:

Norco Performance Bikes is excited to announce the addition of Hans Lambert to our Factory Team for the '08/09 season. Hans is a downhill and 4X racer from St. Bruno, Quebec who has recently shaken up the Canada and Quebec Cup series' when he captured the 2006 National DH Championship title (Junior Expert). Hans is known on the circuit for his aggressive style and impressive ability to perform under pressure.

GE Energy is sponsoring one of 15 international teams—the GE Marco Polo Cycling Team presented by Trek—scheduled to compete in the sixth annual Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T, a 600-mile, seven-day cycling race across the state April 21-27. This is the sixth year that Atlanta-based GE Energy is supporting the Tour de Georgia, one of North America’s premier professional bicycle races. GE Energy is a founding sponsor of the event, which will showcase some of the cycling world’s elite competitors.

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