2010 Tour de France starts in Rotterdam

● Magnus Backstedt (Sweden)

● Blake Caldwell

● Steven Cozza

● Tom Danielson

● Julian Dean (New Zealand)

● Jason Donald

● Hans Dekkers (The Netherlands)

● Timmy Duggan

● Huub Duyn (The Netherlands)

● Lucas Euser

● Tyler Farrar

● Mike Friedman

● Will Frischkorn

● Ryder Hesjedal (Canada)

● Trent Lowe

● Martijn Maaskant (The Netherlands)

● Dan Martin (Ireland)

● Christian Meier (Canada)

● David Millar (Great Britain)

● Danny Pate

● Kilian Patour (France)

● Tom Peterson

● Chris Sutton (Australia)

● Svein Tuft (Canada)

● Christian Vande Velde

● Ricardo van der Velde (The Netherlands)

● Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain)

● David Zabriskie

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“I’m stoked I did this well after so much time off from Xterra,” said McMahon. “It’s great to be back, I really enjoy these races. Maui is known as one of the toughest off-road courses in the Xterra series,” continued McMahon. “The Blue Carbon XC took it in stride. Considering my absence from off-road cycling, I was very pleased with my performance on the bike.”

Ruben Ruzafa, 24, of Spain and Julie Dibens, 33, from England won the men’s and women’s World Championship titles respectively. Ruzafa, the current Spanish mountain bike champion finished 34 seconds ahead of Austrian Olympic mountain biker Michael Weiss. McMahon won the running segment by more than three minutes.

“This was a tremendous finish for both Brent and Seth,” said Chance Regina of Blue Competition Cycles. “It was also a great outing for our new Ryno mountain bike. We spent nearly two years perfecting the design of our first full suspension machine and it’s clear our efforts have paid off. Now, we offer advanced, all-carbon models in both hard tail and full-suspension designs.”

Blue’s new Ryno is part of the company’s recently introduced 2009 lineup that also includes the Triad multisport/time trial bike, a new all-carbon cyclocross machine and the RD1, a full-carbon road bike with quality components priced under $2,000. Blue Competition Cycles garnered a great deal of attention recently when they announced that every buyer of a complete Triad bicycle will receive a certificate for one hour of time in the A2 Wind Tunnel in Charlotte, North Carolina.

About Blue Competition Cycles

Blue Competition Cycles is a bicycle design and manufacturing firm headquartered in Norcross, Georgia. Founded by a group of world class cyclists in 2005, the company has since enjoyed significant annual growth. Leading cyclists and multisport athletes and have ridden Blue Bicycles to victory in a variety of events including time trials, road races, elite triathlons and cyclocross.  Blue Competition Cycles has become well known for its expertise in crafting high-end, lightweight bicycle frames and components using aerospace quality carbon fiber. For more information, visit www.rideblue.com.

Aliso Viejo, Calif. (November 3, 2008) – AVIA, the leader in endurance sports training products, is proud to announce its newest team member, endurance athlete and activist Saul Raisin. 

“Not only is Saul an extremely talented and accomplished athlete, but more importantly, he is an activist and we are thrilled to have him as part of the AVIA family,” said Ed Goldman, Vice President of Marketing for AVIA.  “Anyone we bring into the fold has to have a tremendous personality and a real human interest element that transcends their athletic ability; we take great pride that our team is so much more than the typical roaster of famous athletes. Saul compliments our core values perfectly, so we jumped at the opportunity to support him and his mission.” 

A professional cyclist at age 23, Saul won the “Best Young Rider” jersey at the Tour de Georgia and turned in the strongest American performance at the 2006 World Championships before a near death crash in Italy resulted in severe brain trauma which forced him to retire from professional cycling.  Now fully recovered, Saul recently authored the book “Tour de Life” and launched the Raisin Hope Foundation (www.raisinhope.org) in an effort to utilize his athletic ability to benefit fellow survivors of traumatic brain injuries. 

To kick-off his crusade, Saul ran the New York Marathon over the weekend in his Avi-Bolt racing flats with custom green laces in the Foundation’s signature color. Saul will also be competing at events throughout 2009 including the AVIA Wildflower Triathlon in May.  His ultimate goal for ’09 is to complete the Ironman Hawaii in October.

“I am proud to be part of the AVIA team which includes some of the most inspiring and determined athletes I’ve ever met,” noted Saul Raisin.  “Since the accident, my mission has been to raise funding for brain injury research, increase awareness and further connect with individuals and families whose lives have been affected by a traumatic brain injury.  My partnership with AVIA will better enable me to accomplish my goals while doing what I love: competing.”

For more information on Saul Raisin or to check out AVIA’s entire team of professional triathletes including Kenny Souza, Scott Tinley, Conrad Stoltz, Eduardo Sturla, Heather Wurtele, Trevor Wurtele, Amanda Felder, Angela Naeth, Alexis Smith, Steven Sexton, Nicholas Thompson, and Alessandro Alessandri please visit www.avia.com.

About American Sporting Goods

American Sporting Goods is a manufacturer of performance athletic footwear and apparel based in Aliso Viejo, Calif.  Brands under the ASG umbrella include AVIA, And 1, rykä, Nevados, Yukon, NSS, APEX, Turntec and Triple Five Soul.

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