Provencher, Darell
Nike Cycling Development Camp, Legends of Cycling Evening & Benefit Ride
The first-ever Nike Cycling Development Camp, Legends of Cycling Evening &
Benefit Ride will be held at the Lance Armstrong Sports Center at the Nike
World Campus and Hagg Lake February 15-17, 2002. The weekend-long Camp is
geared towards cyclists of all abilities, aged 10 and over and will be
taught by some of the most well-known names in the cycling world. Camp
Registration is limited to the first 100 registrants to ensure quality of
learning and optimum interaction with the likes of Gary Fisher, Roland
Green, Travis Brown, Alison Sydor, Nelson Vails, Julie Furtado, Thomas
Prehn, the Trek/VW Mountain Bike Racing Team, as well as Chris Carmichael,
Lance Armstrong's coach, and Kenny Labbe, one of Lance's USPS teammates.
Associated events open to both camp participants and the general public
include:
Legends of Cycling Evening, Friday, Feb 15, 8pm Stanford Amphitheater, Tiger
Woods Center: A night to remember, this unforgettable evening will include
presentations from guest athletes, keynote speaker Chris Carmichael (coach
of 3-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong), a multi-media
presentation, a Trek/b.i.k.e. kids fashion show, and an onstage trials demo.
Seating capacity for 700. Cost: $25. ADMISSION AT THE DOOR. (Cash, Check, or
Credit via online web service - surcharge.)
An intimate reception with guest athletes will precede the presentation from
5:30-7:30pm. Bike raffle (TREK 5200), Trek and Nike Cycling Apparel raffles,
giveaways and hors' d-oeuvres included. Cost $75 for reception and
presentation. Limited seating. ADMISSION AT THE DOOR. (Cash, Check, or
Credit via online web service - surcharge.)
Legends of Cycling Benefit Ride, Saturday, Feb 16, 1pm, Hagg Lake, Forest
Grove: Open to all levels of cyclists, the ride will take place on the
scenic, low-traffic road that loops around Hagg Lake in Forest Grove,
Oregon. Riders will be divided into groups according to cycling experience
and distance covered (routes of 11-66 miles), with accompaniment from guest
athletes. On-road mechanical support provided by The Bike Gallery.
Trek (<www.trekbikes.com>), Nike Cycling, VeloNews (www.velonews.com) and
the Bike Gallery (www.bikegallery.com) are major sponsors of the weekend's
events. Net proceeds will benefit the Lance Armstrong Foundation
(<www.laf.org>) and b.i.k.e (Bicycles and Ideas for Kids' Empowerment,
<www.kidsofbike.org>), a non-profit organization dedicated to mentoring and
coaching inner city youth.
Guest athletes for the Camp, Evening Presentation and Benefit Ride include:
Gary Fisher, founder Gary Fisher Bicycles and mountain biking icon.
Nelson Vails, Olympic Silver Medalist and professional track racer.
Kenny Labbe, USPS Pro Cycling Team
Robbie Ventura, USPS Pro Cycling Team
Juli Furtado, two-time world and five-time national mountain bike champion.
Thomas Prehn, US Professional Road Champion and US National Team.
Roland Green, UCI Mountain Bike World Champion, Team Trek/VW.
Travis Brown, NORBA NCS Champion, US National Team, Team Trek/VW.
Sue Haywood, top pro mountain bike racer, Team Trek/VW.
Alison Sydor, three-time World Cup, World Champion , Olympic Silver
Medalist, Team Trek/VW.
Ryder Hesjedal, U23 Pro Cross Country, Top 3 finisher UCI World Cups, Fisher
Bikes.
Walker Ferguson, Junior World Mountain Bike Champion, 2nd Junior World
Cyclocross Championships, Fisher Bikes.
Chrissy Redden, Canadian National Cyclocross Champion, Canadian National
Mountain Bike Champion, Fisher Bikes.
Jim Taylor, PhD, Sports Psychologist, Trek/VW and Subaru/Fisher, elite
triathlete
Jeremy Van Schoonhoven, Pro Trials Rider
Rahsaan Bahati, Saturn Pro Cycling, three-time US National Champion