TEAM SPIDERTECH AT THE 2011 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA
Ridin’ amongst the best of the best in California
Team SpiderTech, Canada’s only pro-continental cycling team, will be taking part next week in one of its most important stage race of its 2011 calendar, the Amgen Tour of California.
For eight days, the 8-member team will be riding along some of the most rugged terrain in California, at one of the most prestigious cycling race in North America. The traditional Tour of California will see 19 teams competed for the ultimate prize, the General Classification title, along with other titles, such as the best climber, the best sprinter, the most courageous rider, and the best young rider.
Team SpiderTech powered by C10 will be headlined by Svein Tuft of Langley, British Columbia. Tuft, one of the world’s top time trial specialists, will be looking to leave his General Classification mark in stage 6, the 24-km time trial race in Solvang.
In the sprint stages, Martin Gilbert and Keven Lacombe will be riders in contention for good results. Both are proven riders that are looking for their breakthrough podium performances under the Team SpiderTech banner. Pat McCarty has also been a consistent rider at the last stage race, the Presidential Tour of Turkey.
The tour starts on Sunday May 15, and will end the following Sunday, May 22. In total, riders will travel 1 231.8 kilometres in eight days, averaging 153.97 kilometres per day.
THE SPIDERTECH RIDERS – 2011 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA
Ryan Anderson – Vancouver, BC [13th, 2011 Trofeo Laigueglia]
Will Routley – Whistler, BC [National Champion, Road, 2010]
Martin Gilbert – Chateauguay, QC [Stage Winner, 2009 Tour of Missouri]
Svein Tuft – Langley, BC [Silver Medallist, 2008 UCI Road World Championships, Time Trial]
Zach Bell – North Vancouver, BC [2011 Omnium World Cup Champion, Track]
Keven Lacombe – Montréal, QC [Winner, 2010 GP des Marbriers]
Pat McCarty – Austin, TX, USA [4th, 2010 Tour of Utah]
Lucas Euser – Napa, CA, USA [Winner, 2008 Univest Grand Prix]
THE TEAMS:
9 World Tour: Team Garmin-Cervelo (USA); RaboBank (NED);Â Liquigas-Cannondale (ITA); HTC-Highroad (USA); Saxo Bank SunGuard (DEN); BMC Racing Team (USA); Leopard Trek (LUX); Sky ProCycling (GBR); Team RadioShack (USA)
10 Pro Continental: SpiderTech powered by C10 (CAN); Team Type 1 – Sanofi-Aventi (USA); Team Net APP (GER), Movistar (COL); Kenda 5-Hour Energy Cycling (USA); United Healthcare (USA); Jamis-Sutter Home (USA);Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth (USA); Jelly Belly Cycling (USA); Bissell Cycling (USA)
THE STAGES
Sunday, May 15 – Stage 1: South Lake Tahoe to North Lake Tahoe – 191km
Monday, May 16 – Stage 2: North Lake Tahoe – Squaw Valley USA to Sacramento – 214.4km
Tuesday, May 17 – Stage 3: Auburn to Modesto – 196.2km
Wednesday, May 18 – Stage 4: Livermore to San Jose – 131.6km
Thursday, May 19 – Stage 5: Seaside to Paso Robles – 223.6km
Friday, May 20 – Stage 6: Solvang – Solvang (Time Trial) – 24km
Saturday, May 21 – Stage 7: Claremont to Mt. Baldy – 121.9km
Sunday, May 22 – Stage 8: Santa Clarita to Thousand Oaks – 129.1km
ABOUT Team SpiderTech powered by C10
Team SpiderTech powered by C10 is Canada’s first Continental Professional Cycling Team. Founded by Steve Bauer and Josée Larocque in 2007, the team has earned a Professional Continental license from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The 19 rider team of 16 Canadians and 3 other North American riders is sponsored by SpiderTech Inc. and a consortium of Canadian corporations known as C10 including BlackBerry, NRS Brakes, Pinetree Capital, Planet Energy and Saputo.
ABOUT SpiderTech
SpiderTech is the Canadian developer and world leader of pre-cut and ready to apply kinesiology taping solutions. SpiderTech is committed to excellence and innovation in the management of pain and myofascial dysfunction through the use of specialized elastic tape applications. SpiderTech’s focus is on the development and manufacturing of products and therapy protocols that meet the demands of today’s health care clinician and therapist.
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For more information:
Guy Napert-Frenette
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