Excel Sports CrossVegas Announces Rider Lineup

For Immediate Release

Excel Sports CrossVegas Announces Rider Lineup

Trio of American Silver Medalists Lead the Fields

August 29 (Boulder, Colo) The stars will come out in Las Vegas during the Excel Sports CrossVegas scheduled for September 26 led by a trio of Americans who harvested Silver Medals at the 2007 World Championships in Belgium. Look for Jonathan Page, Katie Compton and Danny Summerhill to line up for this early ‘cross season event held during the Interbike tradeshow.

Jonathan Page’s second place finish in January was the top placing ever by an American rider in the Elite World Championships. He’ll line up wearing the jersey of the Belgian-based Sunweb – ProJob cycling team.

One of his young rivals in Las Vegas will be fellow 2007 Silver Medalist Danny Summerhill of the Clif Bar Development Cross Team. Summerhill pulled off his near win in the Junior category.

Katie Compton rounds out the trio of medalists in the Elite Women’s field. Compton, of the Spike Shooter team, fought a battle in the mud of Belgium to take a much-deserved second place.

Joining the Americans from the international cyclocross scene will be Joachim Parbo, Danish National Champion, Davide Frattini of Colavita-Sutter Homes, and Jim Bryan of the British National Team. Several other international riders are expected to announce their participation shortly.

Lining up from the domestic racing scene will be Tony Cruz finishing out his career with Discovery Racing Team, Chuck Coyle of the Successful Living presented by Parkpre Team, Todd Wells of GT, his brother Troy Wells as well as Mark McCormack both of Team Clif Bar Cyclocross. Look for even more announcements from domestic racers in the next weeks.

The UCI Category 2 race will attract top U.S. Cyclocross racers as well as Europeans chasing all-important UCI points to the “Entertainment Capital of the World” for an early cyclocross season showdown.

The course will be at Desert Breeze Soccer Complex, a Clark County Park Department facility in western Las Vegas 6 miles from the “Vegas Strip.” Fully lighted, the park features grassy slopes and paved paths that will make for a challenging course.

Racing categories and schedules are Elite Women at 7:30 pm and Elite Men at 9:00 pm.

Excel Sports CrossVegas will be taped for broadcast on Altitude Sports and Entertainment Network later in the fall reaching over 5.2 million households in 10 Midwestern and western states. Initial airdate is Saturday November 10 at 3:00 MST.

Sponsors for the event are Excel Sports, Clark County Department of Parks, Clif Shot, TRP, Qdoba Mexican Grill, VeloNews, Vermarc Sportswear and BikeReg.com

Complete race details for Excel Sports CrossVegas at www.crossvegas.com

DBC Events is a Boulder Colorado event promotion company specializing in bicycle races. The company has produced over 150 days of racing since 1988. Besides Excel Sports CrossVegas the company produces The Redline Cup Cyclocross race (Nov. 3, 2007), The Boulder Cup Cyclocross race (Nov. 4, 2007) and numerous road races during the spring season. Additional information at www.dbcevents.com.

Excel Sports is a Boulder Colorado online and catalog retailer of bicycles, parts and accessories. Started in 1988, the company serves avid cyclists around the globe through its 80-page color catalog and website www.excelsports.com.

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