After a Year of Investigations Suspect in Mark Pendleton Case to Face Prosecution

Walnut Creek, CA – The San Francisco Bay Area cycling and broader communities lost a model citizen four days before Thanksgiving last year when Mark Pendleton, a loving husband and father to two sons, was struck by a vehicle late in the day. The driver of the vehicle did not stop and Pendleton died along the side of a road in rural Contra Costa County. Bay Area cyclists and local law enforcement rallied behind the cause led by Pendleton’s widow to find and prosecute the motorist responsible. The substantial reward of $30,000 was offered for information leading to arrest and conviction of the driver.

Just over six months later, on June 2nd of this year, the driver of the vehicle, Harold Brown, was arrested by the CHP as the primary suspect. He was booked on charges of felony hit-and-run as well as vehicular manslaughter. The CHP is working closely with the Contra Costa District Attorney. The arraignment is scheduled to take place within the month. Mark Pendleton’s family, friends and cycling teammates are looking for support from the cycling and greater community in the hope that attendance at the arraignment will be as numerous as possible. Details will be posted on a designated website created soon after the incident last year: www.findmarkskiller.com.

About the Mark Pendleton Memorial Ride November 22nd 9am in Danville
Mark Pendleton’s family, friends and teammates would like to once again honor him by inviting all who knew Mark or would like to celebrate his life to join his team at the Danville Peet’s Coffee & Tea at 9am for a moment of reflection before setting off on a three-hour memorial ride. Information will be posted to the team’s home page www.c4racing.org, to the team Facebook page (Wells Fargo Racing Team / C4) and will be sent out via the team’s Twitter account, @WellsFargoC4.

The Ridley Factory Team, one of America’s best cyclocross development programs for the past 7 season, is excited to announce a new partnership for next season. The Team which is presented by Plan C Sports Marketing has formed a new partnership with Stevens Bicycles of Germany and Sinclair Imports effective immediately. This partnership will manifest itsself in full for the 2010/2011 season as all team riders will be riding Stevens Bikes.

To announce this exciting partnership, 2 of our Elite riders will transition to Stevens Bikes debuting at the NJ USGP weekend; Rebecca Wellons and David Hackworthy. Stevens is capturing significant momentum in North America headlined by the sponsorship of Katie Compton and World Champion Neils Albert, both World Cup winners over the weekend! The transition to “Team Plan C Cyclocross/Stevens” is part of that investment for the Stevens Brand in North America.

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Dakar, Senegal, – The endurance bicycle race/expedition
“Paris-Dakar by Bike” was a race between two Swiss youngsters Eric Voutaz
and David Imboden. Voutaz showed up as the strongest and was 52 minutes
ahead after a race of 7.200 kilometer. The podium was completed by Dirk
Franckx from Belgium. Female winner was Toos van Beijsterveldt from The
Netherlands.

“Paris-Dakar by Bike” is a unique cycling race/expedition which starts at
the Eiffel Tower, crosses the Pyrenees, the Atlas Mountains and the Sahara
desert. A group of 25 cyclists left Paris at September 6th to finish 10
weeks later at Lac Rose near Dakar. The riders from 14 different countries
had most days excellent cycling conditions, but had also to fight hail in
Andorra, high temperatures in the Sahara and countless climbs between the
French and Senegalese capital.

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Los Angeles, CA - Red You R Dead is is opening their staple store in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 13 called “The Spoke”. We will feature the ‘Masher’ throughout the store with custom powder coating and many accessories. We stock 150 colors for you to pick from. The store will be running specials throughout the holidays so stop by if you are in the Downtown LA area. We are also featuring our new CUSTOM Aerospokes with red hubs especially made for RYD. Check out a few Custom RYD Masher’s we made for customers. Contact RYD about holiday specials for dealers, and with any questions you might have. Check the site for updates daily.

www.redyourdead.com

Pro cycling legend Paolo Bettini is scheduled to appear at the 2nd annual Gran Fondo Colnago San Diego, a high performance Italian-themed century ride designed for bicyclists of all abilities.

Considered one of the best classics riders of all time, Bettini won several major titles in cycling, including the 2004 Olympic gold medal in Athens and road cycling World Championships in 2006 and 2007.

Thanks to event sponsor Briko, a leading manufacturer of cycling helmets, eyewear and apparel, Bettini will participate in numerous pre-event activities held throughout greater San Diego and he will preside over the ride on Sunday, March 7, 2010.

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Los Angeles – The new Adageo Energy Pro Cycling Team aims to build on the foundation of its highly successful grassroots programs, the Southern California-based Liquid Fitness/Adageo Energy Elite Team and the 400-member Liquid Cycling Club.

Adageo Energy, an Austin, Texas-based investment firm that capitalizes on high-growth, high-return opportunities in the energy sector, will sponsor the U.S.-registered, UCI continental professional team.

Team Director Josh Horowitz said Adageo Energy Founder and Managing Director Clay Womack has a long-term vision of success, as well as a firm commitment to run a clean program.

“A lot of the growth of this team to date – and moving forward – stems from his passion to promote the sport of cycling,” Horowitz said. “Clay and I have been developing this program for several years now and we have a long term plan to see it grow into 2011 and beyond.”

Horowitz said the squad continues to pursue a co-title sponsor. Ideally, it would be one that will benefit from the program’s long-standing reputation in Southern California.

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Kuat Racks is now shipping the much anticipated NV rack. The new platform rack offers an abundance of style and function.

The NV is constructed of heat treated aluminum. It includes features like a built in bike repair stand, cinch tight cam and lever action tilt for vehicle access. The NV’s platform style offers a simple solution or transporting any mountain or road bicycles. Front and rear tire ratchets hold the bikes in place and an integrated bike cable lock makes securing bicycles almost effortless. The rack holds two bikes up to 55 pounds each and an add-on for additional bikes will be available in the spring of 2010. The NV accommodates 20” to 29” wheels and up to 3” tires. If you are looking to upgrade your rig, the NV definitely beats tinting the windows or putting in a noisy sub woofer. The NV is available for either 1.25” or 2” receiver hitches. The MSRP is $495.

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In September 2009, Bike Brake introduced their new bicycle parking brake for use on bicycles not equipped with kickstands. Designed with a low profile to remain on the grip, it is durable, lightweight, and un-obstructive. Bike Brake features two grab tabs to easily lift and extend around the brake lever to keep the front wheel from spinning, greatly stabilizing the bicycle when stood upright. Now available in nine colors Bike Brake fits both road and mountain bikes.

“Bicycles are very expensive and there is always the potential for them to fall when temporarily parked. This can scratch the bike or often the car it rests against,” said Kendall Kelsen, President of Bike Brake. “It takes less time to apply the Bike Brake than to attempt a good bike balance. You can be confident your bike will stay in place.”

Bike Brake can be used when preparing for a ride, taking a break, performing maintenance, or storing the bicycle. There is also a theft deterrent factor when the bicycle is unattended. Bike Brake is distributed through Paceline Products and can also be purchased online at www.bikebrake.com.

Newport Beach, CA – Transcend Sports, a partnership between Colorado Premier Training and RAHA Sports Management, has registered a UCI Continental team that will compete in the NRC series and international races. The Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team is currently in negotiation with three Pro Tour riders who will add great depth, experience and leadership to a new program. The roster will also include top-level domestic and international riders.

The Bahati Foundation is a non-profit organization that inspires and empowers underprivileged youth to rise above their circumstances. Statistically, those at greatest risk for poverty today are inner city families and single parent families. The problem of persistent poverty is a complex one that includes communities and individuals, who through no fault of their own, find themselves unable to make ends meet in this globalizing information-intensive world. In many families today, children cannot say they expect to be better off than their parents. This is perhaps the greatest challenge now facing our society. Our goal is to work with our partners in helping today’s underprivileged youth overcome poverty. We provide the resources, support and inspiration to help young people succeed in life.

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By Eric Kenney

I get this question often this time of yr. “how do you NOT train?” Especially for the competitive cyclist or triathlete who has been racing all summer, sometimes every weekend, not training hard and racing all the time can feel very strange.

The Off Season:
First off I want to stress the word “OFF” in off season. Off means Off! The first and most important aspect of your next season is being totally fresh and completely motivated for next season. Now is the time to start that process.

Less is better here. Catch up on work, family, and drop off the bike at the shop for a tune up. Have them check it over for cracks in the frame along with full safety check. Racing is very hard on your equipment. The key with this faze is to make sure you are 110% ready to start training come the start of your program. The under trained, over motivated athlete will beat the perfectly training under motivated athlete every time! Come the beginning of “base training” you should be itching to train. It should be all you think about, so when its 20 degrees and freezing rain, your pumped up and ready to put in a solid training effort! This is also the best time to sit down with your coach and/or teammates to discus what your goals will be for next year. How did you perform this year? What was good? What was bad? What will have to be different with your preparation for 20, etc

Here are five easy steps for an effective off season.

1. Off time:
Take an extended time of ZERO training. This will be deferent for every one. 2 weeks for some, 2 months for others. How ever much time you need to be totally rested and motivated to train again.

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