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Cyclist
Village to host fun ride with Tour de France veteran Frankie
Andreu
The Frankie Fun Ride on November 16 will
benefit
Cycling entertainment
website Cyclist Village will host the Frankie Fun Ride on Sunday, November
16th in
Participants can test ride
Specialized Bicycles, which will be
giving away prizes. All entrants
will receive a free water bottle.
The Marin County Bicycle Coalition will provide complementary food and
beverages and bike parking. California Highway Patrol will maintain
safety with a rolling escort that will keep the ride moving. Space exists for 200 riders to
participate thus pre-registration is recommended at http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=7269. Walk-up
registration the morning of the ride will close at
“Part of being a member of
a village comes the responsibility of contributing actively to the
community.
Andreu finished the Tour de
France nine times and is a two-time Olympian who rode alongside Lance Armstrong during much of his
12-year professional career. The
Dearborn, Michigan-native has directed the Toyota-United and Rock Racing
professional cycling teams and knows every aspect of the sport - on the bike and
off. He can still be found at the
Tour de France every July where he serves as a commentator on the Versus television network, which has
helped the effervescent personality become one of the most respected and
recognized faces in all of cycling.
For more than a decade, the
Marin County Bicycle Coalition has been working to improve the roads and
pathways for cyclists and walkers in the county. Their goal is that 20% of trips taken in
Marin be conducted by riding or walking.
The Coalition’s efforts aim to increase opportunities for daily physical
activity, teach children cycling skills and safety, reduce road congestion and
greenhouse gas emissions, and provide transportation equity for low-income
residents. Additional information
is available at www.marinbike.org.
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Cyclist
Village teams up with USA Cycling for the Marin
Classic
Social networking site sponsors
Cyclist Village
TV will be on the scene at Interbike
The African proverb “It
takes a village to raise a child” will become “It takes a village to raise a
cyclist” when social networking site Cyclist Village sponsors the Marin Classic, a benefit for the USA Cycling Development Foundation
taking place in Sausalito, California on October 5th. The Cyclist Village team will also be
participating in the charity bike ride and post-ride party that will include
special guest riders such as Beijing Olympic time trial gold medalist Kristin Armstrong and her U.S. Olympic
teammate Christine Thorburn,
three-time USPRO Road Race Champion Fred
Rodriguez and U.S. National team member Katherine Carroll.
Marin Classic participants
can choose between loops of 40 or 62 miles and the after-party will be held at
Poggio located under the Casa Madrona Spa & Hotel. The minimum donation to participate is
$1,000 and space is limited to 100 riders.
Donors will receive a complimentary gift bag, including a Marin Classic
jersey made by Voler Team
Apparel. For additional
information or to register, please visit www.usacdf.org/marin.php.
Cyclist
Village TV will be present in
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Cyclist
Village completes successful lap around
France
Social networking platform
provided diverse behind the scenes
Tour de France
coverage
When the riders of the
95th Tour de France crossed the finish line Sunday (July 27) in Paris
on the fabled Champs-Elysees, the Cyclist Village (www.cyclistvillage.com) crew was there behind the scenes to capture unique
vantage points for Cyclist Village TV just as they have
been since the most famous bicycle race in the world departed Brest on July
5th. They partnered with
Team Columbia, the American squad owned and
operated by High Road Sports, Inc., formerly known as Team High Road and now sponsored by the
Columbia Sportswear Company, to accompany the team that won an extraordinary
five stages throughout the three-week, 21-stage, 2,212-mile/3,560-km race. En route Cyclist Village was on the beat
interviewing key riders, stage winners, race leaders, team directors and owners,
mechanics, cycling legends and even a podium girl. They also focused their lens on the
equipment in informative technology clips in order to examine the innovative
gear the riders were utilizing.
During the race, Cyclist Village members were invited to
submit questions that top riders such as Team CSC-Saxo Bank’s Jens Voigt answered on camera. The video clips shot throughout the
entire journey - including seldom seen moments like a celebratory victory toast
at a Team Columbia dinner and watching four-time stage winner Mark Cavendish get outfitted with
Oakley products as if it was Christmas morning - remain available for viewing on
demand at Cyclist Village TV.
“In addition to the many
unique moments from the Tour de France we were able to bring to viewers from
within the Team Columbia camp, one of the most distinguishing elements of our
coverage was the diversity of the riders we interviewed,” said Cyclist Village co-founder Jim Fryer, who hosted the video
clips. “We interviewed athletes
from the United States, Germany, Spain, Russia, South African, Luxembourg,
Switzerland, Belgium, Norway, Great Britain, Austria, Australia, Belarus,
Netherlands and the Ukraine. We
were able to offer the U.S. a real sense of just how international this
magnanimous global sporting spectacle truly is.”
Cyclist
Village is a social networking platform
that connects all things cycling on a global scale. It is an alluring multidimensional site
that attracts an array of cyclists, including road, track, mountain, fixed gear
and BMX riders. Cyclist Village is a comprehensive tool
that houses individual and group socializing, email, an event calendar, forums,
classified listings, blogs, contests, files, photos and a video vault. The video vault consists of
user-generated content and the best video clips gleaned from the web along with
premium original packages professionally produced under the Cyclist Village TV banner. The menu offers highlights from major
races, rider interviews, product reviews, and behind the scenes segments hosted
by Tour de France veteran Frankie
Andreu and former World Champion Mari Holden. The site also showcases exclusive
content from Garmin-Chipotle team captain Christian Vande Velde and other notable
professional cyclists such as Katharine
Carroll of Aaron’s Pro Cycling Team.
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Cyclist
Village has got you covered at the Tour de
France
As
the peloton catches its breath on the first rest day of the 95th Tour
de France, Cyclist Village
(www.cyclistvillage.com) remains on the scene with Team Columbia and all the athletes
animating the race to bring you behind the scenes interviews with riders, team
directors and cycling legends. With
ten thrilling stages already in the book, the new social-networking platform for
cyclists continues to add informative insider interview clips daily to Cyclist Village TV.
Cyclist
Village was the first American camera
crew to interview stage 4 time trial winner Stefan Schumacher, who stormed to a
surprise victory to claim the leader’s yellow jersey. For this year’s Tour, Cyclist Village is partnered with Team
Columbia, the American squad owned and operated by High Road Sports, Inc., to provide a
unique behind the scenes view into the three-week stage race that commenced July
5th in Brest and concludes July 27th in Paris after 21
stages and 2,212 miles/3,560 kilometers.
The partnership has turned out to be quite fortuitous for Cyclist Village as Team Columbia
dominated the first week of the grandest tour of them all by winning two stages
along with holding the lead in the general classification, sprint points and
best young rider competitions.
In
addition to interviewing the Team Columbia riders and staff, including yellow
jersey wearer Kim Kirchen, team
captain George Hincapie, two-time
stage winner Mark Cavendish, former
best young rider jersey holder Thomas
Lovkvist, team directors Rolf Aldag
and Brian Holm, and team owner
Bob Stapleton, Cyclist Village has posted interviews on
the site with bold-faced names such as Christian Vande Velde, Alejandro Valverde,
Carlos Sastre, Oscar Freire, Frank & Andy Schleck, Oscar Pereiro, Thor
Hushovd, Fabian Cancellara, Jens Voigt, Stuart O’Grady, Robbie McEwen, Yaroslav
Popovych, Johan Van Summeren, Fabian Wegmann, David Millar, Will Frishkorn,
Trent Lowe and Danny Pate. They’ve also posted clips of interviews
with team directors Jonathan
Vaughters (Garmin-Chipotle), Erik
Dekker (Rabobank) and Heinrich
Holczer (Gerolsteiner), and retired racing legend Johan Museeuw.
Launched last month, Cyclist Village is a social-networking
platform that connects all things cycling on a global scale. It is an alluring multidimensional site
that attracts an array of cyclists, including road, track, mountain, fixed gear
and BMX riders. Cyclist Village is a comprehensive tool
that houses individual and group socializing, email, an event calendar, forums,
classified listings, blogs, contests, files, photos and a video vault. The video vault consists of
user-generated content and the best video clips gleaned from the web along with
premium original packages professionally produced under the Cyclist Village TV banner. The menu offers highlights from major
races, rider interviews, product reviews, and behind the scenes segments hosted
by Tour de France veteran Frankie
Andreu and former World Champion Mari Holden. The site also showcases exclusive
content from Garmin-Chipotle team captain Vande Velde and other notable
professional cyclists such as Katharine
Carroll of Aaron’s Pro Cycling Team.
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Cyclist
Village follows the high road through
France
Social-networking platform to document Team
With all eyes focused on
France this month for one of the greatest annual events in all of sports, new
social-networking platform Cyclist Village (www.cyclistvillage.com)
will take cycling fans behind the scenes to get a unique view into the
three-week road show known as the Tour de France when they accompany Team Columbia, the American squad owned and
operated by High Road Sports, Inc., formerly known as Team High Road and now sponsored by the
Columbia Sportswear Company.
Coverage of the endurance spectacle will begin airing on the Cyclist Village site Saturday, July 5
when the 21-stage, 2,212-mile/3,560-km bicycle race gets underway in Brest and
finishes July 27 in Paris on the Champs-Elysees. The
Cyclist
Village co-founder Jim Fryer, said, "We are thrilled to be
partnering with Team Columbia to give viewers - both die-hard cycling
enthusiasts and those who only tune into the sport in July - a comprehensive
look backstage at arguably the toughest and most prestigious event in all of
sports. Our crew will take you into
the Team Columbia camp to tell the intriguing stories behind the riders,
directors, mechanics, soigneurs and staff.
We'll document how the athletes and organization prepare, race, recover
and travel throughout the entire race."
"Our daily video clips will
chronicle from start to finish the captivating journey of Team
Launched last month,
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to the new social
network
Unique platform also an all-access pass for behind the
scenes video content
After it went live last
month, cycling enthusiasts are flocking to
The home page of
“We’re proud to be working
with both cyclists and the cycling industry to create the most comprehensive and
inclusive social network built by and for cyclists of all levels and interests,”
said Jim Fryer, co-founder of
From now through the end of
the Tour de France (July 27), everyone who becomes a member of Cyclist Village will automatically be
entered into the contest to win a Ridley
Excalibur bicycle along with a Cyclist Village kit made by Capoforma.
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