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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BY THE BATTENKILL-ROUBAIX CYCLING RACE AND FARM TEAM CYCLING
A recent addition to the Trade Manage Capital Men's Elite Race is Michael Cody of the Jelly Belly Professional Cycling Team (www.jellybellycycling.com). Cody's accomplishments include a win on stage 4 of the 2006 Green Mountain Stage Race, the 2005 Points Champion at the Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic, and was a member of the 2004 U.S. World Cyclocross Championship Team. Other notable professionals are Andy Guptil of Hannacroix, NY and the Colavita-Sutter Home Cycling Team Presented by Cooking Light (www.teamcolavita.com), Kevin Bouchard-Hall of Shelburne, VT and the Kelly Benefit Strategies - Medifast Pro Cycling Team (www.kbsmedifast.com), the Jet Fuel Professional Cycling Team of Toronto, Canada, the EVA-Devinci Professional Cycling Team of Montreal, and the Kenda/Raleigh Racing Team of Vermont. Highlighting the competition in the Jamis Bicycles Women's Elite Race will be the TargetTraining Women's Professional Cycling Team (www.targetraining.com/racing) as well as Team Advil-Chapstick (www.skylandscycling.com/advil). Both teams are among the premier women's professional cycling teams in the U.S. with several former U.S. and World Championship podium finishers. The race is fashioned after the 100 year-old Paris-Roubaix race held in France and features 25% dirt roads, rolling countryside, direct passes through small villages, and an exciting finish in Salem. Juniors age 10-14 will race 6 & 12 miles; adults, Masters, and Elite Women will race 55 miles; the Elite Men will race 75 miles. Junior races start at 9 AM in Salem and are followed by 11 different adult races starting at 10 AM. The race will feature a full race expo with several regional & national vendors and live entertainment at the finish line in Salem. Finally, the Battenkill-Roubaix Recovery Ride & Sunday Brunch will be held on Sunday, April 15 at the Salem Bancroft Library. More information - including volunteer information, race maps and event information - can be found at www.battenkillroubaix.com or contact Race Promoter Dieter Drake at promoter@battenkillroubaix.com ###
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