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Tuesday November 29th 2005
Vancouver BC The Wedgewood Cycling Team are pleased to announce plans for the 2006 Westside Cycling Classic.
The race will again be set against a spectacular backdrop of the Pacific Ocean, the Coastal Mountains and the bustling Point Grey Village as racers for all over the Pacific Northwest and Canada compete for the 2006 Westside Cycling Classic.
"The support of the Community, City of Vancouver, Point Grey Village and racers in 2005 made us determined to build on our success" explained event director Jonathan Wornell, "We knew this race would become special and this year seeing the crowds come out, people picnicking on their lawns and the tremendous feedback has inspired us to put on a really special show for 2006" continued Wornell.
The race is scheduled for Sunday June 18th 2006 as part of the Point Grey Fiesta Weekend and is being organised by the Wedgewood Cycling Team as one of their main fund raising initiatives for 2006 in support of the BC Cancer Foundation. The BC Cancer Foundation raises funds to support research and care at the BC Cancer Agency.
The Wedgewood Hotel, Washington Marine Group, Bean Around The World Coffee, Treloar Physiotherapy Clinic, and Body & Soul Fitness sponsor the Wedgewood Cycling Team.
| Race and Sponsorship Information : Jonathan Wornell Race Director Wedgewood Cycling Team jwornell@teamwedgewood.com |
Media Relations: Philip Meyer General Manager Wedgewood Hotel pmeyer@wedgewoodhotel.com www.wedgewoodhotel.com Ph: 604-608-5311 Fx: 604-608-5349 |
| Point Grey Fiesta Information Richard Alexander (604) 617 0732 richard.Alexander@telus.net www.pointgreyfiesta.org |
BC Cancer Foundation Contact: Penny Noble, APR, Director of Marketing and Communications BC Cancer Foundation Phone: 604-707-5902 Cell: 604-805-5637 pnoble@bccancer.bc.ca |
Western exposure and support for cycling in Canada motivation for the partnership.
November 11th, 2005 Vancouver BC,
The Wedgewood Cycling Team is pleased to announce the addition of Amino Vital as a sponsor for the 2006 season.
"To have a brand like Amino Vital support us is fantastic, the whole team is very excited to be riding with their products" explained Philip Meyer, a director of the Wedgewood Cycling Team and General Manager of the Wedgewood Hotel. "Amino Vital supports many great individual athletes and teams in North America including World #1 Triathlete Hunter Kemper and the Colavita Pro Men's and Women's cycling teams. "We all feel very proud to have them join our team and support cycling & cancer research in British Columbia" Meyer continued.
"We are pleased to be a sponsor of the Wedgewood Cycling Team" says Darin O’Callaghan (Marketing manager in Canada). "The team provides us with an excellent group of spokes people for the brand."
“We are confident that Amino Vital®’s support of the Wedgewood Cycling Team will open a new chapter of success for the team as we have seen many of our sponsored athletes grow in the past. We are excited to work with such a great group of individuals and talented cyclists,” said Mitsuru “Mitch” Nishikawa, Ajinomoto USA, Inc., Vice President and General Manager, of the Nutraceuticals Division.
Canadian athletes now have access to Amino Vital® drinks, powders, bars and caplets at stores across Canada. Canada is the third country in the world (after Japan and the U.S.) in which Ajinomoto has launched the advanced amino acid sports supplement line. Amino Vital® can be purchased at various health, and endurance/ bike shops across Canada including GNC stores.
Rich in branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), Amino Vital® helps energize, hydrate, maintain focus and revitalize before, during and after exertion. Containing only the purest, pharmaceutical-grade amino acids, Ajinomoto USA Inc is working closely as a product sponsor with the Wedgewood Cycling Team, located in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Amino Vital® will also become involved in the Westside Classic road race in Vancouver which is slated for Sunday June 18th 2006, the Tour de Gastown, the Jericho Classic Cyclo Cross race and "An Evening Of Champions 2006."
For more information on the Wedgewood Cycling Team and our fundraising efforts for the BC Cancer Foundation please visit www.teamwedgewood.com and www.amino-vital.com
Darin O'Callaghan,
President
The Nutri-Wave Group INC
Ph 416 993 2746
darin@nutri-wave.com
www.nutri-wave.com
VANCOUVER: November 1 - Vancouver’s cycling community lined up for autographs and a chance to meet legendary cyclist Eddy Merckx at the Wedgewood Cycling Club’s first annual Evening of Champions banquet last Friday, a five-star cancer fundraiser that raised $100,000 for the BC Cancer Foundation.
Eddy Merckx is acknowledged to be the greatest racing cyclist of the 20th century, as the five-time winner of both the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia. During his career, the Belgian superstar won more than 500 races, more than his American friend and fellow cycling celebrity Lance Armstrong.
TeamWedgewood is sponsored by the Wedgewood Hotel and was founded by the hotel’s general manager Phillip Meyer, a cancer survivor and huge Eddy Merckx fan. As a result, the team has designated the BC Cancer Foundation as the beneficiary of all its fundraising events.
The idea behind An Evening of Champions began with another cancer survivor - Colleen Cross of Kelowna. Cross happens to be the mother-in-law of Eddy Merckx’ son Axel Merckx, who is an Olympic cycling medalist and Tour de France competitor.
When Cross began to organize cancer fundraising events in Kelowna, and raffling off some of her son-in-law’s cycling gear, Meyer got in touch and they put their heads together. Soon after, over apple pie, Cross asked the younger Merckx if he and his famous father would headline a cancer fundraiser in Vancouver.
II just thought, why not, I’ll ask Axel if he and his father would come to a banquet put on by the Wedgewood Cycling Club, because the proceeds are being donated to the BC Cancer Foundation,” she explained. “After all, he’s married to my daughter, how could he refuse his mother-in-law?”
He didn’t. Neither did Eddy Merckx, who told reporters Friday that his reasons for coming were personal. “Cancer has affected my son’s mother-in-law, my friends and my fellow riders in the cycling community. I am happy that my first visit to Vancouver is to support cancer research through the BC Cancer Foundation. I hope it can make a difference,” he said.
The $100,000 raised for the BC Cancer Foundation will go to breast cancer programs at the BC Cancer Agency’s Centre for the Southern Interior in Kelowna and will also fund the Agency’s research into testicular cancer province-wide.
Friday night’s audience got the BC Cancer Foundation message; at the end of the evening most of the guests were wearing the Foundation’s trademark-purple wristbands, which are available for $5 through the Foundation.
Team Wedgewood plans to hold an Evening of Champions for the BC Cancer Foundation annually. For more information about this year’s event or plans for next year’s fundraiser, contact the BC Cancer Foundation at 604-707-5904 or visit: www.teamwedgewood.com.
The BC Cancer Foundation is a charitable organization that raises funds to support research and care at the BC Cancer Agency, throughout the province.
BC Cancer Foundation Contact:
Penny Noble, APR,
Director of Marketing and Communications
BC Cancer Foundation
Phone: 604-707-5902 Cell: 604-805-5637
pnoble@bccancer.bc.ca
Team Wedgewood Contact:
Phillip Meyer
General Manager
Wedgewood Hotel
Phone: 604-608-5311
pmeyer@wedgewoodhotel.com
www.wedgewoodhotel.com
www.teamwedgewood.com
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