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Big Race in Charlotte, NC in 2004
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http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlot...ts/6467526.htm Text follows: Pro race to be in Charlotte $125,000 expected to attract top riders KAREN GARLOCH Staff Writer Lance Armstrong, who just won his fifth straight Tour de France, will be first on the invitation list for a new professional bike race to be held in uptown Charlotte next June. Race organizers will announce details of the event this morning at a news conference. The 50-mile race, tentatively set for June 12, is expected to attract top cyclists, with a purse greater than $125,000, the largest for a single-day, closed-circuit format, race director Thad Fischer said Tuesday. Proceeds will benefit the Brain Tumor Fund for the Carolinas. Jim Palermo, a Bank of America executive, and Dr. Tony Asher, a Charlotte neurosurgeon, are leading the campaign to raise $1 million from the race and a total of $5 million in three years for brain tumor research, equipment and patient and family support services. Most of the funds will stay in Charlotte for the brain tumor fund or the Buddy Kemp Caring House, a cancer support center named for a former Bank of America executive who died of a brain tumor. Palermo, whose son survived a brain tumor and is now a radiation oncologist at Wake Forest, said the race will be part of the USA Cycling national calendar and similar to one in Athens, Ga. That race, with a purse of $50,000, draws 40,000 spectators, he said. Palermo began to consider a bike race as a fund raiser after Armstrong visited Charlotte last December to support brain tumor research. In a written statement, Eric Moore, national field operations director for USA Cycling in Colorado Springs, said the organization is "excited at the prospective race" in Charlotte. Fischer said he'll invite the best riders in the world to fill the field of 125 to 150. Organizers are seeking a name sponsor for the race and other financial backers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- WANT TO KNOW MORE? Anyone interested in participating should contact Palermo at ; Asher at ; or Rick McClure at . |
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Big Race in Charlotte, NC in 2004
"Chris" wrote in message .. . what do you expect them to say. that we are expecting a couple of pro teams and a bunch of local clubs to attend. No. They can do a lot better than that with just the riders who actually have a likelihood of participating. Even with some deep pockets from local doctors, if the race organizers keep spewing insinuations that because LANCE is invited he will be there, even the doctor/benefactors will have egg on their faces when their friends and coworkers ask, "How did Lance do in your race?" and non cancer related sponsors may not want to commit to another year. |
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