Lemond, Heiden, Cruz to appear at LA Track WC

LEMOND, HEIDEN TO APPEAR AT LOS ANGELES WORLD CUP
American Cycling Legend and Five-time Olympic Gold Medalist Help
Celebrate World Class Track Cycling in L.A.

Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 8, 2004)‹Three-time Tour de France
champion and American cycling legend Greg LeMond and five-time Olympic
gold medalist Eric Heiden are scheduled to be special guests at the
upcoming UCI World Cup event at the ADT Event Center Dec. 10-12.

LeMond will be appearing on Friday, Dec. 10, and Heiden will be on hand
Saturday, Dec. 11.

Ticketholders who purchased an all session package and members of the
media are welcome to attend a VIP meet and greet with LeMond from
5:00-5:30pm Friday evening in the ADT Event Center infield. A similar
meet and greet for the general public with LeMond is also tentatively
scheduled for Friday evening.

On Saturday, similar events are planned with Heiden. Full details will
be announced shortly.

LeMond was the first American to win the Tour de France, capturing
overall titles in 1986, 1989 and 1990 and also became the first American
to win an elite world championship riding to the rainbow jersey on two
occasions in 1983 and 1989.

Heiden¹s name is synonymous with the highest degree of success at the
Olympic level. In 1980, Heiden displayed a rare combination of speed
and endurance on his way to five Olympic gold medals in Lake Placid,
N.Y. setting Olympic records at the time in the 500, 1000, 1500, 5000
and 10,000 meter speedskating events. Ditching his skates for a bike
shortly afterwards, the two-time Olympian won the USPRO Championship in
1985 and became a member of the 7-Eleven Professional Cycling Team, the
first American-based team to compete in the Tour de France.

On Sunday, the event¹s final day of competition, 2000 U.S. Olympic Team
member Antonio Cruz (Long Beach, Calif.) will be on hand. Cruz, a
Southern California native has been a member of the U.S. Postal Service
Professional Cycling Team for the last four years.

Event Tickets
Individual tickets start at only $15 and all event packages are also
available starting at only $60. For more information or to order
tickets, call 866-LAGROUP or order tickets online at
http://www.aeggrouptickets.com/www.aeggrouptickets.com.

For more information on the Los Angeles World Cup event, visit
http://www.usacycling.org/www.usacycling.org or
http://www.homedepotcenter.com/www.homedepotcenter.com, or
http://www.uci.ch/www.uci.ch

About the ADT Event Center
The 100,000 square foot, $15 million ADT Event Center is located on the
125-acre Home Depot Center campus in Carson, California. It is the first
and only permanent indoor track of international standard in North
America. The ADT Event Center hosts training and competition under the
guidance of USA Cycling, including the 2004 Junior Track National
Championships, 2004 World Junior Track Cycling Championships and the
2005 World Track Cycling Championships. The ADT Event Center will also
host other major competitions, events and cycling clinics.

About USA Cycling
Recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Union Cycliste
Internationale, USA Cycling promotes American cycling through its 45,000
members and 2,000 annual events. USA Cycling associations include the
BMX Association (BMX), National Off-Road Bicycle Association (mountain
bike), U.S. Cycling Federation (road/track) and the U.S. Professional
Racing Organization (professional mens road). For more information
contact, USA Cycling Communications Manager, Andy Lee at 719-866-4867.

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On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 04:32:25 GMT, Mike Gladu wrote:

LEMOND, HEIDEN TO APPEAR AT LOS ANGELES WORLD CUP
American Cycling Legend and Five-time Olympic Gold Medalist Help
Celebrate World Class Track Cycling in L.A.

Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 8, 2004)‹Three-time Tour de France
champion and American cycling legend Greg LeMond and five-time Olympic
gold medalist Eric Heiden are scheduled to be special guests at the
upcoming UCI World Cup event at the ADT Event Center Dec. 10-12.

LeMond will be appearing on Friday, Dec. 10...

Hmm. That could get ugly, though I believe most ppl will be gracious,
particularly after viewing the 'Fearless' ep. GL seems like a nice enough
guy, even though many don't take too kindly to his comments about a certain
race winner. ;-)

-B

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 04:32:25 GMT, Mike Gladu wrote:

LEMOND, HEIDEN TO APPEAR AT LOS ANGELES WORLD CUP
American Cycling Legend and Five-time Olympic Gold Medalist Help
Celebrate World Class Track Cycling in L.A.

Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 8, 2004)‹Three-time Tour de France
champion and American cycling legend Greg LeMond and five-time Olympic
gold medalist Eric Heiden are scheduled to be special guests at the
upcoming UCI World Cup event at the ADT Event Center Dec. 10-12.

LeMond will be appearing on Friday, Dec. 10...

Hmm. That could get ugly, though I believe most ppl will be gracious,
particularly after viewing the 'Fearless' ep. GL seems like a nice enough
guy, even though many don't take too kindly to his comments about a certain
race winner. ;-)

-B

On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 23:39:10 -0500,
wrote:

Hmm. That could get ugly, though I believe most ppl will be gracious,
particularly after viewing the 'Fearless' ep. GL seems like a nice enough
guy, even though many don't take too kindly to his comments about a certain
race winner. ;-)

Most people not on their third cup of beer react positively toward
anyone remotely a celebrity, Philadelphia and
Detroit fans toward other team's members notwithstanding. OTOH, those
may be perpetually on their third cup of beer or more.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 23:39:10 -0500,
wrote:

Hmm. That could get ugly, though I believe most ppl will be gracious,
particularly after viewing the 'Fearless' ep. GL seems like a nice enough
guy, even though many don't take too kindly to his comments about a certain
race winner. ;-)

Most people not on their third cup of beer react positively toward
anyone remotely a celebrity, Philadelphia and
Detroit fans toward other team's members notwithstanding. OTOH, those
may be perpetually on their third cup of beer or more.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

"Badger" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 04:32:25 GMT, Mike Gladu
wrote:

LEMOND, HEIDEN TO APPEAR AT LOS ANGELES WORLD CUP
American Cycling Legend and Five-time Olympic Gold Medalist Help
Celebrate World Class Track Cycling in L.A.

Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 8, 2004) champion and American cycling
legend Greg LeMond and five-time Olympic
gold medalist Eric Heiden are scheduled to be special guests at the
upcoming UCI World Cup event at the ADT Event Center Dec. 10-12.

LeMond will be appearing on Friday, Dec. 10...

Hmm. That could get ugly, though I believe most ppl will be gracious,
particularly after viewing the 'Fearless' ep. GL seems like a nice enough
guy, even though many don't take too kindly to his comments about a
certain
race winner. ;-)

-B

Perhaps the Lemond bashers will be more circumspect in light of what's
happened with Tyler Hamilton.

"Badger" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 04:32:25 GMT, Mike Gladu
wrote:

LEMOND, HEIDEN TO APPEAR AT LOS ANGELES WORLD CUP
American Cycling Legend and Five-time Olympic Gold Medalist Help
Celebrate World Class Track Cycling in L.A.

Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 8, 2004) champion and American cycling
legend Greg LeMond and five-time Olympic
gold medalist Eric Heiden are scheduled to be special guests at the
upcoming UCI World Cup event at the ADT Event Center Dec. 10-12.

LeMond will be appearing on Friday, Dec. 10...

Hmm. That could get ugly, though I believe most ppl will be gracious,
particularly after viewing the 'Fearless' ep. GL seems like a nice enough
guy, even though many don't take too kindly to his comments about a
certain
race winner. ;-)

-B

Perhaps the Lemond bashers will be more circumspect in light of what's
happened with Tyler Hamilton.

"B. Lafferty" wrote:

"Badger" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 04:32:25 GMT, Mike Gladu
wrote:

LEMOND, HEIDEN TO APPEAR AT LOS ANGELES WORLD CUP
American Cycling Legend and Five-time Olympic Gold Medalist Help
Celebrate World Class Track Cycling in L.A.

Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 8, 2004) champion and American cycling
legend Greg LeMond and five-time Olympic
gold medalist Eric Heiden are scheduled to be special guests at the
upcoming UCI World Cup event at the ADT Event Center Dec. 10-12.

LeMond will be appearing on Friday, Dec. 10...

Hmm. That could get ugly, though I believe most ppl will be gracious,
particularly after viewing the 'Fearless' ep. GL seems like a nice enough
guy, even though many don't take too kindly to his comments about a
certain
race winner. ;-)

-B

Perhaps the Lemond bashers will be more circumspect in light of what's
happened with Tyler Hamilton.

If Tyler is found not guilty by the CAS, how will you reconcile that decision
with all the accusations that say he is already guilty?

LeMond has no specific evidence other than a verbal argument on a cell phone he
got into with Lance after accusing him of having some kind of "secret" which
LeMond himself apparently cannot name. It's like accusing someone of a crime,
not knowing what crime it is, and then saying it's your 'little secret' because
you won't confess to it.

LeMond is incredibly reckless in his quotes. He has virtually no sponsorhip
draw these days and he's probably jealous that Lance has made him second string
quarterback in the annals of the sport. It comes across as sour grapes.

As for Eric Heiden...they would have been better off inviting a gold medalist
in track cycling rather than ice skating.

Phil

"B. Lafferty" wrote:

"Badger" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 04:32:25 GMT, Mike Gladu
wrote:

LEMOND, HEIDEN TO APPEAR AT LOS ANGELES WORLD CUP
American Cycling Legend and Five-time Olympic Gold Medalist Help
Celebrate World Class Track Cycling in L.A.

Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 8, 2004) champion and American cycling
legend Greg LeMond and five-time Olympic
gold medalist Eric Heiden are scheduled to be special guests at the
upcoming UCI World Cup event at the ADT Event Center Dec. 10-12.

LeMond will be appearing on Friday, Dec. 10...

Hmm. That could get ugly, though I believe most ppl will be gracious,
particularly after viewing the 'Fearless' ep. GL seems like a nice enough
guy, even though many don't take too kindly to his comments about a
certain
race winner. ;-)

-B

Perhaps the Lemond bashers will be more circumspect in light of what's
happened with Tyler Hamilton.

If Tyler is found not guilty by the CAS, how will you reconcile that decision
with all the accusations that say he is already guilty?

LeMond has no specific evidence other than a verbal argument on a cell phone he
got into with Lance after accusing him of having some kind of "secret" which
LeMond himself apparently cannot name. It's like accusing someone of a crime,
not knowing what crime it is, and then saying it's your 'little secret' because
you won't confess to it.

LeMond is incredibly reckless in his quotes. He has virtually no sponsorhip
draw these days and he's probably jealous that Lance has made him second string
quarterback in the annals of the sport. It comes across as sour grapes.

As for Eric Heiden...they would have been better off inviting a gold medalist
in track cycling rather than ice skating.

Phil

"Phil phil@ .net " "no spam wrote in message

As for Eric Heiden...they would have been better off inviting a gold
medalist
in track cycling rather than ice skating.


Historically, speed skaters have done well at track cycling. FWIW, I believe
Heiden (admittedly he probably did it on a whim) rode the kilo in the 1980
Oly trials. Roger Young is the track director for the ADT Center. He was the
original track coach for 7 Eleven when they had a track team (at one time or
another Gorski, Matt Francis, Van Haute, O'Reilly, Nitz, Paraskevin, Twigg,
Harnett, Steida, Lettieri, et. al. were primarily track riders for
7-Eleven). Roger also has a speedskating background, so there is a lot of
connection to Heiden.