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Press Release - TARGETRAINING launches Women’s Professional Cycling Team
TARGETRAINING, a premiere Connecticut personal and endurance coaching company, continues its support of the pro peloton with the introduction of the 2007 TARGETRAINING Women’s Professional Cycling Team. It hopes to add to the momentum of women’s racing in the United States. TARGETRAINING’s Chief Executive, Rick Spear, said that "women endurance athletes are a key aspect of the future of the sport and that we should help in this effort."
The team gathers a dynamic squad of women: Rebecca Much, multiple US Champion and U23 World Time Trial Silver Medalist; Megan Elliot, former US Road Race Champion and Saturn team member; Anna Milkowski, multi-year pro on Rona, Lipton, and Advil/Chapstick; Kathleen Billington, ex-Diet Cheerwine and Connecticut state champion; Robin Farina, a Tennessee talent; Andrea Myers, a young Illinois speedster; Hiroko Shimada, Yale researcher and Japanese National Team member; and Mandy Lozano, fresh off a top-10 at Cyclo-cross Nationals. Former professional Greg Wolf will direct the team.
The ladies will race on handcrafted, team color-painted Victory bicycles from Aegis. Greg Brown, Director of Marketing for the Maine-based bicycle maker, states that "Aegis Bicycles is the pioneer in carbon fiber bicycle construction, with over 20 years experience. Built Slow to go Fast, the people at Aegis believe that Made in the USA still matters." TARGETRAINING will use Champion System clothing, DMT shoes, Speedplay pedals, Cytomax and NutraFig (Cheetah) nutrition, and Defeet & Rudy Project accessories.
The team’s first target race will be the newly-unveiled US Open Cycling Championship from Williamsburg to Richmond, VA on April 7.
