11 Oct
All Evening Proceeds to Benefit the Davis Phinney Foundation
October 11, 2007 – Boulder, CO – Slipstream Sports LLC and its chief venture, the Slipstream/Chipotle Professional Cycling Team, are providing fans with the rare opportunity to spend an evening with riders and staff at the Boulder Theatre in Boulder, Colorado, on November 14, 2007. The event will include a screening of the pilot for the team’s reality TV show, which will potentially air this year, a short film highlighting the history of Slipstream’s rise to the top of American cycling, and a film showcasing the tumultuous career of new Slipstream star, David Millar.
The main attraction of the evening will be the introduction of the 2008 team, including an open forum Q & A with the riders. The event will culminate with a live auction, which will include special contributions from David Millar, David Zabriskie, and the Davis Phinney Foundation, an organization designed to accelerate Parkinson’s research through collaborative funding, and to explore the positive effects of exercise on Parkinson’s patients. All proceeds will benefit the Davis Phinney Foundation. Additional auction items could include:
*A 2008 Team edition Felt F1 Bicycle to be ordered to your specifications
*A Zipp 808 wheelset
*An evening with team physiologist Allen Lim
*A day with Slipstream rider Lucas Euser
*Dinner with Jonathan Vaughters and David Millar at Boulder’s finest restaurant, Frasca, including special menu prepared by Chef Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson paired with aselection of wines from Master Sommelier Bobby Stuckey
*A fully customized saddle from team sponsor, Fizik
*Ionos, Advantage TT helmets, New Havic eyewear among other top gear from Giro
*Apparel package from new clothing sponsor Pearl Izumi
*A gourmet burrito card good for a year of free burritos from Chipotle
Ticket packages are detailed below. Tickets are available at www.slipstreamsports.com. Supplies are limited, so fans are encouraged to purchase as soon as possible.
Ticket packages:
VIP:A limited number of VIP tickets are available. The VIP doors will open at 6pm on November 14, and ticket holders will receive full VIP treatment at the event, including:
General Admission: Additionally, a limited number of general admission tickets are available. General admission doors will open at 7pm on November 14, and ticket holders will receive:
About Slipstream Sports
Founded in 2005, Slipstream Sports LLC is a highly progressive sports management company dedicated solely to promoting the ethical growth of American cycling.
About Team Slipstream/Chipotle
Owned and managed by Slipstream Sports, a sports marketing and development company, Team Slipstream/Chipotle is dedicated to promoting ethical sporting and developing the next generation of cycling champions. In 2007, Slipstream partnered with Agency for Cycling Ethics (ACE), to create the most progressive anti-doping system in the professional sports world. Each of the team’s 25 riders will be voluntarily tested 1200 times throughout the 2008 season; 20 times the number of tests that most professional cyclists are subject to annually.
Team Slipstream/Chipotle will be competing in a full schedule of professional cycling races in the U.S. and Europe throughout 2008. Additional information is available at: www.slipstreamsports.com.
About Chipotle
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG and CMG.B) offers a focused menu of burritos, tacos, burrito bowls (a burrito without the tortilla) and salads made from fresh, high-quality raw ingredients, prepared using classic cooking methods and served in a distinctive atmosphere. Through our vision of Food With Integrity, Chipotle is seeking better food not only from using fresh ingredients, but ingredients that are sustainably grown and naturally raised with respect for the animals, the land, and the farmers who produce the food. Chipotle opened its first restaurant in 1993 and currently operates more than 640 restaurants. For more information, visit www.chipotle.com.
About the Davis Phinney Foundation
The mission of the Davis Phinney Foundation is to accelerate Parkinson’s research through collaborative funding, and to explore the positive effects of exercise on Parkinson’s patients. Cycling legend Davis Phinney, who in 1986 became the first American to win a road stage of the Tour de France,was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s at age 40. He assumed the role of Parkinson’s advocate with the formation of his Foundation in 2004.
Contact:
Marya Pongrace
Slipstream Sports
mpongrace@peppercom.com
O: 212-931-6142
M: 347-698-3412
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Where can I purchase the Giro Ionos Slipstream Chipotle team helmet?
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