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Albabici
and Sci'Con are pleased to sponsor Team Slipstream
powered by Chipotle. In a bold move upward for 2007,
Team TIAA-CREF not only becomes Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle, but moves up a
big notch into the UCI's Professional Continental category. The team's
unique cross-Atlantic schedule consists of racing the USA Cycling
Professional Tour, the European Continental Tour and hopefully a few
ProTour wildcard starts. Thi s schedule will prove challenging but
rewarding for both riders and sponsors.
"We
are happy to be growing - and growing at a rate that will put us on our
objective of riding the Tour de France by 2009," announced Team
Slipstream/Chipotle's director Jonathan Vaughters.
"Team
TIAA-CREF hasn't disappeared, their sponsorship has moved to our junior
development team," added Vaughters, "However, the Professional team,
Slipstream presented by Chipotle, is no longer in any way, shape or
form a development team. We are still a young team, but now we will
race to win, not learn."
Adding a few young but talented riders
from across the world, Slipstream p/b Chipotle has bolstered its
growing strength, but without losing its deep roots as an American
team. ProTour signees such as Patrick McCarty (Phonak) and Kilian
Patour (Credit Agricole) bring experience, and young talents such as
u23 Paris-Tours winner, Huub Duyn (Rabobank) and Aussie Ben Johnson
(Agritubel) bring enthusiasm. Returning stars include current USPRO
Criterium Champion, Brad Huff, u23 Road Race and Criterium Champion,
Craig Lewis, and 2001 World u23 TT Champion, Danny Pate. |
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Team Roster |
Executive Staff |
- Huub Duyn (Rabobank): 1st U23 Paris - Tours, 2006
- Kilian Patour (Credit Agricole)
- Pat McCarty (Phonak)
- Benny Johnson (Agritubel)
- Danny Pate
- Brad Huff
- Craig Lewis
- Ian MacGregor
- Tyler Butterfield (Vendee U)
- Blake Caldwell
- Steve Cozza
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- Michael Creed
- Jason Donald
- Timmy Duggan
- Lucas Euser
- Michael Friedman
- Will Frishkorn
- Alex Howes (5280/eSoles Junior Development Team)
- Michael Lange
- Francois Parisien
- Tom Peterson
- Peter Stetina
- Taylor Tolleson
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- Doug Ellis- Chairman, Slipstream Sports
- Jonathan Vaughters- Directeur Sportif/General Manager
Johnny Weltz- Directeur Sportif
- Elizabeth Seliga, CPA, MBA- Chief Financial Officer
- Prentice Steffen, MD- Team Physician/Medical Director
- Allen Lim, PhD- Team Physiologist
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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 is dedicated to promoting ethical
sporting and developing the next generation of cycling champions,
features some of the country's top cyclists. In 2007, Team 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 23 riders will be voluntarily tested 1200 times
throughout the season; 20 times the number of tests that most
professional cyclists are subject to annually.
Team Slipstream will be competing in a full schedule of professional
cycling races in the U.S. and Europe throughout 2007. 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. |
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