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SARAH HAMMER & 400 OTHER U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CYCLISTS RETURN TO THE HOME DEPOT CENTER IN JANUARY FOR THE UCI TRACK CYCLING WORLD CUP CLASSICS
Tickets On Sale this Weekend for the Fourth Annual Event at the
ADT Event Center at The Home Depot Center
CARSON, CALIFORNIA – (January 7, 2008) – The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Track Cycling World Cup Classics return to the United States Jan. 18 to 20, 2008 at the ADT Event Center at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
World Cup races are amongst the most prestigious on the UCI calendar, providing riders and countries the opportunity to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games in China. After stops in Sydney and Beijing, the Los Angeles event is the third of the four-race World Cup series in the 2007-08 season.
More than 400 athletes from 40 countries, including the United States, will participate in the three-day event in California. The ADT Event Center at The Home Depot Center has hosted one UCI Track World Championships, in addition to three previous World Cups. Last year, U.S. rider and Southern California resident Sarah Hammer (Temecula, Calif.) took home two gold medals and set a track record in the individual pursuit before claiming her second consecutive world title in April. Hammer enters the 2007-08 international track cycling season as a favorite to win a gold medal in the individual pursuit. Also set to compete in January is Becky Quinn (Quakertown, Pa.). Quinn captured a national title in the women’s points race – another Olympic event – at the USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships last month at the ADT Event Center.
Other featured riders include Olympic hopefuls and National Champions Christen King (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Dotsie Bausch (Irvine, Calif.), as well as veteran Olympic athletes Jennie Reed (Kirkland, Wa.) and Adam Duvendeck (Santa Barbara, Calif.), both of whom train year-round at the ADT Event Center at The Home Depot Center.
This year’s World Cup in Los Angeles represents more local participation than any other World Cup. Popular teams from Southern California who will compete include Rock Racing, Momentum, Team Ouch and the South Bay Wheelmen. Professional road riders who will be racing on the track at the World Cup include Magnus Backstedt of Sweden and stage winner of the 2004 Paris – Roubaix (Tour de France).
A complete U.S. roster and list of international competitors and events schedule will be announced in the coming weeks.
Tickets start as low as $20.00, and all-session ticket packages (includes six sessions over three days) are available as low as $75. All-event packages and group tickets are on sale now through the AEG Ticket Sales Office by calling 1-877-AEG-TICKETS (1-877-234-8425). Individual tickets will go on-sale through The Home Depot Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets including Ticketmaster Charge-by-Phone (213-480-3232 or 714-740-2000) and online at www.ticketmaster.com on Saturday, December 1, 2007.
Exclusive to USA Cycling members, members may purchase reserved seating for $27 for any session that regularly sells for $35.50. USA Cycling members may purchase their exclusive offer by calling 1-877-234-8425 or visiting www.aegtickets.com/usacycling.
The three-day event includes five sessions:
Friday, January 19
Session 1 – 11:30 a.m.
Session 2 – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 20
Session 1 – 1:00 p.m.
Session 2 – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 21
Session 1 – 10:00 a.m.
Session 2 – 4:00 p.m.
For more information about the UCI Track Cycling World Cup, please visit www.usacycling.org or www.uci.ch.
Media credential applications for the event will be available in early January 2008.
About The Home Depot Center
The Home Depot Center is southern California’s home of world-class competition and training facilities for amateur, Olympic, collegiate and professional athletes. The $150 million, privately financed facility was developed and is operated by AEG on a 125-acre site on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) in Carson, California. The Home Depot Center features an 8,000-seat tennis stadium, a 27,000-seat stadium for soccer, rugby and other athletic competitions and outdoor concerts, a 10,000-seat facility for track & field and lacrosse, the ADT Event Center (a 2,450-seat indoor velodrome for cycling) and other facilities for softball, baseball, beach volleyball, basketball and other sports. The Home Depot Center is home to three professional sports teams – Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy and Chivas USA, and Major League Lacrosse’s (MLL) Los Angeles Riptide. Named an Official U.S. Olympic Training Site, The Home Depot Center is also home of the <<United States Tennis Association’s (USTA) High Performance Training Center and is the national team training headquarters for the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF). The David Beckham Academy for youth soccer, Andre Agassi’s Safe Passage All-Stars at-risk youth tennis program and Athletes’ Performance’s training center for elite and professional athletes are all based at The Home Depot Center. The Home Depot Center has additionally been designated official training sites for USA Cycling and USA Track & Field. For more information, please visit www.homedepotcenter.com.
About USA Cycling
Recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Union Cycliste Internationale, USA Cycling promotes American cycling through its 60,000 members and 2,500 annual events. USA Cycling associations include the BMX Association (BMX), National Off-Road Bicycle Association (mountain bike), U.S. Cycling Federation (road/track), the National Collegiate Cycling Association and the U.S. Professional Racing Organization (professional men’s road). For more information visit www.usacycling.org or contact USA Cycling Director of Communications, Andy Lee at 719-866-4867.
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