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Gran Fondo New York Announces Big Sponsors
January 4, 2011
On May 8, 2011, an international field of 8,000 athletes will take part in the inaugural Gran Fondo New York, a 105-mile bike ride traveling along New York’s classic cycling routes. Participants will compete for King and Queen of the Mountains titles while cycling over four timed climbs on the course between New York City and Bear Mountain.
The cumulative time for the four climbs will be added and the man and woman with the lowest combined times will win the King and Queen of the Mountains titles. Other competition categories include age groups 18-39, 40-49, 50+, cycling team competition, corporate challenge and him & her competition. Prizes will be awarded to the top three participants in each category.
The stakes for the Gran Fondo New York King and Queen of the Mountains competition are high. Winners of the King and Queen of the Mountains titles will receive Pinarello road bikes as prizes. Prizes for 2nd and 3rd place finishers will also be enviable. With sponsors like Mavic, Limar and Diadora, athletes across all categories will receive racing wheels, cycling shoes, helmets and sunglasses as prizes.
“Gran Fondo New York is proud to partner with revered brands such as Pinarello and Giordana. Both of these companies have a long-standing tradition of producing high quality products, which is in line with the quality of event that the inaugural Gran Fondo New York will be” said Lidia Fluhme, the event’s organizer. “Gran Fondo New York will be a cycling event worthy of the world’s greatest city.”
Besides offering prizes for winners, raffle prizes that will be awarded to participants drawn at random according to their participant number. Competition and raffle prizes have a retail value of over $100,000. All participating athletes are automatically entered into the raffle drawing and are eligible to win prizes.
Sponsors and vendors will have the chance to present their products and services at the 2-day Gran Fondo New York expo, which will take place in midtown Manhattan at Roseland Ballroom May 6-7, 2011. The free and open to the public expo is also the location of mandatory athlete check-in and bag pickup.
For more GFNY information please email info@granfondony.com, call 1.212.933.4033 or visit www.granfondony.com.
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