SLIPSTREAM SPORTS LLC ANNOUNCES 2009 TEAM GARMIN-CHIPOTLE LAUNCH EVENT

SLIPSTREAM SPORTS LLC ANNOUNCES 2009 TEAM GARMIN-CHIPOTLE LAUNCH EVENT


Proceeds will benefit The Children’s Hospital


Boulder, CO – Slipstream Sports LLC and its chief venture, the Garmin-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, Colo., on Saturday, Nov. 22. The event will feature the official announcement of the 2009 team roster, a silent auction, and an open forum Q&A with the riders. Additionally, guests will get a sneak peak at a feature length documentary from Nick Davis Productions about a year in the life of Team Garmin-Chipotle. The film will air on the Sundance Channel prior to the 2009 Tour de France.Because Slipstream Sports is dedicated to philanthropy and the future, proceeds from the evening will benefit The Children’s Hospital Courage Classic, a three-day cycling event that benefits the hospital. Located in Aurora, Colo., Children’s is a leading pediatric network entirely devoted to the health and wellbeing of children. Cancer survivor and five-time Courage Classic rider Paul Lemieux, 17, will be a featured speaker of the evening.

A limited number of VIP tickets, which include a private cocktail hour with the team, special seating, and a gift bag, are available for $250.00. VIP tickets are available for purchase at www.slipstreamsports.com/gala . General admission tickets are available for $25.00 via the Boulder Theatre Web site http://www.bouldertheater.com/event_detail.php?id=974 . Each ticket purchased comes with one raffle ticket for a custom fit 2008 team edition Felt F1. The winner will be announced at the end of the evening.

Silent auction items will include:·
Christian Vande Velde's Felt DA time trial bike, used in the 2008 Tour de France.
A leaders jersey from the 2008 Giro d'Italia signed by the 2008 team time trial squad.
A 2008 Garmin-Chipotle team jersey signed by the entire 2008 Tour de France team.
A Zipp time trial wheel set signed by U.S. professional champion Dave Zabriskie.

Event details:
WHAT: 2009 Team Launch
WHEN: Saturday, November 22, 2009 Doors open at 6 pm

WHERE: 2032 14th Street Boulder, CO 80302
TICKETS: VIP: www.slipstreamsports/gala General: http://www.bouldertheater.com/event_detail.php?id=974


Team Garmin-Chipotle Presented by H30 Owned and managed by Slipstream Sports, a sports marketing and development company, Team Garmin-Chipotle presented by H30 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 undergo combined voluntary testing at least 700 times throughout the 2008 season, 20 times the number of tests that most professional cyclists are subject to annually. Team Garmin-Chipotle competes in a full schedule of professional cycling races in the U.S. and Europe. Additional information is available at www.slipstreamsports.com.


About The Children’s Hospital Courage Classic The Children’s Hospital Courage Classic raises money for The Children’s Hospital with a three-day bike tour. The 2009 tour hits Copper Mountain July 25-27. In 2008, more than 2,000 riders and 20,000 donors raised $2.7 million for the hospital and its patients.


This year, The Children’s Hospital celebrates 100 years of excellence in pediatric healthcare. Founded in 1908, The Children’s Hospital is a leading pediatric network entirely devoted to the health and wellbeing of children. Continually recognized as one of the nation’s outstanding hospitals by U.S. News & World Report and Child Magazine, The Children’s Hospital is known both for its nationally and internationally recognized medical, research and education programs as well as the full spectrum of everyday care for kids throughout Colorado and surrounding states. With more than 1,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric specialties, The Children’s Hospital network of care includes its main campus, fourteen Children’s Care Centers and more than 400 outreach clinics.

For more information, visit www.thechildrenshospital.org or www.couragetours.com.

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