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AEG-TOSHIBA-JetNetwork Cycling Team to Visit Clarke Middle School

ATHENS, Ga. - Jan. 16, 2007 -- Students at Clarke Middle School will get a break from class, but not from learning this Friday when members of the AEG-TOSHIBA-JetNetwork Professional Cycling Team pay the school a visit.

Based out of Athens, Ga., the team is in town for a week-long, intensive training camp to prepare for what promises to be a landmark season of international racing.

The entire 17-member squad and some special guests will be on-hand to answer questions about bicycle safety, the lifestyle of a professional bike racer and how they achieved their goals of riding for a pro team.

Clarke Middle School has been promoting a healthier lifestyle for its students this year by removing vending and soda machines, and the team will also discuss how bike riding is a great way to stay active.

“Community service and education is a major part of our team’s program,” said Managing Director Ravi Rajcoomar. “With the Athens Twilight Criterium in these kids’ backyard each April, we would love to get them excited about a sport they have direct access to.”

Clarke Middle School already has ties to cycling, as members of the faculty and staff participate in an annual fund raising bike ride to Savannah each spring.

“Having one of the best professional cycling teams in the country visit will definitely show the kids that cycling is more than just something their teachers do in their spare time, and that people of every age can enjoy it,” said seventh grade teacher, Jackie Soladay.

The team is scheduled to be at Clarke Middle School from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January19.

For information on the team and title sponsors, please visit www.aerospacecycling.com.

AEG-Toshiba-JetNetwork Media Contact:
Shannon Haslam
Media Relations
678.429.8338
shannon@swagger.us

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