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Team Type 1 Ready For Tour of GeorgiaTybee Island, Ga. – Team Type 1 brings an arsenal to the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T that is equipped to deliver a stage win during the seven-day, 590-mile (949.5 km) race that begins Monday. Team Type 1’s roster for the race will be Emile Abraham (TRI), Moises Aldape (MEX), Fabio Calabria (AUS), Glen Chadwick (AUS), Chris Jones (USA), Valeriy Kobzarenko (UKR), Ian MacGregor (USA) and Matt Wilson (AUS). Two challenging stages in the mountains near the end of the race favor the climbing ability of Chadwick, Jones or Wilson, while the flatter stages in the beginning are best suited for Abraham’s sprinting ability or a breakaway by Aldape, Calabria, Kobzarenko or MacGregor. “I think it’s a really solid squad as long as everyone stays healthy,” Team Type 1 Sport Director Ed Beamon said. “We should able to contribute to an aggressive race and put on a good show and hunt for some stages.” The race gets underway Monday at 10:30 a.m. with the 120 riders on 15 teams pedaling 70.4 miles (113.3 km) from Tybee Island to Savannah. Beamon is no stranger to the Tour de Georgia, having directed a team in each of the past five editions of the race. Five years ago, he coached Henk Vogels to victory on Stage 1 and the Australian strongman held the overall lead for the next three days. Already this season, Team Type 1 has won five races and compiled 17 podium finishes, including second place overall at the Tour de Taiwan with Shawn Milne and second on the team classification at the Tour of Langkawi. Team Type 1 Ready For Tour of TaiwanBuellton, Calif. (March 6, 2008) – Fresh off a 10-day training camp in the Santa Ynez Valley near Buellton, Calif., Team Type 1 is headed to the Tour of Taiwan to help Shawn Milne successfully defend his title at the seven-stage, week-long UCI 2.2 race. Team Type 1 features 15 professionals – four of whom have Type 1 diabetes – and 11 racers on a development team – all of whom have Type 1 diabetes. The developmental team will focus on defending the Race Across America eight-rider corporate title the team won in 2007. In the professional team’s first-ever race last month at the Tour of Langkawi, Australian Matt Wilson earned a top 10 finish on individual classification while helping Team Type 1 earn a runner-up placing in the team standings. “You wouldn’t know we are a first-year team by the caliber of our roster or our recent race results in Malaysia,” Beamon said. “Team Type 1 was built to make a Team Type 1’s roster for the Tour of Taiwan includes Milne, Jesse Anthony, Chris Jones, Valeriy Kobzarenko and Phil Southerland. Kobzarenko is in his fifth season as a pro, Milne in his fourth, Anthony in his third, Jones in his second and Southerland – team’s co-founder – is a rookie pro.At the team’s training camp from Feb. 26-March 5, riders from both the professional and developmental team rode together, attended sponsor presentations, photo shoots and media training, and performed community outreach in the form of a school appearance to students at Oak Valley Elementary. Team Type 1 will race on Orbea bicycles and wear Champion System clothing. Other industry sponsors of the team include DeFeet socks, LAS helmets, Park Tool Company, Selle Italia saddles, Speedplay pedals, SRAM components, Thule racks, Timex and Zipp wheels. For more information, visit the team’s official website, www.teamtype1.org. Team Type 1 Will Test At Wind Tunnel Near Charlotte - Watch VideoMooresville, NC – Three members of the Team Type 1 professional cycling team will undergo aerodynamic testing at a day-long session on Monday, Feb. 11 at the A2 Wind Tunnel in Mooresville, N.C. Team Type 1 is a new professional continental racing team created to inspire people with diabetes around the world to take control of their health through diet, exercise and proper health care. The 15-rider pro team includes four athletes with Type 1 diabetes. A second team of 10 all-Type 1 racers will compete in national and regional races after winning the corporate team division of the Race Across America (RAAM) in 2006 and 2007. A host of data will be collected during the testing session that will include having the riders tested in various positions on their team-issue Orbea bicycles. Power output, aerodynamic drag and wheel speed are among several factors that will be measured. Digital full-motion cameras will record the session and a data projection system provides each rider with real-time feedback. The A2 Tunnel was specifically re-designed last fall for use by cyclists by Gary Eaker, who created the AeroDYN Wind Tunnel that is testing home to many NASCAR race teams. Eaker has 30 years of experience in wind tunnel design, operation and racing aerodynamics. A2 Wind Tunnel Bicycle specialist Mike Giraud will oversee the testing. Giraud has 15 years of experience working with some of the sport’s top male and female cyclists. Representing Team Type 1 at the 9 a.m. testing will be Team Type 1 racers Nathan Bartels, Joe Eldridge and Chris Jones, Team Manager Tom Schuler and Team Mechanic Chris Davidson.
Team Type 1 makes it 2008 season racing debut at the Tour of Langkawi, Feb. 9-17, in MalaysiaAtlanta (January 29, 2008) – The Tour of Langkawi is an international stage race featuring 21 teams from 17 different countries. Team Type 1 is the only team from the United States participating in the nine-stage, 855-mile race. It is exciting to have the opportunity to showcase the team at such an important race," Team Type 1 Director Ed Beamon said. "Team Type 1 has an important message about diabetes care and wellness, and we are happy to begin our season with such a large audience. TEAM TYPE 1 ROSTER:
Team Type 1 brings diabetes healthcare message to professional cyclingAtlanta (December 20, 2007) – Two-time winners of the Race Across America (RAAM), Team Type 1 will join the ranks of professional cycling in 2008, bringing with them the inspirational message that athletes with diabetes can compete and win at the highest levels of sport with good control of their diabetes. “Our goal is to inspire people with diabetes around the world to take control of their health through diet, exercise and proper health care,” said team co-founder Phil Southerland who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at seven months old. “As a professional team, racing against the world’s best cyclists, we’ll be able to deliver that message to a much wider audience.” Of the team’s 13 elite cyclists with diabetes, four will be part of Team Type 1’s professional roster, licensed as a UCI Continental Team, while 10 will compete as an amateur development team in RAAM and other events. 11 non-diabetic riders will join the pro team. To make the transition, Southerland and co-founder Joe Eldridge, who launched the team in 2004, have collaborated with veteran cycling team managers Tom Schuler and Ed Beamon, who between them have presided over more than 30 pro racing seasons. Leading the pro squad will be Australian Matt Wilson, a veteran of the European peloton and winner of the 2007 Herald Sun Tour. “This team is no gimmick,” Wilson said. “These guys are the real deal. What they’re able to do as athletes, despite diabetes, is remarkable.” The four riders with diabetes joining the pro team will be Eldridge, Southerland, New Zealand’s Tim Hargrave and Australian Fabio Calabria. The remainder of Team Type 1’s pro roster is a balanced group ranging from veterans Ben Brooks, Glen Chadwick and Valeriy Kobzarenko to young talents like Ian MacGregor and Jesse Anthony. Sprinter Emile Abraham, climber Moises Aldape Chavez and all-arounders Dan Holt, Chris Jones and Shawn Milne round out the squad, which includes riders from six nations. Team Type 1’s primary sponsor will be Sanofi-aventis. Other sponsors include Abbott Diabetes Care, Insulet Corporation and Can-Am Care, LLC. The team will ride Orbea bikes with SRAM components and Zipp wheels. Champion System will be the team’s clothing supplier. Eldridge, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 10, added, “We have a strong group of riders, experienced management, great sponsors, and an important message. Everything is in place for us to have a great year, both on and off the bike.” 2008 Team Type 1 Professional Team (* indicates riders with Type 1 diabetes):
2008 Team Type 1 Development Team (all riders with Type 1 diabetes):
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