SpiderTech California-bound

TEAM SPIDERTECH INVITED TO RACE 2012 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA 

Lucas Euser to race at home after spectacular recovery, and will aim for repeat success 

(St. Catharines, ON – March 14, 2012)  – Team SpiderTech powered by C10, Canada’s own pro-continental professional cycling team, will once again race the Amgen Tour of California, announced the organizing committee on Tuesday.

Held for the seventh consecutive year in 2012, the Tour of California is arguably the fifth largest stage race in the world, attracting both World Champions and Tour de France winners. In 2011, the Tour of California was broadcast in high definition to 216 countries worldwide. It drew out more than two million on-site spectators to cheer on the riders, and was viewed by more than two billion fans worldwide, via broadcast and print media. The event carried an impressive economic impact of over 300 million dollars in communities across California.

“We are thrilled to receive an invite from the Tour of California. This is a ‘top class race’ for our riders to challenge the best in the world and it is a priority for our sponsor SpiderTech and its C10 partners. We need to spread the word to California and world marketplace of the amazing properties of SpiderTech tape and how it help our athletes heal, recover and perform day in day out,” said Steve Bauer, co-founder and directeur sportif for Team SpiderTech.

Added Bauer: “Once again, some of the world’s top cyclists will be racing at this prestigious event, and Team SpiderTech will be bringing its top riders and contend for stage performances, and a perhaps a repeat of one of the jersey prizes. Our team has good success in the past and we hope to continue that momentum.”

Last year, Team SpiderTech’s Pat McCarty won the coveted King of the Mountain jersey at the Amgen Tour of California, awarded to the top climber.

In 2008, American-based cyclist Lucas Euser of Napa, California, was struck by a vehicle while training in Girona, Spain — a near-fatal accident that resulted in a broken knee cap among other soft-tissue injuries.

But with determination, hard work and the extensive use of the SpiderTech taping products during his rehabilitation, the Californian rider was able to fully recover and find his pre-injury racing form. In 2010, he successfully completed his recovery, and finished 18th of the General Classification of the Amgen Tour of California, in front of his closest friends and family. Today, Euser and McCarty form a one-two punch for SpiderTech on the climbing stages across the world.

The 2012 edition will start in Santa Rosa on May 13 and travel more than 1200 kilometres throughout some of California’s most majestic and iconic highways, roadways and coastlines before the final stage on May 20 when the race will start in Beverly Hills on Rodeo Drive and finish at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles.

Half of the sixteen teams announced hail from the UCI World Tour, while four pro-continental teams, including Team SpiderTech, have been awarded a spot on the start line. Four American-based continental teams will also be part of the race.

The final roster for Team SpiderTech will be announced closer to the event.

Follow Team SpiderTech on Twitter for live updates from the caravan. You can also follow your team on Facebook. 

RACE PROFILE

• Event : Amgen Tour of California (USA)
• Class : UCI 2.HC (America Tour)
• Type: Stage Race (Eight stages)
• Website

THE TEAMS
UCI World Tour Teams: BMC Racing Team (USA); Rabobank Cycling Team (NED); Garmin- Barracuda (USA); RadioShack-Nissan-Trek (LUX); Liquigas-Cannondale (ITA); Omega Pharma – QuickStep (BEL); AG2R La Mondiale (FRA); GreenEDGE Cycling Team (AUS)

UCI Pro-continental/continental: SpiderTech powered by C10 (CAN); UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team (USA); Project 1t4i (NED); Colombia-Coldeportes (COL); Team Optum Presented By Kelly Benefit Strategies (USA); Bissell Pro Cycling (USA); Team Exergy (USA); Bontrager Livestrong Team (USA). 

THE STAGES
Stage 1: Santa Rosa – Santa Rosa (186.5 km)
Stage 2: San Francisco – Santa Cruz County (188.5 km)
Stage 3: San Jose – Livermore (185.5 km)
Stage 4: Sonora – Clovis (209.6 km)
Stage 5: Bakersfield Individual Time Trial (29.7 km)
Stage 6: Palmdale – Big Bear Lake (186.3 km)
Stage 7: Ontario – Mt. Baldy (126.0 km)
Stage 8: Beverly Hills – Los Angeles (72 km)

Team SpiderTech powered by C10 is supported by Giro and Finish Line.