About Our Sponsors
Please take a moment to visit our sponsors, they not only support cycling but provide excellent products and services as well. |
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  Sponsorship Level : (1) Title (1) | | | UnitedHealth Group |  | At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives. To achieve this goal, we are focused on building a modern, adaptable, innovative and inclusive system of health care services.
Our scale and potential to improve health makes us one of the most visible stewards of America’s vast health care system. Entrusted with both important resources and responsibilities, we are involved on a daily basis in decision-making that has life-changing consequences for millions of Americans.
Everything we do is motivated by and springs from this position of trust and accountability. We work to bring greater quality, affordability, access and simplicity to the health care system - ensuring that the people we serve get quality care, as well as the guidance to make informed decisions about their care, health and well-being. | | Sponsorship Level : (2) Platinum (1) | | | Spokes Etc. |  |
Thinking of buying a new bicycle? One of your first choices, and not necessarily an easy one, will be where to shop. It can be a challenge because there are a myriad of stores that carry two-wheelers, from specialty retailers, to giant department stores, to backyard garage operations.
Where you buy, however, has everything to do with what you get. You see, bicycles aren't like toasters or suitcases. Bikes are shipped in boxes and they must be assembled and tuned. There are many types, too, and you should never buy until you've figured out which is right for you. Measurements and adjustments are required to ensure the frame is the correct size and that the seat and handlebars are properly positioned. And, every new bicycle will need a minor tune-up after several weeks of use.
What's more, modern road and mountain bikes can travel at high speeds and carry you over demanding terrain where the machine's materials and construction get tested. A quality two-wheeler, carefully assembled and fit to you, will be the safest, most durable and fun bicycle to ride.
For these reasons, we strongly recommend shopping at a good specialty bicycle store in our area. For instance, we hire competent salespeople and expert mechanics who'll ensure that you get the right bike and a quality machine. Look for a store that is clean, has helpful personnel, offers a good selection, and an on-site repair department. | | Sponsorship Level : (3) Gold (1) | | | Joel Martin Realtor |  |
Client service is essential to my frame of mind........
Joel N. Martin recognizes that service and market knowledge are the cornerstones of being a Realtor. Service and expertise are what we as Realtors have to offer. You can expect a lot from Joel and you will get it. I am always a telephone call away. I generally work seven days a week and go to the office daily. I am told my "patience level" is extremely high and I always keep on perservering....never stop, never give up, always maintain hope that a positive outcome will result.
| | Sponsorship Level : (4) Silver (2) | | | Cary Bland Therapeutic Massage |  |
For over 20 years, massage therapist and competitve athlete, Cary Bland has been lending his healing hands to Washington D.C. patrons. As a competitive cyclist and runner for the past 30 years, Cary brings a great deal of knowledge and experience to his work as a massage therapist. This helps him better understand and serve his active clients. Cary combines Sports Massage and Active Isolated Stretching with Neuromuscular Massage Therapy for a very effective "one- two punch " to help his clients overcome their soft tissue injuries and painful conditions. Take good care of yourself ... call Cary. You'll be glad you did! | | | Prospect Federal Consulting, Inc. |  |
Prospect Federal Consulting provides business development, capture and proposal management services that help our clients win new business or successfully re-compete existing contracts. Prospect Federal Consulting:
- Provides critical expertise and experience not available within the company's management structure
- Brings to bear extensive and successful experience within the Federal IT and services markets
- Prepares clients for "company-changing" opportunities by reducing risk variables in their capture and proposal plans
- Works to improve client contract win rates - bid the "right" and avoid the "wrong" opportunities
- Facilitates the capture of long term programs with robust contract backlogs
- Helps to drive the early identification of contract opportunities and rapidly determine business fit and "win-ability"
- Provides assessments of marketing communications campaigns and programs
- Provides assessments of client business development processes, conduct process design and/or improvement and implementation
- Provides Business Capture Center design and implementation
- Assists in raising contract profitability and increased shareholder value
- Represents clients to the greater Public Services Federal marketplace (as desired)
| | Sponsorship Level : (6) Merchandise Discounts (5) | | | Specialized |  |
Specialized enters the New Year armed with two of the most powerful teams in cycling: returning Classics champions, Team Quick Step, and Tour de France heroes, Team Saxo Bank. Despite their fight over the podium, even "King of the Cobbles" rivals Tom Boonen and Fabian Cancellara agree on riding the same bikes (the S-Works Tarmac SL2, Roubaix SL2, and Transition) because both their teams demand the best equipment and most advanced technology to help them win races. | | | Easton |  |
Great wheels make cycling better. They make rough roads and trails smoother; tame harsh headwinds, and take the sting out of steep hills. And they stand up to all the abuse you can dish out. And at Easton, we know how to make great wheels.
Start with only the best materials: top shelf steel spokes, advanced alloys cutting edge composites. Design your own rims and hubs, scrutinizing every detail down to the last gram. Build them entirely by hand, to an incredibly high, even tension, by skilled craftsmen. And finally, test them under apocalyptic conditions at our world class Test Lab.
Every wheel we make goes through this process, and you
can feel the difference it makes in every pedal stroke.
| | | DeFeet |  |
In 1992 Shane Cooper stood before a knitting machine given to him by his father and began experimenting. His invention fueled the start of DeFeet.
Cooper discovered a way to knit athletic socks that was completely new to the market, by taking traditional knitting methods and reversing them. His product, the Air•E•Ator® sparked a revolution in ahtletic socks that continues today.
DeFeet is a company that often turns traditional methodology on its head en route to finding new solutions for athletes. This spirit propels the company into new product categories such as those in our award winning Un•D•System™ baselayering apparel.
2005 marks more special advancements with the introduction of the Levi•T•Ator™ and Acti•V•Ator™ line of socks. Like the entire DeFeet line, these new introductions were inspired by athletics and a quest for greater performance. Not everyone is a racer, but everyone can benefit from lessons learned on the world's most difficult courses. DeFeet's strength comes from racing.
DeFeet's state-of-the-art factory is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Here our manufacturing strength is melded with the company's spirit and design prowess.
DeFeet knows that our customers are not ordinary. You don't settle for less. You know that once you have experienced better, there is no going back. You don't want to wear items that have been churned out for the masses. You want true craftsmanship.
Craftsmanship is on display every day at DeFeet. Whether it's a stock item or something from our Custom Shop, precise attention to detail abounds. Collectively, the DeFeet staff has literally centuries of knitting experience.
Spirit, strength and craftsmanship. These elements exist at DeFeet to create the best performing products of their kind. It's why DeFeet is "Made for Driven Soles." | | | Gu |  |
From 1991 until today, athletes the world over have come to the same conclusion: GU works. Our Berkeley-based sports nutrition company started with our original GU Energy Gel, a revolutionary and more effective method to keep athletes fueled during exercise. Since then, GU has continued to improve the recipe, incorporating the latest scientific research into its products. In 2001, GU2O was launched as the perfect hydration companion to GU Energy Gel, and in 2008, the introduction of Roctane Ultra Endurance Energy Gel continued GU’s mission: help athletes go faster and longer than ever before. | | | Voler |  | Voler (vo-LAY) Team Apparel specializes in custom cycling clothing. This single focus ensures a quality, race proven product line and an exceptional experience for you and your team.
We have found throughout the years that our customers only need one thing from their clothing manufacturer, Superior Customer Service. This is our driving goal.
For over two decades, Voler has earned its reputation by focusing on customers and by consistently creating innovative custom clothing. Today, we lead our industry with unsurpassed personal service, maintain our commitment to actual on-time delivery, and only work with superior materials.
Our garments are hand-crafted with great pride in Grover Beach, California to your complete satisfaction. |
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