Tour de France Lounge Open for Business This Weekend

Contact: John Cardinale

707-933-3907

 

 

Tour de France Lounge Featured at 

Cougar Mountain Classic Weekend in Sonoma

 

SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Infineon Raceway will bring a slice of France to the Sonoma Valley this weekend with the Tour de France Lounge.

 

It's part of the 2006 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships, brought to you by X Fusion, as part of the Infineon Cougar Mountain Classic, July 13-16. This marks the first year Infineon Raceway will host the most prestigious mountain bike race weekend in the country - the championships were originally planned for Mammoth Mountain but had to be relocated after a record amount of snowfall this winter. 

 

National championships will be contested in a variety of mountain bike categories over the four-day event, and road cycling will also be featured on the raceway's 12-turn, 2.52-mile road course.

 

Track officials have taken things one step further with the Tour de France Lounge, which will be located in the main paddock and open to the public (free). It will showcase the Tour de France on six television sets daily beginning at 6:30 a.m., and the lounge will also feature couches, chairs, spin-bikes for cyclists, a massage area and cycling art work. Meridian Sports Clubs of California is providing many of the elements featured in the Tour de France Lounge.

 

A café experience will also highlight the lounge, complete with coffee, lattes, espresso, smoothies, energy drinks, muffins, pastries, fresh fruit and power bars. It's a great way for race fans and competitors to keep tabs on the Tour de France while competing in this weekend's Infineon Cougar Mountain Classic.



Infineon Cougar Mountain Classic

WHAT: 2006 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships brought to you by X Fusion, as part of the Infineon Cougar Mountain Classic.

WHEN: July 13-16.

WHERE: Infineon Raceway

MOUNTAIN BIKE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Cross Country, Short Track, Downhill, SuperD, Marathon and Mountain Cross

ROAD CYCLING: Road Circuit Race and Road Criterium (United States Cycling Federation sanctioned)

EXPO:  Trade team trailers, cycling vendors, family activities and vintage bicycles

PARTICIPANTS: On-site registration is available for a full slate of racing classes, with entry fees ranging from $30 to $80. Non-competitive events for mountain bikers and road cyclists are $10 each. 

SPECTATORS: $10 per car per day or a three-day pass for $20           

CONTACT: For more information call (707) 933-3556, email info@cmclassic.com  , or visit www.cmclassic.com <http://www.cmclassic.com/> 

 

 

 
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John Cardinale
VP of Media/Community Relations
Infineon Raceway
Highways 37 &121, Sonoma, CA 95476
wk: 707-933-3907
cell: 707-334-9805