COLAVITA/SUTTER HOME WOMEN’S CYCLING TEAM PRESENTED BY COOKING LIGHT ANNOUNCES ROSTER FOR
 2007 INTERNATIONAL TOUR DE TOONA
2006 Second-Place Finisher Alex Wrubleski Aims for Top Position on Podium

The Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light is the team to watch at the 2007 International Tour de Toona.  Team Director Jim Williams announced that Alex Wrubleski, Alison Powers, and Iona Wynter-Parks, three of the top 10 finishers from last year’s race, will lead the squad that will also include Dotsie Bausch, Mackenzie Dickey, Andrea Dvorak, Sarah Tillotson, and guest rider Annette Buetler.

“We will be bringing a powerhouse roster to the 2007 Tour de Toona, one of our favorite races on the NRC calendar,” said Williams.  “Alison Powers, who just turned in a phenomenal performance in Italy at her debut at the Giro d’Italia Femminile, won the gold medal in the time trial at this year’s Pan American Championships and will be representing the US at the 2007 UCI Road World Championships in Stuttgart in September.”

“Dotsie Bausch is also looking forward to returning to Pennsylvania,” said Williams.  “Earlier this month, she finished just two minutes behind the current world time trial champion at the US National Time Trial Championships in Seven Springs, capitalizing on her back-to-back podium finishes in UCI time trial events.”

“We’re equally well prepared to contest the road race and criterium stages of the Tour de Toona,” Williams continued.  “ Alex Wrubleski, who finished second in last year’s Tour de Toona, just won her second consecutive silver medal at the women’s Canadian National Criterium Championship and Iona Wynter-Parks, Sarah Tillotson, Mackenzie Dickey, and Andrea Dvorak have been riding exceptionally well on the road all season.”

Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light roster for the 2007 International Tour de Toona:

• Dotsie Bausch (USA)
• Annette Buetler (SWI)
• Mackenzie Dickey (USA)
• Andrea Dvorak (USA)
• Alison Powers (USA)
• Sarah Tillotson (USA)
• Alex Wrubleski (CAN)
• Iona Wynter-Parks (JAM)

Bios, race results, photos, and news about the Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light are available at www.ColavitaSutterHome.com.
 
The 2007 International Tour de Toona is a seven-day stage race set in and around Altoona, PA, about 95 miles east of Pittsburgh.  The event begins on July 23 with a 10.6-mile team time trial along an unopened portion of Interstate 99 and includes road races, circuit races and concludes with a 30-mile criterium in downtown Altoona for the final stage on July 29.  Information about the 2007 International Tour de Toona is available at www.tourdetoona.com.

About the sponsors of the Colavita/Sutter Home Cycling Teams presented by Cooking Light

Colavita USA imports and distributes the #1 brand of Italian extra-virgin olive oil in the U.S. as well as durum wheat semolina pasta, a full selection of balsamic and wine vinegars, and many other fine Italian products.  A family-owned business headquartered in Linden, NJ, Colavita has championed the sport of cycling throughout its 25+-year history.   The company supports the Colavita New Jersey U19 Racing Team, the largest junior cycling team on the East Coast, as well as recreational cycling clubs in 9 states, including California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Carolina, and Texas.  Through its charitable arm, the Colavita Foundation for Children, the company provides bicycles and helmets to children in need.  To learn more about Colavita USA, please visit www.Colavita.com.

Sutter Home Winery is wholly owned and operated by the Trinchero family, Napa Valley vintners since 1948.  The company produces the wines of Sutter Home, Trinchero, Montevina, Wild Bunch, Trinity Oaks, Folie à Deux, Ménage à Trois, Napa Cellars, the number one alcohol-removed wine, Fre, and imports Angove’s, Reynolds Vineyards and Little Boomey wines of Australia.  For more information, visit www.tfewines.com.

Founded in 1987, Cooking Light (www.cookinglight.com) is the world’s largest food magazine. Each month, more than 11 million consumers turn to Cooking Light to “eat smart, be fit and live well.” CookingLight.com provides daily food and fitness updates, healthy recipes and nutrition advice to millions of unique visitors every year.

For the 2007 season, the Colavita/Sutter Home Cycling Teams presented by Cooking Light will be riding RC7 bikes supplied by Blue Competition Bicycles.  The bikes will be fully equipped with Shimano components, wheels, shoes, and pedals and Profile Design handle bars and stems. Team jerseys are provided by Voler Team Apparel.  

Additional sponsors of the Colavita/Sutter Home Cycling Teams presented by Cooking Light include Amino Vital nutrition, Maxxis tires, Specialized helmets and glasses, Rotor chain rings, Headsweats head wear, Park Tools, Purple Extreme Chain lube, Thule Racks, American Suzuki Motor Corporation, San Marco Saddles, socks by Defeet, Lavazza Coffee, The Olive Garden Restaurants, Trainers supplied by Saris, Timex heart rate monitors and watches, and Cheetah Bars and figs.

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