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Oliver ,Martin
Race Director
FACT SHRET
DESCRIPTION: A multi -day Pro -Am international bicycling event featuring
point -'to -point, large and small circuit races and individual time trials.
The TOUR OF THE AMERICAS is the only international cycling event to span
two continents. The second annual TOUR OF THE AMERICAS SUPER SERIES -will
attract many of the world's top cyclists.
RACE DATES: February 17-26, 1969 PRIZE MONEY: $150,000
ITINERARY
F Date Type of Race Starting City Finish Miles.
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VENEZUELA
2/15 Arrival in Caracas
2/16 Transfer to Valencia
2/17 Prologue Valencia
2/18 Point -to -Point Valencia Caracas e
2j19 Circuit Caracas r'
2/20 Circuit Maracay
2/21- Point -to -Point Maracay-Valencia-Bejuma-Valencia
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2/22 Circuit Valencia
Rest Day, Transfer to Caracas
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2/24 Travel to Miami, Florida
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2/25 Criterlum West Palm Beach (am)
2/2S Criterium Fort Lauderdale (pm)
2/26 deft Civet Miami6eoc4,_?
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RACE DIRECTOR: Oliver "Butch" Olympic cyclist$ forme`
UA Cycling Federation National Coach and Team Manager.
COMPETITORS: 120 professional and Olympic -caliber amateur cyclists forming
? 20 six -man teams from Europe, Latin America, U.S. and Mexico._ Teams: t
confirmed include: U.S. teams T-Eleven, Wheaties-Schwinn, Teas"Caors; ,
Italy Chateau d'Ax and GALLI; France's Fagor; Holland PDM (1988.Woa'ld,
Cup'Team Champions); Belgium's ADR; Spain's Teka; Switzerland's-Cytdarella; Kx
Colombia's Cafe de Colombia and Postobon; Spain's !(elms; and .the Nationall
�►msteur Cycling Federation teams from the U.S (Reebok/Plymouth)i, Mexico
3 and Venezuela. Teams awaitinc confirmation include: Spain's Reygol RA
itteriand's Weinmann; and Colombia's Pony Malts.'° Tt "svproposed ""f eld Of :
competitors includes major European Tour winners, Olympians ,:arA4,;Wor 4 r
Oh*4Idns. ' It` l* anticipated that Pedro Delgado, this yea, :a Tioiut 4 <;
/ra c0 winner, will participate in the 1909 TOUR OF THENAMERICAS SU)? li,pj �1
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Fort Lauderdale, FL -- Bicycle racing superstar Stephen Roche, the'
second rider in history to have won the "Triple Crown" of cycling, has
announced that he will ride with France's Fagor team in the 1989 TOUR
CF TgEERICAS SUPER SERIES, the only international cycling event to
s an two continents. In 198T, Roche captured the World Professional
Championship title and won both the Tour de France and the Giro
Joining the legendary Eddie Merckx for this distinction.
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after his storybook season and returned to racing in the Summer of
1988. According to Roche, he will use the TOUR OF THE AMERICAS SUPER fl
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and small circuit races together with warm climates are considered a
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winning combination by racers needing early season racing. Included
1! in this year's roster are the U.S.'s Davis Phinney-, winner of the
O.S.A. portion of the inaugural TOUR in February 1988, and Andy
Hampeten, winner of the Giro d'Italia, Mexico's rising star Raul
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Alcala, and South America's best rider, Colombia's Pabic Parrs. it is
anticipated that Tour de Prance winners Pedro Delgado and Greg LeMond
will be riding in this year's TOUR OF THE AMERICAS SUPER SERIES for
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For further information contact Race Director Oliver "Butch" Martiri`at
l (305) 561-1022 or PAR (305) 561-8087.
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