The Brentwood Grand Prix presented by Adageo Energy and hosted by Velo Club La Grange will return to Brentwood for a great day of bicycle racing excitement on Sunday, August 9, 2009. The Grand Prix has races of all types, from those featuring the fastest professionals in the United States to those for strong amateur and masters racers as well as fun-filled kids races. The course is a one-mile circuit along San Vicente Boulevard through the heart of downtown Brentwood. See www.BrentwoodGrandPrix.com for all the details.
The Grand Prix promises to be the largest and richest cycling event of the year in the City of Los Angeles, and will be an integral part of the celebration of Velo Club La Grange’s 40 year history. The event attracts more than 500 amateur and professional bicycle racers from across the United States and several foreign countries. Thousands of race fans and cycling enthusiasts will be on hand to witness the fast racing action. While in Brentwood they can explore throughout the day the exposition area showcasing the latest in cycling technology and nutritional products as well as featuring displays of developing green technologies. The Expo also includes a free bicycle valet and package check. Admission and parking are free on the nearby streets with additional paid parking available at the Veterans Administration.
“Cycling is a great athletic sport and Adageo Energy is excited to present this year’s Brentwood Grand Prix,†said Clay Womack, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Past winners of the Grand Prix include such racing notables as Tony Cruz, Harm Jansen, Freddie Rodriguez and Ivan Dominguez.
The Grand Prix includes 10 categories by age and gender, with the racing program beginning at 7 a.m. with the Women’s Cat. 3/4 race. The event will again feature the Helen’s Cycles Kids Races for boys and girls ages 5-11. The highlight of the day, the Men’s Pro Race, will start at 2:50 p.m. $3,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded in this race alone. Other highlights include custom winners’ podium jerseys for selected categories. A complete list of categories, prizes, race course map, directions and how to register is available at www.BrentwoodGrandPrix.com.
Along with presenting sponsor, Adageo Energy, cash sponsors include Helen’s Cycles, Total Woman Gym & Day Spa, Riordan Lewis & Haden Equity Partners, Cannondale Bicycle Corporation, the law firm of Gordon Edelstein Krepack Grant Felton & Goldstein, West L.A. Industrial & Urgent Care, the law firm of Pfeiffer Thigpen FitzGibbon & Ziontz LLP, Voler Team Apparel, and Whole Foods Markets. Additional sponsors include Cal National Bank, Footcandy, California Pizza Kitchen, LA Sports Massage, Siren Studios, VeloImages, UPrinting.com and Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl.
About Adageo Energy
Adageo Energy specializes in capitalizing on high-growth, high-return opportunities in the energy sector. The company’s focus includes the identification, acquisition, drilling, development and operation of oil and gas properties, the construction and operation of natural gas pipelines, and the marketing of gas passing through its pipeline systems. In addition, the company applies the lessons learned from decades of experience in traditional oil and gas investing to new fields of opportunity such as co-generation power plants, wind farms and renewable fuels production and distribution.
About Velo Club La Grange
Velo Club La Grange is one of California’s largest and oldest cycling clubs with over 400 members. The club was founded by Raymond Fouquet in 1969 and consistently fields one of the top amateur racing teams in the U.S. Club members have included a Tour de France stage winner, an Olympic gold medalist, and a great many U.S. National and California state champions. La Grange was the recipient of the USA Cycling 2007 “Club of the Year†award.
