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Team Type 1’s Chadwick Earns Olympic Team Berth

New Zealand — From hospital bed to Beijing.

That’s the story of the season for Team Type 1’s Glen Chadwick, who will represent New Zealand next month at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

The accomplishment is remarkable considering the 31-year-old was hospitalized for several weeks in February after doctors discovered he had the Epstein-Barr virus in his spine. The virus causes mononucleosis and Chadwick apparently had been showing effects of the disease since last December without knowing it.

Chadwick becomes the second bicycle racer from Team Type 1 to earn a trip to the Olympics. Moises Aldape learned last month that he will represent Mexico.

“It sure does feel awesome to become an Olympian,” Chadwick said. “I have represented New Zealand at the world championships before, but this is a sportman’s dream. It comes once every four years, so there are fewer chances to go.”

Joining Chadwick on the Kiwi road team will be Tim Gudsell (Française des Jeux) and Julian Dean (Garmin-Chipotle presented by H30). At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Dean finished 15th. New Zealand's best finish in the Olympic road race is fourth place by Bruce Biddle in Munich in 1972.

Team Type 1 Sport Director Ed Beamon said Chadwick will work unselfishly for Dean, much like he has this season – and under Beamon’s previous squad, Navigators Insurance.

“It’s a tribute to Glen’s individual ability and his teamwork ability that he got the selection,” Beamon said. “I can’t think of a guy who would be a better teammate than Glen. From our perspective, he’s been one of those guys who has done an incredible amount of work for the team.”

Chadwick has experienced his own success this season, winning two stages and the overall title at the inaugural Tour of Arkansas in May. In 2007, he was New Zealand’s national time trial champion.

The Games of the XXIX Olympiad begin Aug. 8.

Team Type 1's Ian MacGregor Wins Stage 2 At Fitchburg

Fitchburg, Mass. — Ian MacGregor scored his first win of the season and Shawn Milne earned the points jersey as Team Type 1 figured prominently on Stage 2 of the Fitchburg Longsjo Classic Friday.

fitchburgMacGregor won the summit finish of the 104-mile (167 km) Wachusett Mountain Road Race ahead of Kyle Wamsley (Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light) and Ted King (Bissell Pro Cycling). The victory was MacGregor’s first since he captured the fifth stage of the Tour de Beauce a year ago.

It was the 15th win of the season for Team Type 1, a first-year professional squad whose mission and message is to inspire people living with diabetes to take a proactive approach to managing their health. Four riders on the pro team have Type 1 diabetes.

Milne earned himself a sizeable lead in the points competition by escaping the 139-rider field with Stefan Rothe (Marx & Bensdorf/Tristar). The pair built up a more than five-minute lead before Rothe suffered a flat tire. Milne soldiered on alone, but was caught by the peloton after more than 55 miles (88 km) of freedom.

Team Type 1 Sport Director Ed Beamon said a long breakaway wasn’t part of the pre-race plan for Milne, who won this race two years ago.

“We said if there was a three or four-man breakaway, we weren’t going to work it very hard because it’s so hard for a small group to stay away,” Beamon said. “But the field lacked cooperation and only two teams, Colavita and Bissell, were doing the chasing. I knew it was going to be suicide for Shawn to win the stage, but it gave him a 90-point cushion on the points jersey.”

Less than half the field remained together on the final lap of nine of a hilly, 11.5-mile circuit that preceded a 1.5-mile (3 km) climb to the finish at the Wachusett Mountain ski resort. Attacks launched by Team Type 1’s Daniel Holt and Jesse Anthony trimmed that number down to fewer than 50 as the final ascent began.

“We went into the stage today to set either Ian or Chris (Jones) up for the win,” Beamon said. “It’s awesome that Ian won because most of the time he’s been racing with the stage crew squad in a worker capacity. So it was really good to see him step up and deliver.”

With two stages of the four-day race remaining, Jones is Team Type 1’s best-placed rider overall, 19 seconds behind Wamsley, who assumed the race lead from Jonathan Chodroff (CRCA/Empire Cycling Team). Justin Spinelli (Kelly Benefit Strategies presented by Medifast) is second, five seconds back, while King is third, seven seconds behind.

Team Type 1’s Jesse Anthony, who had the best performance of the squad in Thursday’s Best Western Royal Plaza/Rindge Road Time Trial, is ninth overall, 37 seconds behind. MacGregor climbed from 48th to 13th and is 55 seconds back.

Saturday’s stage is the 75-mile Fitchburg State College Circuit Race, followed by the Workers’ Credit Union Downtown Criterium on Sunday.

Team Type 1 Completes Race Across America

Annapolis, Md. — As dawn broke in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, Team Type 1 completed the Race Across America (RAAM) with a runner-up finish in the eight-person team division of the non-stop, transcontinental race.

The eight members of the squad, all of whom have Type 1 diabetes, bicycled the final miles of their journey together to complete the 3,015-mile race that began last Wednesday in Oceanside, Calif., about four hours after the winners.

The Byggkjøp presented by BMC Cycling won the eight-person division in a time of five days, nine hours and 56 minutes. That time bettered the previous record for the category (five days, 15 hours, 43 minutes), established last year by Team Type 1. The Norwegian-based team averaged 23.2 mph, the second-fastest speed ever ridden in the race regardless of category.

Team Type 1's official finish time was five days, 13 hours and 40 minutes. The squad incurred one hour's worth of penalties while Byggkjøp/BMC Cycling received one 15-minute penalty.

"Finishing second was not something we wanted because we got into this to win it," Team Type 1 RAAM Team Director and racer Bob Schrank said. "But how we did it was important – by helping each other, by managing our blood sugar, by waking each other up. That's what this team was all about it. It was a group of people with Type 1 diabetes learning how to be successful in what they were doing."

In addition to Schrank, Team Type 1 consisted of Australian Monique Hanley, Americans Alex Bowden, Matt Brooks, Andy Mead, Mark Suprenant and Tim Powell and New Zealander Timothy Hargrave. Schrank and Mead captained the squad's two foursomes.

The Byggkjøp/BMC Cycling and Team Type 1 squads waged a head-to-head battle over the course of the race, with neither team gaining more than a four-hour advantage. At one point past the halfway mark, Team Type 1 had whittled what had been a three-hour lead down to fewer than 90 minutes.

"We used different strategies than we have in the past," Schrank said. "Overall, it worked out really well. We used everyone to their highest strengths."

Along the way, Team Type 1 pedaled up and over mountains, into strong winds through powerful thunderstorms while enduring extreme temperature swings and a high-speed crash involving Alex Bowden. Even the team's coach, Rick Crawford, survived some hardship, undergoing a procedure to place three stents in the arteries of his heart just a day before the event.

Throughout the course of the race, Team Type 1 racers used Apidra's rapid-acting insulin made by sanofi-aventis, as well as Abbott Diabetes Care's FreeStyle Navigator and Insulet Corporation's OmniPod Insulin Management System. They boosted their blood sugar level with Dex-4 Glucose.

Team Type 1 was created in 2004 by Type 1 diabetes racers Phil Southerland and Joe Eldridge to inspire people living with diabetes to take a proactive approach to managing their health and overcoming the obstacles often associated with the condition. Southerland and Eldridge are now professionals, racing on Team Type 1's 15-member pro squad that won the team classification Sunday at the Tour de Beauce stage race in Canada.

Southerland, who accompanied the team for part of the route, said he was proud that Team Type 1 did not give up.

"We set out to win the race and break our own record and unfortunately things didn't go as planned," he said. "About halfway through, we were having a hard time but our team didn't give up.

"They rode a hell of a race and did a great job of getting the word out there that people with diabetes can accomplish anything a normal person can do with the right technology and control. More team followed Team Type 1 than ever and it was inspiring for me to personally follow them, too."

Team Type 1 Ready To Defend Race Across America Title

Oceanside, Ca. — Team Type 1 carries a two-fold mission into this year’s Race Across America (RAAM): successfully defend the eight-person corporate team titles it has won the past two years and send an inspirational message to people living with Type 1 diabetes.

“In an event such as RAAM, anything and everything will happen,” Team Type 1 RAAM Team Director and racer Bob Schrank said. “We have the riders and the crew that are capable of breaking the team record and winning it all. We will need a little bit of help from Mother Nature; however, the hard work that has been done the last few months of training and racing will put us into the position to capitalize on whatever luck we earn.

“We have the millions of people with diabetes all around the world pulling for us every turn of the pedal. Even though this is our third entry in RAAM, our mission is the same – to inspire people with diabetes that, with good management, they can do great things.”

Teams begin the 3,015-mile race Wednesday at 2 p.m. PST, traveling from Oceanside, Calif., to Annapolis, Md.

Team Type 1 is unique to the event because every rider has Type 1 diabetes, a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to properly control blood sugar levels. Its primary sponsors are all affiliated with diabetes care: Apidra (rapid-acting insulin made by sanofi-aventis), the FreeStyle Navigator manufactured by Abbott Diabetes Care, Insulet Corporation's OmniPod Insulin Management System and Dex-4 Glucose.

Team Type 1’s squad consists of (name, racing age, hometown, country):

  • Alex Bowden, 19, De Kalb, Ill., USA
  • Matt Brooks, 21, Pickerington, Ohio, USA
  • Monique Hanley, 30, Yarragon, Australia
  • Timothy Hargrave, 22, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Andy Mead, 30, Ann Arbor, Mich., USA
  • Tim Powell, 41, Alexandria, Va., USA
  • Bob Schrank, 40, Round Lake Park, Ill.
  • Mark Suprenant, 44, Chelmsford, Mass., USA

Schrank, Hanley and Mead were part of Team Type 1’s winning squad last year that established the current eight-person corporate team transcontinental record crossing of five days, 15 hours and 43 minutes (3,046 miles).
Team Type 1 was created in 2004 by Type 1 diabetes racers Phil Southerland and Joe Eldridge to inspire people living with diabetes to take a proactive approach to managing their health and overcoming the obstacles often associated with the condition.

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For More Information, Contact: Sean Weide Media and Communications Director, Team Type 1 P: 785.304.1845 | F: 402.393.4603 | E: sweide@gmail.com

Team Type 1's Chadwick Wins Tour of Arkansas Opener

Russellville, Ark. — Team Type 1’s Glen Chadwick soloed to victory on the opening stage of the inaugural Tour of Arkansas Thursday while his teammate, Moises Aldape, finished third. Chadwick won the “Epic Road Race,” a 110-mile (177 km) race that featured 10,592 feet of climbing. In doing so, he scored his first victory of the season and the seventh win of the year for Team Type 1.

PHOTO: Tour of Arkansas Podium, Glen Chadwick (center) is joined on the Tour of Arkansas Stage 1 podium by Team Type 1 teammate Moises Aldape (left) and Karl Menzies of Health Net presented by Maxxis.

“Chaddy really wanted this one,” Team Type 1 Sport Director Ed Beamon said of the sixth-year pro from New Zealand. “We rode the climb for him so he was really the only guy who wasn’t on the front today.” Chadwick capped an extraordinary display of teamwork by Team Type 1 by attacking just as a three-rider breakaway that included teammate Valeriy Kobzarenko was being caught in the final mile. At that point, fewer than 30 riders remained in the pack, including six from Team Type 1.

“With a kilometer to go, everyone was focused on the three guys in the lead who were only about four or five seconds ahead of us,” Chadwick said. “The field was riding on the right, so I punched it as hard as I could on the left.” Chadwick’s successful attack led to a one-armed salute as he crossed the finish line five seconds ahead of Karl Menzies (Health Net presented by Maxxis). Aldape finished another five seconds later for his first top three placing of the year and Team Type 1's 23rd podium finish of 2008.

Team Type 1, which was created to inspire people living with diabetes to take a proactive approach to managing their health and overcoming the obstacles often associated with the condition, now has six riders in the top 25: Fabio Calabria is eighth, Ian MacGregor is 14th, Chris Jones is 16th and Kobzarenko is 23rd.

Calabria and Timothy Hargrave, two of four professional on the squad who have Type 1 diabetes, each played pivotal roles. Hargrave set a blistering pace as the race reached the first decisive climb, while Calabria launched the first attack to spring a breakaway that further decimated the field. “It was a great ride for our two Type 1 riders,” Beamon said.

With three stages to go – including Friday’s 98-mile (157.7 km) Mount Nebo Road Race, Chadwick is leading a stage race for the first time since 2003, when he won the Tour of Beijing.

“I’ve always been racing for the GC (general classification) but never really been the guy in the first spot,” he said. “Hopefully we can pull another maneuver like we did at the Tour de Georgia (when Team Type 1 put four riders in the top 20 on the stage at Brasstown Bald) and have plenty of options. I’m always happy to hand the lead over to a teammate.

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For More Information, Contact: Sean Weide Media and Communications Director, Team Type 1 P: 785.304.1845 | F: 402.393.4603 | E: sweide@gmail.com

Team Type 1 Third In Team Race At Tour de Georgia

Atlanta, Ga. — On the strength of placing four riders in the top 20 overall, Team Type 1 finished third in the team classification at the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T.

Winning the team classification was Astana, the season-long leader in the ProTour standings. CSC, the ProTour winner the past three years, was second. Team Type 1 finished ahead of three ProTour teams: Team High Road (which won the race overall, as well as two stages), Slipstream-Chipotle presented by H30 and Gerolsteiner. A first-year pro squad, Team Type 1 was also tops among the seven domestic teams in the race.

“We focused a lot of attention on this race and it paid off,” Team Type 1 Sport Director Ed Beamon said. “I couldn't have asked of any more from these guys. It was absolutely amazing how well they rode, especially on Brasstown Bald.”

Team Type 1’s impressive success in the top 20 was led by Moises Aldape who finished eighth, Valeriy Kobzarenko was 15th, Chris Jones 17th and Glen Chadwick was 20th. Ian MacGregor placed 51st and Fabio Calabria, a Type 1 athlete and the youngest rider in the race, placed ninth in the Best Young Rider (Under 25) competition and 59th overall out of 98 finishers (and 119 starters).

Other than Astana (which had three riders in the top 20), no other team in the seven-day, 600-mile event had more than two riders in the top 20. Team Type 1 also registered three top 10 finishes, including two by Aldape. On the race’s most decisive stage, the climb up Brasstown Bald Mountain on Saturday, four riders from Team Type 1 were among the first 17 finishers – led by Aldape’s sixth place.

“I didn't expect to be so high on the general classification,” Aldape said. “I’m really happy, especially with the high-caliber talent here. This is a big step for the team to earn respect. I wanted to give something back to the team for signing me and having faith in me and this was my first opportunity.”

In Sunday’s final stage, a 62.6-mile (100.9 km) circuit race encompassing 10 laps of a course through Downtown Atlanta, Jones nearly moved himself further up the overall standings by being a part of an early breakaway. Unfortunately, a flat rear tire and extraordinarily long wheel change prevented him from regaining his place in the break.

“It was a 45-second gap (between the break and the field) and I had a 55-second wheel change,” Jones said. “By the time I got going after my rear wheel puncture, the lead commissaire’s car was already on me.” – TT1 – For More Information, Contact: Sean Weide Media and Communications Director, Team Type 1 P: 785.304.1845 | F: 402.393.4603 | E: sweide@gmail.com

Team Type 1 Ready For Tour of Georgia

Meet Team Type 1 In Atlanta On Sunday Suwanee, Ga. — Team Type 1 and its sponsors will have a lot to offer fans Sunday at the team’s booth at the Health & Wellness Expo in Atlanta for the final stage of the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T

Team Type 1 is one of 15 teams competing in the seven-day, 600-mile race that ends with a circuit race around Centennial Olympic Park. The squad was founded in 2004 by racers Phil Southerland and Joe Eldridge to inspire people living with diabetes to take a proactive approach to managing their health and overcoming obstacles often associated with the condition. Four of the 15 riders on the Team Type 1 professional squad – Phil Southerland, Joe Eldridge, Tim Hargrave and Fabio Calabria – have Type 1 diabetes. Calabria is racing in the Tour de Georgia and is sixth in the Best Young Rider (Under 25) competition.

Exhibiting for Team Type 1 will be team sponsors Dex 4, Nuun, OmniPod and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Tour de Cure. The booth opens at noon, one hour before the start of the 62.7-mile (100.7 km) race that comprises 10 laps of a circuit through Downtown Atlanta.

Fans will have a chance to sample products, win prizes and get details about the purchase of official team apparel. There is even the opportunity to get a temporary “Team Type 1” tattoo.

Members of Team Type 1 who are not competing in the Tour de Georgia will be on hand throughout the afternoon to sign autographs and answer questions. Following the race, the riders who competed in the Tour de Georgia will participate in a free autograph session, beginning at approximately 4 p.m. – TT1 – For More Information, Contact: Sean Weide Media and Communications Director, Team Type 1 P: 785.304.1845 | F: 402.393.4603 | E: sweide@gmail.com

tour of gaTybee Island, Ga. – Team Type 1 brings an arsenal to the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T that is equipped to deliver a stage win during the seven-day, 590-mile (949.5 km) race that begins Monday.

Team Type 1’s roster for the race will be Emile Abraham (TRI), Moises Aldape (MEX), Fabio Calabria (AUS), Glen Chadwick (AUS), Chris Jones (USA), Valeriy Kobzarenko (UKR), Ian MacGregor (USA) and Matt Wilson (AUS).

Two challenging stages in the mountains near the end of the race favor the climbing ability of Chadwick, Jones or Wilson, while the flatter stages in the beginning are best suited for Abraham’s sprinting ability or a breakaway by Aldape, Calabria, Kobzarenko or MacGregor.

“I think it’s a really solid squad as long as everyone stays healthy,” Team Type 1 Sport Director Ed Beamon said. “We should able to contribute to an aggressive race and put on a good show and hunt for some stages.”

The race gets underway Monday at 10:30 a.m. with the 120 riders on 15 teams pedaling 70.4 miles (113.3 km) from Tybee Island to Savannah.

Beamon is no stranger to the Tour de Georgia, having directed a team in each of the past five editions of the race. Five years ago, he coached Henk Vogels to victory on Stage 1 and the Australian strongman held the overall lead for the next three days.

Already this season, Team Type 1 has won five races and compiled 17 podium finishes, including second place overall at the Tour de Taiwan with Shawn Milne and second on the team classification at the Tour of Langkawi.

Team Type 1 Ready For Tour of Taiwan

Buellton, Calif. – Fresh off a 10-day training camp in the Santa Ynez Valley near Buellton, Calif., Team Type 1 is headed to the Tour of Taiwan to help Shawn Milne successfully defend his title at the seven-stage, week-long UCI 2.2 race.

Team Type 1 was founded in 2004 to inspire people living with diabetes to take a proactive approach to managing their health and overcome the obstacles often associated with the condition. The first-year professional team is headed up by the veteran management team of General Manager Tom Schuler, a member of the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame, and Sport Director Ed Beamon, who previously guided the longest-running, continuous U.S.-based professional cycling team.

Team Type 1 features 15 professionals – four of whom have Type 1 diabetes – and 11 racers on a development team – all of whom have Type 1 diabetes. The developmental team will focus on defending the Race Across America eight-rider corporate title the team won in 2007.

In the professional team’s first-ever race last month at the Tour of Langkawi, Australian Matt Wilson earned a top 10 finish on individual classification while helping Team Type 1 earn a runner-up placing in the team standings. “You wouldn’t know we are a first-year team by the caliber of our roster or our recent race results in Malaysia,” Beamon said. “Team Type 1 was built to make a Team Type 1’s roster for the Tour of Taiwan includes Milne, Jesse Anthony, Chris Jones, Valeriy Kobzarenko and Phil Southerland. Kobzarenko is in his fifth season as a pro, Milne in his fourth, Anthony in his third, Jones in his second and Southerland – team’s co-founder – is a rookie pro.

At the team’s training camp from Feb. 26-March 5, riders from both the professional and developmental team rode together, attended sponsor presentations, photo shoots and media training, and performed community outreach in the form of a school appearance to students at Oak Valley Elementary.

Team Type 1 will race on Orbea bicycles and wear Champion System clothing. Other industry sponsors of the team include DeFeet socks, LAS helmets, Park Tool Company, Selle Italia saddles, Speedplay pedals, SRAM components, Thule racks, Timex and Zipp wheels. For more information, visit the team’s official website, www.teamtype1.org.

Team Type 1 Will Test At Wind Tunnel Near Charlotte

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Mooresville, NC – Three members of the Team Type 1 professional cycling team will undergo aerodynamic testing at a day-long session on Monday, Feb. 11 at the A2 Wind Tunnel in Mooresville, N.C. Team Type 1 is a new professional continental racing team created to inspire people with diabetes around the world to take control of their health through diet, exercise and proper health care. The 15-rider pro team includes four athletes with Type 1 diabetes. A second team of 10 all-Type 1 racers will compete in national and regional races after winning the corporate team division of the Race Across America (RAAM) in 2006 and 2007.

A host of data will be collected during the testing session that will include having the riders tested in various positions on their team-issue Orbea bicycles. Power output, aerodynamic drag and wheel speed are among several factors that will be measured. Digital full-motion cameras will record the session and a data projection system provides each rider with real-time feedback.

The A2 Tunnel was specifically re-designed last fall for use by cyclists by Gary Eaker, who created the AeroDYN Wind Tunnel that is testing home to many NASCAR race teams. Eaker has 30 years of experience in wind tunnel design, operation and racing aerodynamics.

A2 Wind Tunnel Bicycle specialist Mike Giraud will oversee the testing. Giraud has 15 years of experience working with some of the sport’s top male and female cyclists.

Representing Team Type 1 at the 9 a.m. testing will be Team Type 1 racers Nathan Bartels, Joe Eldridge and Chris Jones, Team Manager Tom Schuler and Team Mechanic Chris Davidson.

Team Type 1 makes it 2008 season racing debut at the Tour of Langkawi, Feb. 9-17, in Malaysia

Atlanta (January 29, 2008) – The Tour of Langkawi is an international stage race featuring 21 teams from 17 different countries. Team Type 1 is the only team from the United States participating in the nine-stage, 855-mile race. It is exciting to have the opportunity to showcase the team at such an important race," Team Type 1 Director Ed Beamon said. "Team Type 1 has an important message about diabetes care and wellness, and we are happy to begin our season with such a large audience.

TEAM TYPE 1 ROSTER:
Matt Wilson (AUS) -- Team Leader
Moises Aldape (MEX)
Ben Brooks (AUS)
Fabio Calabria (AUS)
Glen Chadwick (NZL)
Ian MacGregor (USA)

Team Type 1 brings diabetes healthcare message to professional cycling

Atlanta (December 20, 2007) – Two-time winners of the Race Across America (RAAM), Team Type 1 will join the ranks of professional cycling in 2008, bringing with them the inspirational message that athletes with diabetes can compete and win at the highest levels of sport with good control of their diabetes.

“Our goal is to inspire people with diabetes around the world to take control of their health through diet, exercise and proper health care,” said team co-founder Phil Southerland who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at seven months old. “As a professional team, racing against the world’s best cyclists, we’ll be able to deliver that message to a much wider audience.”

Of the team’s 13 elite cyclists with diabetes, four will be part of Team Type 1’s professional roster, licensed as a UCI Continental Team, while 10 will compete as an amateur development team in RAAM and other events. 11 non-diabetic riders will join the pro team.

To make the transition, Southerland and co-founder Joe Eldridge, who launched the team in 2004, have collaborated with veteran cycling team managers Tom Schuler and Ed Beamon, who between them have presided over more than 30 pro racing seasons.

Leading the pro squad will be Australian Matt Wilson, a veteran of the European peloton and winner of the 2007 Herald Sun Tour. “This team is no gimmick,” Wilson said. “These guys are the real deal. What they’re able to do as athletes, despite diabetes, is remarkable.”

The four riders with diabetes joining the pro team will be Eldridge, Southerland, New Zealand’s Tim Hargrave and Australian Fabio Calabria.

The remainder of Team Type 1’s pro roster is a balanced group ranging from veterans Ben Brooks, Glen Chadwick and Valeriy Kobzarenko to young talents like Ian MacGregor and Jesse Anthony. Sprinter Emile Abraham, climber Moises Aldape Chavez and all-arounders Dan Holt, Chris Jones and Shawn Milne round out the squad, which includes riders from six nations.

Team Type 1’s primary sponsor will be Sanofi-aventis. Other sponsors include Abbott Diabetes Care, Insulet Corporation and Can-Am Care, LLC. The team will ride Orbea bikes with SRAM components and Zipp wheels. Champion System will be the team’s clothing supplier.

Eldridge, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 10, added, “We have a strong group of riders, experienced management, great sponsors, and an important message. Everything is in place for us to have a great year, both on and off the bike.”

2008 Team Type 1 Professional Team (* indicates riders with Type 1 diabetes):

* ABRAHAM, Emile; 34; Trinidad & Tobago
* ALDAPE CHAVEZ, Moises; 27; Mexico
* ANTHONY, Jesse; 23; USA
* BROOKS, Ben; 29; Australia
* *CALABRIA, Fabio; 21; Australia
* CHADWICK, Glen; 32; New Zealand
* *ELDRIDGE, Joe; 26; USA
* *HARGRAVE, Tim; 23; New Zealand
* HOLT, Dan; 27; USA
* JONES, Chris; 29; USA
* KOBZARENKO, Valeriy; 31; Ukraine
* MACGREGOR, Ian; 25; USA
* MILNE, Shawn; 27; USA
* *SOUTHERLAND, Phil; 26; USA
* WILSON, Matt; 31; Australia

2008 Team Type 1 Development Team (all riders with Type 1 diabetes):

* BARTELS, Nathan; 26; USA
* BOWDEN, Alex; 19; USA
* BROOKS, Matt; 21; USA
* HANLEY, Monique; 30; Australia
* MEAD, Andy; 30; USA
* PATTON, Morgan; 20; USA
* POWELL, Tim; 41; USA
* SCHRANK, Bob; 40; USA
* SUPRENANT, Mark; 44; USA

Contact:

Joe Eldridge
joe.eldridge@teamt1.org
ph: 404 218 8615

Phil Southerland
phil@teamtype1.org
ph. 706 338 2344

 

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