Red Five Sports Group, the organizer of the U.S. Open Cycling Championships, has announced the appointment of John Eustice as Executive Director for the U.S. Open Cycling Championships to be held in Williamsburg and Richmond, Virginia, and broadcast nationally via the NBC network on April 7, 2007.

Mr. Eustice is a cycling expert whose company, Sparta Cycling, has produced over thirty professional races in addition to providing technical consulting to many others. His Univest Grand Prix is a live television production and is listed on the USA Cycling Pro Tour calendar. The race is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2007. As a pioneer pro cyclist Eustice raced on European professional teams and was the first U.S. Pro Champion. One of the nation’s top cycling analysts, Eustice has covered the Tour de France for ESPN since 1992, in addition to appearing on ABC Sports and NBC’s The Today Show.

Richard Durishin of Red Five Sports Group said, “It is great for the event to have John come on board. His experience and international reputation will play a critical role in producing a successful inaugural U.S. Open Cycling Championships event. We will be transitioning operational aspects of the race to him this week.”

“The U.S. Open Cycling Championships contains all the ingredients needed for a world class event,” said Eustice, whose family is originally from Gloucester Point near Yorktown, Virginia, and who now lives with his wife and children in New York City. “Beautiful and historic terrain, wonderful civic cooperation, and a same-day television production. The race represents a wonderful opportunity for the United States Professional racing class to show off its exciting racing style to a national audience.”

About the U.S. Open Cycling Championships
The U.S. Open Cycling Championships is a professional cycling event and America's newest International sporting event. The race will take place on Saturday, April 7, 2007 in Central Virginia and will be broadcast nationally on NBC Sports from 2:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. The U.S. Open features a spectator- friendly circuit race in downtown Richmond for professional and elite amateur women and a men’s point-to-point road race from historic Williamsburg to Richmond for invited domestic and international professional teams. The event is part of the USA Cycling Pro Tour, a collection of elite international competitions throughout the United States, and is sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI, 1.1 ranking). In addition to the featured races, the U.S. Open boasts numerous ancillary events for the public throughout the week of April 2. For more information visit www.USOpenCycling.com.

About Red Five Sports Group
Red Five Sports Group, Inc. is a sports marketing and event management company with offices in Richmond, VA and Providence, RI. The company specializes in the development and production of professional cycling events. For more information, please contact Red Five Sports Group at 401-521-0015.