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PRESS RELEASE - Felt designated official bike of ADT Event Center

Felt designated official bike of ADT Event Center
November 23, 2004, Lake Forest, CA - Felt Racing, LLC and AEG,owners and operators of the ADT Event Center, located within The Home DepotCenter in Carson, California are pleased to announce that Felt will bethe official bicycle of the new world-class  facility for the next2 years.  The ADT Event Center is the country’s only indoor velodromeand has already hosted major cycling events this year including the 2004Junior U.S. National Track Championships and the 2004 UCI Junior WorldTrack Championships. The facility is also the site of the upcoming 2004UCI World Cup and the UCI Elite World Championships in March of 2005. Inaddition to elite cycling competitions, The ADT Event Center has full menuof riding, training, racing, event and promotional engagements scheduled,year-round."The partnership with Felt is a perfect fit for The ADT Event Centerand AEG", notes Bill Peterson, managing director of The Home Depot Center.Felt is a company which makes the best products on the market today andtruly shares our strong commitment to promoting amateur, professional andinternational track cycling. Their support of this facility and all thatit can do for racing, both in the United States and worldwide is a truepartnership we are fortunate to have."Felt company president Bill Duehring returned the praise in saying,"It's an honor for us to have this association with The ADT Event Center,The Home Depot Center and AEG. The facility is absolutely spectacular andwe are looking forward to supporting it and all that it will do for cyclingand cycling awareness. Track racing is a high-voltage sport and we arelooking forward to having some fun with this. The future of track cyclingdepends on venues such as this and partnerships that are committed to helpingencourage new riders and our USA National Team"As a part of the agreement, a fleet of Felt TK2's - the company flagshiptrack bike - will be permanently available at the facility for classes,demonstrations, loaners and other riding and racing opportunities. Therewill also be a Felt on permanent display in the lobby entrance.
 

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About Felt Racing, LLC 
Felt is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of its own proprietybranded premium quality bicycles, framesets, parts and components. It islocated in Lake Forest, California, with additional offices in Edewecht,Germany. Felt is an internationally recognized brand whose bicycles andproducts are currently sold in 30 countries worldwide. Athletes on Feltproducts have won numerous National and International events includingWorld Championship and international competitions. For more informationon Felt call (949) 452-9050 or log on to www.feltracing.com.About The Home Depot Center
The Home Depot Center is southern California’s new home of world-classcompetition and training facilities for amateur, Olympic, collegiate andprofessional athletes. The $150 million privately financed facility wasdeveloped and is operated by AEG on a 125 acre site on the campus of CaliforniaState Dominguez Hills in Carson, California, The Home Depot Center featuresa 13,000 seat stadium for tennis, a 27,000 seat stadium for soccer, athleticcompetitions and outdoor concerts, a 20,000 seat facility for track &field, the ADT Event Center, a 3500-seat indoor velodrome and other facilitiesfor softball, baseball, beach volleyball, basketball and other sports.Named an Official U.S. Olympic Training Site, The Home Depot Center isalso the national team training headquarters for the U.S. Soccer Federation.The “complex, ” which is also the home of the nationally recognized AthletesPerformance training center for elite and professional athletes has additionallybe designated “official” training sites for USA Cycling, United StatesTrack & Field, the USTA and the AVP. Visit The Home Depot Center todayat www.thehomedepotcenter.com
 

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