December 9, 2004 – Three-time Tour de France champion and American cycling legend Greg LeMond and five-time Olympic gold medalist Eric Heiden are scheduled to be special guests at the upcoming UCI World Cup event at the ADT Event Center Dec. 10-12.

LeMond will be appearing on Friday, Dec. 10 and Heiden will be on hand Saturday, Dec. 11.

Ticketholders who purchased an all session package and members of the media are welcome to attend a VIP meet and greet with LeMond from 5:00-5:30pm Friday evening in the ADT Event Center infield. A similar meet and greet for the general public with LeMond is also tentatively scheduled for Friday evening.

On Saturday, similar events are planned with Heiden. Full details will be announced shortly.

LeMond was the first American to win the Tour de France, capturing overall titles in 1986, 1989 and 1990 and also became the first American to win an elite world championship — riding to the rainbow jersey on two occasions — in 1983 and 1989.

Heiden’s name is synonymous with the highest degree of success at the Olympic level. In 1980, Heiden displayed a rare combination of speed and endurance on his way to five Olympic gold medals in Lake Placid, N.Y. setting Olympic records at the time in the 500, 1000, 1500, 5000 and 10,000 meter speedskating events. Ditching his skates for a bike shortly afterwards, the two-time Olympian won the USPRO Championship in 1985 and became a member of the 7-Eleven Professional Cycling Team, the first American-based team to compete in the Tour de France.

On Sunday, the event’s final day of competition, 2000 U.S. Olympic Team member Antonio Cruz (Long Beach, Calif.) will be on hand. Cruz, a Southern California native has been a member of the U.S. Postal Service Professional Cycling Team for the last four years.