February 08, 2012 (Toronto, ON) – Lori and Peter Kofman are pleased to announce the creation of a new Ontario-based masters’ cycling racing team and club. The team has been established to utilize racing as a catalyst for raising funds for cancer research.
“We started eRace Cancer cycling team in response to my fathers’ death from cancer last year,” says Peter. “It quickly hatched into an initiative that attracted like-minded racers, cyclists and sponsors. We are all interested in using our resources and racing energies to help raise money and awareness for this cause.”
The team consists of road, mountain and cyclo-cross racers who will race throughout the season at local, provincial, national and international events. The team includes and is represented by supporters, survivors and athletes, all of whom took up the charge because in one way or another cancer has touched them.
eRace Cancer has an impressive slate of founding sponsors that are supporting the team and have to date, donated over $40,000.00 in support of the Princess Margaret Hospital. In addition to corporate donations, the key fund raising concept of the team will be that every team member will raise funds from their individual sponsors for races completed and podiums received.
The team currently consists of 25 members with a goal to raise $100,000.00 by year’s end. The team plans to collectively race in over 100 races in the 2012 season. In addition to the founding funding partners, the team has attracted notable associate service providers who are stepping up to support the team in its mission throughout the racing season.
For additional information, contact: Peter Kofman, pkofman@rogers.com, 416-315-9148; Lori Kofman, lskofman@rogers.com, 416-315-9149.
Roster:
– Alex Sanna Club
– Brad Hunter Road M2 MTB Master X Cyclo-cross M2
– David Conroy Club
– David Viney Road Master D
– Dennis Giobbe Road M2
– Elliott Horwitz Road M3
– Gavin Brown Road M1
– Ian Merman Road M3 Cyclo-cross M3
– Jon Safka Road M3 Cyclo-cross M3
– Kieran Maxwell Road M1
– Killian Cummings Road M3
– Lori Kofman Road Sr2 MTB Master X Cyclo-cross Master W
– Marc Sullivan Cyclo-cross M3
– Mauro Rizzardo Road M2 Cyclo-cross M2
– Mike Viel Road M2
– Mike Ybanez Road M1
– Peter Kofman Road M1 MTB Master +50 Cyclo-cross M2
– Pierro Zanetti Road M1
– Rachael Mirvish Road Master MTB Master X Cyclo-cross Master W
– Robert Massicotte Road M3 Cyclo-cross M3
– Shannon Ford Smith Club
– Stephen Chester Road M3 Cyclo-cross M3
– Steve Smith Road M1
– Tom Vilano Road M1
– Vito Barbera Road M1
Founding Members: Projectcore Inc., Greenwin Developments, Mirvish Productions, Pelican Woodcliff Inc., Sax Family, Ferraro 502, M Partners, Duff and Phelps, MCR Insurance, Emery Homes, Fudge Cycle, The Kofman-Pickard Research Foundation.
Associate SERVICE Providers/Sponsors: SRS Soigneur Race Services, LaPierre Toronto, Midweek Club Toronto, Coachchris.ca, Chico Racing, 3 Rox Racing, CyclingPhotos.ca, Race Clean Own Your Victory, Shannon Ford-Smith RMT.