December 19, 2007 – Argon 18 is particularly proud to announce its association with Team R.A.C.E. Pro. This Canadian team is the elite racing component of charitable organization Team Race Against Cancer Everywhere, created to raise funds to improve the lives of people living with cancer.

This year, Team R.A.C.E. Pro has set its sights on more ambitious racing goals, with the support and experience of Steve Bauer, who co-manages the team with Josée Larocque.

The organization’s social mission is matched by a new racing mission: to let young Canadian riders fully develop their talent and experience international-level racing, in the context of a Canadian team.

In the longer term, Team R.A.C.E. Pro hopes to build from its present program and enter the ranks of Pro Tour teams, riding the world’s most prestigious events, including races that were marked by the presence of Steve Bauer in the course of a twelve-year career at the pinnacle of pro cycling.In 2008, the team will ride the UCI Continental America Tour. With experienced riders such as Mark Walters and Ryan Roth as well as promising young guns like Mark Batty or Jöel Dion-Poitras, this squad is ready for a fight, and will come equipped with the right kind of weaponry. The entire Argon 18 arsenal will be deployed for the cause, including the Gallium and Platinum road bikes and the E-114, E-112 and Mercury time-trial specials.

Team Roster:

– Mark Batty (Can) – 2007: 1st (U23) Canadian Cyclocross Championships.
– Andrew Hunt (Can) – 2007: 1st (U23) Ontario Provincial Time Trial Championships.
– Dustin Macburnie (Can) – 2007: 1st Nova Scotia Provincial Road Race/Individual Time Trial Championships.
– Kevin “Buck” Miller (Can) – 23 Elite wins in Canada and U.S.A.
– Keir Plaice (Can) – 2007: Team Ontario for National Championships and Green Mountain Stage Race.
– Joel Dion-Poitras(Can) – 2007: 3rd (U24) Tour de Bauce (UCI 2,2).
– Mark Pozniak (Can) – 2007: 1st (U23) Ontario Provincial Road Race Championships.
– Eric Robertson (Can) – 2007: 1st (U23) Individual Pursuit – Ontario Provincial Track Championships; 2006: 1st Individual Pursuit, Points Race and Scratch Race, Ontario Provincial Championships.
– Ryan Roth (Can) – 2005: 1st (U23) Canadian National Road Race Championships.
– Adam Martin Thuss (Can) – 2005: Ontario Track Team
– Daniel Timmerman (USA) – Former member of Team Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada Brewing Company.
– Mark Walters (Can) – On the Canadian National Team since age of 17 years old. Three-time Canadian World Championship Team Member.

www.teamrace.com
www.argon18bike.com