November 19, 2002 (Sand City, CA) – Tailwind Sports, the sports marketing agency that owns and manages the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team, has announced its decision to use the CicloSport HAC 4 as the team's official cyclometer for the 2003 and 2004 cycling seasons. The CicloSport HAC 4 is exclusively distributed by the Veltec Group in the USA , Canada and the Benelux and by CicloSport in other European countries.
After extensive evaluation, led by key members of the USPS team's management, Tailwind chose the flagship 57-function HAC 4 computer as their computer of choice for training and competition due to the product's superior capabilities and function range. The cutting-edge information system blends a 16-function wireless cyclometer, a 9-function heart rate monitor, a 9-function altimeter, 7 stopwatch functions and 3 temperature functions to create the most advanced product in its category. Keyfunctions include percent gradient, rate of ascent, dual target heart rate zones, recovery heart rate, thermometer, a cadence option, PC compatibility, and wattage calculation. With the PC Download kit, riders can examine daily ride data to help monitor and log training effectiveness and racing performance.
“CicloSport offers an innovative product with functions that meet the training and measurement needs of our athletes”, said Dan Osipow, Vice President of Tailwind Sports and the team's Director of Operations. “No other product matched the capabilities of the HAC4 and we're very pleased that the team will be able to use such a technologically advanced training tool.”
Veltec's CEO Manfred Krikke commented further, “We are very excited about this international partnership with the U.S. Postal Service team and our organization. We are passionate about cycling in its most professional form and are honored to the be the choice of the best athletes in our sport.”
“The visibility that the U.S. Postal Service team brings to the CicloSport product line is outstanding!”, said Josh Greenberg, Veltec Sports' Managing Director. “We are privileged to be partnered with the USPS team and we will utilize this relationship across our entire organization.”
CicloSport is a leading German manufacturer of high end, technologically advanced sports information systems. They have utilized over twenty years of experience to develop the best value in training tools. In partnering with other cutting-edge high tech companies, like Texas Instruments and Siemens to develop their proprietary programming chips, CicloSport has remained steps ahead of the competition.
Veltec Sports Inc. is the exclusive US distributor of Sidi Cycling Shoes, Easton Bicycle Components, Look Cycles, Vredestein Bicycle Tires and CicloSport Products. The CicloSport Sports Information Systems includes a full line of heart rate monitors, altimeters and cyclometers.