Thank you to all the cyclists
who braved Sierra Road and made the Webcor King-of-the-Mountain Ride a great success.
Overall Results • Team Results • Division Results
Support for Fit for Learning is a beneficiary of proceeds from the Webcor King-of-the-Mountain Ride
WEBCOR SAN JOSE KING-OF-THE-MOUNTAIN RIDE
The Webcor San Jose King-of-the-Mountain Ride, Saturday, Feb. 16, kicks off a week of South Bay cycling events, culminating in the Amgen Tour of California Modesto-to-San Jose Stage 3 finish Wednesday, February 20, at San Jose City Hall.
A pre-ride to the 2008 Amgen Tour of California, the WEBCOR San Jose King-Of-The-Mountain Ride will feature a tortuous ascent up Sierra Road. Riding like seasoned professionals up the breathtaking Sierra hill, the best and the hardiest cyclists will compete for honor of being King-of-the-Mountain.
The ride officially ends at the Sierra Hill summit, with riders invited to continue back to City Hall. The total ride is approximately 26 miles.
Riders will reconvene at San Jose City Hall for a post ride celebration including lunch and prizes.
NEW FOR 2008!
SunPower PedalOn AWARDS
Honoring cycling club and company teams, the SunPower PedalOn Awards is a play on the cycling term “peloton,” the large main group in a road bicycle race. Riders in a group save energy by riding close to other riders. Cycling clubs and company teams will be recognized for best (top 5) times and most participants. While winning cycling clubs and company teams will both receive commemorative trophies, the cycling club with the best time and the one with the most participants will each win a Specialized Allez Elite Compact bike-a $1,200 value. When registering, please be sure to enter your Team Name, otherwise you will not be entered into this category.
Bicycle Club: A community-based organization that promotes cycling and has no affiliation to a company or corporation and is comprised of members who are cycling advocates.
To register as a Bicycle Club to compete in the SunPower PedalOn Award categories of 1) a Bicycle Club with most participants or 2) as the Bicycle Club with best time top 5 riders, you must submit your club or team name in the “Team Name” data field during the online registration process.
If a Bicycle Club manager wishes to sign up a group as team, please contact Jeff Frost with BlueWolf Event, LLC at timbermtb@msn.com
Company: A commercial organization, business or enterprise including cycling teams that are supported and funded by a commercial organization, business or enterprise.
To register as a Company to compete in the SunPower PedalOn Award categories of 1) a Company with most participants or 2) a Company with best time top 5 riders, you must submit your Company name in the “Team Name” data field during the online registration process.
If a company manager wishes to sign up a group as a team, please contact Jeff Frost with BlueWolf Event, LLC at timbermtb@msn.com
THE MATTSON TECHNOLOGY CEO CHALLENGE
The Mattson Technology CEO Challenge is a competition where Silicon Valley corporate leaders and elected officials will vie for the honor of being the “CEO King-of-the-Mountain.” Participants will receive a Mattson Technology CEO Challenge jersey and an invitation to the Mattson Technology luncheon, Wed., Feb. 20, in San Jose City Hall Rotunda overlooking the Amgen Tour of California Stage 3 finish line. The male and female CEO cyclist with the fastest Webcor King-of-the-Mountain time each will be presented with a commemorative award and a $500 gift certificate donated by Undiscovered Country Tours—a premium cycling tour specialist—on the podium at the Wednesday, February 20, Amgen Tour of California stage finish line at San Jose City Hall.
Elected Official: An elected official is a person who has been selected by a public vote during a State of California public election process and acquired a position through this election process.
To register as an Elected Official to compete as the Elected Official with the best time, you must submit your Elected Official Title in the “Team Name” data field during the online registration process. If you are a CEO or elected official and would like to sign up for the Mattson CEO Challenge, please contact, tricia.kerkhof@sanjoseca.com.
PARKING
For information and location of Downtown Parking Facilities, please visit, sjdowntownparking.com. The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition will provide on-site free guarded bike parking for the pre- and post-ride events.
THE BENEFICIARY
Over the past 20 years, the rate of overweight children has tripled, and today obesity related illnesses like diabetes are affecting children at a rapidly increasing rate and at earlier ages. According to a study released by the California Department of Health Services, physical inactivity, obesity, and overweight cost the state of California an estimated $12.7 billion a year in medical care. Proceeds from the King-of-the-Mountain Ride will benefit Fit for Learning. Fit for Learning is a program-provided by the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) in cooperation with Healthy Silicon Valley-that addresses the crisis of childhood obesity and is a multi-faceted initiative that will increase physical activity and encourage healthy nutrition among elementary school students in Santa Clara County. Fit for Learning addresses the environment at every level: the classroom, the school, the district and community. For more information, visit www.fitforlearning.org.
TITLE SPONSOR
Webcor Builders is the largest general contractor in the Bay Area and the 10th largest concrete contractor in the nation. Over thirty-five years of serving clients such as Oracle, eBay, Lucasfilm, and the California Academy of Sciences has secured Webcor's position as a leading builder of large-scale, high-profile projects. In line with the company’s leadership position is its community outreach. Webcor Builders works hard to make a difference in the community by donating time and talents to non-profit organizations, especially those that benefit children and families. Plus, through the Webcor Cycling Team, Webcor Builders hopes to demonstrate to youth the importance of teamwork and a way to become true champions. The combination of these two strategic endeavors made the Webcor San Jose King-of-the-Mountain Ride a perfect match for Webcor Builders.
EVENT PRODUCER
The WEBCOR San Jose King-of-the-Mountain Ride is being produced by the City of San Jose, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, San Jose Sports Authority and BlueWolf Events, a comprehensive event management and production company, specializing in cycling events. For almost 15 years BlueWolf has been managing and producing all kinds of events in all kinds of locations through all four seasons.
“THANKS TO ALL SPONSORS AND PARTNERS!”
WEBCOR
Amgen Tour of California
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Fit for Learning
BlueWolf Events
GlobalFluency
Mattson Technology
San Jose Sports Authority
Santa Clara County
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition
Specialized
SunPower
Undiscovered Country Tours
Bally Total Fitness
Sports Basement
|
