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| Team West Virginia at Roswell Bicycles |
| Roswell, GA: On Sunday, April 27 between 6 and 7pm, Team West Virginia will be at Roswell Bicycles to sign autographs. Currently Team West Virginia is competing in the Tour de Georgia which ends on Sunday, April 27th with a circuit race in and around Centennial Park in Atlanta. Roswell bikes is located at 670 Houze Way
Roswell, GA 30076. You can also call them at 770-642-4057 for more information and directions.
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| Luchinske is third at Powerman |
| Birmingham, Al, March 30: Tim Luchinske finished 3rd at Powerman Alabama and thus made a great debut on his Merlin Agilis. Luchinske who resides in Lafayette, CO had very little time to get used to his new race bike because of the severe snow situation in Colorado, but said that he felt very good about the way it felt. |
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| Merlin at Sea Otter Classic |
| When you head out to the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, CA in the middle of April, be sure to stop by the Merlin booth. We will be located in the market place area, on a bridge near registration and will have various 2003 bikes with us, plus a few selected 2004 prototypes. You will also be able to see Team West Virginia in action on their Merlin Extralights. |
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| Tim Luchinske to race on Merlin |
| Lafayette, CO, March 25: Tim Luchinske, the runner-up at the 2002 Ironman Utah, will be competing on Merlin bikes in 2003 and 2004. Expect to see him on his Agilis at Powerman Alabama, Ironman Idaho and Ironman Hawaii and various events.
Tim 's Career Highlights:
2000 USAT Age-group triathlete of the year; 2000 Ironman Hawaii Top amateur, 16th overall (8:50); 2001 Ironman California, 7th; 2001 Ironman Hawaii 24th; 2002 McDowell Desert Classic 1st; 2002 Ironman Utah 2nd, 2002 Ironman Hawaii 13th. |
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| Merlin To Appear On NBC |
| Merlin will appear on an upcoming episode of NBC ’s Law & Order: Criminal Intent on Sunday the 13th of April 2003. A Merlin Cielo will be featured, and the show’s detectives apparently will utilize a Merlin catalog while pursuing the criminals. The show will also feature a Merlin Fortius, plus bicycles from Litespeed, Quintana Roo, and Tomac.
Herbert Krabel, Director of Marketing for Merlin, says of the show, “Bike theft is a serious problem in some communities and we are glad that the producers of Law and Order: CI see it as a big enough issue to address it in an episode. We are also excited because many of us watch and enjoy the program quite regularly.”
Law & Order: CI, the latest series from the Emmy Award-winning Law & Order franchise, offers viewers of legal crime dramas a unique angle by adopting the criminal’s perspective when exposing crimes. In only its second season, Law & Order: CI has moved ahead of all broadcast competition to consistently lead the Sunday 9 PM EST hour among adults, age 18-49. |
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| Team West Virginia Announcement |
| Charleston, WV, January 18: Today the directors of the elite amateur cycling team, West Virginia–GoMart, announced the formation of the professional cycling team, Team West Virginia.
The pro team is launched from the nation’s No. 1- ranked amateur team, Team West Virginia – GoMart.
“The formation of this team is the culmination of many years of hard work and consistent results in the elite amateur racing scene,” said Craig Slaughter, team director for the last eleven years. “It was time to go for broke. After winning four national titles in the last two years, it was time to take the program to the next level. There was not much left for most of these guys to achieve as amateurs, and they wanted to stay with the program,” he said.
Team West Virginia is a combination of new, young talent, experienced pros, and members of the amateur team who will become pro. Returning from last year’s team are 2002 National Road Champion and former pro, Scottie Weiss; 2002 National Criterium Champion, Jim Baldesare; 2001 National Criterium Champion, Benjamin Sharp; Wes Seigler and Pat O’Donnell.
New blood has been added with younger, but experienced riders like West Virginia native and former pro Jacob Fetty; Dave Wenger; Mike Jones; Conor Hurley; and Tim Henry. Returning to the pro ranks with the team in 2003 will be ex-pro Jon Hamblen, who is expected to provide team leadership and pro-peleton experience. Former team member Greg Cook will manage the team and its day-to-day operations.
“We have put together a team that in its first year will be very competitive,” Cook said. “We have a lot of talented and experienced riders who do not have well-known names, but they will be after this year.”
Team West Virginia will focus domestically on most of the 2003 National Racing Calendar (NRC) and Pro Tour events. Cook said the team’s goals are podium appearances at the Daimler-Chrysler Tour of Georgia and the San Francisco Grand Prix, as well as a top-five NRC ranking.
The team’s formation was possible in part because of a cooperative advertising grant it received through the West Virginia Division of Tourism. Because the team is part of an advertising campaign of the Charleston Regional Sports Council, which applied for the grant, team materials will bear the Division of Tourism’s “West Virginia, Wild and Wonderful” logotype.
The team has a mix of local sponsors, including GoMart Conveince Stores. The team will be riding the Merlin Metalworks - Magia and Extralight titanium framesets, ITM handlebars, stems and seatposts, Fizik saddles and Cane Creek wheels. Additional sponsors include Speedplay pedals, Northwave shoes, Limar helmets and Biemme clothing.
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| Merlin sponsors Team West Virginia |
| Charleston, WV, November 22: Today, the Charleston, WV based Team West Virginia announced their partnership with Merlin Metalworks. The team which is sponsored by the West Virginia Bureau of Tourism was the number 1 ranked Amateur team in the United States in 2002, and is currently in the process to finish their UCI Division 3 registration. They will be competing on the Merlin Magia and Extralight models and will tackle the National Racing Calendar events in 2003.
The team is led by Scottie Weiss (Radford, VA) the 2002 National Elite men's road race champion and Jon Hamblen (Dartmouth, NH) who finished second in that event. The total roster of the team will be 11 riders and is managed by Craig Slaughter and Greg Cook. Additional sponsors for the team are Cane Creek, ITM and Fizik. More news and a finalized roster and list of sponsors will follow shortly. |
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| Merlin Metalworks partners with Bikefitting.com |
| For 2003 Merlin Metalworks has partner with the Dutch company Bikefitting.com and will be their licensing partner in North America. Certain Merlin dealers will be offering tools specifically designed to aid in the Made-To-Measure customization process. Created by Bikefitting.com, the Measuring Wall, Fitting Bike, Cleat Adjuster and special software provide the perfect platform to calculate and test the proper fit of any Merlin bike whether conceptual or existing. |
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| Merlin wins Irish National Championships |
| Stamullen, Ireland. June 30: Mark Scanlon the 21 year old cycling phenom won the Irish National Road Racing Championships on his Merlin XL Compact. His victory in this highly contested 96 mile race further proves that Merlins are more than beautiful. They are pieces of art indeed, but they have all the performance to boost. |
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| Merlin and Cycling Ireland |
| Dublin, Ireland: Merlin Metalworks is very proud to be associated with Cycling Ireland and the Irish Sports Council. As part of a new four year strategic plan to develop the sport of cycling in Ireland, the Irish Cycling Federation has been relaunched as Cycling Ireland. At the launch which was attended by Irish Cycling Greats, Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche, alongside John Treacy of the Sports Council, Cycling Ireland, its new format and logo and the Merlin bikes were unveiled. The radically changed organisation aims to promote and develop all aspects of cycling, as a healthy, enjoyable and friendly lifetime leisure activity for everyone and an exciting sport for both competitors and spectators.
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| One Of America's Best |
According to the Summer 2001 issue of Forbes FYI magazine, Merlin Metalworks is featured as the company for the " BEST BICYCLES." The cover article title is "50 of AMERICA'S BEST, A Few of Our Favorite Things," and highlights the Merlin Extralight, and describing Merlin Metalworks as being "truly the wizard of the biking industry." Among other picks for 50 of America's Best were companies such as "Steinway & Son's" for Best Pianos, "Blue Bell Creameries" for Best IceCream and "Koa Plantations" as the Best Coffee.
Subscriber to Forbes magazine receive this issue automatically, otherwise check the Forbes FYI website at http://www.forbes.com/fyi/2001/0430/058_15.html. |
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