About the Bikesport Cycling Team
In 2004 the Ann Arbor Velo
Club (AAVC) Category 2, 3 team has expanded its program. The team is now
officially known as Team
Bikesport/Lifetime Fitness/AAVC. The new name reflects the
addition of new sponsors and a broadened focus for the team. In 2003 the team
was primarily a Men’s Category 3 team. After an extremely successful 2003
season a number of team members upgraded to Category 2. The result is that full
Category 2 and Category 3 teams are being fielded in 2004. The team has also
added several Junior Men/Category 3 racers who will be riding in both Junior
Men and Category 3 events.
The team is dedicated to several goals: rider development; the promotion of the
Ann Arbor Velo Club as well as the team’s sponsors; developing positive
relationships with people and communities through charitable events, programs
and fund raisers; and the promotion of bicycling and bicycle racing.
In 2004 one half of all team winnings will be donated to BACK ALLEY BIKES, a
community bike repair and reuse center located in the Cass Avenue Corridor
neighborhood of Detroit, MI, USA. BACK ALLEY BIKES is dedicated to assisting
area residents to build and repair bicycles and providing two-wheeled
transportation options to neighborhood youth.
We race a full schedule. Last year our team had riders at each of the Michigan
Challenge races. We raced throughout the Mid-West, as well as in