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Press Release (That’s us) - The Great River Energy Bike Festival, which features the Nature Valley Grand Prix pro stage race, announced the launch of two new blog sites devoted to the nine-day festival, which runs June 7 - 15, 2008.   While one blog features views from inside pro racing by past Nature Valley Grand Prix racers, the other will provide a wealth of advice that will help all cyclist take their own riding to a higher level. The blogs are accessible through the festival’s primary web site at:  www.minnbikefest.com. “The future of the web is interactivity and we’re excited to be part of that trend”, said Festival director

David LaPorte.  “People today don’t want to just sit and read, they want to be part of a conversation.  Our new blogs will let cyclists interact with top pro racers, team managers, coaches and sports scientists.  These are views of cycling that you’ll find no where else and will help our fans understand the sport more deeply and improve their own cycling.  We’re creating an on-line community and inviting everyone to join.” 

This year’s blogs include:

TRIA Orthopedic Center’s Your Cycling Blog:  TRIA Orthopedic Center’s Your Cycling Blog features the kind of information all cyclists can use to improve their own cycling, from training tips and nutrition to gear suggestions and much more. Novices and experienced cyclists will gain insights from noted sports and health professionals, including TRIA Orthopedic Center staff physicians and physical therapists. Other contributors include, Larry Foss, the USA Cycling National Team’s massage therapist, Stephen McCarthy of Gear & Training and Dan Carey, a professor of exercise physiology at the University of Saint Thomas  as well as a former New York Mets pitcher. 

The TRIA Orthopedic Center’s Your Cycling Blog can be found at: http://www.www.minnbikefestival.com/blog/triayourcycling/

Pro Cycling Minnesota Blog:  Past and future participants in the Festival’s professional stage race, the Nature Valley Grand Prix, will make up the editorial panel of Pro Cycling Minnesota.  This blog will highlight the strategies,
tactics and war stories from the top cyclists and team managers in North American cycling. Fans can feel the thrill of riding in the peloton of a USA Grand Tour ­from a racer’s perspective.  Pro Cycling Minnesota
contributors include team directors, Giana Roberge and Jeff Corbett, racers John Lieswyn, Teresa Moriarty, Meredith Miller and more.

The Pro Cycling Minnesota blog can be found at:  http://www.www.minnbikefestival.com/blog/procyclingmn/

Bikethrow.com will of course be a source for great features, interviews, and news throughout the Great River Energy Bike Festival / NVGP.