FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Michael Sherry
Cycling Coach
50 West 106th Street #1C
New York, NY 10025
Phone: 917 406 5982
http://www.uptonperformancesystems.com
mjsherry@gmail.com

Upton Performance Systems Becomes Bi-Coastal
–Affiliation with Navigators Insurance Pro Cycling Expands Services–

New York, NY – October 7, 2005 – Craig Upton (aka Smilie) goes pro—again! Upton, a NYC-based cycling coach and bike fit specialist, has signed on with the Navigators Insurance Cycling team in 2006 as a rider and as the Team Training Analyst, a role where he will assess new advances in endurance training and apply them, when appropriate, to the Navigators Insurance program.

After many years in the European pro peloton, Upton is poised to bring his racing experience and coaching expertise to the Navigators Insurance program. In addition to riding as part of the Navigators Insurance squad, Upton will continue to own and operate Upton Performance Systems (UPS) in New York, which is his cycling and bike fitting business. Upton will also serve as the head road cycling coach at Endurance Mill Valley, a Bay Area cycling and triathlon performance center that conducts performance testing and analysis as well as science-based training programs for its members. Endurance Mill Valley is the training facility for many pro cycling teams and athletes, including Sierra-Nevada, Navigators Insurance, TEAm Lipton and Freddie Rodriguez.

@##=#<1,L>@##=#UPS has expanded its staff to include TEAm Lipton’s Kristen LaSasso as a cycling coach specializing in women’s programs and Mike Sherry, a bike fit specialist and cycling coach. Upton will oversee the operations and bring the expertise gained in his role with the Navigators Insurance Pro Cycling team to his staff and clients. “We can now offer three coaches’ perspectives on our clients training.” said Upton. “The Navigators Insurance and Endurance Mill Valley affiliations allows me to bring the latest advancements in training to our tri-state based athletes.” Upton will focus exclusively on evidence-based training approaches, using the most scientific approach that is warranted for endurance athletes

@##=#<2,r>@##=#LaSasso, a former pro triathlete, is ranked as one of the top US female road cyclists and has ridden for the U.S. National Team in Europe and Japan. Sherry, a Cat II road rider and cyclo-cross specialist, is experienced in the proprietary Wobble-Naught precision bike fitting and physiological testing for UPS clients. The addition of Sherry and LaSasso will allow UPS to expand its offerings so that more tri-state endurance athletes can obtain proprietary precision bike fits, pedal analysis, cycling economy analysis, lactate testing, as well as a scientific approach to training and racing.

For information: http://www.uptonperformancesystems.com or
Contact: mjsherry@gmail.com
Phone: 917 406 5982