Friday, August 29, 2003

Hamilton, ON - The 2003 Road World Cycling Championships are thrilled to announce a new partnership with TELUS Mobility. TELUS Mobility joins a list of growing supporters for the cycling Championships this October and have signed on as a National Sponsor and the official cellular phone provider for the 2003 Road World Cycling Championships. TELUS Moblity will be providing technical support and communication for race operations facilities and provide wireless communication for the 2003 Hamilton Organizing Committee.

"TELUS Mobility is pleased to partner with the 2003 Road World Cycling Championships and the 2003 Hamilton Organizing Committee," said Julia Quinton, TELUS Mobility's External Communications Manager. "We are proud to support community initiatives and we are especially pleased to help out with an event of such magnitude and community involvement."

Neil Lumsden, Hamilton 2003 General Manager and Chief Operating Officer is excited at this newly formed partnership. "TELUS Mobility has long been a community supporter through their various sponsorships and commitments to local events and activities. We are pleased to be a part of their continued support allowing us to build on the momentum leading into October. The services and commitments that TELUS Mobility brings to the World Championships are important to ensuring the overall operations of the event are a success."

The Road World Cycling Championships will be staged in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from October 6 to 12, 2003. Hamilton, a city of 500,000, is located on the western edge of Lake Ontario, roughly midway between Niagara Falls and Toronto, and approximately a one-hour drive from Buffalo, New York. Over 800 athletes from over 50 different countries will compete in ten different races. There are two disciplines - the individual time trial and the road race with five different classifications, elite men and women, junior men and women, as well as Under 23 men. It will be only the sixth time the Road World Championships have been held outside Europe and the second time in Canada, the first occasion was 1974 in Montreal. For more information, visit the official website, www.hamilton2003.com.