Wednesday, September 3, 2003
"The Race Is On" on Cable 14 this Thursday night
The fourth edition of "The Race is On: Hamilton 2003" airs on Cable 14 this Thursday, September 4 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The focus of this week's show will be to update viewers on the latest cycling news and look ahead to the Road World Championships that will take place in October. Viewers will have the opportunity to call the panel with their questions on cycling and the Worlds.
"The Race is On: Hamilton 2003" is hosted by Todd Crocker and on the September 4th show, the panel will feature Hamilton 2003 General Manager and COO Neil Lumsden, Hamilton 2003 Director of Operations Dana Cunningham and Tourism Hamilton Executive Director David Adames. The fifth program in this series "The Race is On: Hamilton 2003" will air on Thursday, October 2nd from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
"The Race is On: Hamilton 2003", is the result of a partnership between the Hamilton 2003 Road World Championships Organizing Committee and Cable 14, the show will air on the first Thursday of every month.
Cable 14 is Hamilton's community access television channel providing information and spotlighting local events to 160,000 homes in the Hamilton area to subscribers of Cogeco Cable (Hamilton only), Mountain Cablevision and Source Cable and Wireless. Cable 14's programming includes Hamilton City Council, The Opinionators, South 905, Hamilton Bulldogs hockey and a variety of other community programs and sporting events.
The Road World Cycling Championships will be staged in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from October 6 to 12, 2003. 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 web site, www.hamilton2003.com.
