SugarCRM and the Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club present
2008 Cat's Hill Classic

2008 SugarCRM Cat's Hill Bicycle Race

The Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club is happy to welcome SugarCRM www.sugarcrm.com as the Title Sponsor for the 2008 35th Anniversary SugarCRM Cat’s Hill Bicycle Race. The races will be held on May 3, 2008 at Tait and Nicholson Avenues in Los Gatos, CA. SugarCRM is the world's leading provider of commercial open source customer relationship management (CRM) software for companies of all sizes. SugarCRM, www.sugarcrm.com, offers several deployment options, including on-demand, on-premise and appliance-based solutions to suit customers' security, integration and configuration needs.

This annual race is legendary for the brutal climb up Nicholson Avenue. The Pro/1/2/U23 race will start at 4:00 pm this year, racing the demanding one-mile course, climbing the merciless Cat’s Hill for one and a half hours. The Women’s 1/2/3 category will start at 2:55 pm, challenging the Cat’s Hill for an hour of lung-searing laps. 23% grade of Cat's Hill is daunting to professional and amateur riders alike'.

The Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club, named the number one amateur cycling club in the USA, has presented the Cat's Hill Classic bicycle race continuously since 1974. The SugarCRM Cat's Hill Bicycle Race, totally a volunteer project of the Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club, is one of the oldest grass roots cycling races in the US.

The Kid’s Fun Race will be divided into two age groups: Ages 6 and younger, and Ages 7 through 9 years. The kids will get the thrill of crossing the Official Finish Line on Tait and Nicholson Avenues, with applause and official race announcements. All participants will receive first place “gold” medals in this fun race. Parents will register their children at the Registration Area behind the Announcer’s Stand at the Start/Finish Line on the corner of Tait and Nicholson Avenues. Important notes: race-day registration is mandatory and will be open from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. or until 75 entrants have registered, whichever comes first. Registration will close once a total of 75 kids have entered. Kids will receive a race number. Parents or legal guardians must sign a liability waiver; other adults, neighbors or friends may not register other people's children.

Go Green for 2008 and ride your bike to the race. The Cat’s Hill Classic committee has arranged for the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition to provide free, secure bicycle parking, located at the corner of Tait and Bachman Avenues. The SVBC, www.svbcbikes.org, provides secure bike parking for many local events in the South Bay Area.

The Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club has selected the Los Gatos High School Band as their designated community organization to share in Cat's Hill race registration proceeds.

The SugarCRM Cat's Hill Classic is held under USA Cycling (USAC) permit 2008-522, and is part of the prestigious Lance Armstrong Junior Olympic Race Series (LAJORS), the Northern California Nevada Cycling Association (NCNCA) Premier Series and the NCNCA Junior Point Series.

For information contact:
Lisa Hern
2008 SugarCRM


or

Barry Gordon, President
Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club
USA Cycling 2004 Club of the Year
408-978-8200
bgordon@structint.com