TRAINING RACE & NEWS CONFERENCE JUNE 28 8:00 AM
This summer (July 17-21), as a charitable fundraising event, Hot Pursuit 2010 will take ultra-marathon cyclist Arvid Loewen from White Rock, BC, to Winnipeg, MB, in under five days. He will be chased by pursuit relay teams leaving White Rock only 24 hours behind him. Four members of the Winnipeg Police Service and five professors and alumni from Canadian Mennonite University will race after him in the ultimate HOT PURSUIT. Along the way, a team of four “grannies” relaying from Calgary to Winnipeg will join the competition, with Arvid and the grannies are all riding in support of Mully Children’s Family (MCF). The Winnipeg Police riders are raising funds for Children’s Wish Foundation; and the Canadian Mennonite University team is raising funds to help bring international students to CMU.
Together, they make up HOT PURSUIT 2010.
JOIN US THIS MONDAY FOR INTERVIEWS WITH WINNIPEG’S HOT PURSUIT RIDERS
AS THEY COMPLETE THEIR 24-HOUR PRE-EVENT TRAINING RACE
Date: Monday, June 28, 2010
June 28 News Event: Hot Pursuit Riders will gather for a road-side news conference at the close of their 24-hour training race
News Event Location: Hyland Park, North of Winnipeg’s Perimeter Highway, west side of Henderson Highway
Participants:
Ultra-marathon cyclist Arvid Loewen
Winnipeg Police Department Riders
Canadian Mennonite University Riders
(The “GoGo Grannies” team, cycling for The Mully Foundation, join the pursuit once it reaches Calgary and are not available at the June 28 raining ride and news conference).
June 27-28 TrainingRace: Training race commences Sunday 8 am and continues until Monday 8 am
Training Ride Location: Commencing in Birds Hill Park, with a route change to external highways after 11 pm and overnight.
MEDIA MATERIALS will be available for radio, tv and print coverage of Hot Pursuit.
Hot Pursuit communication units travelling with the teams and stationed in Winnipeg will provide daily updates via blog postings complete with audio and video sound clips and photographs made available regularly throughout the race.
LOGISTICS OF RACE FINALE
The pursuit riders intend to reach Winnipeg’s Legislative buildings on July 21, between 4 pm and 10 pm
Winnipeg Media Contact for Hot Pursuit 2010:
Nadine Kampen: nkampen@cmu.ca; 487.3300 ext. 621
Race information contacts:
Arvid Loewen: arloewen@gmail.com Home 204-667-0445; Cell 204-996-8758
Team CMU Contact Chris Huebner: chuebner@cmu.ca; 229-5949 (cell preferred); 772-6813 (h)
Team Cops for Kids Winnipeg Police Contact Cst. Darrell Hees: dhees@winnipeg.ca (204)986-7386 (w); (204)612.8398 (c)
Website information sources:
www.cmu.ca/hotpursuit
www.hotpursuit2010.com/Hot_Pursuit/Home.html
www.wpscopsforkids.ca
To view CMU Hot Pursuit web photos, visit: http://picasaweb.google.com/cmumedia/HotPursuitTrainingRaceNewsConference#