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Kona Bicycle Company signs 3-year deal for new Kona 24 Hour Global Series

The Kona Bicycle Company have signed a three-year deal as the title sponsor for the newly-formed Kona 24 Hour Global Series. The 2005 marathon series includes three 24-hour races on three continents; England (home of the original Sleepless in the Saddle), Australia, and the United States, with plans for expansion in 2006 and 2007.

The events will be coordinated by UK-based Patrick Adams, who has run the wildly successful UK Sleepless in the Saddle and the Mountain Mayhem events.
"I love what I do and Kona just seems so in tune with why I do it," said Adams. "Kona will provide a platform for cyclists to go out and find what they have inside their soul and their body."

Kona 24 Hour Global Series 2005 Schedule:

This year, the Snow Mountain Ranch, USA race will crown the G24 global champion. The G24 championship is awarded to solo riders at one race a year: the USA event in 2005, Australia in 2006, UK in 2007. This is a solo category for men and women.
There are also plans for the Snow Mountain, USA event to establish a collegiate championship for colleges in the USA as well as shop/mechanics category (an unusual category which will incorporate a mechanical task to be completed by the rider just before the start/finish area between 1:00am and 2:30am)

Adams’ marathon events are designed to focus on fun and accessibility. "For most of the cyclists at the events, it is not about winning. It’s about attaining new personal heights, new visions, and discovering new strengths that they didn’t know they had. It sounds crazy, but many of the participants thank me for putting them through hell."
"(The original) Sleepless in the Saddle rightly has the reputation as one of the folksiest 24 hour races going,” said Chipps Chippendale, editor of Singletrack Magazine. “Patrick Adams combines an exciting and efficient race organization with a great course and a friendly atmosphere. It's a race where you can be head to head with another racer one minute and downing a trackside beer with them another. With Kona's worldwide support, it's going to get even better from here in terms of organization and professionalism while still keeping its chilled roots."

VISIT EVENT SITES:
UK http://www.konasits.co.uk/
USA http://sleeplessinthesaddleusa.com/home/index.php
AUSTRALIA http://www.kona24hour.com/

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