We are pleased to have Carousel Volkswagen back as the Title Sponsor for the 2008 Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross Rock. Located at 809 Highway 1 on the southern edge of Iowa City, Carousel Volkswagen is Iowa's largest Volkswagen dealer. If you're looking for quality new and used Volkswagens, you've come to the right place. Their on-line inventory is updated daily, so be sure to check back often if you have a particular VW in mind. Be sure to let them know by following this link if there's any way they can serve your automotive needs in the meantime.  After all, they're here to help. Look at some of their exciting new 2008 selections  during your stay in Iowa City as Carousel Volkswagen will be on-site at the Jingle Cross with several of their beautiful new vehicles. The race organizers of the Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross Rock would like to thank Pat Lind and all of the great people at Carousel Volkswagen for helping our kids and the Children's Hospital of Iowa. Stop by Carousel Volkswagen and see why these guys are Number 1 on Highway 1!

The Iowa City - Coralville Sports Authority is a great supporter of countless community events. This is the 4th year the Iowa City-Coralville Convention and Visitors Bureau has helped with the Jingle Cross Rock. The new Sports Bureau, the Sports Authority, has been instrumental in advertising the Jingle Cross across the country and around the world this year and the Sports Authority is our new Presenting Sponsor. Look for the Sports Authority to keep bringing marquee sporting events to Eastern Iowa in the future. These folks really rock! Thanks to Jillian at the Sports Authority, the Jingle Cross has gained National notoriety.

World of Bikes is one of Iowa City's longest standing bike shops. Located at 723 South Gilbert in Iowa City, they have an outstanding team of bike mechanics and these guys really specialize in service. Additionally, World of Bikes carries Giant and Trek frames as well as a complete line-up of all kinds of cycling accessories. If you can't make it to the store, check out their on-line catalog on their website. Ryan, Crispy, and the rest of the World of Bikes team are well known for the magic they can spin fixing your cycling machine. This is the third year World of Bikes  has sponsored this event and they will be bringing us one the largest eventsmfor the whole weekend, the Men's Cat 2/3 event on both days.  

Casey’s General Stores owns and operates over 1,400 convenience stores  in nine Midwestern states: Iowa, Illinois,  Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.  Their conveniently located stores supply quality self-service gasoline, made-from-scratch pizza & donuts, sandwiches, hot & cold beverages, grocery items, and a whole lot more! Founded in 1959, Casey's grew from a single convenience store in Des Moines, Iowa and expanded to a second store in Boone, Iowa 9 years later. This second store was the first one named Casey's and they quickly grew from there.  We are thrilled to have one of Iowa's most amazing  success stories here once again at the Jingle Cross. Please be sure to thank the great folks at Casey's when you gas up your car and grab your snacks on the way to the Jingle Cross. Oh...and after the Jingle Cross, make sure you try their pizza...it's outta this world!

Intuitive Surgical is the clear leader in surgical robotics in the world. Their marquis product, the Da Vinci surgical robot, allows the surgeon to perform complex operations while using a minimally invasive approach. Difficult procedures can now be accomplished with tiny incisions allowing the patient to get out of the hospital and back to work in a matter of a couple of days instead of weeks. The Da Vinci has been used at the Children's Hospital of Iowa in over 150 kids and many world's first have been performed at the University of Iowa including the world's youngest patient (1 day) and the world's smallest patient (5 lbs). Intuitive recently unveiled another exciting new Surgical Robot, the Da Vinci-S which will help surgeons in minimally invasive surgery for the next decade. Look for this outstanding surgical company to remain the leader in medical robotics for many years to come. They now have over 400 surgical robots around the world and continue to grow! 

Bruce Grell, owner of Healthy Habits Nutrition and Bicycles, is one of those unique cycling enthusiast who has been able to combine his passion for cycling with his livelihood. Healthy Habits has always been a great sponsor of many cycling events in Eastern Iowa including the famed Quad Cities Criterium which has been on the National Racing Calendar several times. This store caters to all cyclists with a wide variety of cycling products from entry level bikes to high performance racing machines. Healthy Habits and the DICE cycling team put on an incredible cross series in the Quad Cities area. We are excited to have Healthy Habits here again for the third year sponsoring the Jingle Cross! Check out their great store at 3441 Devil's Glen Road in Bettendorf, Iowa.

Simply put, Scheels is Iowa's largest sporting goods store. With every imaginable indoor and outdoor recreational activity, Scheels has it all. Located in the Coral Ridge Mall, Scheels continues to support many events in Eastern Iowa including our Jingle Cross Rock and the popular grass roots 2 Bee Racing series. Their cycling department has bikes, tubes, tires, clothing, and accessories to handle any type of bike you may have. Last year, Scheel's provided awesome race-day mechanical support to our riders free of charge. We are excited to have Scheels on board for the third year as a sponsor Jingle Cross Rock. Look for them at the Jingle Cross Rock Cycling Showcase for all of your biking needs.

Geoff's Bike and Ski is a new bike and ski shop with familiar faces. South of downtown Iowa City at 816 South Gilbert, Geoff and his crew are the official Bike Shop for the Men's and Women's Mercy-Specialized Elite Cycling Team and the Iowa City Cycling Club. Geoff has been one of the biggest supporters of  the Jingle Cross Rock every year since the beginning. Geoff will also be helping us with the course construction this year by providing his armada of trucks and support vehicles to help construct this year's venue. Please stop by Geoff's booth at the Jingle Cross Cycling Showcase to thank him for all his years of support.

Another one of our local guys has gone injto business for himself with Sugar Bottom Bikes. Jon Yetley has an awesome new bike shop on Main Street in North Liberty. Jon is a seasoned mechanic with years of great experience at fixing everything under the Iowa sun. Sugar Bottom Bikes has a great inventory of Fuji, Diamondback, and Bianchi bikes.  Take a look at these outstanding cross bikes while at the Jingle Cross and then stop by in North Liberty at the corner of Dubuque and Main and thank Jon for his support of the Men's 35+ race on Sunday for Rock 2.

New for 2008, we are very excited to have another great bike shop in Iowa join us for the Jingle Cross. Craig at Bikes To You in Grinnell, Iowa is well known to the racers around the state and has been sponsoring one of the top teams all year. Additionally, Craig has a keen interest in growing the sport of cycling and has been devoting a tremendous amount of time and effort to our developing Junior riders. That's why Craig has jumped at the opportunity Craig to sponsor our Junior riders in this year's Bikes To You Junior events. He has also been the mechanic to some of the top riders in the European peloton. Grinell, Iowa is less than an hours drive from the Jingle Cross Race Course so please stop by and see Craig for all of your cycling needs.

Computer Solutions is an Iowa City based firm that has been a leading independent provider of multi-vendor computer products and services from world-class companies like Cisco, Compaq, HP, Xiotech and Microsoft. Computer Solutions will develop custom solutions to help businesses adapt their IT infrastructure to today's fast changing digital environment. Computer Solutions offers One Call Solutions in system sales and procurement, network analysis, IP Telephony, security and firewall systems, wireless and our One Call Partner Service Agreements. Few companies today can offer the benefits Computer Solutions brings to the client relationship: One Call convenience, One Call flexibility, One Call efficiency and One Call savings. Look for Computer Solutions founder Nate Van Der Weide to be racing in the race he is sponsoring, The Beginner's Men's Race. He loved racing so much, he pledged to be a supporter of this event for years to come. Please thank Nate for his generosity (especially if you pass him). Please visit their website to learn what Computer Solutions can do for you and your business.

This is the 5th consecutive year that MidWest One Bank has sponsored the Jingle Cross making them our most dedicated and community oriented partner in bringing this amazing race to you. Formerly Iowa State Bank & Trust , Mid West One Bank  is the premier bank here in Eastern Iowa and offers full-service banking at six branch locations in Iowa City, Coralville, North liberty, and West Liberty. They also have an excellent Home Loan Center in Iowa City. Mid West One Bank is THE official bank of the Jingle Cross and has been our financial planners and helpers since the beginning.

Fast Wax joined the Jingle Cross for the first time in 2007 to help bring our Masters 55+ riders into the mix. Dan Meyer, one of the creative geniuses behind Fast Wax, is an accomplished Masters cyclist and has come all the way from Minnesota to sponsor this event and help our Children's Hospital once again.  You will find many cyclists train using cross country skiing in the winter in their "off season."  Fast Wax offers skiing solutions for every ski event in every ski condition. Fast Wax maintains an uncompromising mission:  a simplified glide wax system offering top quality products at reasonable prices and broad temperature ranges that create superior performance in changing conditions to guarantee fast skis.

G4 Sports Marketing is an Iowa based sports marketing firm and bike dealership that specializes in the Elite  frames. Mark Guthart, the brains behind G4,  has sponsored the Jingle Cross Rock since the beginning of the race 5 years ago and is an outstanding USCF race official, donating his time and effort for today's event. He also puts on the infamous Old Capital Criterium and, I am proud to say, is my outstanding co-director for the 2008 Jingle Cross. Those of us in Eastern Iowa have learned that Mark is the most well organized official you could ever have at cycling event. Please stop by and thank Mark for his time at the Jingle Cross Rock.

Whether your workouts or races last an hour or two, or a week or two, Hammer Nutrition has the fuels your body craves. You can completely and perfectly fulfill your pre, during, and post-workout requirements from their line of fuels. Founded in 1987, Hammer has been supplying athletes at every level and has kept them going while the others are slowing. See their website at www.hammernutrition.com for their incredible line of great tasting energy fuels. Try some of their products at this year's Jingle Cross.