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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.
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