CARSON, CALIFORNIA - (Thursday, January 18, 2007)
More than 290 athletes from over 50 teams and 35 countries will compete this weekend at the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Track Cycling World Cup Classics, January 19-21, 1007.  The record-high number of competitors tops the previous two World Cups in Carson at The Home Depot Center.

New countries participating this year include Ireland, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Scotland and Uzbekistan.  Competing this year for the first time in a World Cup is USA World Champion Sarah Hammer's own OUCH Pro Cycling Team.  

The following is a list of the U.S. Team scheduled to compete this weekend:

Women
Sarah Hammer (Temecula, Calif.)
Kristin Armstrong (Boise, Idaho)
Becky Quinn (Carlsbad, Calif.)
Neva Day (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
Jennie Reed (Kirkland, Wash.)
Anna Lang (La Jolla, Calif.)
Liz Reap-Carlson (Jim Thorpe, Pa.)

Men
Giddeon Massie (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Adam Duvendeck (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Michael Blatchford (Cypress, Calif.)
Ben Barczewski (Breiginsville, Pa.)
Kevin Selker (Boulder, Colo.)
Tom Zirbel (Boulder, Colo.)
Bobby Lea (Taneytown, Md.)
Austin Carroll (Orange, Calif.)
Brad Huff (Fair Grove, Mo.)
Michael Creed (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Jame Carney (Macungie, Pa.)

World Cup races are amongst the most prestigious on the UCI calendar, providing riders and countries the opportunity to qualify for positions in the upcoming World Championships March 29-April 1 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.  After stops in Sydney and Moscow, the Los Angeles event is the third of the four-race World Cup series in the 2006-07 season. 

Tickets start as low as $18.50, and all-session ticket packages (includes five sessions over three days) are available as low as $60.  Tickets are on sale now through the AEG Ticket Sales Office (1-877-AEG-TICKETS), The Home Depot Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets including Ticketmaster Charge-by-Phone (213-480-3232 or 714-740-2000) and online at www.ticketmaster.com. 

The three-day event includes five sessions:
Friday, January 19
Session 1 - 10:00 a.m.
Session 2 - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 20
Session 1 - 10:00 a.m.
Session 2 - 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 21
Session 1 - 9:50 a.m.

For more information about the UCI Track Cycling World Cup, please visit www.usacycling.org or www.uci.ch.

About The Home Depot Center
The Home Depot Center is southern California's home of world-class competition and training facilities for amateur, Olympic, collegiate and professional athletes.  The $150 million, privately financed facility was developed and is operated by AEG on a 125-acre site on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) in Carson, California.  The Home Depot Center features an 8,000-seat tennis stadium, a 27,000-seat stadium for soccer, rugby and other athletic competitions and outdoor concerts, a 10,000-seat facility for track & field and lacrosse, the ADT Event Center (a 2,450-seat indoor velodrome for cycling) and other facilities for softball, baseball, beach volleyball, basketball and other sports. The Home Depot Center is home to three professional sports teams - Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy and Chivas USA, and Major League Lacrosse's (MLL) Los Angeles Riptide.  Named an Official U.S. Olympic Training Site, The Home Depot Center is also home of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) USA Tennis High Performance Training Center and is the national team training headquarters for the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF).  The David Beckham Academy for youth soccer, Andre Agassi's Safe Passage All-Stars at-risk youth tennis program and Athletes' Performance's training center for elite and professional athletes are all based at The Home Depot Center.  The Home Depot Center has additionally been designated official training sites for USA Cycling and USA Track & Field.  For more information, please visit www.homedepotcenter.com.  

About USA Cycling
Recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Union Cycliste Internationale, USA Cycling promotes American cycling through its 60,000 members and 2,500 annual events. USA Cycling associations include the BMX Association (BMX), National Off-Road Bicycle Association (mountain bike), U.S. Cycling Federation (road/track), the National Collegiate Cycling Association and the U.S. Professional Racing Organization (professional men's road). For more information visit www.usacycling.org or contact USA Cycling Director of Communications, Andy Lee at 719-866-4867.

CONTACT
Andy Lee, USA Cycling - (719) 866-4867
Alison Groendal, The Home Depot Center - (310) 630-2032