CARSON, CALIFORNIA (Friday, December 15, 2006) - Team CSC rider and Tour de France yellow jersey rider David Zabriskie will attempt to break the historic \"World Hour Record\" this Sunday, December 17 at 9:00 a.m. at the ADT Event Center at The Home Depot Center. The record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle was last attempted in 2005 in Moscow, Russia.

One of cycling's most prestigious records, the World Hour Record will be attempted by Zabriskie, who posted the fastest time trial in Tour de France history and wore the yellow leaders jersey. One of the most accomplished U.S. road cyclists, Zabriskie also placed second at the inaugural Amgen Tour of California, a 600-mile, eight day stage race down the California coast in February 2005.

The \"World Hour Record\" is the oldest human performance record kept since 1887, and while not attempted every year, Ondrej Sosenka (Czechloslovakia) broke the record in 2005 in Moscow, Russia and Chris Boardman (United Kingdom) attempted and broke the World hour record in 2000. Before 2000, only one other rider broke the record in 1972 - Eddy Merckx (Belgium) in Mexico City, Mexico.

Also being attempted this weekend is the masters record by Dr. Brent Kay. The masters record is the record set by riders 40 years old and older. Dr. Kay is attempting the 47km record.

This is the first time the world hour record has been attempted in the 2,450-seat indoor velodrome - The ADT Event Center at The Home Depot Center in Carson on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. The 250-meter indoor track is the training home to several USA Cycling National Team riders, including world champion Sarah Hammer who will race at the ADT Event Center in January 2007 at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, an annual event at the facility. The ADT Event Center has also hosted other national and international cycling events, including the 2004 USA Junior National Championships, 2004 Junior Worlds and the 2005 World Track Cycling Championships.

In addition to international competition, the facility hosts regular cycling training classes for the public for all ages and skill levels. A list of classes is available at www.lavelodrome.org. For more information on upcoming AEG cycling events, including the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in January and the Amgen Tour of California in February, please visit www.homedepotcenter.com, www.amgentourofcalifornia.com or www.aegworldwide.com.

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.

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