International Professional Triathlete Felipe Bastos:
Vying for the Gold with Velo Vie
Scottsdale, Arizona - Vying for gold using Velo Vie's bicycles sums up Bastos' 2009 mission. Bicycle frame maker and reseller Velo Vie has renewed its sponsorship of International professional triathlete Felipe Bastos. Bastos won a gold medal at the Alabama State Games, as well as a record setting win at Tri-America New Orleans and finished second place at Canada's Lake Chaparral Triathlon and the Rock&Roll Long Course Championships. Velo Vie sponsored Bastos in 2007 and he will once again ride for Velo Vie Bicycles in 2009. Bastos will be training and racing exclusively on Velo Vie branded bicycles for the season. Bastos will be riding the Veloce 100 triathlon bike and the Vitesse 300 SE road bike. Homayoon Farsi, CEO of Velo Vie quoted "Velo Vie is committed to sponsoring word class athletes in the sport of Triathlon and so Bastos is a winning choice in line with Farsi's aspirations for the triathlon sports industry".
Velo Vie creates and sells customized, superior, and innovative bicycle frames. The company's distinctive plan is to provide their riders with a lifelong, custom teammate, their Velo Vie bicycle. Customers can access the company's web site, where custom, lightweight, and high-speed bikes are available. Velo Vie encourages a healthy lifestyle by providing these state-of-the-art bikes with numerous exclusive features. Velo Vie also seeks to create a closely knit community of elite Velo Vie members, who will share their triumphs with Velo Vie. The success of their customers is Velo Vie's success, and their legacy reflects on Velo Vie too and the company is mightily proud of every milestone its customers reach.
Bastos says: "I really enjoyed my partnership with VeloVie in 2007 and am very glad to come back to re-join the Velo Vie family," and he adds, "The bike is such an integral part of the sport and I am excited to ride one of the very best currently available. I am hoping to make 2009 even better than 2008, and am counting on Velo Vie to help me do so."
About Felipe Bastos - Felipe Bastos is a professional triathlete training and living in Birmingham, AL. He has 32 overall career wins and a State Games Gold Medal. He is also a Pan-American and World Championships Team Member, a former World championship Qualifier Winner, and an all-American Athlete. For more information, please visit www.FelipeBastos.com
About Velo Vie - Velo Vie is a Scottsdale-based company, founded in 2006 that manufactures and sells high performance and racing bicycles direct online. The company offers highly customizable bicycle frames featuring the Velo Vie™ Carbon Axis technology. Velo Velo Vie offers consumers top quality components through its relationships with manufacturers such as Shimano, Campagnola, SRAM, Zipp, Fulcrum, Reynolds, Easton, Vision, Profile, Ritchey, FSA, Deda, Rolf, Time, Speedplay and Look. Velo Vie and Carbon Axis Technology are trademarks of Velo Vie. All other trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. For more information about Velo Vie visit www.velovie.com . Contact info press@velovie.com or call 1-877-VELOVIE.
Dec 22, 2008