OLYMPIC CYCLIST TEACHES KIDS ABOUT CYCLING AND TEAMWORK

Colorado Cyclist Erin Mirabella Debuts Children's Book About Bike Racing
Boulder, CO, May, 2007 - VeloPress is pleased to announce the publication of Olympic cyclist Erin Mirabella's first children's book, Gracie Goat's Big Bike Race. The book is now available at VeloGear.com and will be available in bookstores throughout North America in June 2007.

Inspired by Mirabella's own Olympic experiences, Gracie Goat's Big Bike Race addresses teamwork and facing one's fears with a creative and lighthearted touch that children ages 5 and up will love. Award-winning artist Lisa Horstman brings the story to life with vivid illustrations of all the adventures and triumphs of Gracie and her friends. The book also features a fitness tip on hydration that kids can put to use in play and sport.

Gracie Goat's Big Bike Race goes beyond the challenges of learning to ride a bike to explain the sport of cycling and the teamwork that a bike race demands. It is the first book in the Barnsville Sports Squad series, which focuses on different Olympic sports and champions good sportsmanship through situations that children can easily understand. Each book in the series will introduce kids to a different sport and tie in a fitness fact promoting a healthy lifestyle.
Author Erin Mirabella represented the United States in cycling at the 2000 and 2004 summer Olympic Games. Illustrator Lisa Horstman has created six picturebooks, four of which she also wrote. She is the 1994 winner of the Dr. Seuss Picturebook Award.

VeloPress is an endurance sports publisher focusing on the sports of cycling and triathlon, with training books that help both serious athletes and beginners build skills and fitness. VeloPress also publishes historical and biographical books that take a closer look at the celebrated athletes and personalities in our sports. VeloPress authors are trusted experts in training, gear, maintenance, nutrition, and the history of our sports. VeloPress is the book publishing division of Inside Communications, Inc., publisher of VeloNews and Inside Triathlon magazines.