The $1,000,000 CPL
World Tour, which will conclude with a giant showdown in November in
New York City, is the largest, year-long competitive tour in the
growing sport of videogame competitions.com

About the CPL

Launched June 26, 1997, the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL)
is the world's first video game sports league.
"Last year's tournaments proved to be a tremendous success, as both our
sponsors and anglers enjoyed the NASCAR-like atmosphere which included extreme
weather, aggressive sharks, and more than 50 boats competing in Boca Grande
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Deane, Timken senior vice president - technology.2 billion in 2005 and 27,000 employees, Timken is Where
You Turn(TM) for better performance., The Tarpon Anglers Club
recently announced during the Miami International Boat Show the addition of
Nextel as its title sponsor for the organization 's 2005 Professional Tarpon
Tournament Series (PTTS) Presented by Century Boats.

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"We truly value our Timken partnership as it continues to deliver results,
from our shop and testing facility straight through to on-track performance. Timken's highly engineered bearings, alloy steels and
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According to Mercurio, 2005 will be even more rewarding to participants,
as Yamaha Motor Corporation sponsors the "Team of the Year" Race.

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Media Contact: Jeff Dafler, Manager - Global Media + Government Relations,
Telephone: (330) 471-3514, or Facsimile: (330) 471-7032, or
jeff.dafler@timken.
During each of the four qualifying tournaments, teams will be competing
for a first prize that includes a Century 1902 Bay Boat with a Yamaha F115 EFI
4-Stroke engine and a Continental aluminum trailer.

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CANTON, Ohio, The Timken Company
(NYSE: TKR) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Joe
Gibbs Racing (JGR) to become an official technical partner of the NASCAR
racing organization.D. Championships are won with Timken products. PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla.
The 2005 Nextel PTTS will be held May 21, May 29, June 5, and June 12. This
incentive program awards an additional $1,000 each week to the first place
team if the vessel used during the tournament is outfitted with a Yamaha
engine.

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The Yamaha "Team of the Year" will receive the Yamaha F225 V6 4-
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"The Bohle
Company will give the CPL, our competitors and our sponsors both the
enthusiast and the mainstream recognition that is due to our new
sport. The partnership, which provides product development and
technical engineering support, will be leveraged across JGR's multiple team
operations in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, Busch Grand National Series and
Craftsman Truck Series.tschiegg@timken.

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The Cyberathlete Extreme Summer Championships is bigger than ever
with over 6,500 gamers expected to compete in the game tournament and
LAN party at the new Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas on
Wednesday, July 6 through Sunday, July 10, 2005.thecpl.com

About The Bohle Company

Founded in 1979, The Bohle Company is one of the 50 largest
independent PR agencies in the country and the largest
technology-focused firm in Southern California. The agency has
gathered a number of awards including a Silver Anvil for product
launches and a Gold SABRE award for Issues Management from the Holmes
Report - two of the highest honors in the PR profession . "Our involvement in the
sport translates into the creation of real value for our automotive,
industrial and steel customers, as we leverage track-tested technology to
solve critical friction-management and power-transmission problems.com; or Investor Contact: Steve Tschiegg, Manager -
Investor Relations , Telephone: (330) 471-7446, or Facsimile: (330) 471-2797,
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Each event is limited to three hours of fishing, and the field is limited
to 50 four-person teams including the captain.tarponanglersclub.

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"We're thrilled The Bohle Company is handling the publicity for
our tournaments - they have a long record of success promoting games
events" stated Angel Munoz, president and founder, CPL.thecpl.

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the largest live-release tarpon tournament in the state of Florida, featuring
five regular season events and one championship event all held in Boca Grande
Pass, Fla.

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company's Latrobe, Pa.
"Timken's long history in the sport and innovative expertise in the
management of friction provides our race operations with high-performing,
competitive cars each and every weekend," said J.

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The Timken Company has technical affiliations with the National
Association of Stock Car Racing (NASCAR) and one of its preeminent race teams,
Joe Gibbs Racing. The company also is a proud sponsor of Rahal Letterman
Racing in the Indy Racing League, Team Epsilon Euskadi of the Renault World
Series in Europe and is an official partner of the Formula BMW Asia Series.

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, operations and Timken(R) RacePac(TM), an integrated
hub and bearing assembly specially designed for NASCAR teams, demonstrate an
ongoing commitment to safety, reliability and high performance for the
motorsports industry."
"Our shared commitment to innovating solutions , leveraging teamwork and
executing is what makes our partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing so successful .
"We are excited about our partnership with Nextel, as this will continue
to generate awareness and build interest of our tournament series among
recreational saltwater anglers, as well as novices ," says Joe Mercurio, vice
president of the Tarpon Anglers Club and on-air host of the televised
tournaments ."
Camera crews are on hand during the Nextel PTTS to capture the action for
a 13-week television series on Sun Sports Network. This year, production
crews will rig several tournament boats with "lipstick" cameras, giving
viewers up-close and personal coverage of the fishing as it happens.

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Cyberathlete Extreme Summer Championships can register by contacting
CPLpress@bohle. Over the past eight years, the CPL has hosted
35 international main events with a total attendance of 45,000 gamers
and has awarded more than $2,000,000 in prizes. For more information
on the CPL, please visit http://www.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991012/TKRLOGO)
For the last two years, Timken has worked collaboratively with the JGR
engineering team to develop and test technologies that improve the car's
powertrain performance, delivering longer life, improved fuel economy and
higher horsepower availability.

About Team Timken Motorsports
For innovative, high-performance racing components and industry-leading
technical support, the world of motorsports turns to Timken. With operations in 27
countries, sales of $5.

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About Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing, one of the most successful organizations in NASCAR with
three Nextel Cup championships to their credit since 2000, fields teams in the
Nextel Cup , Busch Grand National and Craftsman Truck Series. The Huntersville,
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The Jim Beam Tarpon Cup Championship, featuring the series top 25 teams based
on points, will be held June 19.

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LOS ANGELES----Cyberathlete
Professional League(R) (CPL) has signed on The Bohle Company to handle
strategy and press relations to garner visibility for the CPL's
hottest events this year; the respected PR firm will handle both the
Cyberathlete(R) Extreme Summer Championships and the $1,000,000 CPL(R)
World Tour. Our superior
engineering and innovative products make Timken(R) bearings and steel a
trusted choice of the most popular touring series, racing professionals and
enthusiasts at all levels.

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More information on the events is located at
http://www. The global leader in
professional computer game competitions, the CPL has hosted final
tournaments on five continents and official qualifying tournaments in
more than 50 countries.

About The Timken Company
The Timken Company (NYSE: http://www. Entry fees are $600 for each
qualifying event, and $1,000 for the final Jim Beam Tarpon Cup Championship.

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