"It's very high up on the list.
"It looks to be a good race."
To help ensure the success of the Amgen Tour of California, race presenter
AEG partnered with like-minded companies who have an interest in growing the
sport of cycling while communicating the importance of health and wellness to
California communities. For more information, visit AEG today at http://www.com. Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Among First to Use New
Services to Streamline Its Clubs and Programs

SAN DIEGO, Active Sports Technologies, part of The
Active Network, Inc. That's why it's especially gratifying to support USA
Swimming's learn-to-swim and water-safety initiatives.

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"We are extremely satisfied with
this first year, and the best is yet to come."
"We built this race on three objectives: to create a great experience for
riders, the communities and the corporate sponsors," said Bob Colarossi,
managing director of the Amgen Tour of California.
"We are delighted with the inaugural Amgen Tour of California," said Kevin
Sharer, Amgen's chairman and chief executive officer.
To learn more about our pioneering science and our vital medicines, visit
http://www.amgen. While the company also provides technology
services to over 500 university athletic camps, IWLCA will be among the first
to use Active Sports Technologies' new services for its clubs. Toyota Aquatics Grand Prix concluded with the women's and
men's FINA World League Water Polo Superfinal.
The company's main Web site is http: //www.

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Not just good teams here, but the teams have
brought good riders as well, and they're all motivated to do very well.-based The Active
Network, Inc. Established in 1957, TMS and its subsidiaries are
also involved in distribution logistics, motorsports, and general aviation.toyota.

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The 10 host cities for the inaugural race included San Francisco,
Sausalito, Santa Rosa, Martinez, San Jose, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa
Barbara, Thousand Oaks and Redondo Beach. Not only have our 2006 host cities asked us back, but
new cities have also inundated us with requests to come to their areas next
year. It couldn't have gone any
better.com.S., which preceded the U.A.

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"I have no doubt that the potential is here to grow and develop this
race into a big, big spectacle in both the state of California and the United
States.
In December 2005, the race's title sponsor Amgen launched the Breakaway
from Cancer initiative. With a broad and deep pipeline of potential new medicines, Amgen
remains committed to advancing science to dramatically improve people's lives .A.com.

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channels of live streaming video and continuously updated still photos from
the road.
"We set out to create an event that will one day rival the Tour de
France," said Timothy J. "I can say now
that it was even better than expected," continued Leipheimer who won the
race's Prologue held in San Francisco."
When asked to compare the California race to those about to take place in
Europe, overall second place finisher David Zabriskie (USA) of Team CSC said,
"We're going to take a lot of warm clothes [to Europe] and wish this race was
still happening. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation, owns or
controls a collection of companies including facilities such as STAPLES
Center, The Home Depot Center, The Manchester Evening News Arena and NOKIA
Theatre Times Square; sports franchises including the Los Angeles Kings (NHL ),
five Major League Soccer franchises, two hockey franchises operated in Europe,
management of privately held shares of the Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) and Los
Angeles Sparks (WNBA), the Amgen Tour of California cycling road race, and the
upcoming ING Bay to Breakers footrace taking place in San Francisco May 21st;
AEG LIVE, the organization's live-entertainment division, is a collection of
companies dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance,
touring and a variety of programming and multi-media production.

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(213)742-7155 (917)902-0767
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Sports Technologies or The Active Network, Inc. INDIANAPOLIS, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U."
The partnership with USA Swimming extends Toyota's interest in aquatic
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The site continues to be one of the sport's most viewed with fans
logging on for race recaps, statistics and commemorative memorabilia. "It's a good indication that all
of the foreign riders were happy with the event."
Speaking about the importance of establishing races like the Amgen Tour of
California for the overall development of American professional cycling,
Bisceglia said, "The hardest thing for USA Cycling is having your children
leave home.S., visit
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For
those clubs that depend exclusively on fundraising dollars, this is
significant news," explained Chris Carver, director of camp services for The
Active Network.
Jenn Harpel, executive director, IWLCA, said, "We are excited to offer
IWLCA members the benefits of online club fundraising.newscom.

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In addition to the thousands of fans lining every stage of the race, the
official Web site had 367,000 visitors who registered more than fifteen
million "page views" over the eight days of racing, with the vast majority
enjoying live race coverage provided by Adobe and enhanced by Google
technology.1 million to The Wellness Community to support cancer patients."

ABOUT AMGEN
Amgen discovers, develops and delivers innovative human therapeutics.
(Logo: http://www. The IWLCA serves nearly 400 teams and
10,000 players nationwide, including the Women's Division Intercollegiate
Associates (college club teams) and nearly 100 percent of women's college
varsity programs. For more information, visit http://www. Last year , the automaker sponsored the Toyota Aquatics Grand Prix in
Long Beach, Calif. "The principles of USA
Swimming, both in competition and in business, are rooted in setting goals and
exceeding expectations , which are shared by Toyota.

Triathlon organizations such as official associations, local clubs and teams .

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Leiweke, President and CEO of AEG. "From the moment I heard about the Amgen
Tour of California , I knew it would be of the highest quality," said Santa
Rosa resident and California Travel and Tourism King of the Mountain
competition winner Levi Leipheimer (USA) of Team Gerolsteiner. Amgen therapeutics have changed
the practice of medicine, helping millions of people around the world in the
fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and other serious
illnesses. "With our track record providing online fundraising services
for non-profit organizations, we can now offer club directors and players a
complete suite of online tools to help raise money for their teams and improve
their overall efficiency.

"For some, it's
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our children at home.newscom."
Toyota will support USA Swimming in a number of events and programs,
including a series of elite swim meets like "Duel in the Pool.

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"We 're coming back in 2007 and already are thinking about ways to make
this event even better," said Shawn Hunter, president of AEG Sports,
presenters of the Amgen Tour of California."
The highest ranking officials from UCI and USA Cycling -- the
international and national governing bodies of the sport -- were on hand in
California to witness the race. But if we can bring this kind of cycling to the U.
"Our partners are as vital to the success of this event as the athletes
and host cities," said Hunter. IWLCA members
already using the online club fundraising services include Northwestern
University, the University of Louisville and Loyola College, Maryland.

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California resident Floyd Landis (USA) of Phonak Hearing Systems walked
away as the overall champion of the Amgen Tour of California with
El Segundo-based CSC taking the overall team top prize. A partnership between Amgen, The Wellness Community
and George Hincapie, Breakaway from Cancer is a complementary component of the
race that includes a series of free workshops designed to help people who are
affected by cancer learn about new treatments, side effects, support networks
and educational resources.com .com), has partnered with the
Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) to debut online
registration and online fundraising services for its club and varsity lacrosse
programs across the country."
For more information about Active Sports Technologies' online club
fundraising services or The Active Network, Inc.org.S.

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amgentourofcalifornia. With preliminary
details of the 2007 route expected in the next 30 to 60 days, race presenter
AEG has reiterated its commitment to building the race into one of the premier
sporting events in the world. Through our
partnership , coaches will gain access to Active's easy-to-use online tools to
increase efficiency, broaden their fundraising reach, and ultimately enhance
their overall programs.
"Swimming connects with an active cross-section of America, both young and
old," said Jim Press, TMS executive vice president and COO. Olympic Team Trials with the Janet
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"Online club fundraising should allow non-varsity sport clubs to raise
more money in less time, transforming the way clubs manage fundraising.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. I think it was a great event," added
overall fourth place finisher and winner of two stages George Hincapie (USA)
of the Discovery Channel Professional Cycling Team and spokesperson for the
Amgen Breakaway from Cancer(TM) initiative.
Amgen looks forward to our continuing sponsorship of this world class cycling
event.

ABOUT AEG
AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the
world., provides technology applications that enhance the efficiency of
participatory sports teams, leagues, events and camps . Products and services include customized Web
sites, online registration, fundraising and database management services." Featuring
athlete appearances and celebrity instructors, a national campaign will also
launch this summer to promote learn-to-swim initiatives, water safety, and
family recreation through aquatics.

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The world's best riders echoed the sentiment, expressing an overwhelmingly
positive experience in California. To let our riders grow up, we have to let them leave home and go
to Europe. "We are also pleased
with the success of our Breakaway from Cancer initiative, which resulted in a
donation of $1.aegworldwide. (http://www."
Through the company's online club fundraising services, which include
personalized individual and team fundraising pages, club directors and players
can extend their fundraising networks and increase resources for club
programs .
Leading sports organizations, including MLS Soccer Camps, Running USA, World
Triathlon Corporation , Little League(R) Baseball, and NFL Youth Football, use
services from Active Sports Technologies .,
Inc. (TMS) is the sales, marketing,
distribution and customer service arm of Toyota, Lexus and Scion in the United
States, marketing products and services through a network of 1,422 Toyota and
Lexus dealers in 49 states.

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A breakthrough in Internet race coverage,
http://www. Coca-Cola Zero, Google, Kendall-Jackson, Prodir and
Voler also supported the race as official partners. "Their belief in this race, support of our
vision and commitment to ensuring that this event was a great experience for
everyone involved made this one of the greatest first-year events that I have
ever been a part of.
Additionally, the company has begun fully developing the 28-acre Millennium
Dome and adjacent property located in the eastern part of London along the
Thames River and will create the O2, a new arena within the 'Dome' and
additional arenas, on a 50-acre site in the heart of Berlin and Sprint Center
in Kansas City, Missouri; stadiums in Bridgeview, Illinois and Harrison, New
Jersey .

About Active Sports Technologies
Active Sports Technologies, part of San Diego, Calif . For others, it's about
recreation or physical rehabilitation.
Toyota will also help create an award to identify and honor emerging talent in
competitive swimming, both in the pool and in the areas of academics and
community involvement.

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In addition to Amgen's partnership with AEG, eight companies joined as
founding partners for the inaugural year: Adobe, ADT Security Services,
California Travel and Tourism, Clif Bar, Health Net, Herbalife, KB Home and
Union Bank of California. A
biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen was one of the first companies to
realize the new science's promise by bringing safe and effective medicines
from lab, to manufacturing plant, to patient., visit
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The inaugural event, which covered 600 miles of
California roadway from San Francisco to Redondo Beach, received praise from
its host cities, teams and sponsors, as well as from the Union Cycliste
International (UCI), the international governing body of cycling.TheActiveNetwork. The creation of the Toyota Time Standards
section on the USA Swimming Web site will help swimmers track their progress., Inc.org.

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"The cities that we
visited this year are very pleased with the positive effect that the race had
on their communities. IWLCA members can also use Active's online registration services to
automate lacrosse camp registration, streamlining administration and allowing
more time to focus on recruiting, coaching and fundraising.com., and USA Swimming announced today an agreement making Toyota an official
sponsor and the official vehicle of USA Swimming. The multi-year sponsorship
includes a variety of licensing, event and promotional opportunities.
"We are very pleased to have Toyota join the USA Swimming sponsor family,"
said Rod Davis, USA Swimming Chief Marketing Officer.

As the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming in the United
States, USA Swimming supports a variety of grassroots, competitive, and
educational initiatives on behalf of its 300,000 members and National Teams.usaswimming.

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This year was a giant leap toward achieving that goal. Both Pat McQuaid, president of the UCI, and
Gerard Bisceglia, president of USA Cycling, gave high praise to the inaugural
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, The recently concluded Amgen
Tour of California, an eight-day professional cycling road race, drew more
than 1.3 million spectators from February 19-26, 2006, setting records in
attendance for any single sporting event in California, as well as for any
cycling event in the U. From
the UCI's point of view, it's good to see this in its first year," said
McQuaid.

The Active Network Launches Online Club Fundraising Services

With a history of
technical reliability and proven track record, Active Sports Technologies
offers organizations a complete line of products and services tailored to
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"We will not rest
until we allow the American riders to have the best event in all of cycling in
their home country. Cities throughout California are
eager to host the second annual race.

About IWLCA
The IWLCA was formed to represent and serve the interests of college
women's lacrosse coaches at all levels, from providing technical information
to support for coaches off the field. For everyone, water safety is
paramount, though.

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