Registration opens for DealerCamp • Champion System adds presence in the West • Chase BMX sponsors junior development program • Kinetic Koffee promotes Brannon to general manager
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA (BRAIN) Jan 25—Retailer registration opened Tuesday for DealerCamp 2012, scheduled for July 24-26 at the Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. DealerCamp is a free trade event that brings together suppliers and retailers.
DealerCamp's Retail Subsidy Program provides travel subsidies to a share of the attending retailers
Some of the initial exhibiting brands include Raleigh America, Rocky Mountain Bikes, Campagnolo, Reynolds, SRAM, Pivot Cycles, BH Bikes and Full Speed Ahead as well as strong apparel and accessory marques such as Osprey, GoPro, Garneau and Feedback Sports, to name just a few.
Retail registration can be done online.
“Last year our camp was fortunate to host some 650 retail buyers in just our second outing. The response was overwhelming. We’re looking forward to having all of them back and many, many more of their peers,” said Lance Camisasca, president of Lifeboat Events, DealerCamp's producer.
Champion System bolsters presence in western U.S.
NEW YORK, NY (BRAIN) Jan 24, 16:09 MT — Custom apparel maker Champion System says it's focusing on the western U.S. with the addition of three employees based in the West.
Industry sales veteran Troy Angwin will lead the western push. Angwin has been affiliated with Specialized, Sidi, Colnago, BMC and Condé Nast Publications. Additionally he founded the sales agency Icon Sports in 2008.
Angwin will be supported by Dave Greibling in Colorado and Jamie Bate in Truckee, California. Griebling is another outdoor industry veteran who has been a sports retail manager and a sales rep for Oakley. Bate, who formerly worked for Competitor Group Inc. as editor of Singletrack.com, is handling media outreach for the Champion System pro cycling team.
Chase BMX sponsors junior development program
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (BRAIN) Jan 24, 13:35 MT —Chase BMX, a division of Bicycle Racing Group, is sponsoring USA Cycling's BMC Junior Development Program through 2013, USAC announced this week.
Chase will supply BMX frames, as well as other BRG products, to USA Cycling’s JDP camps. The camps are held at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California and provide opportunities for top 15- and 16-year-old racers to receive high performance training on the Supercross World Cup BMX track.
“We are delighted to have Chase BMX partner with our Junior Development Program for the next two years,” said Mike King, USA Cycling’s BMX program director. “We believe Chase BMX is the ideal sponsor for the Junior Development Program because they are a hands-on company who supports our youth at all levels. They will receive unique feedback from our riders during camps and it also provides Chase BMX with an opportunity to observe future talent up close on an Olympic style BMX track. The next Connor Fields could be found in that Junior Development Program.”
USA Cycling holds four JDP camps each year. This year's camps are April 2-7, June 18-23, Aug. 13-18, and Oct. 15-20 2012. Riders qualify to attend the camps with results during one of four qualification periods in USA Cycling’s BMX Junior Development Series.
Kinetic Koffee promotes Brannon to general manager
ARCATA, CA (BRAIN) Jan 24, 13:40 MT —The cycling coffee lovers (or coffee loving cyclists) at Kinetic Koffee have promoted Kelly Brannon to be general manager. Brannon has been a roaster at Kinetic.
“Kinetic Koffee has seen consistent growth over the years. This growth has given us the ability to bring on a general manager. Hiring a person as experienced and dedicated as Kelly allows us to continue to provide excellent customer service and the highest quality organic gourmet coffee possible to our customers. The transition should be seamless to our dealers and customers.”
