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OCTTO Components will sponsor Ottawa's self-proclaimed Dynamic Duo for 2008~2009 cyclocross season. 

The Dynamic Duo is comprised of the mixed pairing of Natasha Elliot (at left) and Derrick St. John (at below left), competing in respectively the Elite Women and Men's categories.

They will lighten their 'cross bikes with OCTTO Professional components: full-carbon handlebars and seatposts, 3D-forged stems and of course, colour coordinated gel handlebar-tape.

Derrick was a member of the Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team and podium'd at the 2008 Canadian National Road Cycling Championships.

For cyclocross season, Jet Fuel has graciously released Derrick so he can race with Natasha's Stevens Bikes Ottawa-based team.

Their upcoming racing schedule has 2 parts. 

In September/Octtober/November, they will be at UCI races throughout Canada and the U.S.A, including the Canadian National Championships in Edmonton on Octtober 11-12th.

Then, December and January will be spent racing in the old-country, throughout Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, France and Luxembourg.  The highlights will be several stops at UCI World Cups and the World Championships in Hoogerheide, Netherlands on February-1.

Toronto ultra-endurance athlete Peter Oyler will compete in the 2009 Race Across America (RAAM), while fundraising in support of Kids Help Phone.  Peter will ride RAAM 2009 on OCTTO components.

Every year since 1982, RAAM crosses the Continental U.S.A from Pacific Ocean to Atlantic Ocean.  The distance is 30% longer than the Tour de France but racers finish in half the time with no rest days.  RAAM 2009 starts on June 17 (close to the summer solstice to provide competitors the maximum daylight hours).

Peter completed his first RAAM in 2007 covering 5,069km between Oceanside, California and Atlantic City, New Jersey in 11 days, 4 hours, riding about 22 hours/day.  He finished in 8th overall in that rookie attempt.  With the benefit of experience and a stronger support crew, OCTTO believes Team Oyler has a good shot at winning in 2009.  Peter has, among other races, completed 13 Ironman triathlons. 

Kids Help Phone (1-800-668-6868) is Canada's only national phone and web counselling and information service for children and youth.  Kids Help Phone is:  Bilingual | Toll-free | Open 24/7 | Confidential and anonymous | Staffed by professional counsellors

Daniele DeFranceschi, who rides for the OCTTO-sponsored Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team, was profiled in an article in a recent edition of Windsor Life magazine about the historic 50th edition of the Tour de Via Italia bicycle race in Windsor, Canada.

The well-written article about the race, the riders and the historical and cultural impact on Windsor, is on p.57 of the August/September edition of Windsor Life. It can be downloaded in PDF format from their website here.

In 2008, the JetFuel Coffee Cycling Team rides these OCTTO Professional-Grade Components: handlebar-tape, carbon bottle-cages, carbon seatpost, carbon-handlebar, stems.

OCTTO will sponsor the 2008 Ontario Cyclocross Championships to be held in downtown Toronto's Riverdale Park on November 23rd.

Word from the organizers themselves:

"Things are going beautifully, we have had good cooperation with T.O Park officials, the  OCA and other... the forums are already chatting about the event on cyclocrossontario.com.  The excitement level is HIGH!!.  Mike Garrigan National Champion CX will be in the upcoming CX handbook produced by the OCA.  He was at the Riverdale Park along with a photographer just this week taking action shots on the proposed CX course.  There is talk of a beer tent / garden but this has yet to be confirmed."

Downloads: Race-Poster / Directions to Race / Course-Layout

OCTTO Components will sponsor the 2008 Ontario Cyclocross Championships to be held in downtown Toronto's Riverdale Park on November 23rd.
Details (PDF)