MEDIA RELEASE

Cycle Sport News Hopes to Meet Challenge

Nearly 5 years ago, the concept of Cycle Sport News, was born on the Gold Coast amid the colour and excitement of the 2004 Pan Pacific Masters.

CSN was the brainchild of Jamie P. Ford, a former Under 19 Gold Coast champion cyclist, and current General Manager of Moto 1 Media and Museeuw Australia.

Jamie had long been frustrated by a lack of regional coverage of cycling in Australia, and also realized that recognition of the outstanding contribution of non-elite riders was sadly lacking, along with coverage of non-mainstream cycling activity.

He decided to turn the whole situation around, and Cycle Sport News (CSN) was created over a cup of coffee at Burleigh Waters in November, 2004.

The event was far from earth-shattering.

CSN remained a small and devoted team of cycling enthusiasts willing to create an on-line journal that gave readers up-to-the-minute coverage of Australian news and also International news that had Australian relevance.

If a race or activity had wheels and involved human power, CSN wanted to hear about it!

Gradually, a refreshing number of stories on BMX, mountainbiking, cycle speedway, unicycles, penny farthings and recumbents began to appear, and Australian readers were finally able to have an on-line cycling journal that crossed the borders of all cycling disciplines.

Many of CSN’s articles carry a quirky, sometimes irreverent view of cycling, offering readers a light-hearted alternative to the more serious journalism found on other sites.

Earlier this year we covered the Nude Bicycle Protest Ride at Nimbin in New South Wales, and proved that bike riding isn’t all sweat and hard-work. There wasn’t much lycra on display, but no-one was complaining about the dress-code.

Since 2004, the site (www.cyclesportnews.com ) has steadily grown in popularity, and thousands now enjoy their journey on CSN.

Our front page carries up to six new stories daily (sometimes more) and we can now proudly boast to offering the largest Australian cycling content of any cycling site in the World (if you care to trawl your way through our extensive menu system).

CSN is, without a doubt, one of the most up-to-date cycling websites in the world, and is now on the verge of major development with many new advertising initiatives leading into 2010 (including CSN TV).

If you haven’t been on the CSN site lately, take a few minutes to pop in and browse around.

There are literally thousands of items to peruse, including 16 stories on the front page, latest results and links to over 100 clubs and general cycling sites to make your reading informative, interesting and convenient.

All the cycling content you need under one roof!!

www.cyclesportnews.com

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