Eight BSPT Tri members have qualified for the 2010 USA Triathlon National

Championships in Alabama (Connie Peterson, Julia Peck, Alexandra Forte, Trey

McKinnon, Rusty Fancher, Andrea Fancher, Tracy Darensbourg, and Cathy Lee);

2 members have qualified for the 2010 ITU World Triathlon Championships in

Budapest, Hungary (Connie Peterson and Alexandra Forte); 1 member has

qualified for the 2010 XTERRA World Championships in Maui ; and 1 mountain

bike member has qualified for the 2010 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National

Championships in Colorado (Brian Marsh)!

GO TEAM!

Entourage Talent Associates, once again, proudly sponsors the Bike Stop Pro Team, for the 2010 season. Along with a supporting cast of local and regional sponsor organizations; the NorVa and National concert halls of Virginio, Cowan Realty, Culpeper Sport and Racquet Club, among others, Entourage Talent wishes the team the very best for the upcoming season.

The Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi band will soon be winging their way over

to Japan for a July 31st “special” appearance at and on the “Fuji Rock

Festival”, Japan’s MAJOR summer rock festival, something the Japanese

audience and promoters have been waiting for in GREAT anticipation and for

some time now!

As one of the proud sponsers of the Bike Stop Pro Team, Entourage Talent congratulates the BSPT and its' individual competitors for an exemplary inaugural season!

2 World Championship Competitors
2 National Championship Competitors
2 Regional Championships
4 Series Championships
32 Podium Finishes:
     14 gold
     13 silver
     5 bronze
50+ Total competitions

GO TEAM!

Entourage Talent Associates is proud to announce our nomination at the 21st Annual Pollstar Awards in the category of Boutique Booking Agency of the Year. We are thrilled to share this honor with seven other outstanding agencies and would like to thank all who voted for our nomination. This year's voting will be conducted entirely online, so if you are eligible, be sure to cast a vote for us! The final deadline for voting is January 13th, 2010, and the award ceremony will be held on February 17th, 2010 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, CA. Congrats to all the nominees and see you in LA!

Congrats to BSPT member Alexandra Forte 2009 ITU World Age-Group Championships / Gold Coast, Australia 9/12 - Alex Forte made a trip half-way around the world to the Gold Coast of Australia as a member of Team USA for the Triathlon World Championships, finishing 43rd in her division and 120th overall among the female competitors in an

overall time of 2:19:02.

In an interview with Gibson Guitars, Derek Trucks said "Les Paul played until the day he died. I admire that... That's the way you live a life" Of his many achievements Trucks said, "You could take any one of the many things he did and it would have been enough for most people. Inventing multi-tracking and then the 1st great solid body electric guitar. The amount of things he pulled off is pretty astounding." Joe Satriani said in a statement "Les Paul set a standard for musicianship and innovation that remains unsurpassed. He was the original guitar hero and the kindest of souls. Last October I joined him onstage at the Iridium club in [New York], and he was still shredding. He was and still is an inspiration to us all." Of the sad news Leslie West explained that Paul was "as innovative as Hendrix or anyone close to it, he took the electric guitar to a new level - one everyone could understand. He was so far ahead of everyone else; he did not realize what he had done."

Culpeper Sprint Triathlon: 8/2 Mountain Run Lake Park, Culpeper, VA - Among the 700 competitors at the 750 meter swim, 16 mile bike, and 5k run event, BSPT members Jacob Aber finished 5th in his age group and Julia Peck 2nd in

hers while fellow teammate, Alex Forte, crossed the line 1st in her age group and 2nd overall woman, behind visiting 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist triathlete, Susan Williams, who finished 1st overall woman!...GO TEAM.

Wednesdays at Wakefield (#4): 7/22 Annandale, VA - Brian "Stix" Marsh finishes 3rd at the final "Wednesdays at Wakefield" Series race, completing the 16 mile course in a total time of 60:12 (a full 2 minutes faster than his time on the same course the week before!)...Bring it on Stix!

Greenbelt Park Training Race Series: 7/22 Greenbelt Park, Greenbelt, MD - Junior road racer, Jacob "J-Bird" Aber finished 1st of 30 cyclists in Greenbelt...Keep it up with the champion spots J-Bird!

Charlottesville International Triathlon: 7/26 Walnut Creek Park, Charlottesville, VA - Triathletes Alex Forte and Dave Jones ventured out to the hilly and gnarly Walnut Creek Park course for an international/olympic distance triathlon this past weekend on the 1500m lake swim, 25 mile bike, and 10k trail run course. Result: Alex- 2nd overall female (2hr 19min); Dave- 1st in his division (2hr. 17 min)...GO BSPT tag-team!

Entourage Talent Associates are proud to assist regional elite and amateur sports/athletes by sponsoring the 2009 BIKE STOP PRO TEAM of central Virginia. The BIKE STOP PRO TEAM is currently made up of ten, core team members who compete at three different levels within four specific disciplines: mountain & downhill biking, road cycling, and triathlon. Current members include:

BRIAN MARSH

ALEX FORTE

DAVE JONES

JULIA PECK

DANIEL AUSTIN

JAMES BOYER

MICHELE SCHERER

JACOB ABER

ALEX WYMAN

PARKER YOST

The team is off to a sensational start this season with the top 2 women triathletes finishing, one, 1st in her age group and the other 1st overall, in the most recent competition and taking 3rd in her age group while the

other placed 1st in her age group and 4th overall, in the prior meet. Meanwhile, the top mountain biker has finished 2nd in both of his events this season, the last a grueling 35 miles off-road!....CONGRATS Team!

There are a total of six contributing sponsors.

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