FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Anthem Sports of Cambridge is proud to announce the Marshal & Sterling Racing City Grand Prix cycling race on May 31 in Saratoga Springs.

The event will benefit Team Billy (www.teambilly.org), a local brain tumor research organization founded by Saratoga resident Ken Grey who's son Billy died of a brain tumor in 2001. The event is also the New York State Criterium Championship for 2009.

Marshal and Sterling Insurance is the 2009 title sponsor. Other major sponsors also include The Local Pub & Teahouse, The Saratogian, Bonacio Construction, and Blue Sky Bicycles of Saratoga Springs.

“I am thrilled to have Marshall & Sterling as the title sponsor for the NYS Criterium to be hosted in Saratoga Springs. This is a wonderful opportunity for the community to see some of the top cycling athletes from New York in person,” said Ken Grey, President of Marshall & Sterling Upstate. “It is also an opportunity for teenagers and young adults to participate in this unique sport that is a lifetime activity. The fact that part of the proceeds will be directed to the Billy Grey Research Chair is a bonus. Brain tumors are one of the leading causes of cancer deaths for young adults. Together we will defeat this terrible disease.”

Eight separate races for amateurs will be held in Saratoga Springs' West Side neighborhood, starting & finishing at The Local Pub & Teahouse on Grand Avenue; racers will compete over several laps on Grand Avenue, South Franklin Street, Ash Street, Walnut Street, Oak Street, and Elm Street which will be closed to regular traffic from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Anthem Sports is also the organizer of the Tour of the Battenkill held each April in Cambridge which has become the largest cycling race in the United States. Races are open to all, including a kids races for children 9 and under, to be held at 12:45. Registration information and the event schedule can be found at www.anthemcycles.com.

For more information on how you can help fight brain cancer, please refer to the National Brain Tumor Society site: www.braintumor.org