Katalyst Events Names Beneficiaries of Inaugural Safeway Fast & Furious Festival
Summary
In 2010, McCrary’s friend, Pete Zucker, an avid cyclist and triathlete and member of the Wells Fargo Cycling team and Danville-based Forward Motion Race Club, was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrigs disease.The festival concludes with an all-out, under the lights, high-octane men’s and women’s professional bike race with the winners taking home the inaugural Fast & Furious championship title and their share of $10,000 in cash and prizes.In 2010, McCrary’s friend, Pete Zucker, an avid cyclist and triathlete and member of the Wells Fargo Cycling team and Danville-based Forward Motion Race Club, was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrigs disease.The festival concludes with an all-out, under the lights, high-octane men’s and women’s professional bike race with the winners taking home the inaugural Fast & Furious championship title and their share of $10,000 in cash and prizes.In addition, a free kids’ run is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. and free kids’ bike races will take place at 3:00 p.m. All kids will receive a finisher’s medal.Racers and spectators are encouraged to visit the health and wellness expo, make a Safeway “bike blender smoothie” and stop by downtown merchants for Fast & Furious deals.About Augie’s QuestAugustine (Augie) Nieto, a prominent leader in the nation’s fitness industry for nearly three decades, received a diagnosis ALS in March 2005.For more information, visit http://www.als.net.About The Blazeman FoundationThe Blazeman Foundation’s mission is to raise awareness about ALS by leveraging the energy, commitment and compassion of the multi-sport community and to raise necessary funds to be directed into cutting-edge scientific research to find treatments and an eventual cure for ALS.### Contact Information Katalyst Events Janet Fazio 925.407.3130 www.fastandfuriouspleasanton.com Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from Katalyst Events Promote Your Business Press Release Pricing Email this page to a friend