About the Univest Grand Prix

Overview

Marco Quezada/www.marcoquezada.com photo Get the Official 2010 Race Guide Univest Grand Prix Fact Sheet Course Maps A beautiful and challenging benefit ride on Saturday, September 11     Footrace on the criterium race course on Sunday, September 12

Saturday, September 11 -- Univest Grand Prix
The Univest Grand Prix is an international professional road cycling competition for men. It is one of seven UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) races on the United States calendar. The race is open to professional and elite amateur teams. The community embraces the race and shows their support by housing visiting athletes and welcoming the cyclists at area schools to speak about their sport. There will also be a family festival, expo, and kid’s races in Souderton. Channel 69-News WFMZ-TV and www.wfmz.com will provide live coverage of the entire race from the start at 11:30am through the finish at 2:45pm.

The Cyclosportif Recreational Ride precedes the pro race. Go to Cyclosportif Ride for information on riding the race course two hours ahead of the pro race's redesigned course for 2010.

Sunday, September 12 -- Univest Grand Prix Doylestown Criterium
The international circuit race for men is held in the heart of Doylestown, Bucks County, Pa..  Now in its seventh year, the criterium event brings added excitement to the suburban Philadelphia borough and its annual Arts Festival.

Children's races will be held both Saturday and Sunday -- please see the Kids Races page for more information.

This year there will also be a 5K footrace held on the criterium course immediately after the bike race (learn more about footrace).

Schedule

Univest Grand Prix (Souderton-Franconia-Telford)
Ranking:	UCI 1.2
Men's Pro Race Distance:	83 miles/133k
Date:	Saturday, September 11, 2010
Family Expo	9:00am-3:00pm
Children's Sprints:	10:15-11:00am (Registration open from 9:00-10:00am)
Opening Ceremony:	10:30 am
Official Start:	11:30am
Estimated Pro Men Finish/Awards:	2:45pm
Number of competitors:	Approximately 150 riders from 25 teams
Nations/Teams represented:	USA, Mexico, Canada, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Denmark
Univest Grand Prix Criterium of Doylestown
Men's Pro Race Distance:	50 miles, 35 laps on a 1.4-mile circuit
Date:	Sunday, September 12, 2010
Children's Sprints:	9:30-10:00am (Registration open from 8:30-9:30am)
Autograph Alley for Kids:	10:00-10:40am
Opening ceremonies:	10:00am
Pro Men Start:	11:00am
Awards Ceremonies:	1:05pm
Number of competitors:	150 riders from 25 teams
Nations/Teams represented:	USA, Mexico, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Denmark
Prize List:	$3,000, 20 places
5K Footrace:	1:15pm

The Univest Grand Prix is presented by: Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania, Leidy's Premium Pork Products, Bergey's, Doylestown Hospital, Grand View Hospital, Fox Rothschild, the Penn Foundation, The Intelligencer, WFMZ-69, Comcast SportsNet and a variety of other local, regional and national sponsors.

For more information, see Univest Grand Prix: A Brief History.

About Univest Corporation

Headquartered in Souderton, Pa., Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania and its subsidiaries serve the financial needs of residents, businesses, and nonprofit organizations in Bucks, Chester, Montgomery and Lehigh counties. Univest National Bank and Trust Co., member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender, offers customers 32 financial service centers, 12 retirement financial services centers, and 38 ATM locations throughout the region, and is the parent company of Univest Capital, Inc., a small ticket commercial finance business; Univest Insurance, Inc., an independent insurance agency headquartered in Lansdale, Pa., which serves commercial and personal customers; and Univest Investments, Inc., Member FINRA and SIPC, a full-service broker-dealer and investment advisory firm.

About Sparta Cycling

Sparta Cycling provides race promotion services to deliver world class events that meet the needs of sponsors, teams and riders, spectators and supporting communities.

About the USA Cycling Professional Tour

Recognized by the United States Olympic Committee and the Union Cycliste Internationale, USA Cycling is the official governing body for all disciplines of competitive cycling in the United States, including road, track, mountain bike, BMX, and cyclo-cross. Created in 2006 to support the growth of professional cycling in the United States, the USA Cycling Professional Tour is a men's-only, season-long calendar that determines the best professional rider and team on American soil. With seven races on the 2010 edition, the USA Cycling Professional Tour attracts the best pro cyclists and teams from around the world to compete in internationally-sanctioned events from coast to coast. The calendar is comprised of four UCI-sanctioned races and three USA Cycling Professional National Championships (criterium, time trial and road race). At the end of the season, the overall Pro Tour standings determine an individual and a team champion who are considered the best and most consistent performers in international-caliber race in the United States.

For More Information

Kim Detwiler VP, Director of Corporate Communications Univest Corporation 215-721-8396 detwilerk@univest.net www.univest.net

John Eustice President Sparta Cycling, Inc. 917-699-4566 jde@spartacycling.com www.spartacyclilng.com