Slipstream Sports LLC Announces 'Get In The Slipstream' Finalists

BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Slipstream Sports LLC and its chief venture, the Slipstream/ Chipotle Professional Cycling Team, selected five finalists for the "Get in the Slipstream" contest. The first-of-its-kind contest invited fans to submit design ideas for the official 2008 Team Slipstream/Chipotle jersey. The winner, who will be announced on September 27, 2007 at Interbike, is now up to the fans.

Kicking off on August 31, 2007, the contest garnered over 600 unique designs from entrants. A panel of judges, including Doug Ellis and Jonathan Vaughters, selected the five finalists who they felt best incorporated the team's orange and blue argyle, as well as logos for Chipotle, Felt and Slipstream Sports. Cycling enthusiasts are encouraged to go to www.slipstreamsports.com to vote on the winning design that will become the official team jersey, worn by the team in and out of competition for the entire 2008 season. The winner will receive a full team kit, a Felt team issue bicycle and jersey autographed by the team members.

Finalist jerseys, which can be found at www.slipstreamsports.com, feature designs from across the country and around the world. Finalists, in no particular order include:

    1.    Richard from UK, London, England
    2.    David from Mountain View, California, USA
    3.    John from Dearborn, Michigan, USA
    4.    Chris from Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA
    5.    Joe from Redondo Beach, California, USA

Slipstream Sports LLC and its chief venture, the Slipstream/ Chipotle Professional Cycling Team, is dedicated to promoting ethical sporting and developing the next generation of cycling champions. Most recently team members Mike Friedman and Will Frischkorn placed 5th and 2nd, respectively, in the Tour of Missouri.

Team Slipstream/Chipotle will compete in a full slate of international races throughout the spring and summer, including the Amgen Tour of California, Tour of Georgia and are poised to compete in Paris-Nice, Criterium International, Philly Week (Lancaster, Reading and Philadelphia), Dauphine Libere, USPRO Criterium, USPRO Road Race, Tour of Missouri, and, hopefully, the Tour de France.

Slipstream Sports LLC continues to seek a primary title sponsor for the team.

About Slipstream Sports

Founded in 2005, Slipstream Sports LLC is a highly progressive sports management company dedicated solely to promoting the ethical growth of American cycling.

About Team Slipstream/Chipotle

Owned and managed by Slipstream Sports, a sports marketing and development company, Team Slipstream is dedicated to promoting ethical sporting and developing the next generation of cycling champions, features some of the country's top cyclists. In 2007, Team Slipstream partnered with Agency for Cycling Ethics (ACE), to create the most progressive anti-doping system in the professional sports world. Each of the team's 23 riders will be voluntarily tested 1200 times throughout the season; 20 times the number of tests that most professional cyclists are subject to annually.

Team Slipstream will be competing in a full schedule of professional cycling races in the U.S. and Europe throughout 2007. Additional information is available at www.slipstreamsports.com.

About Chipotle

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) (NYSE: CMG.B) offers a focused menu of burritos, tacos, burrito bowls (a burrito without the tortilla) and salads made from fresh, high-quality raw ingredients, prepared using classic cooking methods and served in a distinctive atmosphere. Through our vision of Food With Integrity, Chipotle is seeking better food not only from using fresh ingredients, but ingredients that are sustainably grown and naturally raised with respect for the animals, the land, and the farmers who produce the food. Chipotle opened its first restaurant in 1993 and currently operates more than 640 restaurants. For more information, visit www.chipotle.com.