zMotion Announces the Inaugural Season of the $100,000 Bill Bone Pro-Am Race Series

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cycling in South Florida is about to reach a whole new level of adrenaline rushing excitement with the debut of a brand new Bill Bone Pro-Am race series. Kicking off the weekend of March 19 and 20, the inaugural season of the $100,000 Bill Bone Pro-Am is set to become the "Richest Ride" in South Florida and the most exhilarating race series cyclists have seen in years.

Riders will have the opportunity to compete in 12 new racing event weekends split between Spring (March, April and May) and Fall (September, October and November) seasons. More than $130,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded including the opportunity to enter a race for a chance to win a brand new 2011 Nissan Rogue SV provided by Nissan and Zimmerman Advertising. Don't miss it: 12 weekends of race prize monies totaling $60,000, overall point series prize money of $40,000 and $30,000 in additional giveaways.  

"We are thrilled to be a part of debuting this new Pro-Am race series to the South Florida cycling community," said Mike Schweiger, Zimmerman Advertising's Chief Financial Officer and one of the founding partners of the zMotion team. "We truly believe this race series will put South Florida cycling on the map and will be a new exciting level of racing excellence."

The $100,000 Bill Bone Pro-Am will offer more races in South Florida at premier venues throughout the area. More than 2,000 South Florida cyclists in all categories will have an opportunity to compete in the race series, which will include a combination of Circuit, Criterium, Road Races and several Time Trials. Events will be hosted at exciting venues expecting to accommodate as many as 2,500 racers, cyclists, spectators, families and friends from throughout the region, as well as South America and the Caribbean.

"We are pleased to have Bill Bone as our title sponsor for this brand new Pro-Am race series," shares Pat Patregnani, Zimmerman Advertising's President and founder of the zMotion team. "He's not only a well respected South Florida attorney and an exemplary volunteer for numerous charitable organizations, but he also has an avid passion for cycling and has a strong desire to continuing to improve the cycling experience in South Florida. We're looking forward to an incredibly strong inaugural race season."

The $100,000 Bill Bone Pro-Am is a part of the USA cycling national ranking system and part of the Florida Point Series™.

The first race in the series kicks off the weekend of March 19 at the Homestead Sports Complex.

For more information on the $100,000 Bill Bone Pro-Am race series and a complete list of races in the series, visit www.billboneproam.com.

SOURCE zMotion