zMotion's Team Captain Grant Potter Wins 16th UCI World Masters Road Championships

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- zMotion – a Zimmerman Advertising team – is proud to announce that team captain Grant Potter has taken first in his age category in this year's UCI World Masters Road Championships stage race in Austria. Potter finished with a total of 65 points, far ahead of his nearest competitor with only 59 points.

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"This is an awesome achievement for Grant and the entire zMotion family that supports his cycling passion," says Pat Patregnani, agency President and founder of zMotion. "Victories like this allow us to continue to raise money for charitable causes and to be ambassadors of this great sport. Huge 'congratulations' and 'thanks' go out to Grant!"

The World Masters Road Championships attracts 3,500 rides from 53 nations. Riders compete in a total of 50 competitions. The race, which is held in St. Johann in Tirol, Austria, is one of the oldest continuously run Masters races in the world.

This is Potter's first year riding for Team zMotion. Among his long list of cycling accomplishments, Potter has won numerous Masters trophies in the last several years. He has continued to hold his winning position in 2010 by finishing in the top ten at the USA Cycling 2010 Masters Road Nationals in Lexington, Kentucky earlier this month. He also won best overall rider at the Gwinnett Bike Fest in Georgia last month. Potter lives in Parkland, Florida, with his wife Christine and their three children.  

Year-to-date, zMotion has raised nearly $2 million for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Kids in Distress (KID), Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital and other worthwhile causes.  zMotion's next big charity ride is the Second Annual Bike BBQ Beer Beach Bash on October 24, 2010. Proceeds will benefit zMotion's "Ride Right, Drive Right" initiative. For more information on zMotion's race team or its charitable involvement, visit zMotion.org.

ABOUT ZMOTION

zMotion is a Zimmerman Advertising Team.  zMotion has become a visible force in the cycling community with over 600 riding members throughout South Florida.  It's an energy that inspires us to be better, do better, and live better – not just for ourselves, but for the company beside us and the community around us.  It's about giving more than we receive and challenging us to make a bigger difference in our own lives, the lives of others, and to never stop riding for a better tomorrow.  For more information, visit zMotion.org.

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