Experience the 2006 Tour de France by riding it… from home!
Carmichael Training Systems Launches New Interactive Training LineWith
Do the Tour…Stay at Home.™ Audio Workouts, Presented by AMD
 
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – This July instead of sitting onthe couch watching the Tour de France on OLN, set your bike up on an indoortrainer and “ride” the Grand Tour itself. No plane ticket or world-classfitness level required. All you need are Carmichael Training Systems’ (CTS)Do the Tour…Stay at Home.™ audio workouts, presented by AMD, which canbe downloaded onto a digital music player directly from the CTS web siteat www.trainright.com. Short of riding the race’s stages yourself, it’san unmatched cycling experience. 
Access the Ultimate Tour Coach - In each download, CTS founder ChrisCarmichael, coach to seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong,talks you through workouts that highlight the physical challenges requiredto complete seven critical stages of the race including the Stage 7 timetrial, where the real contenders emerge, and the thigh-busting climb upthe legendary l’Alpe-d’Huez on Stage 15. With each workout, he has youduplicating the race’s breakaways, attacks, and sprints for an authenticfeel of what it takes to win the world’s toughest event. In addition, Carmichaelshares insights to the day’s route with help from his former pro-cyclingteammate and current OLN cycling commentator Bob Roll, famous for his humorand wit. 
A Whole New Way to Exercise – Do the workouts at home or take themto the gym—once loaded onto a digital music player, they can go anywhere.This ease of use reflects CTS’ commitment to combining world-class trainingtechniques with cutting-edge technology to produce improved performance.In the months ahead, look for CTS to roll out downloadable audio and videoworkouts for cyclists, runners, and more. Led by Chris Carmichael and thecoaches of CTS, these workouts deliver a fun and effective way to becomefitter, stronger, and faster. 
Join for FREE - To access the Do the Tour…Stay at Home.™ audio workouts,presented by AMD, go to www.trainright.comand sign-up. Starting June 7th, the first workout, the Prologue time trial,will become available to download for FREE. As the racers cross the finishline for each downloadable stage, they switch from free to $9.99 per downloadand will be always available for purchase at www.trainright.com. Best ofall, these downloads are yours to keep so you can relive your own Tourexperience as often as you want. Use them for an inspiring training sessionin January or as an emotional boost heading into prime riding season nextspring. 
A History of Training Expertise - This is the third year CTS has producedits popular Do the Tour…Stay at Home.™ workouts as an online version withshort, easy-to-understand, text-based workouts for all 21-stages of therace. On June 7th, the first of these workouts will become accessible tothose who’ve sign-up for the series, at www.trainright.com. During therace and afterwards, these workouts will be readily available to everyone. 
Click herefor more on Carmichael Training Systems’ audio downloads for theDo the Tour…Stay at Home.™ program, presented by AMD. To set up an interviewwith Chris Carmichael contact Kevin Dessart, Sales & Marketing Director;719-635-0645 x124, kdessart@trainright.com

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Founded by Olympian, US Olympic Committee Coach of the Year, andbestselling author, Chris Carmichael in 1999, Carmichael Training Systems(CTS) is a community of athletes and coaches dedicated to improving thelives of active individuals though enhanced fitness and nutrition coachingprograms. Providing guidance, education, and programs for individuals ofall abilities, CTS has also paved the way for some of the world’s greatestathletes including seven-time Tour de France Champion Lance Armstrong.CTS is also the official coaching authority of the Discovery Channel ProCycling Team. 
In AMD’s third season as Official Technology Partner of the DiscoveryChannel Pro Cycling Team, the company is working harder than ever to givethe team the technology and counsel it needs to extend the competitiveadvantage it holds in the pro cycling peloton. AMD technology-powered servers,workstations and laptops aid Team Discovery directly in three key areas:design and development; testing and training; and communications. ©2006 :: Carmichael Training Systems