Tim Johnson Fights Mechanical Issues to Squeeze To Squeeze Out Top-Ten Finishes

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Wicks admitted that his form was suffering a bit from extensive travel commitments, and credited Johnson with a unrelenting “come-back” attitude motivated by his bad luck the week before. Others commented that the extensive climbing sections of the course favored Johnson’s powerful style. Johnson was pleased with his form, saying, “I had a slow start to the season and was feeling a bit of the leftovers from the road. But now it feels good to be back. Jeremy has been riding great all season too and always in the front five of the race. I think when we are off to Europe it will be the two of us having good rides.”

A new part of Tim’s 2007-08 cyclocross campaign is the sponsorship support of Team LEER, a project spearheaded by LEER, the nation’s leading manufacturer of fiberglass truck caps and tonneaus. LEER provided Tim and his cyclocross-star wife, Lyne Bessette, with a 2008 Toyota Tundra 4WD pickup truck, outfitted with a LEER Model 100XQ truck cap and products from major truck accessories manufacturers like Thule (roof rack, bike racks, accessories and support trailer), Yokohama (tires), Niche (wheels), Precision Grille (front grille), Wise Industries (BedRug bedliner), Westin Automotive (step bars and other bolt-on accessories), and Ready Lift (suspension and lift kit). Shlomo Fatal of The Sketch Farm provided the cyclocross-theme graphics.

LEER expects its sponsorship of Team LEER to reach in two directions: providing pickup truck owners heightened awareness to the sport of cyclocross, and providing cyclocross participants a heightened awareness of how well LEER suits the demands of their sport. More information about Tim, Lyne, their 2007-08 cyclocross season, Team LEER participants, and the complete LEER product line is available online at www.teamleer.com.