Cycling’s Most Lovable Mutt Visits the Tour of California!
The Great Chiweenie hits the road bearing gifts for fans
CAMBRIA, Calif. -- One lucky Amgen Tour of California fan will win a “Great Chiweenie” cycling jersey and ten others will win Great Chiweenie products during this tour, as cycling’s most lovable mutt returns to the circuit to promote his new book, Coasting Along.
Gu, a.k.a. “The Great Chiweenie”, is half-dachshund and half-chihuahua, and rides on the bicycle with his adopted parents Megan and Cubby.
Last year the big names at the Amgen Tour, including sprinter Mark Cavendish, team manager Jonathan Vaughters, commentator Phil Liggett, and many others took the opportunity of being photographed with the remarkable Gu, who was visiting to see what it was all about.
In the 2009 tour, the Great Chiweenie and family will again be visiting the fans at many locations throughout the nine days of the tour handing out stickers, bookmarks and posters that will be marked with a 20% discount for purchases at the www.greatchiweenie.com.
The most lucky fans will receive a free T-shirt, jersey or copy of the children’s picture books, Coasting Along and Around the Hood.
A percentage of all sales proceeds from The Great Chiweenie Productions are donated to the Trips For Kids Foundation, which promotes bike riding for kids, and the www.petfinder.com Foundation, which promotes pet adoptions.
The Great Chiweenie Productions produce children’s chapter and picture books that can be purchased at www.thegreatchiweenie.com, www.amazon.com , or through select retailers. In addition, Great Chiweenie T-shirts, and jerseys are available at the www.thegreatchiweenie.com .
Gu travels to cycling events across California, including mountain bike, cyclocross, road races and charity events, and can also be seen at other major national cycling events.
Adopt a Pet. Ride a Bike. Smile.
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CONTACT INFO:
For information about author events, interviews, review copies or information on retailing Adventures of the Great Chiweenie, Coasting Along, or Around the Hood, Please contact, Cubby Cashen, thegreatchiweenie@Hotmail.com, tel. 805-927-5406, or for more information, please visit www.thegreatchiweenie.com .
NEW BOOK TO DONATE A PERCENTAGE OF PROCEEDS TO PETFINDER.COM AND TRIPS FOR KIDS FOUNDATIONS. Cambria, California, USA – April, 2008.
The Great Chiweenie Productions is proud to present its newest publication, The Adventures of the Great Chiweenie: Biking Across America with a Pack of Teenagers, from the bike riding dog, Gu, and one of his biking buddies, Cubby Cashen. The book is now available through Amazon.com and at select retailers. Bike touring across the United States is a goal that bike riders from around the world strive to accomplish. This book has a unique dog-eye's look at the trip from one coast to the other, while dealing with all of the issues that occur when riding unsupported with a pack of teenagers. Gu takes everything in and presents all of the difficulties and strains with only that positive and spastic manner a chiweenie could.
Cubby and Gu are giving a percentage of proceeds to organizations that promote positive and long-lasting relationships between humans and nature. Trips For Kids (www.tripsforkids.org) provides an atmosphere for disadvantaged children to enjoy mountain biking. Trips For Kids has helped start over 50 charters across North America. Petfinder.com Foundation (www.petfinder.com) provides a pet adoption directory and raises money for pet adoption agencies nationwide. Petfinder.com hopes to increase the number of animals adopted through their efforts.
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Gu, a.k.a. The Great Chiweenie, travels to biking events across California, including mountain bike, cyclocross and road races, but likes to go for any ride that goes into the wind. Recently, he made appearances with Cubby Cashen and Megan Cordes at the 2008 Amgen Tour of California, making thousands of people smile at the start and finishing host cities.
Cubby Cashen works as an Outdoor Educator during the school year, and leads kayaking and children's mountain bike camps during the summer months. He has toured across the country with teenagers and has done many unsupported and supported trips around North America.
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Author events, interviews, review copies or information on retailing “Adventures of the Great Chiweenie”, please contact, Cubby Cashen, thegreatchiweenie@hotmail.com, or for more information please check out www.thegreatchiweenie.com.
