Race Report

Team expresscopy.com's Meshy Holt dominates
the Vuelta de Bisbee in Arizona

Montreal, May 2nd - Argon 18 of Montreal is pleased to report that Meshy Holt of Team expresscopy.com/Argon 18 won the Vuelta de Bisbee in Arizona this weekend. The two-time Champion of New Zealand won the overall classification by simply dominating the competition, winning three of the race's four stages and finishing second on the remaining one.
This G.C. victory is the team's first this season and reflects the discipline and hard work the riders have put in during the off-season. It also confirms that the team can look forward to the upcoming weeks with confidence, as they start some of the most prestigious and challenging races on the calendar. One of these is the Tour of Gila, which gets underway today in New Mexico. Team expresscopy.com/Argon 18 intends to field a lineup including Meshy Holt, Anne Samplonius, Jessica Phillips, Amanda Shaw and Gina Grain.

VUELTA DE BISBEE, general classification:
1)HOLT, Meshy, (NZ), 06:02:05
2)BENASSI, Maatje (CO), 00:07:49
3)HUTTON,Carol (CO), 00:08:00
4)MONICA, Maria (CA) 00:08:07
5)SBORZ,Heather (VA) 00:08:30
 
About Team expresscopy.com
Team expresscopy.com/Argon 18's racers ride Gallium, Mercury and Krypton bikes by Argon 18.  With one of the strongest women's rosters in North America, the team holds a UCI Pro Team licence. The eleven women who make up the team hail from Canada, New Zealand and the USA and will ride in over 100 international races in North America and in Europe.

About Argon 18
With headquarters in Montreal, Canada, since it's inception in 1989, Argon 18 has created an enviable position for itself in the cycling world. All Argon 18 models are designed by ex-Olympian Gervais Rioux and stand out from the rest thanks to unique designs that combine proven, classic principles and cutting-edge technologies resulting from fundamental research. Distributed in 23 countries, Argon 18 bikes exhibit an optimal balance between comfort,rigidity and light weight.

In 2006, Argon 18 won three World Championship titles thanks to the remarkable talents of Canadian Samantha McGlone (Ironman 70.3) as well as Danish Torbjorn Sindballe and Bella Comerford from Scotland (LD Triathlon Championship).