“Shawn Hunter, former president of AEG, to run Quiznos cycling” |
| Shawn Hunter, former president of AEG, to run Quiznos cycling Posted: 09 Feb 2011 01:19 PM PST Shawn Hunter, former president of AEG Sports, which has run the Tour of California for five years, has joined Colorado's Quiznos Pro Challenge cycling race as co-chair, the race announced Wednesday. Hunter, a former executive vice president of the Avalanche and Nuggets, helped make the Tour of California the top cycling race in the U.S. and one of the top in the world in running the race its first two years in 2006-07. He then worked 3 1/2 years as CEO of Chivas USA of Major League Soccer and has overseen 11 sports teams around the world. He will join Rich Schaden, the race founder, as co-chair. The move allows Quiznos to concentrate on sponsorship instead of race management. "Obviously, I'm very excited," Hunter said. "It's an opportunity to be part of a very important international event and do it in my backyard." Hunter's upcoming tasks are working with local sponsors — many of which he knew while with the Nuggets and Avalanche — secure a national TV package and connect with the race's organizing committees. The inaugural Quiznos Pro Challenge is Aug. 22-28 and includes 16 teams from around the world. John Henderson: 303-954-1299 or jhenderson@denverpost.com This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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