February 4, 2008
For immediate release

24 Hours of Booty Event Expands to Columbia, Maryland

COLUMBIA, Md. – 24 Hours of Booty, Inc. (www.24hoursofbooty.org), which runs the Official 24-Hour Cycling Event of the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the only 24-hour road cycling charity event in the country, announced today that it is taking the 24 Hours of Booty event nationwide. The first expansion event will take place in Columbia, Md. at The Gateway Business Park Loop from Noon, Saturday, Sept. 6 to Noon, Sunday, Sept. 7.

The 24 Hours of Booty is a non-competitive charity cycling event that is geared for teams and individuals and is open to participants of all ages and skill levels. A registration fee of $45 per participant and minimum $150 fundraising is required by August 22, 2008. Proceeds from the 24 Hours of Booty of Columbia, Md. event will benefit the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults (UCF) and Lance Armstrong Foundation. For more information or to register for the event, visit www.24hoursofbooty.org.

Event Highlights Include:
• A closed course on The Gateway Business Park Loop (One lap = 2.5+ miles)
• Round-the-clock police support
• Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and drinks for all riders
• Free bike support
• Free products and schwag
• Booty Gear for sale
• Awards for top individual and team fundraisers
• A fun atmosphere the whole family can enjoy!

“We are honored and humbled to be a small part of 24 Hours of Booty’s growth. Serving as both the host city and local beneficiary, we are energized by the positive opportunities the partnership will yield young adults impacted by cancer,” said Brock Yetso, executive director of the UCF. “There could not be a more committed community than Columbia, Maryland to expand this event, and I am confident it will be an overwhelming success and will result in significant funds raised for both the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults.”

“Expanding 24 Hours of Booty to reach other communities has been a long-time dream and vision of mine,” said Spencer Lueders, founder and president of 24 Hours of Booty, Inc. “We are looking forward to teaming up with the Columbia, Maryland community and to supporting the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults in continuing our mission of increasing cancer awareness and of raising much-needed funds for noteworthy cancer charities.”

About the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
Based in Howard County, Maryland, the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults (UCF) was established in 1997 by Doug Ulman, a three-time cancer survivor who now serves as president of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. The UCF’s mission is to enhance lives by supporting, educating and connecting young adults, and their loved ones, affected by cancer. For more information, visit www.ulmancancerfund.org or call toll-free 888-393-FUND.

About 24 Hours of Booty
24 Hours of Booty, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit charity located in Charlotte, NC that provides an extraordinary cycling event that is safe, fun, and open to all levels of cycling ability. The organization and event were named after the three-mile loop of roadway, nicknamed the "Booty Loop" – the location of 24 Hours of Booty of Charlotte – by local runners, cyclists and sports enthusiasts, in Charlotte, N.C.'s tree-lined Myers Park neighborhood. Its mission is to increase cancer awareness, support cancer research and programs and raise funds for The Lance Armstrong Foundation and local cancer charities such as The Keep Pounding Fund at Carolinas Medical Center, the Brain Tumor Fund for the Carolinas, and the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. Since its inception in 2002, 24 Hours of Booty has raised more than $1 million for cancer charities. For more information, call toll-free at 877-365-4417, or visit www.24hoursofbooty.org.

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Contact:
Patti Weiss – 24 Hours of Booty, Inc.
877-365-4417 or 704-365-4417