Welcome to the Team Rockstar News, the official blog of the Rockstar Games / Signature Cycles Racing Team.
Team Rockstar Games / Signature Cycles was formed in 2009 as a competitive road racing team with the objective of supporting local athletes of all abilities in their racing and training endeavors. The team has a commitment to developing the local Tri-State cycling community through promoting cycling as a safe and enjoyable way to lead a healthy lifestyle. Stop by this blog weekly to see team photos, results, race recaps and athlete bios.
About Our Sponsors
Rockstar Games is a video game developer and publisher owned by Take-Two Interactive. The company’s signature video game, Grand Theft Auto, resulted in tremendous success. Most recently they released 2 new games: Red Dead Redemption and L.A. Noire.
Rockstar Games are the publishers of such popular videogame franchises as Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, L.A. Noire, Red Dead Redemption, Midnight Club, Bully and more.
For the past several years, Rockstar Games has sponsored the Skyscraper Harlem Criterium (2011 marked its 38th year!). Held in the heart of Harlem, this race has become a serious event for the cycling community both locally and internationally. The Pro Event draws crowds in the thousands and attracts cyclists from all over the US and Europe. Locally this event as become a jewel for amateur racers, attracting the best New York has to offer. Aside from the competitions, the event focuses of local youth, bringing out local schools and community groups to participate in competitions, attractions and performances.
Signature Cycles is the world’s premier custom bicycle studio with locations in Manhattan, Greenwich and Central Valley. Signature Cycles specializes professional bicycle fittings and custom bike design and sales. At Signature Cycles athletes experience individualized services in a state of the art environment. The staff at Signature Cycles are professionals who have developed and employ the science of making people faster!
Signature Cycles was founded by Paul Levine in 1999 and quickly became a premiere destination for both cycling enthusiasts and industry professionals.
In the US, bike fit has been taken to an extremely high level by bike shop superstars such as Paul Levine of Signature Cycles, New York. Levine uses the SICI system, as well as blend of his own techniques. Signature Cycles is a destination retailer, with customers flying in from all over the US to pay to be fitted. Last year Levine was the winner of the inaugural Bicycling magazine’s “Excellence in Applied Science” award.
This award “recognizes bicycle industry retailers and innovators who provide exceptional service and education in the area of integrating the human machine with the quintessential human-invented machine: the bicycle.” – QuickRelease.TV