UNIVERSAL SPORTS TO BROADCAST ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

TV and LIVE Online Coverage Starts Wednesday

LOS ANGELES – September 21, 2009 – Universal Sports in conjuction with International Cycling Union (UCI), presents LIVE and same day web coverage of the Road World Championships this Wednesday from Mendrisio, Switzerland. The Universal Sports Television Network will also broadcast same day coverage every day of the event.

COVERAGE ON UNIVERSAL SPORTS:  Universal Sports, available in 55 million homes, will present same-day coverage of the 2009 Road Cycling World Championships for prime time every night at 9:00p.m.(ET) .

COVERAGE ON UNIVERSALSPORTS.COM:  UniversalSports.com will provide exclusive, live coverage of the elite races, starting with the Women’s Elite Time Trial at 8:00a.m. (ET). Complete schedule, as well as full-length videos, highlights, stage maps, photos and breaking news available at UniversalSports.com/cycling.

Date Events Time (all times ET)

Sept. 23 Time Trial Men’s U-23 3:30 a.m.

Time Trial Women’s Elite (LIVE) 8:00 a.m.

Sept. 24 Time Trial Men’s Elite (LIVE) 5:30 a.m.

Sept. 26 Road Race Women’s Elite (LIVE) 3:00 a.m.

Road Race Men’s U-23 7:30 a.m.

Sept. 27 Road Race Men’s Elite 3:00 a.m.

ABOUT UNIVERSAL SPORTS: Universal Sports, a partnership between NBC Sports and InterMedia Partners, serves as the preeminent multiplatform destination for Olympic-related and lifestyle sports programming available on television and online. Universal Sports is a 24-hour television channel available in 45 million television households in markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., San Diego, San Francisco, Denver, Seattle, Las Vegas, Indianapolis, Reno and Omaha. Major world championship and Olympic qualifying events found on Universal Sports range from track and field, skiing, swimming, gymnastics, marathons and cycling, to volleyball, rowing, triathlon, fencing, speed skating and martial arts. UniversalSports.com delivers an immersive experience via live and on-demand competition coverage, interaction with top athletes through blogs and in-depth access to Olympic sports news and information year round. For more information on the availability of the Universal Sports 24-hour television channel, please visit UniversalSports.com

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Melisa Mowry

Universal Sports

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Melisa.Mowry@UniversalSports.com