COLOURS WHEELCHAIR - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/203567.xml COLOURS WHEELCHAIR - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Paraplegic Ricky James Racing in the West Coast Pro Truck Series Thanksgiving 200 at the Lucas Oil I-10 Speedway http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1643934.htm Ricky James, 19 years old from Murrieta, California will be racing his wheelchair-adapted truck in the West Coast Pro Trucks series Thanksgiving 200 at Lucas Oil I-10 Speedway in Blythe, California on November 29, 2008. Ricky suffered a spinal cord injury in a motocross crash in 2005 leaving him a paraplegic at the age of 16. Ricky did not let his injury stop him from doing what he loved most. He is currently the West Coast Pro Truck series Champion at Toyota Speedway of Irwindale (PRWeb Nov 21, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1643934.htm Ricky James Wins the 2008 Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1605344.htm Ricky James, the 20-year old paraplegic from Murrieta, CA clinched the Hand-Cycle Class Championship on November 8th in the Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 Triathlon in Clearwater, Florida. (PRWeb Nov 13, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1605344.htm Wheelchair Athlete's Back Flip Lands Him in the World Record Book, Aaron Fotheringham Makes Guinness Book of World Records http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1566434.htm Aaron Fotheringham, 16, went into the record books as a pioneer in wheelchair sports Saturday. Guinness World Records recorded the Northwest Las Vegas resident, in front of a crowd of more than 300 at Doc Romeo Park, as the first to complete a back flip in a wheelchair. (PRWeb Nov 5, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1566434.htm Colours Wheelchair Paraplegic Athlete Matt Strugar-Fritsch to Ride His Adapted Hand Cycle 106 Miles in 24 Hours through Solana and Napa Counties Alongside His Family http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1435114.htm Paraplegic Matt Strugar-Fritsch, 25 years old from Carmichael, California will ride his hand cycle 106 miles within 24 hours through beautiful Solano and Napa counties in Northern California. This will be Matt's first time attempting to go such a long distance in a short amount of time on his hand cycle since being injured in 2003. A very difficult feat for anyone but even more so for a paraplegic. However, he will not be alone on his journey. Matt's Mother, Father and Sister will join him in this adventure and will be riding their bikes the same distance. Matt feels "incredibly grateful to have their support especially since this is their first time doing an event like this". They are all "eager to push themselves to their limit and then even further". (PRWeb Oct 8, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1435114.htm Colours Wheelchair Paraplegic Athlete Matt Strugar-Fritsch to Compete in the Long Beach Marathon on His Adaptive Hand Cycle http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1273524.htm Matt Strugar-Fritsch, 25 years old from Carmichael, CA will be competing in the Long Beach Marathon located in Long Beach, California. This will Matt's fourth marathon to compete in. Strugar-Fritsch, like many athletes, has set his sight on many goals. He wants to win a marathon, compete in as many bicycle races as he can, and get back to the mountain bike trails he used to spend his summer days navigating. Strugar-Fritsch was well on his way to these goals as an able-bodied athlete, and though he lost the use of his legs in a mountain bike accident, the drive and determination burn brighter as he faces new challenges every day. (PRWeb Sep 3, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1273524.htm Colours Wheelchair Paraplegic Athlete Ricky James to Compete in His Adapted Race Truck at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale; Ricky James, 18 Year Old from Murrieta, CA Racing with the West Coast Pro Truck Series http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1273474.htm IRWINDALE, CALIFORNIA, SEPTEMBER 20, 2008): Ricky James, 19 years old from Murrieta, California will be racing his wheelchair adapted truck in the West Coast Pro Trucks Series at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale located in Irwindale, California on September 20, 2008. James suffered a spinal cord injury in a motocross crash in 2005 leaving him a paraplegic at the age of 16. Ricky did not let his injury stop him from doing what he loved most. He is currently the points leader in the West Coast Pro Truck standings at Toyota Speedway of Irwindale. James is like no other racecar driver at the speedway. (PRWeb Sep 3, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1273474.htm Colours Wheelchair Paraplegic Athlete Ricky James to Compete on His Adapted Motocross Bike at X Games 14 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1113854.htm Ricky James, 19 years old from Murrieta, Ca. has been selected to compete in a new exhibition sport "Adaptive Motox" at X Games 14 in Carson California on August 1, 2008. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1113854.htm Aaron Fotheringham & Colours Wheelchair team up for the X Games 14 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1100934.htm Aaron Fotheringham the first person to successfully perform a back flip in a wheelchair doing exhibition at X Games 14. (PRWeb Jul 14, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1100934.htm Colours Wheelchairs & UCP Wheels for Humanity - Continuing the Partnership in Ukraine http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1071274.htm Victor Konovalov from Colours Wheelchair and UCP Wheels volunteer team members CRTS Tom Bond and OT Eva Ma worked with Ruslan Kudrynsky, Chairman of the Chernivtsi City Charitable Fund and U.S. partner California Association to Aid Ukraine (CAAU). Also the founder of UCP Wheels for Humanity David Richards was once again showing his passion and leadership qualities. (PRWeb Jul 4, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1071274.htm www.ColoursWheelchair.com Continues to Sponsor Winners; Victor Konovalov Has Won His Fifth National Title in Body Building http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb515779.htm At age 34 Victor won the first of what would become a record five NPC National Wheelchair Overall Championship titles (1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007) and was the first member of the IFBB Pro Bodybuilder wheelchair division. His stature as a champion garnered him the first wheelchair bodybuilder to receive an endorsement from a supplement company, Weider. Victor's most recent national overall title (2007) came at the age of 45, 24 years the senior of the runner up. (PRWeb Apr 3, 2007)

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