{"id":16511,"date":"2017-02-08T09:24:10","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T14:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=16511"},"modified":"2017-02-08T09:24:12","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T14:24:12","slug":"benchmark-new-title-sponsor-for-wc-bike-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=16511","title":{"rendered":"Benchmark new title sponsor for WC Bike Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BenchmarkLogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3160\" src=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BenchmarkLogo-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>WEST CHESTER \u2014 Just days after the cancellation of Manayunk\u2019s bike race due to lack of sponsors, West Chester\u2019s iconic bike race announces a new title sponsor and name change for the first time in its 12-year history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benchmarkfcu.org\/\">Benchmark Federal Credit Union<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> will sponsor the Benchmark Twilight Cycling Classic for the next five years, ensuring the continued success of the race series best known for the thousands of fans it draws to its twilight road course through the heart of downtown West Chester, Pennsylvania.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThis bike race has become part of the fabric of our community,\u201d says Benchmark President and CEO David LaSala. \u201cAs the only federal credit union to exclusively serve Chester County, we are proud to support one of our community\u2019s most iconic events.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Benchmark Twilight Cycling Classic will take place Saturday, August 12<\/span><span class=\"s3\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"s1\">, 2017. Previously called the Iron Hill Twilight Race Series, Iron Hill will continue to support the event by sponsoring the Pro Men\u2019s Race.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThis is truly a testament to the collaborative nature of the West Chester business community,\u201d says Mark Yoder, President of the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the race series. \u201cBenchmark is stepping up to the plate at a time when sponsorships have been scarce for other bike races.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Benchmark Twilight Cycling Classic includes a 0.6-mile course over eight city blocks of downtown West Chester, featuring four 90-degree turns and one short rise. Races include Pro &amp; Amateur Men\u2019s Criteriums, Pro Women\u2019s Criterium, Kids\u2019 Race, and the ever-popular Tricycle Challenge. Family festivities have grown over its twelve-year history to include a Community Festival, Kids\u2019 Zone, and Market Street Block Party.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST CHESTER \u2014 Just days after the cancellation of Manayunk\u2019s bike race due to lack of sponsors, West Chester\u2019s iconic bike race announces a new title sponsor and name change for the first time in its 12-year history. Benchmark Federal Credit Union will sponsor the Benchmark Twilight Cycling Classic for the next five years, ensuring [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[6143,6144],"class_list":["post-16511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-benchmark-federal-credit-union","tag-west-chester-bike-race"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16511"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16512,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16511\/revisions\/16512"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}