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Following the success of Canadian mountain bike riders Marie-Hélène Prémont and Alison Sydor in Athens on Friday, Rocky Mountain Bicycles and Business Objects are calling on Canadian companies to increase their support for Canadian athletes. Marie-Hélène Prémont of Chateau-Richer, Quebec, won a Silver medal in the Olympic women's mountain bike competition. Alison Sydor of Victoria, British Columbia, followed Prémont, ranking fourth overall. Both ride professionally for the Rocky Mountain Business Objects Mountain Biking Team. Rocky Mountain Bicycles, a Canadian company that has been hand-building mountain bikes in Vancouver for over 20 years, has supported and paid the salaries of its riders at various levels since 1991. In 2002 Business Objects became the co-title sponsor of the Rocky Mountain Business Objects Mountain Biking Team. Business Objects is the World's leading business intelligence software company. It is headquartered in Paris, France, and has its largest employee base in Vancouver, Canada. "As sponsored riders with the Rocky Mountain Business Objects Mountain Biking Team, Marie-Hélène Prémont and Alison Sydor have been able to dedicate their time to improving their performance. This has greatly contributed to their success today," said Jean Poisson, General Manager, Rocky Mountain Bicycles. "But the fact is companies can get as much from sponsoring athletes as the athletes do." "Sponsoring athletes is not only about corporate branding," said David Swanson, Vice President, Human Resources of Business Objects. "Our co-sponsorship of the Rocky Mountain Business Objects Mountain Biking Team provides us with an ideal opportunity to encourage health and well being among our employees." Business Objects is the world's leading business intelligence software company, with close to 4,000 employees in 22 countries. Business Objects currently employs 1150 people in Canada. The company regularly hosts company events led by world class team athletes, such as cycling skills building clinics, motivational talks and post-race slide shows and barbeques. Marie-Hélène Prémont finished the race in one hour, 57 minutes and 50 seconds to win a Silver medal. Alison Sydor followed closely behind Prémont, placing fourth after finishing the race in one hour, 59 minutes and 47 seconds. About Rocky Mountain Bicycles Rocky Mountain Bicycles has been hand-building bicycles since its inception in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1985. Its mission is to create a high-grade quiver of bikes that meets the needs of the myriad of road and off-road cyclists. To do this, Rocky Mountain Bicycles pays particular attention to innovation, quality and detail. Rocky Mountain Bicycles hand builds all bicycles and wheels in Vancouver, British Columbia, offering bikes to people who love to ride, designed and built by people who love to ride. Rocky Mountain bicycles are sold word wide by a network of dedicated dealers. For more information on Rocky Mountain Bicycles, visit www.bikes.com.
