Essentia Water Named Official Water of 2015 ClifBar CrossVegas, a UCI World Cup Cyclo-cross Event

BOTHELL, Wash. - Aug. 27, 2015 - PRLog -- Essentia Water (http://www.essentiawater.com), the leading alkaline water brand in the United States, is the official water of Clif Bar CrossVegas (http://www.crossvegas.com), a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) World Cup event that takes place Sept. 16, 2015 in Las Vegas. The only UCI World Cup event in North America, CrossVegas is the largest annual cyclo-cross race in the U.S. and happens alongside the Interbike International Bike Expo, (http://www.interbike.com/index.htm) held annually in Las Vegas. Competitors include the world’s top-ranked cyclists and multiple national and UCI world champions.

As a part of its sponsorship, Essentia Water will receive exposure online. At CrossVegas, the brand will be hydrating the race’s international field of competitors and attendees in the VIP area. The event also serves as a kick off of Essentia’s Southern Nevada “hydration patrol”, who will be on-site engaging with the event’s 10,000 spectators from around the United States.  Earlier this year, Essentia Water launched a distribution partnership with Nevada Beverage in Las Vegas.

“I discovered Essentia at Interbike a few years ago and was impressed with its performance and the science behind the brand,” said Brook Watts, founder and producer of CrossVegas. “It is an honor to have a brand leader like Essentia as a part of CrossVegas. They are committed to providing superior hydration and improved health, as a part of CrossVegas.”

Launched in 2007, CrossVegas attracts competitors from more than 15 nations with teams of eight men and eight women from each nation competing in the elite categories. The race features a variety of terrains like pavement, grass, steep hills and barriers, requiring cyclists to dismount in order to navigate obstacles, then remount their bicycles to finish the race.

“With our national distribution growing rapidly, events like CrossVegas are an excellent way for Essentia to reach consumers who prioritize hydration because they understand its impact on athletic performance and health,” said Neil Kimberley, Essentia Water’s vice president of strategy and brand development. “We are looking forward to rolling out our Southern Nevada hydration patrol and feel this is a great venue to kick off the program.”

Also in Las Vegas, Essentia is a sponsor of the Third Annual Vegas Gone Yoga Festival, Sept. 19-20. Offering a line-up of yoga workshops, music, art and a marketplace, Vegas Gone Yoga attracts hundreds of yogis and wellness enthusiasts. Essentia’s hydration patrol will be keeping yogis hydrated throughout the weekend.

About Essentia

Headquartered in Bothell, WA, Essentia Water, LLC launched its hydrating ionized alkaline water in 1998. The first alkaline bottled water offered in the United States, Essentia is the no. 1 alkaline water brand and the no. 1 selling bottled water in the natural channel. Essentia is hydration perfected™, created using a proprietary process that results in an ionized alkaline water this is 88 percent more hydrating.[1] (http://#_ftn1)Essentia is now listed in the 2015 Physician Desk Reference – a first for a bottled water brand. To learn more about Essentia, please visit www.essentiawater.com. Or connect with Essentia on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EssentiaWater), Twitter (https://twitter.com/EssentiapHwater) or Instagram (http://instagram.com/essentiawater/).

About Clif Bar CrossVegas

Clif® Bar CrossVegas is organized by Watts Marketing Inc. of Longmont, Colo. and has become a fixture on the international cyclocross calendar. It is the largest cyclocross race outside of Europe and each September it attracts 10,000 spectators to Desert Breeze Soccer Complex in Las Vegas. Complete information including schedule, hotel information, sponsorship and admission is available at crossvegas.com (http://www.crossvegas.com/).

For more information, please connect with CrossVegas on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/FortePRLV), Twitter (https://twitter.com/FortePR_LV), Instagram (http://instagram.com/fortepr_lv) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/948222?trk=tyah&trkInfo=tarId%3A1406760557547%2Ctas%3Afort%C3%A9%20PR%2Cidx%3A1-1-1).

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[1] (http://#_ftnref1) ^*Results of a double blind, placebo controlled clinical study with Essentia Water vs. the leading bottled water in healthy subjects over two hours following moderate aerobic exercise.