"Well, he did support the event," the publicist said.
One manager keen to support the event was Simon Fuller, the impresario behind the Spice Girls, David Beckham and Andy Murray.
Simon McGrath, the head of Accor hotels in Australia, called for local business to support the event.
He also wrote that Lance Armstrong would compete next year and that the Giuliani administration continued to support the event.
I was glad to be asked by my former compatriot and his team of organisers to support the event.
"To bring this tournament to Northern Ireland and see the amount of people who came out to support the event and the foundation as well was brilliant".
Focus on participants: The people who take part and support the event are always essential – without the audience you won't have an event.
Ian Stewart, the industry veteran who founded Gremlin Graphics where the Monty Mole games were developed, was at launch to support the event.
During a news conference in nearby Dearborn, Mich., Beltran, Dontrelle Willis, Miguel Tejada, Andruw Jones, Carlos Lee and Justin Bay were among the players on hand to support the event.
