Paris Hilton To Form Team

Cycle News Staff | December 14, 2010

Since no matter what she does it draws attention (good or bad, attention is attention), it’s no surpise that this week’s announcement that Paris Hilton will be a sponsor of the BQR 125cc Grand Prix team caused a bit of a stir.Hilton will be part of the official presentation of the team that will feature Sergio Gadea and Maverick Viñales in next year’s World Championship at Hotel ME in Madrid, Spain, on December 18th. The team will be titled the SuperMartxé VIP by Paris Hilton team.The American media star’s partners Nano, Xavi Montero and Ricard Garriga, along with sporting and technical director of the team Ricard Jové, and riders Gadea and Viñales will also be on hand. Gadea is a veteran of the GP wars while Vinales is a rising star who earned the Spanish National Championship and European 125cc titles in 2010.