The project, to be called Pla d'Adet, will include 85 1.5- to2-acre mountain homes sites, a hotel for guest lodging, conferencecenter, restaurant, media center and a 35,000-sf fitness andtraining center called the Hincapie Performance Training Village.The fitness center will include an exercise arena with weighttraining, strength and conditioning equipment, a 25-meter indoorpool, aerobic studio, group cycling studio, spa and dry sauna. Twofour-mile outdoor tracks, one for cycling and the other formountain biking and trail running, will wind throughout the villagecommunity.

The development team includes professional cyclist GeorgeHincapie and other Greenville businessmen and investors, includingHincapie's brother, Rich Hincapie, who is president of HincapieSportswear Inc.; and Ron Vergnolle and Alex Crawford, owners ofSouth Carolina-based real estate development firm PHC CommunitiesLLC; and John Helmers, principal of investment firm SwiftwaterCapital Management LP. Inspiration for the community name wasderived from Hincapie's first Tour de France stage win at Plad'Adet, in the Pyrenees Mountains of southwest France.

Vergnolle tells GlobeSt.com the intent of the project is tocreate a community centered around a cycling theme similar tocommunities centered around a golf theme. "We feel we're doingsomething unique here. Cycling is growing and baby boomers are moreconcerned with fitness," Vergnolle says. "If you're a golfer, thereare thousands of options. If you're a cyclist, there are none."