IM European Champs bike check
The 2014 Ironman European Championships will take place tomorrow in Frankfurt, Germany and the field is super stacked. If you can get to Frankfurt tomoorow, you best do so because the action promises to be very exciting. Meanwhile though, here are images from the bike check-in of this event.
The bike of Ironman World Champion Frederik Van Lierde before the plastic cover hides it from view.
Team Uplace-BMC athletes Ronnie Schildknecht and Corinne Abraham spending time in the expo for sponsor Pearl Izumi.
Andreas Raelert is very popular in Germany and the elder Raelert is a super nice and approachable guy.
Athletes who checked in their bikes now have a closer look at the Langener Waldsee where they will swim 2 loops tomorrow.
German Jan Raphael was second in 2013 and he has his eyes on the top prize.
It is also time for Andreas Raelert to check in his Cube.
Brit Jodie Swallow is one of the favorites here in Frankfurt, Germany.
Mary Beth Ellis knows how to suffer and she should figure n prominently tomorrow.
Here is Lucie Zelenkova Reed checking in her bike.
Jenny Schulz is best known for her Duathlon results.
Kristin Möller was 3rd in Frankfurt last year and we expect again to be top 5.
Dutch Bas Diederen is not well known but he is dangerous.
More son than other German Pros, Natascha Schmitt will really feel a home field advantage.
Corinne Abraham managed to get her bike racked and covered before we got there.
Yup, that is the bike of Sonja Tajsich.
She looks happy, and we are happy that Camilla Pedersen is back – healthy.
This will be the first Ironman race for Olympic champion Jan Frodeno.
Sebastian Kienle is very friendly and takes time for fans even when otherwise busy.
Frederik Van Lierde racks his bike.
All images © Karsten Täschner / slowtwitch.com
