Stefan Matschiner, the now infamous former manager of disgraced Tour de France star Bernhard Kohl was arrested Monday night in Austria as he returned from a trip to the USA, reports the Kurier.
by Herbert Krabel, March 31, 2009We introduce you to a new aero helmet from Cratoni, a wide saddle from Fizik, sun glasses from Smith Optics, an application for your iPhone and a nice t-shirt from Twin Six.
At the recent 70.3 Singapore event, British ITU triathlete Jodie Swallow was virtually uncontested as she stormed to a win. She spent time with Slowtwitch to talk about the upcoming season and her plans for the future.
Austrian pro triathlete Lisa Hütthaler recently admitted to doping in the Austrian daily newspaper Kurier. Hütthaler tested positive last summer and got banned for 2 years by NADA in October of 08, but had denied these charges until now.
3-time XTERRA World Champion Conrad Stoltz recently completed his “swimming pool in the backyard” project.
In the late 80’s Jeff Devlin was known as a duathlete, but he quickly added swimming to his repertoire. In 1991 and 1994 he managed 3rd place finishes in Kona and was a threat to win pretty much any race he entered.
We did notice new TT bars from 3T, a monofin from Lunocet, a trainer from Lemond Fitness, a scale from Tanita and a bag from Manhattan Portage.
The World Triathlon Corporation announced that it has finalized a long-term partnership with performance footwear and sportswear brand K·Swiss, to provide Ironman performance and lifestyle footwear and apparel.
Many know Jimmy Riccitello as an Ironman cycling official, but he also has a very impressive athletic resume. He is an XTERRA World Champion, won St. Croix twice, plus he also won 70.3 Buffalo Springs and several USTS events.
Jo Lawn had won Ironman New Zealand 6 years in a row before she finally had to “settle” for the runner-up spot in 2009. She talked to slowtwitch about Taupo, Kona, training, rules and few other things.
Matty Reed repeated his title at the 2009 Miami International Triathlon in a new record time of 1:47:22 and narrowly held off Andy Potts. The women’s crown went to Jillian Peterson in a time of 2:00:21.
A look at new goggles from blueseventy, a neat gadget from HED, an inexpensive ti frame from Lynskey Performance, a tri suit from Pearl Izumi and a tri suit from TYR.
Economic difficulties and time constraints caused Singapore to step down as the host of the 2009 World Championship series opener. Tongyeong, Korea stepped up instead and the event will now take place a week earlier than originally scheduled.