We sat down with Scott Montgomery, the general manager of Scott USA to discuss the recent Tour de France drug scandal involving Saunier-Duval / Scott athletes Ricardo Ricco and Leonardo Piepoli.
by Herbert Krabel, July 27, 2008
Belgian triathlete Marino Vanhoenacker has now won Ironman Austria 3 times in a row and has also been victorious at Ironman Florida in 2005. That is certainly not shabby for someone who was a duathlete not too long ago.
US Olympian Matty Reed won the 2008 Boulder Peak triathlon in record time and under extremely hot conditions. The women’s race was won by Canadian Angela Naeth who is racing her first season as a pro.
Luke Bell won the 2008 Spirit of Racine triathlon and showed that he is clearly coming back into form. Kelly Handel took the women’s title as she ran away from her competition in the final half marathon.
Terenzo Bozzone won the 2008 Vineman 70.3 in a course record time of 3:49:40 and Craig Alexander and Steve Larsen rounded out the podium. The women’s race was won by Joanna Zeiger who held off a hard charging Tyler Stewart.
Ivan Rana (ESP) won the final ITU World Cup prior to the Olympics and narrowly held off Kris Gemmell (NZL) and Sven Riederer (SUI). Nicola Spirig (SUI) was victorious in the women’s race and lead Carole Peon (FRA) and Samantha Warriner (NZL) across the line.
Francisco Pontano (ESP) won the 2008 Ironman Lake Placid despite the hard raining condition. Caitlin Shea-Kenney (USA) was the surprise winner in the women’s race thanks in part to her amazing sub 3 hour marathon.
Argentinian Eduardo Sturla won Ironman Brazil earlier this year and is now completely focused on Ironman Hawaii. Sturla finished 13th in Kona when he won Ironman Brazil in 2001, and is eager to move up even higher in Hawaii later this year.
A sudden weather change with sub freezing temperatures caught the participants at the 8th Annual International Zugspitz Extrem-Berglauf by surprise and 2 runners ended up dead seemingly from exposure and exhaustion.
Ironman Australia winner Patrick Vernay (NCL) won the 2008 Quelle Challenge Roth and held of a host of tough challengers. Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED) managed a new world best time of 8:45:48 enroute to her win in the women’s race.
Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) dominated the 2008 Ironman Austria and thus grabbed his consecutive 3rd Ironman Austria title. The women’s crown was taken by Sandra Wallenhorst (GER) who briefly held the fastest time at the Iron distance with her time of 8:47:25.
Oscar Galindez (BRA) used a monster bike split to capture the 2008 Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island. Lisa Bentley (CAN) had to chase down long time leader Andrea Fisher (USA) to win the women’s race.
Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) won the 2008 Ironman Switzerland thanks in part to his 4:27:43 bike split. In the women’s race it was Sybille Matter (SUI) who proved to be too strong for her competition.
