Frederic Belaubre won the 2008 European Triathlon Championships and thus earned his 3rd European title in 4 years. Vanessa Fernandes was victorious in the women’s race and now has won a record 5 titles, and that is not even counting her U23 and Junior crowns.
by Herbert Krabel, May 10, 2008The Los Angeles Triathlon has known one RD since its inception. But a group of Angelenos and triathlon’s national federation have teamed up, and are hoping for a change.
To escape the wet and cold Northern European spring, many European athletes head to the island of Mallorca to get ready for the upcoming season. German pro triathlete Uwe Widmann recently came back from such a training camp and he reports for Slowtwitch.
Blue Bicycles’ Ryan Barnett was hit by a truck and landscape trailer while warming up for the Roswell Criterium on Saturday and sustained serious injuries. Ryan works for Blue Bicycles as their marketing manager.
In part three of this series, Colin gives us some insight into the preparation and training behind his efforts to qualify for the 2008 Canadian Olympic Team.
Current ITU World champion Daniel Unger won the 2008 ITU Richard’s Bay World up in South Africa by out-sprinting Matty Reed. Carolyn Murray captured the women’s race and with it her first World Cup win.
Craig Alexander won the 2008 St Croix Ironman 70.3 triathlon thanks in part to his fantastic 1:15:58 run time. Just like Alexander, Mirinda Carfrae utilized a superb run to take the women’s title.
Macca bided his time on the bike and matched Eneko Llanos on the run to take the title by just 19 seconds. Sam McGlone stretched out Leanda Cave to win in an impressive 4:31:38.
Where do you go to find a good bike retailer in your area? With F.I.S.T.-cerfitifed retailers and Barnett-schooled mechanics? That carry your preferred bike or wetsuit brand? Now you can find out.
Now it’s not simply what races take place where, when and across what distances. It’s what races have enough Port-o-Johns!
Davis Tarwater is the 2005 and 2007 US Champion in the 200m Butterfly and he also won that event at the 2007 Duel in the Pool. He is currently preparing for the US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska and shared a few of his thoughts with Slowtwitch.
We are starting a new interview series featuring industry people who are doing what they are preaching. Our first subject of “industry athlete” is Kevin O’Connor, the owner of Gear West Bike & Tri. He has been as fast as 9:13 in Kona and just recently finished in 9:35.
Matty Reed was victorious at the 2008 St. Anthony’s triathlon and had the fastest bike split of the day. Sarah Haskins convincingly won the women’s event and showed that she is a force to be reckoned with come Hy-Vee.
