The XTERRA West Championship off-road triathlon proclaimed Conrad Stoltz and Shonny Vanlandingham victors at the Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort, Hendersonm Nevada.
Stoltz retells how difficult the Vegas course was, with its steep uphills and downhills that could have easily daunted any athlete. “I rode as hard as I could today on this very rough and rocky and slippery desert surface.”
Stoltz took away the gold from Josiah Middaugh with a time of 2:06:47. The 39 second gap between the two was for the stop Middaugh had to make to fix a flat tire on his bike. Middaugh also recently recovered from an injury. “It felt really good out there and I think it’s safe to say that I’m back,” said Middaugh.
Rounding up the podium at third place was Brian Smith, who mirrored his performance this year with his results at the 2008 West Championship.
Seth Wealing took the fourth place and Nico…
The 15th edition of the ITU Triathlon World Cup Ishigaki was won by Valentin Meshcheryakov of Russia. This was his first World Cup title. He finished five seconds ahead of Yuichi Hosoda of Japan with a time of 1:54:02. The bronze medal goes to Japan’s Ryosuke Yamamoto.
It was a tight race with Australia’s Clayton Fettell who got out of the water first and into the transition. He was followed by another group that included Meshcheryakov. Fettell tried to keep his lead on the bike at the second lap of the seven-lap bike ride and succeeded.
With a two minute advantage, Fettell did his best to maintain first on the run but struggled as Aussie David Dellow, Hosoda, Yamamoto and Manuel Huerta of USA came up behind him at an energized pace. Soon the lead pack were Meshcheryakov, Hosoda and Yamamoto.
Meshcheryakov was hard to catch during the final stretch and he crossed…
Irina Kalentieva, the reigning World MTB Champ of the German Topeak-Ergon team won the women’s pro 36km XC race with a time of 1:54:57, 11 seconds ahead of Willow Koeber of Subaru-Gary Fisher team.
Earlier in the race, it was Heather Irmiger who led the pack. However, it was Koeber and Kalentieva who dictated the entire race. Their heart stopping neck to neck struggle throughout the span of the race kept the crowd on their toes well into the fourth lap and final stretch. At the final run, Kalentieva stole the win into the finish.
At this 2010 first World Cup Cross-Country race, women of the American based teams manifested tougher competition by bagging seven of the top ten spots at Dalby Forest in England on Sunday. While Irina Kalentieva taking the top spot at the podium and Willow Koeber at second; Katerina Nash of Luna Pro Team took the third, Georgia…
The 2010 Verge New England Championship Series has been modified. Adam Myerson of Cycle-Smart received feedback that the races were too many that it left some of the riders haggard, trying to attend to all of the races in the series. This year, Myerson reduced the number of races amking it a win-win situation for the riders and the organizers as well.
Myerson stated that the reason behind the reduction was to allow flexibility which the riders crave, wider coverage to include different regions in New England and to help making the contest flow go smoothly. “I want to ease that burden of having too many races for people to do all of them, and let the bigger races have the freedom to operate outside the Series. I also want to ease the burden on Verge, and on our staff. This frees up those bigger weekends, and my new race, to…
Japan dominated the women’s race at the ITU Triathlon World Cup Ishigaki having six placers in the top ten. The gold went to the 39-year-old Japanese Kiyomi Niwata, three-time Olympian. Liz Blatchford of Great Britain took the silver while Tomoko Sakimoto of Japan got the bronze.
Leading the swim course was Chie Nakashima (JPN) but a chase group caught up with her on the first lap of the bike course. It was a compact race until Niwata, Blatchford and Sakimoto distanced themselves from the group. On the final lap of the run, Sakimoto tried to keep up with Blatchford and Niwata but couldn’t do so. Niwata and Blatchford raced nck to neck for the finish but Niwata gained momentum and pulled away from Blatchford.
Niwata stood disbelieving that she won but was ecstatic over the result. “Unbelievable! I still can’t believe it. I love Ishigaki and am happy to win here. I…
Time Atac has always been persistent in the market serving lots of cyclist good and reliable pedals to use. The Time Atac pedals are known not just for its constant upgrading in pedal designs, but moreover for keeping up with their basic and original design that really works for many.
Their pedals are known to stay tough under any weather condition and very easy to install and use. They are perfect to be used for mountain bikes, cycling tour bikes, and even the commuter bikes. Regardless of the numerous designs they have already come up with, the basic mechanism design created by Time Atac remains ever the same.
What’s best about it is that their pedals are highly affordable by anyone who is working on a tight budget. Even their Aluim design, which is known to be the cheapest is also known to be the toughest of all kinds. The body…
Bell Volt Helmet angular shape design stands out over the others due to the carbon fibre reinforced EPS foam and Fusion In-mold process. That allows the deep vents in the design possible. 22 are located around the lid with 11 at front and all this allows air to move freely in and out and keep the rider cool when its hot.
This helmet designed that Bell recently released last year remains to be the lightest and has the most updated features of the company’s line of helmets. It, in the riders’ perspective, is one of the best fits and simplest but advanced retention system. Although, losing the extra weight could probably make its price appropriate.
The helmet is claimed to be 280g in weight and is not the lightest one around but still it is fairly light and comfortable. the fit fills in the disadvantage of extra weight. The Twin Axis Gear as Bell calls it…
