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European racing scene in images

There is no doubt that the main race action (except the worlds) is happening in Europe in the months of June and July. Athletes from all over the world are looking forward to compete in venues like Nice, Frankfurt, Klagenfurt and Roth. Lean back and enjoy some highlights of the past few weeks captured by David Pintens, Marcel Hilger and Getty Images. All details about the Castelli triathlon collection here  

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The Ironman European Championship in pictures

Conditions were brutal at the Ironman European Championship in Frankfurt with temperatures close to the 40-degree Celsius mark. Both Castelli Pro triathletes – Frederik van Lierde and Andreas Raelert – were not completely satisfied with the outcome and missed the podium. Frederik finished 5th and Andreas came in at 6th position.  

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Van Lierde 2nd at Ironman European Championship

Every year Ironman Germany in Frankfurt is well known for its world class field of starters. That’s not at all surprising, as it’s the race for the European crown in triathlon. Castelli also had two hot irons in the fire, namely Ironman World Champion Frederik Van Lierde and Andreas Raelert. The performance of Raelert (who won in Frankfurt 2010) was eagerly awaited, as he only decided on his start a few days before the race. Unfortunately the German had to abandon during the run while fighting for a spot on the podium. When speaking of the podium, it’s been a battle between Frederik Van Lierde, Jan Frodeno and Sebastian Kienle, where the 2-time 70.3 World Champion had the better outcome at the finish. Castelli athlete Van Lierde finished second and ungrudgingly admitted, that Kienle was a class on his own in winning with new course record on his 30th birthday. Nevertheless the Belgian proved, that he is on the right track to defend his Kona title later this year at a reunion with Frodeno and Kienle among others. Top-3 men: 1. Sebastian Kienle (GER) 7:55:14 2. Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) 8:00:25 3. Jan Frodeno (GER) 8:07:05 Some more race impressions ...

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