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Challenging course at Ironman 70.3 Pays d’Aix

The European season was really kicked off past weekend with the first Ironman 70.3 race of the year in France. Among other things, the region around Aix en Provence is famous for its excellent training conditions. Competition was tough, because pros and amateurs were already hunting for points and slots for the 70.3 World Championship in Zell am See in August. Experienced Scotsman Fraser Cartmell – who was already training in nearby Girona for a few weeks and returns to the famous training destination right after the race – has already competed in Challenge Dubai and Ironman South Africa earlier this year. Knowing, that the field was top-class, Fraser exited the water in 5th place and rode within the main group on the bike leg for much of the distance but lost contact over the final Col towards the end of the 90k loop. After holding a fairly steady run pace, he finished in 13th position, which he’s not 100 % happy with. Fraser Cartmell raced in his customized Free Sanremo Suit SS, a one piece race suit tailor-made for half and full distance Ironman races. It pairs exceptional wearing comfort with perfect aerodynamics. Pewag racingteam sent young Austrian Thomas ...

Podium for Andreas Raelert at Ironman 70.3 St. George

Andreas Raelert started into the 2015 season with a third-place-finish at the Ironman 70.3 St. George in Utah, USA. The field was absolutely excellent at the Ironman 70.3 North American Pro Championship, and the German was able to run onto the podium in the final half-marathon. Tim Don from Great Britain won the race in Utah in 3:51:56. Don had been third at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship previous year. Canadian Brent McMahon secured second place in St. George (3:53:22), he crossed the line just seconds ahead of Andreas Raelert. The Rostockian followed in 3:53:39 in third place in a very close finish, he was only 17 seconds behind the strong Canadian Brent McMahon. “Overall, I am satisfied with my first race of the season. It was exactly the tough season opener it had expected. Tim Don and Brent McMahon have shown strong performances throughout the whole race.” said Andreas Raelert after his podium-finish. From the beginning of the swim distance of 1.9 kilometers, a lead group of about a dozen athletes formed in the Sand Hollow Reservoir. Andreas Raelert came out of the water in sixth position after 23:11 minutes, one second ahead of the former Olympic-distance World Champion ...

Ironman 70.3 Utah followed by the European season kick-off

While most of the Castelli sponsored triathletes already had started their season, the 2015 season really gets underway in the next two weeks. This Saturday, the elite will meet at the Ironman 70.3 North American Championship in St. George, Utah. The Castelli scorpion will be represented by the fastest Ironman couple Mirinda Carfrae / Timothy O’Donnell and Andreas Realert. The latter will make his debut race of the 2015 season. “I’m really looking forward to this race, but the tension is also very high. It is certainly a very tough race for a kick-off competition. The climatic conditions and the outstanding pro field will be real challenges.” says Andreas Raelert Ironman 70.3 St. George has not only been a very fast race in the past, as a North American Pro Championship event it stands for an extremely strong list of athletes. “The line-up is sensational,” says Andreas Raelert. The best-known names in the startlist will be Sebastian Kienle, Ben Hoffman, Brent McMahon, Tim Reed, Leon Griffin, Luke McKenzie, Paul Matthews, Tyler Butterfield and Tim Don. For the Rostockian, this race means a very important test besides the qualifying points for the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii which he wants to collect in Utah. Two weeks after ...

Rider diary – Early season of Matthias Knossalla

It has almost been six months since my last race. During that period, many things changed for me. I switched my race bike and riding the new Felt IA for this season. It took some time to get used to it but right now, I’m more than happy with my new weapon. 2015 started with a big training camp on Gran Canary in January. I wanted to build a solid base for my first races this year, Challenge Dubai & Ironman 70.3 Philippines. As I always lose time in the water, I decided to set my focus on the swim for the first camp. After that camp, I felt well prepared for two half-distance races within nine days. My first priority race was Ironman 70.3 Philippines, because I try to qualify for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Zell am See later this year. One week before, I planned to compete in Challenge Dubai, the opener of the new “Triple Crown Series”. The days prior to the race went pretty well and I was keen on showing my improvements I achieved over the winter. Dubai Race day – change of plans: All I could do on race morning was pick up my ...

Van Lierde announced his 2015 race schedule

2013 Ironman World Champion Frederik van Lierde was introduced as an Ironman ambassador today. “Being an IRONMAN World Champion is a real honour to me so I really want to engage and support people in becoming an IRONMAN as well. Even after all the races I have done, hearing: ‘You are an IRONMAN’ at the finish line still gives me goose bumps each time.” In the course of this, he also announced his race schedule for 2015. Van Lierde will already kick off his season with Ironman South Africa next weekend followed by a few shorter events. Frederik selected the Ironman European Championship in Frankfurt as his second long distance race, where a rematch with 2014 winner and world champion Sebastian Kienle is very likely. It’s only natural, that Ironman Hawaii will be his main objective in the second half of the year. Full race schedule: 29/03/2015 Standard Bank IRONMAN African Championship 17/05/2015 IRONMAN 70.3 Barcelona 07/06/2015 Kraichgau 5i50 Triathlon Series 05/07/2015 IRONMAN European Championship Frankfurt 23/08/2015 Half Triathlon Deinze, Belgian Championship 10/10/2015 IRONMAN World Championship 25/10/2015 IRONMAN 70.3 Turkey

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Challenging course at Ironman 70.3 Pays d’Aix

Podium for Andreas Raelert at Ironman 70.3 St. George

Ironman 70.3 Utah followed by the European season kick-off

Rider diary – Early season of Matthias Knossalla

Van Lierde announced his 2015 race schedule

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