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The popular and scenic race at Lake Wörthersee is given particular attention this year with the participation of triple Ironman world champion Mirinda Carfrae. Rinny will celebrate her Ironman debut on European soil and already announced to try to beat the course record. Her husband Timothy O’Donnell who will race Ironman Germany a week later will accompany the Australian superstar. Defending champion and one of the top contenders for the men’s title „Mr. Ironman Austria“ Marino Vanhoenacker aims to add victory #8 in Klagenfurt. The Belgian world-class athlete will lead a strong group of Pewag Racing Team athletes (professionals and age group). Vanhoenacker will be wearing a cutting-edge Free Sanremo Suit in a special design. Signing session with Mirinda Carfrae & Timothy O’Donnell Swing by the Castelli booth (Expo area) and get your autograph or pictures Date: Thursday June 23, 2016 – 1:30pm Castelli at IRONMAN expo We are partnering with P3 Trisports at the Ironman Austria expo. The triathlon shop and some Castelli experts are happy to assist you finding the ideal triathlon and cycling kit. Your chance for a last minute Sanremo Suit, T1:Stealth Top or Gabba jersey.

It’s a long and sometimes complex journey before crossing the line to the cheers of the crowd as a winner. Castelli leaves nothing to chance, and we are constantly thinking of how to improve our products so that athletes can enjoy as many such moments as possible. This includes selecting the right fabrics, optimizing the pattern design, extensive in-house tests and, last but not least, sophisticated sessions in the wind tunnel. This spring we again went to the Milan wind tunnel with Marino Vanhoenacker to test new apparel ideas and refine his bike setup.

There had been a long time between drinks. It was 5 years since my last (and only) race on the Big Island – the biggest race of them all in non drafting triathlon; Ironman Kona. This goal of qualifying for Kona once again had essentially started two years beforehand when I was on the island supporting Ali on her very first attempt at the distance, but started for me in serious earnest just over one year ago at IM Wales. However, with some reasonable reflection since returning home I can now grasp why it was this very (drawn out!) process that resulted in my finish time being over an hour slower than ever before in an M-dot. Undeniably, once I had qualified for Kona it was ‘head down, bum up’ territory. You believe in yourself to be able to ready on that given day, which admittedly was not that far away anymore. But you tell yourself it’s far enough away. As a brief background, qualifying as a Professional for Kona is determined by a points scale (Kona Pro Rankings, or KRP). Athletes accrue points via 5 scoring races, at least one of which must be an Ironman, and up to ...

Athletes – pros and amateurs – had to deal with one of the hottest days in recent Kona history at the 2015 Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. Cloudless sky in the morning, almost no swell and temperatures up to 39°C exhausted the participants past Saturday. Almost all supposed race favorites reached T1 together and a few attacks within the big leading group with more than 15 athletes were unsuccessful. After the turning point in Hawi Timothy O’Donnell mustered up his courage, attacked and formed a small gap. Unfortunately he faced a mechanical shortly before entering T2 and had Frodeno to let pass who left T2 as the race leader. “Sometimes you get an opportunity and you just have to take it and not look back.”     O’Donnell – dressed in aerodynamic T1:Stealth Top and Free two piece kit – claimed the third fastest bike split of the day. He started the concluding marathon in second position, fought bravely and achieved his first Kona podium with third place in 8:18:50, behind winner Jan Frodeno and Andreas Raelert. The American after the race: „I am really proud of taking the risk on the bike. I expected I can have a performance like this ...

(7 October 2015, Fonzaso, IT) Castelli is proud to announce the contract renewal with Belgian top triathlete Frederik Van Lierde. The leading triathlon apparel manufacturer and Frederik Van Lierde prolong their fruitful collaboration until the end of 2018. The 2013 Ironman World Champion and multiple Ironman winner has already benefited from the performance advantage of Castelli’s triathlon collection in the past three seasons. He will have access to the full Castelli Free triathlon collection, form the revolutionary T1:Stealth Top and comfortable Free ITU Suit to the short sleeved Free Sanremo Suit, a true secret weapon and watt saver. With his experience and feedback Van Lierde has played a key role in the product development of the 2016 Free triathlon collection. “I’ve never worn a better suit in my 13-year pro career. The race suit provides superb aerodynamics and highest comfort for the run.” “I worked with Castelli over the last three seasons, it’s just amazing and a big honour for me to continue our excellent partnership for another three years.“ Van Lierde said. „Winning the Ironman World Champion in 2013 wearing the Castelli Free ITU Suit made a big difference for me. The ITU suit is the best and most ...