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Castelli extends successful partnership with Frederik Van Lierde for another three seasons

(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 ...

Ironman Hawaii – The annual showdown

This saturday over 2,000 athletes will tackle the 226k distance that presents the ultimate test of body, mind and spirit to earn the title of IRONMAN. At 6:25am the top 50 male pros in the Kona Point Ranking will start the race, followed by the top 35 female pros only five minutes later. The pack of age group athletes will follow at 6:55 (men) and 7:10 (women). Triple Ironman World Champion and defending champion Marinda Carfrae leads a strong team of Castelli pro athletes. In the men race Frederik Van Lierde (2013 Kona champion), Marino Vanhoenacker, Timothy O’Donnell, Andreas Raelert and Fraser Cartmell will fight for a top position. Last but not least paralympic athlete Alex Zanardi will do his best to defend last year’s title. All Castelli pros will rely on the comfort and aerodynamic benefits of Castelli’s Free collection including the groundbreaking Sanremo Tri Suits and secret weapon T1:Stealth Top. Make sure to follow our Facebook triathlon page and instagram account during race week for latest news about Kona. Mirinda Carfrae | Free W Tri Singlet & Free W Tri Short Frederik Van Lierde | Free Sanremo Suit SS Marino Vanhoenacker | Free Tri ITU Suit & T1:Stealth Top ...

Andy Raelert secured Kona ticket with 2nd place at 70.3 Wiesbaden

Castelli was well represented at yesterday’s Ironman 70.3 European Championship in Wiesbaden (Germany). Andreas Raelert was the most successful athlete by winning the silver medal. He crossed the finish line in 4:05:03 hours just behind his compatriot Boris Stein who won the race in 4:03:08 hours. “I am very glad that I might have had success to get my qualification for the Ironman Hawaii on October 10th done with this race.” During the swim in the Lake Raunheimer Waldsee, Swiss Manuel Küng was the expected leader. He started the race at a high pace and opened up an early gap. At about half way of the 1.9 kilometer swim Manuel Küng’s attack divided the lead group into two parts. After a third of the tough 90 k ride Andreas Raelert took over the lead. “I wanted to bring myself into a good position at an early stage of this race,” he said after the race. Thanks to a great bike performance, Boris Stein soon took over the lead and opened up a significant gap. Andreas Raelert downsized the gap kilometer by kilometer. Through 15 k of the half marathon he was only around 2:30 minutes behind his leading compatriot and finally finished the race ...

Mirinda Carfrae crowned her phenomenal race to catch up

This year’s Ironman World Championships proved that the annual gathering of the best triathletes usually is decided on the run. Conditions were hard with choppy waters and heavy winds. When leaving T2, Mirinda’s gap to Rachel Joyce run up to 14 minutes and 33 seconds. Victory seemed out of reach – but not for the Australian speedster. She quickly found her rhythm and passed one after another of the 7 athletes ahead of her. At around 6k to go, things came thick and fast. Rinny first flew past Joyce. Soon afterwards Swiss Daniela Ryf – a Hawaii rookie, the currant Ironman 70.3 World Champion and multiple winner of the season – was unable to respond. With an incredible marathon of 2:50:26 she even topped her last year’s marathon record by 12 seconds and crossed the finish line at Alii Drive as an Ironman World Champion for the third time. Mirinda at the official press conference: “It’s a bit crazy. To say that I am overwhelmed, that would be totally understated. The run was super hard. I had no choice but full gas. Before the race my coach had told me that everything over 10 minutes in T2 would be too much. ...

Hawaii – Returning to the place of success

With Mirinda Carfrae and Frederik Van Lierde winning the Ironman and Ruben Ruzafa’s triumph at XTerra Maui, Hawaii 2013 had exceeded expectations. In 2014 Castelli’s triathletes already had a phenomenal year with 34 wins and another 26 podiums so far. Five of them qualified for the IRONMAN® World Championship in Kailua-Kona this Saturday. Training is finished, tapering is underway and everyone hopes that on race day all the hard work pays off in a race of their lifetime. The competition is strong as nowhere else and an IRONMAN® isn’t over till it’s over. Last but not least Alex Zanardi will tackle the challenge of the demanding 226k course. Alex will swim with the help of a special Neoprene wetsuit and will do the 180k bike leg and concluding marathon by hand bike. Mirinda Carfrae | Kona 2013: 1st | Kona highlight: 1st 2013, 2010 | 2014 highlight: Challenge Roth, 1st Leanda Cave | Kona 2013: 13th | Kona highlight: 1st 2012 | 2014 highlight: Ironman Sweden, 1st Frederik van Lierde | Kona 2013: 1st | Kona highlight: 1st 2013 | 2014 highlight: Ironman Germany, 2nd Tim O’Donnell | Kona 2013: 5th | Kona highlight: 5th 2013 | 2014 highlight: Ironman 70.3 St. Croix, 1st Andreas Raelert | Kona 2013: DNF | Kona highlight: 2nd 2012, 2010 | 2014 highlight: Ironman Mt. Tremblant, 3rd Alex Zanardi Ruben Ruzafa | Maui 2013: 1st | Maui highlight: 1st 2013, 2008 | 2014 highlight: multiple XTerra Winner

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Castelli extends successful partnership with Frederik Van Lierde for another three seasons

Ironman Hawaii – The annual showdown

Andy Raelert secured Kona ticket with 2nd place at 70.3 Wiesbaden

Mirinda Carfrae crowned her phenomenal race to catch up

Hawaii – Returning to the place of success

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