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A lot of bad luck at Mallorca

Expectations for the biggest Ironman 70.3 race of the year were high for our participating professionals, but things turned out differently than planned. Michael Raelert had a good swim and after a fast transition, he got in the lead. At the 4k mark he unfortunately hit a shard of glass and ruined his tire. “The tire was slashed. I was extremely frustrated and discussed with myself if I should bring this race to the finish line at all. I was totally down, but I decided to finish.” said Michael Raelert after the race. Michael decided to finish the race, managed the bike course in 2:58:47 hours and ran the half marathon in 1:22:41 hours. Despite all the disappointment the Rostockian enjoyed the support of a great audience in Alcudia. The crowd was a huge help for Michael Raelert to finish this especially mentally tough race. The race went even worse for German Matthias Knossalla. After a solid start of the race, he had an incident with a goat at the downhill from the monastery of Lluc. He was suffering from bruises and lost some skin, finished the bike leg but wasn’t able to start the concluding half marathon. The third member was Austrian Daniel Niederreiter from Pewag racingteam. ...

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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 ...

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Castelli expands triathlon efforts

One day prior to Kona race day, we are pleased to announce a new partnership for 2015 with Pewag racing team, Austria’s premier triathlon team. With 7 pro athletes and over 30 elite age group athletes, we are looking to further our support of elite racers as we use their feedback to help make our products even better. Headlining Pewag racing team are Faris Al-Sultan and Marino Vanhoenacker. Faris won the 2005 Ironman World champion and has placed in the top 10 another 8 times in Kona as well as another 8 Ironman victories. Marino has won 11 Ironmans and is looking good to improve on his 2010 podium finish in Kona, and with recent victories in Ironman Canada, IM 70.3 Luxembourg and IM 70.3 Zell-am-See he has recovered from his injury plagued 2013 season. Rounding out the pro roster are Vincent Riess, Flo Kriegl, Daniel Niederreiter, 2014 Trimotion Saalfelden winner Lis Gruber, and Rene Vallant. While the agreement officially begins in 2015, Marino and Faris will debut their Castelli gear on Saturday in the Ironman world championships in Kona. Pewag racing team manager Werner Leitner says, “we are really happy to have Castelli on board. Race and training apparel is an extremely important part ...

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