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Frederik Van Lierde flew to Ironman South Africa title

Belgian Frederik Van Lierde made no secret of the fact that he came ideally prepared to Port Elizabeth and fight for the victory. To secure his 2015 Kona slot he would only have to finish the race. But that’s not his character. The 2013 Ironman World Champion is confident to peak three times this year (Ironman Germany and Kona to follow) and set off to outclass the rest of the field. Right from the start at Nelson Mandela Bay, Van Lierde was always among the leaders. He entered T1 in 3rd place and subsequently put the hammer down on the bike. The Belgian set the fastest bike split of the day with 4:32:45, followed by a time of 2:49:45 for the concluding marathon. Well enough for an unchallenged victory despite strong competitors. Van Lierde after the race: “I came to Africa to win, and I did. Even though I didn’t break the record, I am happy with a win for now. Next time I will take the record.” Top 3 men: 1. Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) 8:16:35 2. Ivan Rana (ESP) 8:30:45 3. Bart Aernouts (BEL) 8:35:59 Photo Courtesy: Chris Hichcock/Ironman Free Sanremo Suit – The winning formula for Van ...

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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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Michael Raelert impressed with powerful season opener

Michael Raelert started into the triathlon 2015 season with a strong result at Challenge Dubai. He took third place behind Terenzo Bozzone (New Zealand) and Tim Reed (Australia). “Of course I would have loved it to win here after my victory at Challenge Bahrain, but two guys were just a little bit better today. My warm congratulations to them.” said Michael Raelert after his finish. Due to strong winds the first edition of Challenge Dubai was a tough job for all of the athletes. A huge group with a lot of favorites already made themselves going fast in the water. This group including four-time Olympic-distance World Champion Javier Gomez from Spain, US-American Andy Potts, Pete Jacobs from Australia and Michael Raelert immediately tried to break away from the rest of the field. “On the bike there was nothing to expect but an absolutely hard pace,” Michael Raelert described later. Strong cyclists like Terenzo Bozzone, Martin Jensen from Denmark and Manuel Küng made an early move from the top group together with Michael Raelert. Although there were strong head winds and the new non-drafting-zone of 20 meters, the average speed was always around 45 km/h. “It was the first race of my season. ...

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A Triathlete in New York City

New York City. A busy metropolis of towering buildings and its millions of people rushing to grab a bite to eat, to hail a cab, or to catch a subway train as it pulls up to the platform. A blur of traffic and anonymous crowds. Always hurrying. Never enough time. Enough of a challenge if you weren’t trying to be an elite triathlete. Always looking for any possible way to fit training hours into a crazy life schedule. But you find a way. It’s a life balance with an emphasis on sacrifice. You dream of Kona.

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Michael Raelert closed season with Challenge Bahrain triumph

With a magnificent race at the Challenge Bahrain, Michael Raelert has ended a phenomenal 2014 season for Castelli.  The 34-year old won the first edition of the half-distance event in the Kingdom of Bahrain on Santa Claus day in 3:36:04 hours. Michael Raelert took the win ahead of his fellow countryman Andreas Dreitz (3:38:23 hours) and Australian Tim Reed (3:39:26 hours). As all year Michael benefited from the aero and performance advantage of Castelli’s FREE tri collection. “I’m totally happy. I’m absolutely over the moon. This is a fantastic end of the season. When you win a race, it always feels good, but if you can even win a big race like this one, it’s just overwhelming. And the most important thing is: I’m back after my injury.” In the past few weeks there have been many rumors about the new event in Bahrain. It was not only the flat race course which promised a superb race, but especially a stellar pro field. “If you read all these names, you are anything else but cool when you start into such a race,” said Michael Raelert after the finish on the Formula 1 circuit of Manama. He came down the finish ...

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