Category: Triathlon

Jumping In: Training At Various Intensity Levels

from The Triathlete Magazine blog on 3/6/10 8:17 PM

Over the next week Triathlete Magazine Senior Editor Matt Fitzgerald will provide six tips on jumping in to the sport of triathlon. In the first article, Fitzgerald explains how to incorporate a variety of intensity levels into your training.

Written by: Matt Fitzgerald The body adapts differently to different speeds, or intensity levels, of swimming, cycling and ...read more

Category: Triathlon

Images From A Historic Day At Ironman New Zealand

from The Triathlete Magazine blog on 3/6/10 8:02 PM

New Zealand’s Cameron Brown and Joanna Lawn posted record-breaking performances at Ironman New Zealand on Saturday, March 6. Brown became the first athlete to ever win nine times at an Ironman event, while Lawn established a new course record thanks to a time of 9:14:35. See images from the historic day below. ...read more

Category: Cycling

Andreu brings experience to growing Kenda-Geargrinder

from Cyclingnews News Headlines on 3/6/10 5:12 PM

The men of Kenda Pro Cycling presented by Geargrinder met their new directeur sportif Frankie Andreu at an opening 10-day training camp held in Macon, Georgia, this week. Andreu brings years of racing experience to the young team and has a vested interest in watching it continue to grow in the years to come. "It's fun going riding with the guys, making out a calendar and figuring out the rider's goals," Andreu told Cyclingnews . "If the program continues to grow which is something ... ...read more

Category: Cycling

Fly V Australia touches down in Beverly Hills

from Cyclingnews News Headlines on 3/6/10 4:02 PM

The Fly V Australia Professional Cycling Team rolled out its team launch in style at the luxurious Montage in Beverly Hills on Friday night, concluding a weeklong training camp held in nearby Agoura Hills, California. Technical Director Ed Beamon painted a picture of what's to come for the Continental outfit in the not so distant future. "The vision of the team is to develop Australia's first ProTour team, first Tour de France competitive team," Beamon told Cyclingnews . "That is ... ...read more

Category: Cycling

Iglinskiy pounces to Strade Bianche win

from Cyclingnews News Headlines on 3/6/10 3:27 PM

Scoring "the most beautiful win of my career," Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana) entered Siena's famous Piazza del Campo on Saturday afternoon to claim the Montepaschi Strade Bianche title from a three-man escape that included the defending champion, Thomas Löfkvist (Team Sky), and an on-form Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia). This trio proved themselves the strong men from an eleven-rider lead group, with Iglinskiy's win coming after he performed a late and audacious overtaking maneuver in the ... ...read more

Category: Cycling

Eroica '10: Iglinskiy Dusts The Opposition In Tuscany

from PezCyclingNews.com on 3/6/10 2:57 PM

Message by Matt ConnRace Report: Maxim Iglinskiy has added yet another foreign name to the Albo d?Oro at the Montepaschi Strade Bianche Toscana. The white gravel roads of Tuscany have again offered up a worthy winner and provided another stunning finish to a new race that is quickly earning its place amongst the greats. ...read more

Category: Cycling

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from PezCyclingNews.com on 3/6/10 2:42 PM

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Category: Cycling

Iglinsky pounces to Strade Bianche win

from Cyclingnews News Headlines on 3/6/10 1:57 PM

Scoring "the most beautiful win of my career," Maxim Iglinsky (Astana) entered Siena's famous Piazza del Campo on Saturday afternoon to claim the Montepaschi Strade Bianche title from a three-man escape that included the defending champion, Thomas Lövkvist (Team Sky), and an on-form Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia). This trio proved themselves the strong men from an eleven-rider lead group, with Iglinsky's win coming after he performed a late and audacious overtaking maneuver in the ... ...read more

Category: Cycling

Hesjedal happy with fifth in Strade Bianche

from Cyclingnews News Headlines on 3/6/10 12:37 PM

Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions) was the fourth man as the leaders tackled the final, steep and narrow climb that, in the end, proved decisive at the end of Saturday’s Montepaschi Strade Bianche. When Thomas Lövkvist (Team Sky), the defending champion, accelerated at the bottom, Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) and Maxim Iglinsky (Astana) were quickly on to the Swede’s back wheel. Hesjedal reacted too, but, as he later admitted, he didn’t have the legs to stay with them as ... ...read more

Category: Swimming

Grevers And Soni Star In Austin

from SwimNews.com - Daily News on 3/6/10 11:37 AM

The Austin Grand Prix witnessed some swift efforts on day two, with Matt Grevers clocking 53.05 in the 100m backstroke and Rebecca Soni, off one session of training a day this season, a 1:06.43 in the 100m breaststroke. ...read more

Category: Swimming

Soni On Salo And More

from SwimNews.com - Daily News on 3/6/10 11:32 AM

The Olympic and world breaststroke champion talks to SwimNews about her transition to and rise with her coach in California ...read more

Category: Cycling

Langkawi '10 St.6: Rujano Reigns Dominant

from PezCyclingNews.com on 3/6/10 11:12 AM

Message by NONEIt has taken more than a few years to confirm on the promise Jose Rujano made at the 2005 Giro d'Italia. He has spent half a decade in a wilderness of sorts, but his ride today on one of the world's hardest climbs, Genting Highlands, showed that he could very well be back, and a 100% Rujano is a frightening prospect for the upcoming Giro. ...read more

Category: Triathlon

Records fall at Ironman New Zealand as race veterans Brown and Lawn win

from EverymanTri: News Views and Interviews of Great Endurance on 3/6/10 9:02 AM

He's just one victory and one year short of a decade of complete IMNZ dominance. Cameron Brown, 37, won the 2010 Bonita Ironman New Zealand on the run in a time of 8:21:5. But what's really astounding is that he's... ...read more

Category: Cycling

Tour de France teams to be announced late March

from Cyclingnews News Headlines on 3/6/10 7:32 AM

As teams gather for the first major French race of the season, Paris-Nice starting on Sunday, race organisers Amaury Sport Organization (ASO) held a key technical meeting and revealed that the team for this year's Tour de France will be announced at the end of March. “We have a total of 25 nominated teams,” said Jean-François Pescheux, the technical director of the Tour, according to the AFP news agency. Just who from those 25 teams will secure one of the expected 22 places at ... ...read more

Category: Cycling

AFLD to snub UCI at Paris-Nice

from Cyclingnews News Headlines on 3/6/10 6:32 AM

The French anti-doping agency AFLD will not cooperate with the International Cycling Union at next week's Paris-Nice and will turn over any doping-related information it might have to local judicial authorities, instead of the UCI. In a statement issued on Friday, the AFLD critcised the UCI for refusing to work with the French agency. “The AFLD questions the motivation of the UCI to control the Paris-Nice race which takes place in the heart of France and mobilises large public resources,” ... ...read more

Category: Cycling

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from BikeRadar.com Road on 3/6/10 6:12 AM

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Category: Cycling

USA Cycling names roster for 2010 Track World Championships

from USA Cycling Track News on 3/6/10 5:42 AM

USA Cycling announced today the eight-person U.S. roster for the upcoming UCI Track World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 24-28. As the defending world champion in the individual pursuit, 19-year-old Taylor Phinney earned an automatic nomination to the men's squad. The 2009 world championships in Poland saw Phinney become the first American male to win an elite world title on the track in 13 years. ...read more

Category: Cycling

USA Cycling names roster for 2010 Track World Championships

from USA Cycling News Headlines on 3/6/10 5:42 AM

USA Cycling announced today the eight-person U.S. roster for the upcoming UCI Track World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 24-28. As the defending world champion in the individual pursuit, 19-year-old Taylor Phinney earned an automatic nomination to the men's squad. The 2009 world championships in Poland saw Phinney become the first American male to win an elite world title on the track in 13 years. ...read more

Category: Cycling

Garzelli to support Paolini at Montepaschi

from Cyclingnews News Headlines on 3/6/10 5:37 AM

Aqua & Sapone's Stefano Garzelli will support the ambitions of teammate Luca Paolini at Saturday's Montepaschi Strade Bianche race before turning his attention to next week's Tirreno-Adriatico. Paolini will be one of the favourites for the Tuscan dirt road race after a strong start to the season that has included sixth place finishes at Italian events, Trofeo Laigueglia and Giro del Friuli , as well as fourth at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad last weekend. "We have a team that can definitely do ... ...read more

Category: Cycling

Team Schleck in 2011 peloton?

from Cyclingnews News Headlines on 3/6/10 4:22 AM

Fränk and Andy Schleck are reported to be considering creating their own team for the 2011 season, when their contracts with Team Saxo Bank end. Former Astana manager Marc Biver and Saxo Bank Directeur Sportif Kim Andersen are said to be set to join the team, according to Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy. However Fränk Schleck seemed surprised by the story. “Oh yeah? Not that I knew,” he told the Luxembourg newspaper Tageblatt . “We have been asked by many teams. But our ... ...read more