Joomla! site syndication http://www.tdottriathlon.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:13:35 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.tdottriathlon.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.tdottriathlon.com Joomla! site syndication http://www.tdottriathlon.com/content/view/205/2/ If you haven't been keeping up with the news that matters, Nevis is the first country to recognize the T-Dot as the official symbol for the sport of Triathlon in their country! Besides the fact that Nevis is a breathtaking country with beautiful beaches and friendly people, it also has an amazing race that is worth adding to your list of destination races. Nevis, West Indies - March 15th 2009 - The Nevis Cycle and Triathlon Club is gearing up for the 7th Annual Olympic/Sprint Triathlon. The event, known as Carino Health Spa Triathlon, attracts athletes from all over the world. International athletes in 2008 came from Holland, France, Canada, Alaska, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Japan, El Salvador, Ireland, England, Spain, and the USA, Regional athletes set to compete will represent Trinidad, Barbados, St. Martin, Tortola, St. Thomas, St. Croix, Puerto Rico, as well as St. Kitts Nevis. A huge milestone was passed with the race being sanctioned as an ITU Continental Cup event, offering ITU and PATCO qualification points to the competitors.For the fourth time, the event is sanctioned by the Organization of East Caribbean States (OECS) and T-Dot!!. In recognition of this special status, the Nevis Cycle and Triathlon Club will award the top male and female OECS nationals with a champion’s trophy. Current female champion Claire Morrell of Grenada and defending OECS male champion Reggie Douglas from Nevis will be ready and willing to take on any challenges to their titles. Articles - Articles Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:41:35 +0100 http://www.tdottriathlon.com/content/view/208/2/ Inventor of the T-Dot Product Of The Year Jim Gebhardt shares his thoughts on Indoor cycling. To read more about what made The Hill Simulator our #1 product, click here (content/view/140/2/) .Well another season has come and gone, maybe it was a good one. If not, you will get them next year. But how, what can really change? Can you drop 5 minutes off the swim or really expect to do that much better on the run. The bike is the biggest contributor, have you reached your potential in that event? The bigger question is are you already nearing the maximum amount of training that you can get in without causing conflicts in the rest of your life. If you are already near this limit what is the real answer. This article offers an approach that is becoming increasingly popular the home cycling studio. If it were possible for all of this to live in a warm climate with good roads, no traffic and an abundance of training partners and time, this concept may not be for you. Fact is, good cycling conditions are often hard to come by especially in, urban and even suburban environments. While some of us are naturally good cyclists who can reach a satisfying performance level by just going on a few spring rides. I suggest that even those talented cyclists are not achieving their potential if they cannot ride consistently through out the week for most of the year.The short answer is to say ride your trainer when you cannot go outside. Easier said than done, quite often a trainer workout quickly equals boredom. Boredom usually leads to a dark place in your mind where the effort dwindles and the workout never seems to end. Bike trainers frequently collect dust often times becoming a rack to dry wet clothes on. Articles - Articles Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:39:23 +0100 http://www.tdottriathlon.com/content/view/207/2/ Dallas-Becky Lavelle took the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Toyota Cup for the second year in a row. At the series’ final stop in Dallas, Lavelle finished sixth to preserve her lead in the season-long competition.In the men’s race Andy Potts finished in second place, 47-seconds behind Greg Bennett to take second in the Life Time Fitness Series Toyota Cup.Becky’s series-victory comes following an amazingly strong series of performances. She finished third in the season opener in Minneapolis, second in New York, won both Chicago and Los Angeles and wrapped up the championship with her sixth in Dallas.Earlier this month InterBike was held in Vegas. It's a trade show for everything bikes! The folks from Felt sent us some pictures of their bikes, we picked out a few of our favorites to share with you.Enjoy! Articles - Articles Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:07:55 +0100 http://www.tdottriathlon.com/content/view/206/2/ Mud, rain, snow, stairs, barriers and city parks are all a part of America’s largest upcoming cycling sport. Cyclo-Cross is one of the fastest growing parts of cycling in the US now and is easily outstripping the registrations at Mountain Bike and Road Races. It’s quite the revolution and while I am not sure that all the bike manufacturer’s and businesses are aware of this countrywide movement, I do know that many cyclists are starting to ask questions about specific training for cross. Cyclo-Cross is indeed a unique sub-set of cycling and with that uniqueness comes a very different set of training and racing demands. Of course there are similarities to mountain biking and road racing, (more specifically criteriums), but with the aspect of run-ups and dismounts and the fact that it’s limited to usually one hour or less makes it a quite unique sport.Let’s take a look at some of the demands of cyclo-cross first. Anytime you embark on a new athletic endeavor, one of the first things you must consider are the specific demands of that event. No sense in continuing to train for hill-climbing if you are trying to prepare for cyclo-cross! Cyclo-Cross is characterized by: Short, very intense bursts of power, followed by a relatively short period of very little leg muscular contractions(downhills, coasting), some running, and finally a flat out period of high power for less than a minute or two. All the while, the event itself lasts from 45-60minutes, which makes it relatively short in comparison to most cycling events. Once you understand what is involved in the sport, then you can start to tailor your training for it. My co-author of “Training and Racing with a Power Meter”, Dr. Andrew R. Coggan, has preached to the masses at every seminar we have taught that one of the most important things to consider when training for an event is event specificity. Learn and understand the demands of the event itself, that’s the first step towards planning a training regime.Let’s take a look at a cyclo-cross power file and see what we can find in the file that will further help us develop some specific training for success in cyclo-cross. Articles - Articles Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:07:19 +0100 http://www.tdottriathlon.com/content/view/204/2/ Lance Armstrong returns to racing on SRAM components and makes investment in the company Chicago, September 30, 2008 – SRAM and Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking (LBMB) are pleased to announce that they have completed their transaction, giving LBMB a 40% stake in SRAM through a strategic investment. “Getting to the finish line, given the current state of the financial markets, is a reflection of LBMB’s role as one of the leading private equity organizations in the middle market and our strong SRAM management team,” said Stan Day , chief executive of SRAM. “All of us at LBMB are thrilled to be closing our investment in SRAM. The company is a leader in its industry with tremendous momentum and a bright future. We look forward to working with SRAM’s management team to build the business and realize its full potential in the years to come,” said Charlie Moore, LBMB managing director. The transaction brings a number of opportunities for SRAM and the cycling industry, including:Ø SRAM adds LBMB as very capable strategic financial partner to its shareholder base.Ø The SRAM Cycling Advocacy Fund has been established with $10 million. These funds will be used over the next five years to support efforts to improve cycling infrastructure.Ø This process has cast the cycling industry in a positive light and introduced it to a number of capital providers. As a result of the transaction, Mr. Moore and Bill Lovejoy, also a managing director at LBMB, will join the SRAM Board of Directors. The SRAM management team remains intact. Prior to the completion of the transaction, seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong confirmed his return to the sport of bike racing with the SRAM-supported Team Astana. Additionally, Mr. Armstrong has made a meaningful passive investment alongside LBMB to further strengthen his ties with SRAM. Mr. Armstrong’s use of SRAM components will become a part of the SRAM overall marketing program. He will also serve as a technical advisor for SRAM’s product development teams alongside many of SRAM’s other established professional riders. Stan Day said “The entire organization welcomes Lance to the SRAM team. We are looking forward to his input and doing everything we can to support his return to racing”. Articles - Articles Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:51:46 +0100