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Triathlon Team Magazine Issue #1 is here

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

A Triathlon Team magazine. What a great idea! Nikola is really good at creating new content- the cover was featured on the MagCloud.com cover, next to LIFE magazine Avatar issue…
I’m still trying to buy my issue from South Africa*, but I’m sure it will be interesting- whatever the content!
*Only available in UK, USA and Canada. [...]

Merry Xmas

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

For my Christmas present I went from this:

to this:

Its great to be back home- spending Christmas with my parents, my moms extended family and my amazing grandma (and biggest fan) who turns 92 today.

Specialized SHIV Tandem concept bike

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Some call it the Supersonic Divorce Machine, some call it The Red Rocket, but I know where my money would be if ever there was a Manufacturer Tandem Olympics.   Say it was a 6km drag race, I would put Fabian Cancellara and Mario Cipollini (circa 02) on this thing, wear ear plugs for the [...]

The Mario Cipollini board room at Specialized HQ

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

The Lion King “Super Mario” Cipollini was a delight to follow- on the road and in public. His flair for fashion, clothing and glamour bordered on preposterous. It was delicious. But he was a remarkable sprinter who hated climbing and was quoted “If I wasnt a professional cyclist, I would be a porn star.”
But Mario [...]

Secret pre season training

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Carla, Vicenza’s biggest triathlon fan

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Thanks to the wonders of the World Wide Web, triathlon has gone viral! Even in Vicenza, Italy…

For once the passenger won. An air travel story with a happy ending….

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

This story made my day…
I play a bit of guitar myself, (on a $100 cheapy, and “play” used loosely) but being a frequently frustrated traveler with a $8000 Specialized bike in a box, I can really relate to this story: (feel free to substitute “guitar” with “bicycle” in the youtube video)
A musician named Dave Carroll [...]

Asian Games

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Somehow a picture of me at the 2000 Sydney Olympics made onto the 2010 Asian Games banner. Quite an honour, considering I’m sharing the space with Eneko Llanos (swimming) and Michellie Jones ( cycling)
A lot of people dont know that I raced road tris for 2 decades before I dipped my hairy Cave toes into [...]

Being a novice again. 2009 Wilseyville Hare Scramble

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

2009 Wilseyville Hare Scramble write up, pics and video here.
The entry form says AMA championship series, so maybe it was a big race? All I know is I was as green as it gets. The newness of this unfamiliar sport opened my eyes to what athletes new to triathlon and  XTERRA experience. Nervous, excited, clueless, [...]