MultiSport | March 11, 2010
Poised to dominate the triathlon world in 2010, Specialized has launched its first-ever comprehensive triathlon team, with multiple athletes in each of the three major specialties: Long Course, Short Course, and Xterra. Hand selected by Bobby Behan, Specialized Global Marketing Manager for MTB and Triathlon, the team athletes represent the best [...]
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(Caveman report to follow shortly…)
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Stoltz claims scorching victory
(Stellenbosch, 7 March 2010) Approximately 4,500 riders battled it out in this weekend’s Cape Argus Pick n Pay Mountain Bike Challenge. The 2010 MTB Challenge will certainly be remembered for its unbearably hot conditions, with temperatures reaching up to 42′C on today’s 35km and 55km [...]
Pic by Gary Perkin
Xterra Grabouw
Kevin Flanagan, 23 Feb 2010
Grabouw, 1.5km swim, 25km mtb, 10km trail run
By Kevin Flanagan
I “raced” the Xterra off road triathlon on the weekend. It’s really the grand daddy of off road triathlons in South Africa. It is a series of triathlons held around the country, and it was Cape Town’s / Western Cape’s [...]
Since I ate my helmet, (and embraced training technology when we started base training about a month ago.) I have been enjoying training with my Power Tap thoroughly. (Rent your Power Tap today from the folks at Saris/CycleOps, South Africa)
For Valentines’ Day, my coach Ian Rodger gave me 3 hrs at 300 Watts. So romantic. [...]
Good stuff- read Dan’s report here
Amber was 4th in the Ladies’. More later…
2008 Olympic Triathlon Champion, Frodo, as the likable African German is known, has been a constant fixture here in Stellenbosch, South Africa over the past few months.
You often bump into the smiling face at the local coffee shops and street restaurants. It wasnt always song and dance though, along with some friends (Christian) he did [...]
In my everlasting quest of the unbreakable, I have settled on LOOK pedals since they brought out the Quartz MTB pedals 3 years ago.
I give these pedals a good thrashing and have never had one fail. For training I currently ride a Specialized Epic 29er with 2.20 Captain tires and 180mm cranks. The full sus [...]
What a story. Madiba, as he is fondly called, spent 27 years in prison for his political beliefs. When he was released, he changed a country and gave hope…
I’m proud to have been able to live the experience.
Pretty well documented in the new movie Invictus by Clint Eastwood.
Oh yes, we spent a few hours in Cape Town. Here are some pics of the Pavilion 50m salt swimming pool, on the ocean side. (Where I have swim lessons)
Stunning…
Sea Point, with Lions Head on the left and the pool in the right:
Amber took her entire years’ vacation (from nursing in Reno) and is visiting me in Stellenbosch. Apart from the obvious- no snow!- we are having a great time*, delicious food & coffee in town, good training and cool people - even my friends…
* despite the building going on in the house.
Er, make that “was”…
Will Kelsay and his lovely lady, Shelby, visited South Africa for a few weeks. They spend a few days in Cape Town, then a few days in my house in Stellenbosch before tackling the Garden Route.
I’m busy renovating my house and of course,they got roped into some manual labour:
Will was super excited [...]
My Miltos Manetas kit by LUMA circa 2009 XTERRA Worlds:
Check out LumaSports for your next custom made sports gear…
After nearly 2 decades of being a pro triathlete, the Caveman finally stumbles out of his grotto, knuckles dragging, to discover the wonders of training technology!
I know I’ll get a lot of flack for this one. (Ga Von Twitt- give me the best you’ve got!) Especially after this blog post about how backward the Caveman [...]
People seem obsessed with “what the pros eat.” With Ice Cream and Beer season a thing of the past, here is what the Caveman had yesterday:
Breakfast:
Scrambled eggs with onions and Melissa’s Meat Rub, baked potatoes and lightly steamed cabbage.
Eggs: Protein. The yolks are nutrient rich. Eggs are easy to make and goes with anything.
Potatoes: Good, [...]
Triathlon Team mate Fraser Cartmell did us all proud and won the South Africa 70.3 this past weekend. I watched him train diligently in Stellenbosch over the past 2 years, but apart from his 70.3 win in the UK, he hasnt really picked the fruit of his hard work and talent yet. This year is [...]
TV interview for www.i-am-specialized.com. Photo by Gary Perkin
Caveman on a road bike. (Specialized Tarmac SL2) by Gary Perkin
The pros are into pre season fad diets!
Macca urged the Twitter community to join him in his pre season cleansing diet comprising of juices for a week. Matt Lieto just started his Month of Salad…
Now I urge you to join me in my Month Of Mopane Worm Cleansing Diet! Mopane worms are a delicacy in [...]
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. [...]
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.
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