Breakfast with Lance Armstrong

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Lance choppered onto stage, stayed 41 minutes and 23 seconds before Range Rovering out, President Zuma style in a motorcade.
While on stage, he dazzled us with his whit and amazing speaking skill. He chatted with the iconic Phil Liggett and his new South African Team Radio Shack team mate, Daryl Impey.
The day before there was a funds [...]

“Stoltz claims scorching victory” Argus MTB media release

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

MEDIA RELEASE
(Caveman report to follow shortly…)
For Immediate Release
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 [...]

This one time, at band camp, I rode 300 Watts for 3hrs

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

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.  [...]

Mr XTERRA is in town!

Monday, February 1st, 2010

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 [...]

Triathlon clothing fashion doing the Full Circle?

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

My Miltos Manetas kit by LUMA circa 2009 XTERRA Worlds:

Check out LumaSports for your next custom made sports gear…

Training Technology: The Caveman eats his helmet.

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

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 [...]

More Specialized Team camp

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

TV interview for www.i-am-specialized.com. Photo by Gary Perkin

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. [...]

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, [...]

The Off Season - fun toy time.

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

After 10 months of focused training where every session and equipment choice was geared towards winning XTERRAs, it is fun to to try some of the other bikes in the garage.
I’ve had this S-works Enduro for 2 years now, but until a few weeks ago, it had less than 5 hrs on it. Most of [...]

The perfect XTERRA bike. Specialized Epic S-works.

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Photo by RichCruse.com.
My Specialized Epic S-works worked like a dream, and this course on Maui is infamously tough on equipment. A lot of work has gone into the preparation of the bike for this race in particular.
Here are a few highlights:
 
Specialized tires
Specialized has been amazingly helpful in helping me find a tire that is [...]

When giving everything is not enough

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

2009 XTERRA World Champs podium by Rich Cruse
From L to R: Olivier Marceau (4th), Micheal Weiss (3rd), Eneko Llanos (1st), Nico Lebrun (2nd), Conrad Stoltz (5th)
Yes, I am disappointed. (Thanks for the nice e-mails. True friends are the ones who cares no matter the result) I did everything in my power to get to [...]

Finished 5th at XTERRA Worlds

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Pics by RichCruse.com

But boy, did I look good!
RichCruse.com for the pics

D Day for XTERRA Worlds in Maui

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

I have my new birthday kit, my bike is waxed, training is a thing of the past. Now its race time.
Sunday 25 Oct at 9.00am Hawaii time. Follow on www.xterra.tv (and watch the 2008 Worlds footage) Amber will be twittering on  #ConradStoltz

I will be racing XTERRA Worlds in my birthday suit!

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

I got this birthday card from the Balega folks in South Africa. Tanya is always very creative with the Photoshop…
If your Afrikaans is a little rusty:
“Happy birthday Conrad, Enjoy every moment, Bert, Tanya and the Falke (Balega) team”
Also, my LUMA race kit by Greek artist Miltos Manetas can just in time for my birthday: Read [...]

Interview with Macca 2 days before 2009 Ironman Kona

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

I interviewed Chris McCormack for I am Specialized.