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Did you know that tour de france winner Lance Armstrong used to compete in
Triathlons.
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KIWI FAVOURITES
This weekend Cameron Brown will be one of the favourites for Ironman USA in
Lake Placid New York.
North of the border Shane Reed will be amongst the favourites for the ITU
race to be held at Cornerbrook in Canada.
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OLYMPIC TRIATHLON MANAGEMENT
Four New Zealanders have been named in the Management Team for the Olympic
Games Triathlon.
Congratulations to TriNZ technical officials  Bruce Chambers, Bruce More,
Ross Cole, and Phil Briars
The total management team consists of 42 people from all corners of the
world.
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CLODE WINS TIME TRIAL
from Katherine Williams Tri Digest  http://www.TriathlonLive.com
Here is news from Corner Brook, where several events through the week lead
up to Sunday's ITU World Cup.
Tuesday's race as part of Tri-Fest 2000 was the Pepsi Cycle Challenge, a
15-kilometer time trial. The results of the race for which the 60 riders
left at one-minute
intervals, all chasing a share of the US$2,000 prize money:
Men:
1. Peter Clode (NZL), 20:20;
2. Stefan Jakobson (CAN), 20:46;
3. Doug Friman (USA), 21:24;
4. Steve Irvine (CAN), 21:42;
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FIONA'S POWERMAN FRANCE WIN
From Eric Schwartz's http://www.duathlon.com:
The Powerman Series made its traditional stop in the French Pyrénéés last
weekend.
Fiona Docherty (NZL) left no doubt about her role as the women's favorite,
finishing the first 12km run over steep hills 57 seconds ahead of Helen
Purdy (GBR). The challenging bike course followed routes previously used by
the Tour de France and gave the athletes an impressive view of the Pyrénées.
The lead grew to almost five minutes on the second run as she went on to her
second career Powerman victory.  Purdy followed in second, and Antje
Strothmann  (GER) finished third.
For the men Dirk Strothmann (GER) was the early leader  on the first run but
fell behind with cramps at the end of the run. After the first major cycle
climb,  Nicolas Lebrun (FRA) and Vincent Aldebert (FRA) broke away from the
field, and then Lebrun dropped Aldebert on the second climb, the Col de
Mente (1349 m above sea-level). His lead over Aldebert was 1:05, followed by
Strothmann at 2:15 and Henrik Svarre (DEN) at 3:30.  Lebrun went on for the
win, followed by Aldebert in second, and Alcino Serras of Portugal overtook
Strothman for third.
Powerman France - July 23, Val d'Aran, France
12k R, 70k B, 10k R
Women
1. Fiona Docherty   (NZL), 3:44:36 (43:40, 2:22:42, 38:14)
2. Helen Purdy      (ENG), 3:49:08 (44:37, 2:26:59, 37:32)
3. Antje Strothmann (FRA), 3:53:16 (47:32, 2:26:16, 39:28)
4. Ariane Schumacher(SUI), 3:55:34
5. Corinne Raux     (FRA), 3:58:23
Men
1. Nicolas Lebrun   (FRA), 3:18:36 (39:30, 2:03:18, 35:48)
2. Vincent Aldebert (FRA), 3:19:31 (39:32, 2:04:23, 35:36)
3. Alcino Serras    (POR), 3:22:47
4. Dirk Strothmann  (GER), 3:23:15
5. Henrik Svarre    (DEN), 3:24:07
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SOUTHERN TRAVERSE SUPPORT CREW REQUIRED
Team Orion are looking for people to become their support crew for the
Southern Traverse.  Would you be interested in helping out a top
International team ?
Team Orion  have 2 members from Spain who are the world rogaining champions
and members of the Spanish national team.  Mike & Joel are from USA. Joel is
a navy officer.
Team Orion have raced together for 4 years.  All members are currently in
the USA
Joel is preparing for the Eco-challenge in Borneo. Mike has been involved
with adventure racing for 5 years and had great success with Team Orion.
Their goal for the Southern Traverse is to be competitive and finish well
into the top positions. As usual they are leaving the thought of doing the
best they can with what is presented to them as the final goal.
If interested contact  Michael Johnson mjohnson@friendandjohnson.com of team
Orion     They are willing to cover all the expenses for the individuals
that will become our support crew.
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BAYFAIR DATE
The Bayfair Triathlon at Mount Maunganui is on March 11th, 2001  not March
18 as listed in  NZ Multisport magazine.
Hamilton's Cycle Time Triathlon is on March 18th 2001.
Both these events are TriNZ Approved
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BRENT SHELDRAKE AT GERMAN HALF IRONMAN
Brent Sheldrake informs me that at the 60km stage of the German Half Ironman
Champs he was still matching it with a half dozen other athletes including
all 3 of the podium place getters.  Good effort Brent for your first half
Ironman
Brent will be back in NZ in September and hopes to fit in a few duathlons
before summer rolls around
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Zack is Back! - Ingraham Retains Title
Jurgen Zack demonstrated that there is plenty of juice in the old legs yet
as he biked a strong field into stunning submission to win Ironman Austria .
visit www.xtri.com to read the race report
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
A day without laughter is a day wasted.
- Charlie Chaplin
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Thought for the Day
"Life is too short to pursue activities in which one is not passionate"
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