Aussie wins showdown in Texas
Texas is known for many cool things and people. The Longhorns are a much loved football team and Lance Armstrong of course flew the Texas flag on his bike and helmet for years. This week Texas played host the 70.3 circus with some predictable results. Buffalo Springs has a history of great Australian performances and this weekend was no exception. Buffalo Springs 70.3 is known for high temperatures and high winds making this a challenge for anyone who signs up to race. This year conditions allowed a fast start and even quicker finish.
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Buffalo Springs 70.3 preview
Buffalo Springs has long been a place where Australians have excelled and this weekend's jaunt to Texas for the 70.3 race should be no exception. A couple of Australia's brightest stars will be on hand to see how their form measures us with the locals. Rumour has it Luke Bell will be out there to try and repeat his winning performances on the 70.3 circuit. Luke's form is coming and the Australian is trying to run himself into form. As an old cycling buddy once said, "you can afford not to train, you can't afford not to race."
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Observations from the Tour de Suisse
The Tour de Suisse like the Dauphine Libere is one of the key lead up races to the Tour de France. We have been going on about how important a good preparation is and, like the famed Dauphine with its' climbs and hard racing the Tour de Suisse is also full of that. This race acts as both a form finder and a last chance for riders to convince their teams to take them on the lap of France. Like every Pro Tour race the racing is full gas from the gun and we took a look at the Tour de Suisse to see what could be taken from the last big pre Tour event.
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Great Dane cashes in at Des Moines
Now I know we have written a bit about this race but with one of the biggest paydays in the sport Des Moines is certainly a bright light on the ITU calender. This year saw both men's and women's races putting up $200,000 US for the win. The U.S Olympic team was also being decided and in the men's event it was a race to be across the line first.
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Aussie girls have a great day out in Des Moines
The Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup in Des Moines is one attractive race, though after a week of biblical-styled rainstorms, the race could have seemed less so. After a change of venue, the race went on and in a very competitive environment with U.S Olympic selection on the line, Emma Snowsill was left standing as the winner. The race attracts many of the big names due to the whopping $200,000 on offer for first place. The Australian Women's Olympic Team was there and left with a fantastic result.
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