2010 Singapore Ironman 70.3

I woke up this morning, looked out my bedroom window to see 100’s of cyclist riding on the West Coast Highway. Today was the 2010 Singapore Ironman 70.3! Before I get into the statistics, I just want to say that I would have loved to compete in this world class event. Hell, the World Champion, Craig Alexander was here to defend his 2009 victory. This race is only in its fourth season and I am sure after watching the cycling event today; this race is only going to get more popular.

Race Statistics:
• Of the 1,396 entries for the Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore, there are 465 Singaporeans and 1,018 athletes representing 60 other countries.
• A total of 61 nations are represented with Hong Kong, Australia, the UK and US, and Japan, Philippines, Malaysia and the UAE very strong in numbers.
• 86% of the field are male with 14% female.
• The most popular age group category for both women is 35-39 (33 women) and 40-44 for men with 272 competitors.
• The oldest competitors are Japan’s Kazuharu Tsujii (Male 74 years) and Australia’s Pamela Williams (Female 57 years)
• The youngest competitors are Singapore’s Siew Mei Chan (Female – 22 years) and Tiong Han Yeo ( Male -20 years)
• There are a record number of 95 teams also introducing competitors to the incredible Ironman 70.3 distance in 2010

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About the Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore
www.ironman703singapore.com

The Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore is one of a global series of qualifying Ironman 70.3 triathlon events held around the world, in which qualify athletes for the Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 held every November in Clearwater, Florida.

An Ironman 70.3 consists of a 1.9km swim, 90.1km ride and 21.1km run. Since its inception in 2006, there are now many Ironman 70.3 races around the world, with Singapore the oldest in Asia. This year’s event offers 35 qualifying slots to the Ironman World Championship 70.3 in Clearwater Florida and carries a total prize purse of USD$25,000.

The Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore is presented by Hi-Tri (Singapore) and proudly supported by Naming Rights Sponsor, Aviva.

RESULTS:

Australia’s Craig Alexander has WON the Aviva Ironman 70.3 triathlon in Singapore. Alexander was in the lead bunch out of the water and in to T1. South African, James Cunnama made ground on Alexander with a 2:07:36 bike split (0:2:12 faster than Alexander) and put in a fast 1:16:02 half marathon but it was not enough to take out Alexander. Australia’s Aaron Farlow was a further 0:1:12 behind Cunnama and took out 3rd overall.

Here is a link to the overall results: 2010 Singapore Ironman

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Giro d’Italia Stage 17 – Lance Showing Signs Of Good Form?

Giro d’Italia Stage 17 – Is Lance showing signs of good form?

Another Look from Lance

Stage 17 was a hell of a show wasn’t it? Today’s stage was just another was just another sprinters day as far as I’m concerned. So, today I decided to talk about stage 17. I will show you a couple of pictures to show what may have been a test to see how well Lance is coming into form. Johan has been wanting Lance to step it up. I think today we saw a little of what Lance is saving for the Tour De France!

Take a look at those eyes. That’s the look of determination.

What do you think? Think he’s hurting and cannot actually bridge the gap to the leader of the stage? Or is he setting the stage for France?

This could be a tactic hes playing to set the competition up for his attacks in the tour.

Then again, he could be hurting and just not ready for the comeback and win plan. I guess we will just have to wait and see.

Let’s talk about how skinny Lance is looking. The boy is absolutely shredded right now. If he is in fact hurting, maybe its because he’s lacking in nutrition?

Let’s hope the trainer’s know what they’re doing when it comes to his nutrition and workout regiment.

Know matter – what we saw today was a look of the past Lance! I think he’ll be able to really be in great form come July. Levi was looking rough at the end of this stage. Even though he has been training and doing great in most of the races this year, won the Tour of California and looks a lot like Lance did in 2005, he was sure hurting in Stage 17.

Frothing at the mouth is a sure sign that the boy is dehydrated. They better stick a few IV’s in him and get him back in the game come tomorrow! Stage 19 is well suited for his style of climbing. Good luck Levi.

Let’s check out the over results of todays stage as well as looking at the overall general classification:

Stage 17 Results

General Classification After Stage 17

That’s it for today. Tomorrow will be another interesting stage.

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Giro d’Italia Stage 16 – Flat Tire At The Most Critical Moments!

Yaroslav Popovych rode like a true champion today. Good on you mate! Bad luck has happened though as Levi had a flat tire at the worst possible moment on the mountain.

Let’s watch the final kilometers of the race and see for ourselves how difficult todays stage was for Levi. It may just show on his face that he is hurting:

Giro d’Italia / Tour of Italy 2009 – Stage 16 – Final kilometers (climb of Monte Petrano) 10′

I do believe that the race has sure taken a toll on Levi. Lance still looked pretty good. It must have been hot as hell for the boys. Popo sure looked beaten when Carlos passed him up. He just shook his head and kept riding his own race. Good try today anyway. Ivan Basso sure looked to be at the brink of popping didn’t he? Carlos, Denis and Danilo all actually looked really good on todays climb. I was surprised at what kind of form they actually have – Especially Menchov. Let’s see how they fare in Lance’s race coming up in July!

Ivan got caught in the last kilometer – Man that’s gotta suck! Menchov sure pulled it off in the last sprint to the finish to get them bonus points! Ivan did well just to hang on to the leaders as they passed him. I think he will be in great form come the Tour De France.

I only wished that the end of the video would have shown Levi and Lance coming across the line. Don’t count Levi out yet. There are still more mountains to go. I’d like to see Lance in a break away and race like he did before he became the super human he is today! Boy, would that be a race to end all races. Think its possible to pull back over 8 minutes and take the lead. Probably not, just hopeful dreams on my part. Let’s have a look at tomorrow’s stage and make a prediction:

Stage 17 Viewpoint Advantage

Check it out! This looks like another daunting task and the boys will have there work cut out for them tomorrow.

Blockhaus is another beautiful climb, one day after Monte Petrano. It will trash the classification again. It is short, but sure to lite the classification on fire. Lets hope its not as hot as it was today for the guys of Astana. Watch out for Danilo Di Luca, he won the race two years ago and will be out for blood on Blockhaus.

Tomorrows race will take the peleton all the way up to 2,000 meters tomorrow. Altitude is sure to play a key role tomorrow. Let’s hope the boys are sleeping in a altitude simulator tonight. They’re going to need it.

We saw today that Levi was being pulled up the mountain by Lance Armstrong. I sure hope they decide to release Lance and give us a better indication as to just how in shape he really is. It sure has looked as though he has been holding back this tour and is ready for the chance to show his stuff. Then again, maybe he is intentionally showing everyone that he is vulnerable as a ploy to sucker punch the peleton when they arrive in France.

I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens tomorrow. Let’s get to todays stats shall we?

Damn, I still cannot believe Levi didn’t have it in him today. I thought for sure that he was going to mop up the non-believers and take over the pink jersey. Oh well, better luck next time. Todays Stats:

Stage 16 Results

General Classification After Stage 16

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Giro d’Italia Stage 13 – Flat, Fast & Perfect for Team Columbia-Highroad

Mark Cavendish pulls another trick out of the hat and wins todays stage. He did it today differently than his other two wins in the Giro d’Italia so far. Mark was back in the pack something like 6-7 riders deep. Usually he’s right up front and right behind his teammates. Today however, he was not. At least not until the end when Edvald Boasson Hagen and Mark Renshaw drove the killer to the front. This happened in the last 50 seconds of the stage. Talk about playing the game on the edge!

I have located the finish of the stage over at YouTube and loaded it up here. Unless you understand Italian, go ahead and turn down you speakers. Or, leave them up and listen to the language, you just might learn something:

Todays general classification did not change so you won’t be seeing the stats for that below. I will however show todays stage results. I was informed yesterday that I spelled Denis with two N’s. Sorry about the typo, I must have been excited about something and fat fingered the keyboard. Speaking of Denis Menchov, he still thinks he can hold on to the jersey all the way into Rome. Fat chance Denis!

Levi and Danilo will have something to say about that. In my opinion, Levi’s team Astana is much stronger than Danilo Di Luca’s team LPR. If you look at the stats for each of the teams, you clearly see that Astana is well suited for the remainder of the tour. Three tough mountain stages will prove Levi is up to the task. Now the real Giro d’Italia will begin. Wouldn’t you want to have Lance Armstrong as your super domestique? I know I sure would…

That’s it for tonight! Here’s todays results:

Giro d'Italia Stage 13 Results

By the way, Lance finished the stage in 94th place in the pack. Of course, like I said Earlier, the General Classification did not change, so no stats on that today. See you tomorrow – Go Team Astana (Or whatever your name will be)!

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