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Leanda Cave’s season debut on Canyon bike at Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon event

Thursday, February 28th, 2013

The double triathlon world champion Leanda Cave’s season debut on a Canyon bike will be at the 33rd installment of the Escape from Alcatraz event, which takes place on 3rd March 2013. Leanda Cave is currently the world’s best female triathlete and also last year’s winner of the Escape from Alcatraz event. This season the 34-year old wants to repeat her success and make a winning start to her season. For her season debut Leanda has put her faith in her Canyon Aeroad CF with its special triathlon set-up so that she can once again triumph in this truly legendary triathlon.

Leanda Cave gibt ihr Saisondebüt bei dem Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon / Copyright: Kevin Fu

The event starts just off the Island of Alcatraz in San Francisco. After the jump into the water off a ferry the competitors have a 2.5km swim across the Bay of San Francisco to contend with before they reach the Marina Green Beach where they transfer to the cycling section. On the hilly and winding 29km course Leanda will show her rivals a clean pair of heels on her super fast Canyon Aeroad race machine. After the transfer to the final discipline the competitors must complete a 12km run. The course, which runs along the Golden Gate Bridge, has all the prerequisites for a truly exciting finale to the event. Sections on sand, changes in direction and stretches that are tailor-made for speed await the competitors.

Leanda Cave is hoping to cross the finish-line in first place on Marina Green Beach in a time of under two hours and celebrate her victory with her fans.

Cave setzt zum Saisonauftakt auf das eigens für sie designte Canyon Aeroad CF / Foto: Canyon

Cave’s Aeroad CF with its triathlon set-up is tailor made for the most diverse and fast competitive events. The optimised aerodynamics in combination with the compact frame and the classic handlebar design deliver significantly better handling. In addition, the flatter seat angle means that the race bike is less top-heavy and thus delivers a distinctly better distribution of weight between the front and rear wheels. The undoubted strengths of this bike have already been demonstrated by the pros on the road, who achieved first place in the UCI world ranking on the Aeroad CF in 2011 and 2012. Leanda Cave crowned her successful 2012 season by winning two world championships. Leanda scooped victory in the Ironman 70.3 distance in Las Vegas and the Ironman world championships on Hawaii, making her the Queen of Kona. With her victory in both world championships Leanda Cave is the first athlete in history who has won both world titles in one season.

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It’s getting better! 3rd place in the regional championships and 7th overall in Maxdorf

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Last weekend I was in action for the DBL team RSG Montabaur in the league. In Maxdorf a mid-distance event was on the programme and for me this meant a further test before the Roth challenge. The cycling route in Maxdorf is renowned for being difficult. The climb up to Lindemannsruh with its 100 metres of elevation makes it one of the more demanding on the scene.

The race kicked off at 9.00 sharp and I plunged myself into the Lambsheimer Weiher along with 600 other starters. After a modest swimming section at the Tristar and a very poor one in the second division (Büdingen), this time I was able demonstrate an improved level of form even though I didn’t finish in the first group, but finished in 23rd place in the second large group at the end of the 2 kilometre section. I realised that intensive training really does help! Perhaps it was also down to the new Neo (thanks to blueseventy).

I took up the chase in pleasant temperatures and caught several other athletes by the time I’d reached the highest point of the course which meant that after 25 kms on the bike I had already moved into seventh place. Unfortunately it wasn’t all plain sailing and it took me a further 40 km until I caught Alex Taubert and after 85 km went into the 2nd changeover zone back in sixth place.

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After I handed over my Canyon Speedmax CF and slipped on my running shoes, I set off on the 20 km run. It was 2 10-kilometre laps with a turning point after 5 km and easy to run and as I’d never been to Maxdorf before, it wasn’t going to be boring for me anyway. I was quickly able to find a very good rhythm and I felt a little tired after the training of the previous week and the tough cycling section, but was still easily able to cope with running section.

At the turning point at 5 km I was able to see the distances both in front of me and behind me. I initially didn’t see any possibility of making any headway as I had three top runners competing against me with Georg Anstett, Benny Rossmann and Paul Westwood. The worst thing of all is that all three of them ride for clubs in Rhineland -Palatinate. My place on the podium in the Rhineland-Palatinate championship was in danger because I was in second place on the road behind Jürgen Stilgenbauer. Georg then ran past me at the 10 km mark and after a short attempt to fight back I just had to let him pull away. Now I was in 7th place on the road and in 3rd place in the regional championship.

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Now that my legs were getting heavier and heavier, I was able after the last turning point to see the gaps once again and knew that I had a strenuous final 5 kms ahead of me. Benny and Paul spurred each other on and got ever closer to me.
I had to thank not only my own abilities, but also the many other starters of the DBL-team, that I reached the finish-line before Benny and Paul. Although my club colleagues also were in a race they always had time to shout me on or give me a smile. Thanks a lot!

I was more than pleased with my lot taking 7th place in the overall event, 3rd place in the regional championship and the team victory with the DBL-team. I now know that I can achieve something in Roth. Jürgen has promised me that I’ll be able to approach the start line in 4 weeks feeling completely relaxed!

See you soon!
Jens

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Introducing the Canyon Young Heroes: Joshua Stritzinger

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Hello everyone,

My name is Joshua Stritzinger and I’m 15 years old and in the 10th grade at the Eduard-Spranger-Gymnasiums in Landau in the Palatinate. I’m a passionate cyclist. My local club is the RC Silber Pils Bellheim. I first heard about the Young Heroes at a race in Karbach in 2009, and from that moment on it was my greatest wish to ride for this team. Therefore I quickly applied to Canyon. In January 2010 I then received a letter telling me I’d made it onto the team. I’ll never forget that moment when I first found out about my success. It was the most emotional moment in my sporting career to date.

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The first year as a Young Hero was an absolutely fantastic one. It was great fun to train together with the other team members and Erik Zabel was always on hand to give us valuable advice. It was just great being able to ride with a top pro like Erik.

The Team Coordinator Dominic Piquardt always had a sympathetic ear if anything needed explaining. The biggest highlight in my year was my participation in the German championships, which I had qualified for at the championships in Southern Germany. In addition, it was also super to win the individual time-trial championship in South West Germany and the regional championship in Rhineland-Palatinate.

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I’m very happy that I’ll be a Canyon Young Hero again in 2011 and am looking forward to meeting the other members of the team. I most excited about the new team members so I’d like to already wish them a warm welcome.

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Successful start to the season with 1st place in the Mosel Triathlon

Monday, June 28th, 2010

I decided at the last minute to take part in the 2nd Mosel Triathlon in Zell and was able to get off to a winning start in the 2010 season. After the swimming section I was able to take the lead in the women’s race in 20:43 minutes. The second discipline was marked by a demanding cycling route and persistent rain. Therefore it wasn’t simply a question of getting the better of the competition but also of braving the cold temperatures. After a time of 1:11:56 minutes in the cycling section I was able to enter the second transition area at the head of the race. The transition proved to be a very difficult affair with frozen hands and feet and it was not until 5 kilometres into the run that I got the feeling back in my feet. Nevertheless, I was able to run the fastest time with 41:05 and also scoop overall victory, crossing the finish line in a time of 2:13:44.

Aside from my win it was a very nice event with very many committed volunteers and spectators along the route. Obviously, even the best event organiser in the world can’t do anything about the miserable weather.

Greetings
Katja

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