Giro Sport Design has launched a new aero helmet the Aerohead™ Ultimate MIPS. It features the fastest helmet shape Giro has ever tested, plus MIPS multi-directional impact protection system, and the class-leading ventilation of Roc Loc Air®.
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The helmet will be available this summer in two versions: the Aerohead MIPS (with venting for longer timed events) at MSRP £229 and the Aerohead Ultimate MIPS, featuring a TeXtreme™ shell to combine a smaller frontal area and reduced venting for even less drag at MSRP £499.
“In 1985, Giro pioneered the aerodynamic helmet with the original Advantage,” said Rob Wesson, Giro Director of Helmet R&D. “The Aerohead MIPS is our fastest helmet ever and represents the culmination of everything we have learned over the past 30 years.
“In addition, we have been able to integrate MIPS to provide more protection in certain impacts, as well as including the Roc Loc Air® fit system and hydrophilic padding to improve ventilation and cooling. With its combination of reduced drag, MIPS, and increased comfort, the Aerohead MIPS simply wouldn’t have been possible only a few years ago. By utilizing a TeXtreme® carbon fiber shell for the Aerohead Ultimate MIPS, we were able to further reduce frontal area, making our fastest shape ever even faster.”
The Aerohead Ultimate MIPS proved 3 seconds faster over 40km than Giro’s previously class-leading helmet, the Selector. The Aerohead MIPS, which features additional ventilation for longer courses such as triathlons, is 14 seconds faster over 180km while thermodynamic testing also show it to be nearly 10 % cooler than the Aerohead Ultimate MIPS.
The Aerohead Ultimate MIPS has already been raced to victory on both the road and track by the world’s top professionals, including Rohan Dennis (BMC) who used it for the stage one time trial around Utrecht in the 2015 Tour de France, which he won. Top professional triathletes including Linsey Corbin and Andreas and Michael Raelert will compete in the Aerohead MIPS this summer.
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Giro Sport Design has launched a new aero helmet the Aerohead™ Ultimate MIPS. It features the fastest helmet shape Giro has ever tested, plus MIPS multi-directional impact protection system, and the class-leading ventilation of Roc Loc Air®.
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The helmet will be available this summer in two versions: the Aerohead MIPS (with venting for longer timed events) at MSRP £229 and the Aerohead Ultimate MIPS, featuring a TeXtreme™ shell to combine a smaller frontal area and reduced venting for even less drag at MSRP £499.
“In 1985, Giro pioneered the aerodynamic helmet with the original Advantage,” said Rob Wesson, Giro Director of Helmet R&D. “The Aerohead MIPS is our fastest helmet ever and represents the culmination of everything we have learned over the past 30 years.
“In addition, we have been able to integrate MIPS to provide more protection in certain impacts, as well as including the Roc Loc Air® fit system and hydrophilic padding to improve ventilation and cooling. With its combination of reduced drag, MIPS, and increased comfort, the Aerohead MIPS simply wouldn’t have been possible only a few years ago. By utilizing a TeXtreme® carbon fiber shell for the Aerohead Ultimate MIPS, we were able to further reduce frontal area, making our fastest shape ever even faster.”
The Aerohead Ultimate MIPS proved 3 seconds faster over 40km than Giro’s previously class-leading helmet, the Selector. The Aerohead MIPS, which features additional ventilation for longer courses such as triathlons, is 14 seconds faster over 180km while thermodynamic testing also show it to be nearly 10 % cooler than the Aerohead Ultimate MIPS.
The Aerohead Ultimate MIPS has already been raced to victory on both the road and track by the world’s top professionals, including Rohan Dennis (BMC) who used it for the stage one time trial around Utrecht in the 2015 Tour de France, which he won. Top professional triathletes including Linsey Corbin and Andreas and Michael Raelert will compete in the Aerohead MIPS this summer.
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The cream of the sizeable pro athlete field today assembled in Puerto del Carmen ahead of the 25th edition of the Club La Santa Ironman Lanzarote on Saturday 21st May, which included world champion Jan Frodeno, Brits David McNamee and Carolin Livesey and Olympian Ivan Rana.
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Ironman officials hailed the 52-strong pro athlete field as “the strongest ever assembled” in Lanzarote, with the men’s course record holder Timo Bracht also racing. British hopes will lie with David McNamee, the quickest runner in Kona last year, and Caroline Livesey, who came 3rd in Lanzarote in 2015. There will also be considerable interest in super-swimmer Lucy Charles (GBR), who some are tipping to be first overall out of the water.
At the press conference in Puerto del Carmen the athletes were keen to highlight the difficulty of the course, and it was clear no one was taking the notoriously windy conditions and steep gradients for granted.
World Ironman and Ironman 70.3 world champion Jan Frodeno is racing despite recently recovering from a calf injury, and although not fully fit was relishing the challenge:
“I’ve trained at Club la Santa and around Lanzarote for years and it’s great to be back, it’s going to be a tough race but one I think I can handle. I’m not in 100% my best shape there’s no doubt about that, but this race requires patience and mental toughness and I think I have plenty of those, so we’ll see what happens.”
McNamee played down his chances, highlighting that the tough bike course would be a limiting factor: “Tomorrow it’s going to be about limiting losses on the bike and seeing what’s left on the run. No one’s going to have fresh legs so it’s going to be tough, but if I can come into T2 within 5mins of the top guys I’ll see if I’ve brought my run legs with me!”
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40 Kona slots will be made available to age-group athletes, in which the competition will be extremely fierce due to the large number of competitors.
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The cream of the sizeable pro athlete field today assembled in Puerto del Carmen ahead of the 25th edition of the Club La Santa Ironman Lanzarote on Saturday 21st May, which included world champion Jan Frodeno, Brits David McNamee and Carolin Livesey and Olympian Ivan Rana.
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Ironman officials hailed the 52-strong pro athlete field as “the strongest ever assembled” in Lanzarote, with the men’s course record holder Timo Bracht also racing. British hopes will lie with David McNamee, the quickest runner in Kona last year, and Caroline Livesey, who came 3rd in Lanzarote in 2015. There will also be considerable interest in super-swimmer Lucy Charles (GBR), who some are tipping to be first overall out of the water.
At the press conference in Puerto del Carmen the athletes were keen to highlight the difficulty of the course, and it was clear no one was taking the notoriously windy conditions and steep gradients for granted.
World Ironman and Ironman 70.3 world champion Jan Frodeno is racing despite recently recovering from a calf injury, and although not fully fit was relishing the challenge:
“I’ve trained at Club la Santa and around Lanzarote for years and it’s great to be back, it’s going to be a tough race but one I think I can handle. I’m not in 100% my best shape there’s no doubt about that, but this race requires patience and mental toughness and I think I have plenty of those, so we’ll see what happens.”
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McNamee played down his chances, highlighting that the tough bike course would be a limiting factor: “Tomorrow it’s going to be about limiting losses on the bike and seeing what’s left on the run. No one’s going to have fresh legs so it’s going to be tough, but if I can come into T2 within 5mins of the top guys I’ll see if I’ve brought my run legs with me!”
40 Kona slots will be made available to age-group athletes, in which the competition will be extremely fierce due to the large number of competitors.
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Who do you think will triumph at Ironman Lanzarote? Let us know in the comments!
Jesse Thomas pulled off a stunning victory over Ironman world champion Jan Frodeno at the Club La Santa Ironman Lanzarote, crossing the line in a time of 8:42:33. Danish athlete Tine Holst claimed her first Ironman title in the women’s race, winning in 10:02:35.
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It was also a great day for British long course racing, with David McNamee and Lucy Charles (in her first professional Ironman outing) both taking third place. McNamee once again displayed his strong running credentials by chasing down Olympian Ivan Rana, putting in an impressive 2:51 marathon split. Charles as expected was far in front of her competition on the swim, recording a 47:11 split and emerging with only three of the pro men in front of her.
Charles was unable to fend off strong cyclist Bracht, who came onto the marathon course in pole position. Alexandra Tondeur (BEL) recorded a 3:10 marathon time to run past Charles and finish second, only 2mins from Bracht and agonisingly close to running her down for the victory.
It looked to be business as usual in the men’s race for Jan Frodeno, who was first out of the water; however an issue with his helmet visor cost the Ironman world champion 3mins in transition, allowing his competition some advantage going onto the bike course.
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The German made up for lost time by also putting in the second fastest bike split of the day (4:58:33) and it appeared to be set up for another Frodeno victory. With Thomas minutes behind, the gap closed and the the second half of the marathon saw him pull away from Frodeno to pull off a shock victory. Frodeno’s marathon split of 2:50:03 was more than 3mins slower than Thomas’ 2:46:56.
Commenting after the race, Thomas said: “It’s an amazing feeling to win here today, I’m dedicating it to my wife and son for putting up with me during the last six months of preparation!”
Frodeno commented: “Obviously coming second is never going to make me happy but coming back off an injury it feels good to cross the line injury-free. And I’ve now booked my place for Kona so I can’t complain.”
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Temperatures were high throughout most of the day, however the notorious wind over the Lanzarote lava fields was calmer than in some previous years. Almost 1,900 triathletes crossed the finish line of the race’s 25th edition.
Jesse Thomas pulled off a stunning victory over Ironman world champion Jan Frodeno at the Club La Santa Ironman Lanzarote, crossing the line in a time of 8:42:33. Danish athlete Tine Holst claimed her first Ironman title in the women’s race, winning in 10:02:35.
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It was also a great day for British long course racing, with David McNamee and Lucy Charles (in her first professional Ironman outing) both taking third place. McNamee once again displayed his strong running credentials by chasing down Olympian Ivan Rana, putting in an impressive 2:51 marathon split. Charles as expected was far in front of her competition on the swim, recording a 47:11 split and emerging with only three of the pro men in front of her.
Charles was unable to fend off strong cyclist Bracht, who came onto the marathon course in pole position. Alexandra Tondeur (BEL) recorded a 3:10 marathon time to run past Charles and finish second, only 2mins from Bracht and agonisingly close to running her down for the victory.
It looked to be business as usual in the men’s race for Jan Frodeno, who was first out of the water; however an issue with his helmet visor cost the Ironman world champion 3mins in transition, allowing his competition some advantage going onto the bike course.
The German made up for lost time by also putting in the second fastest bike split of the day (4:58:33) and it appeared to be set up for another Frodeno victory. With Thomas minutes behind, the gap closed and the the second half of the marathon saw him pull away from Frodeno to pull off a shock victory. Frodeno’s marathon split of 2:50:03 was more than 3mins slower than Thomas’ 2:46:56.
Commenting after the race, Thomas said: “It’s an amazing feeling to win here today, I’m dedicating it to my wife and son for putting up with me during the last six months of preparation!”
Frodeno commented: “Obviously coming second is never going to make me happy but coming back off an injury it feels good to cross the line injury-free. And I’ve now booked my place for Kona so I can’t complain.”
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Temperatures were high throughout most of the day, however the notorious wind over the Lanzarote lava fields was calmer than in some previous years. Almost 1,900 triathletes crossed the finish line of the race’s 25th edition.
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A superb party atmosphere greeted the 1,900 triathletes who travelled to Lanzarote for the race’s 25th edition. Before and after the event, sports resort Club La Santa hosted numerous events to mark the occassion, including an after party with triathlon royalty in attendance.
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In the race itself, Jesse Thomas pulled off a stunning victory over Ironman world champion, crossing the line in a time of 8:42:33. Danish athlete Tine Holst, who incredibly only happened across triathlon 10 years ago whilst working at Club La Santa, claimed her first Ironman title in the women’s race, winning in 10:02:35.
Temperatures were high throughout most of the day, however the notorious wind over the Lanzarote lava fields was calmer than in some previous years. Almost 1,700 triathletes crossed the finish line.
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To find out more about the facilities, packages and upcoming events offered at Club La Santa, head to www.clublasanta.co.uk
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A superb party atmosphere greeted the 1,900 triathletes who travelled to Lanzarote for the race’s 25th edition. Before and after the event, sports resort Club La Santa hosted numerous events to mark the occassion, including an after party with triathlon royalty in attendance.
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In the race itself, Jesse Thomas pulled off a stunning victory over Ironman world champion, crossing the line in a time of 8:42:33. Danish athlete Tine Holst, who incredibly only happened across triathlon 10 years ago whilst working at Club La Santa, claimed her first Ironman title in the women’s race, winning in 10:02:35.
Temperatures were high throughout most of the day, however the notorious wind over the Lanzarote lava fields was calmer than in some previous years. Almost 1,700 triathletes crossed the finish line.
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To find out more about the facilities, packages and upcoming events offered at Club La Santa, head to www.clublasanta.co.uk
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Eight UK cities will help bring the Olympic excitement a bit closer by hosting live action from large screens, as Official Team GB FanZone hosts
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The venues confirmed so far are:
Centenary Square, Bradford
Millennium Square, Bristol
Millennium Place, Coventry
Millennium Square, Leeds
BeachEast, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London
London Bridge City, London
Media City, Manchester
Armada Way, Plymouth
Castle Square, Swansea
The FanZones will be the best place to catch the action and soak up the Olympic vibe spirit as the nation’s finest athletes compete for glory. Entry to each FanZone is free and there will also be the opportunity to learn more about how you can participate in some of the Olympic sports that are on show in Brazil this August.
The FanZones will show live coverage of the Olympic Games at selected times between 1pm and 10pm between 5-22 August – depending on local FanZone opening times – offering the chance to share memorable and historic sporting moments among fellow fans of Team GB. The triathlon takes place August 18-20
Team GB gymnast Beth Tweddle, said: “Team GB fans are so passionate and it was fantastic in 2012 to get everyone together at locations across the country. There is something very special about everyone coming together to support Team GB. I’d encourage fans around the UK to visit a FanZone during the Olympic Games and show the athletes in Rio that they are behind them.
“It is great to see the cities backing Team GB ahead of another exciting Olympic Games, and they’d love as many fans as possible to visit.”
Further cities may be confirmed in the run-up to the Olympic Games as Team GB aims for regional coverage across the United Kingdom.
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For more information go to the Team GB FanZone web page.
Eight UK cities will help bring the Olympic excitement a bit closer by hosting live action from large screens, as Official Team GB FanZone hosts
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The venues confirmed so far are:
Centenary Square, Bradford
Millennium Square, Bristol
Millennium Place, Coventry
Millennium Square, Leeds
BeachEast, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London
London Bridge City, London
Media City, Manchester
Armada Way, Plymouth
Castle Square, Swansea
The FanZones will be the best place to catch the action and soak up the Olympic vibe spirit as the nation’s finest athletes compete for glory. Entry to each FanZone is free and there will also be the opportunity to learn more about how you can participate in some of the Olympic sports that are on show in Brazil this August.
The FanZones will show live coverage of the Olympic Games at selected times between 1pm and 10pm between 5-22 August – depending on local FanZone opening times – offering the chance to share memorable and historic sporting moments among fellow fans of Team GB. The triathlon takes place August 18-20
Team GB gymnast Beth Tweddle, said: “Team GB fans are so passionate and it was fantastic in 2012 to get everyone together at locations across the country. There is something very special about everyone coming together to support Team GB. I’d encourage fans around the UK to visit a FanZone during the Olympic Games and show the athletes in Rio that they are behind them.
“It is great to see the cities backing Team GB ahead of another exciting Olympic Games, and they’d love as many fans as possible to visit.”
Further cities may be confirmed in the run-up to the Olympic Games as Team GB aims for regional coverage across the United Kingdom.
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For more information go to the Team GB FanZone web page.