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Also course director Laurent Lerousseau is looking forward to a stunning race: “There are two main propositions we have. The first one is to create dreams and the second is to have a nice race. It’s great that we have got the authorisation to run on the Formula One course. It makes the competition even more interesting. Further it’s going to be a sunny day tomorrow, so be prepared for a exciting and wonderful race tomorrow.”

04.09.2010 @ 12:35

Among the female competitors there are four professional athletes who want to fight for victory: Christel Robin (FRA), who won last year’s Ironman 70.3 in Monaco (on her 21st Birthday!), Dina Braguti (ITA), Coralie Lemair (BEL) and Sara Tavecchio (ITA). Christel Robin likes the course: “Especially the bike course is very beautiful but also difficult and mountainous. I prepared myself in the mountains.”

04.09.2010 @ 12:13

Olivier Marceau (SUI), who participated three times in the Olympic Games is one of the favourites as well. “The new TriStar format is more focused on the bike race. There are hardly any similarites to the olympic distances. Just the way to manage the effort is quite similar. The bike course is very interesting to discover. You have to keep some energy for the run.”

04.09.2010 @ 11:40

Just one day to go! The favourites of the TriStar111 Monaco gathered at todays press conference at 10 o’clock and shared their feelings and thoughts.

More than 660 individuals and 40 relay teams are registrated for the big race tomorrow. Only few of them have real chances for victory. In one point all of the professional athletes agreed. The TriStar111 Monaco is going to be a tough competition. The condition of each athlete will decide about victory or defeat over the 1km SWIM, 100km CYCLING and 10km RUN

17 male and 4 female professional athletes are going to be at the starting line on Sunday at 8:00. Top favourite and Winner of the 1st TriStar111 in Germany Chris McCormack (AUS) about the course: “It’s a difficult distance. On the page it looks easy but the cycling course is hard, because you can’t give up any ground.” About his expactions for the race: “I am a lot fitter than a few weeks ago, so I’m looking forward to tomorrow.” He even has some advise for his rivals: “The swim is over before you know it and the bike distance is very aggressive. So, if you want to win, be aggressive from the start.”

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03.09.2010 @ 19:18

The EXPO of the TriStar111 Monaco 2010 in Larvotto is open! If you have any questions about the registration, the Check-In or the race feel free to come and have a look. Additionally there are a lot of shops, which offer any kind of equipment a real Triathlete needs. So, just dive in to the world of Triathlon at the EXPO in Larvotto. Opening Times are: Saturday 9:00 - 18:00 and Sunday 08:00 - 18:00!

03.09.2010 @ 18:05

Geoffroy Lequatre, pro cyclist in Lance Armstrong’s Radio Shack Team and winner of the Tour of Britain in 2008 will participate in the “LivestrongTM Team” in Monaco to raise awareness for the fight against cancer.

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03.09.2010 @ 17:37

Great news! TriStar111 Monaco is going to be broadcasted all over Europe. The local Broadcasting Station Monaco Info will be there right from the start. Additional TV-stations which are going to produce unique shots from and around the race are the French station TF1, the British BBC, German RTL, the Spanish TV3 and last but not least the Austrian ORF.

This assures millions of spectators in front of the TV to get in touch with the race, the athletes and the starting celebrities. The Principality of Monaco will be presented from its most exciting and breathtaking side.

Yes, you can!

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Therefore Nathalie Simon will start in the TriStar111 Monaco. She is the face of the french TV-Network “Canal Sat Overseas” and a former professional windsurfer. In the 80’s and early 90’s she won a couple of Windsurfing Trophys and competitions. She made her debut as a TV-presenter in 1991 for “TF1”. Since then, she is a popular and much appreciated personality on French TV.

Written by André Karsai | 03.09.2010 @ 09:00

Happy birthday to the three of you! Three athletes doing triathlon, participating in the third TriStar111 race in 2010 and born on the third of September - wow! ;) You three have a fantastic day at opening day of TriStar111 Star&Co!

• Dominique DUBOIS FRA Age:  48 StNr: 609
• Matthew GAMBLES GBR Age:  43 StNr: 535
• Didier ANDRE FRA Age:  36 StNr: 387

Written by André Karsai | 02.09.2010 @ 22:08

If you are already in Monaco, you might even have seen it: the Star Events Truck has arrived! Well, this would not be such a special event if it was not Monaco. Trucks that size are not allowed in the Principality as they block roads. Thanks to the great support TriStar111 Monaco gets from the authorities, we could drive that truck down right to the event area. Currently our construction team is unpacking the material that is inside this truck that travels around Europe: transition racks for the bags, the racks where you will park your bikes and all the branding that you will see built up over the next couple of days. Have fun exploring the Principality and seeing the preparations for TriStar111 Monaco unfold. And Yes, you can register for the race tomorrow starting at 9:00. See you at the Star&Co Village!

PS: For the Tracking part make sure you friends and family know they can track you in real time on this website on race day through the RANKINGS tab that will be activated on Saturday. And more than 20 athletes will be available in realtime with ATHLOSOFT for the BIKE and RUN sections of the race!

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02.09.2010 @ 18:29

The former professional french cyclist Thierry Bourguignon will challenge the professional triathletes as well. After a serious accident in 1989 he fell in coma for twelve days. Just one year later, he started his professional career for the cycling Team of Toshiba. In 1991 he made his debut in the Tour de France and finished a stage on second place, just after Thierry Claveyrolat. Thierry is one of the most famous and popular cyclists in France, not least because of his reputation of “the Clown” of the peloton”.

02.09.2010 @ 14:26

And another strong combatant! Marcel Zamora, 5-times winner and course-record-holder of Ironman France (08:25:28) will be on the starting line on Sunday. He made the second place in last years TriStar200-debut race in Andalucia and is eager for a good competition. Good Luck Marcel!

02.09.2010 @ 10:48

TriStar111 Monaco co-operates with athlosoft! All of the professional athletes and some of the participating celebrities will be equipped with the smartphone sport solution. This enables you to follow your favourite athletes via GPS technology on Google Earth throughout the BIKE and RUN courses.

With this technology, provided by athlosoft, the TriStar111 Monaco will be even more exciting and fascinating for all the spectators on the Internet.

Yes, you can! ;)

02.09.2010 @ 09:28

On 5 September, Mikel Elgezabal will be on the starting line for the debut of TriStar Monaco 111. "It seems that Monaco is a perfect setting for any sporting event! It has great views from every leg of the race and a special charm that entices you leaving you wanting more."

Mikel isn’t only looking forward to the atmosphere Monaco offers but the new format TriStar is offering. "Personally, I like the idea of this race especially the hard bike circuit. This new distance is interesting because it is different from the others; as an athlete it is good to be offered different formats, it spices up the race and adds to the competition.’’

Mikels estimated finish time is 3:25, so that makes him 1 of the 'Hot Competitors' racing in TriStar Monaco. Come and spend a great day competing with our ‘Hot Competitors’ or cheering for them from the sidelines.

02.09.2010 @ 07:30

There are several celebrities who can be spotted not only as spectators but in the race.

Paul Belmondo, French racing driver and son of actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, will be racing TriStar111 Monaco as an individual. A new challenge for Belmondo after his active career in motor sports, the F3000, F1, the 24hours race of Le Mans or the Paris-Dakar. Later on Paul Belmondo has chosen to continue with his current profession as an actor on stage or in cinemas.

Yes Paul, you can! ;)

Written by André Karsai | 02.09.2010 @ 00:00

Christy MCKEE from USA was born on 2 September and turns 32 today! Congrats to you! (StNr: 219)

01.09.2010 @ 22:29

Will Grégory Mallet be one of the first to come out of the water? The professional swimmer took part in the Olympic Games 2008 in Peking. He was a member of the 4x100m freestyle relay. Just a half year later he swam a world record together with his team mates Fabien Gillot, William Meynard and Frédérick Bousquet.

01.09.2010 @ 21:20

Alexander Wurz (AUT), former Formula 1 driver knows every bend of the running course in Monaco. In his active career he won the 24hours of Le Mans and participated in over 60 Formula One races. In the TriStar111 Monaco he will go full distance and do the triathlon as an individual, entailing the swim and the cycling in order to go on the run on the well-known Formula 1 circuit in Monaco, where he lives.

01.09.2010 @ 20:35

Sergey Bubka will compete in Sunday’s race! He is one of the most famous Track and Field athletes in the world. The Ukrainian won 6 consecutive IAAF World Championships, an Olympics gold and broke the world record for men's pole vaulting 35 times. Furthermore he holds the current outdoor world record of 6.14 meters set on 31 July 1994 in Sestriere, Italy and the current indoor world record of 6.15 meters, set on 21 February 1993 in Donetsk, Ukraine.

01.09.2010 @ 19:21

Yaroslav Popovych is another one of the well-known personalities who will start in the TriStar111 Monaco. Just like Geoffroy Lequatre, he is a professional cyclist in Lance Armstrong’s Radioshack team. In his career he performed particulary strongly in the Giro d’Italia, finishing third in 2003. In 2005 he won the young rider’s classification of the Tour de France. In 2006 he even got the first place in stage 12.

01.09.2010 @ 19:00

Nico Rosberg is a racing driver for the Mercedes GP Formula One team. He races under the German flag in Formula One, although he competed for Finland earlier in his career. He holds dual nationality of these two countries.

Rosberg won the 2005 GP2 Series for the ART team, having raced in Formula Three Euroseries previously for his father's team. Rosberg joined the re-branded Mercedes team, formed by the takeover of 2009 constructors' champions Brawn GP, for the 2010 Formula One season.

01.09.2010 @ 18:43

Jenson Button, the reigning Formula One World Drivers Champion is only one of the popular Formula One Drivers who will compete in the TriStar111 Monaco!

He first drove in Formula One in the 2000 season, with the Williams team. In the 2006 season, Button won his first Grand Prix in Hungary after 113 races. In February 2009 he found himself in the team of Ross Brawn and hence in a highly competitive, Mercedes-engined car.

He went on to win six of the first seven races of the 2009 season, equalling a record achieved by only two other drivers: Michael Schumacher and Jim Clark. At the Brazilian Grand Prix, he amassed enough points over his rivals to secure the 2009 World Drivers' Championship, while also helping Brawn GP to secure the World Constructors' Championship in its maiden season.

01.09.2010 @ 18:00

Lucas di Grassi (BRA) will start in a relay team together with his Formula One collegue Bruno Senna. Having finished as runner-up to Timo Glock in the 2007 GP2 Series season, he is starting for the new Formula One team Virgin Racing, alongside his former rival Glock.

Besides he won an Award for the best driver in Formula Renault Three in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, he won the most important race in this Series: the Grand Prix of Macau F3. Year for year this event brings together the top drivers from various series. Ayrton Senna had won it in 1983, Michael Schumacher in 1990 and Nicolas Lapierre in 2003.

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The Brazilian Formula One Driver Bruno Senna will also participate in this unique race. He is the nephew of the late three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna. His mother is Ayrton's sister, Viviane.

In the 2010 season, Bruno Senna started as a F1 driver for the Hispania Racing F1 Team. In this first season he drove twelve races. Before that, in 2004, he took the second spot on the podium at the Circuit de Macau (Asian Formula Renault Challenge). He also won five races in the British Formula Three and three race in the GP2 Series.

Written by André Karsai | 01.09.2010 @ 11:34

La Rascasse is going to be one of the locations along the F1 circuit in Monaco that you will always have a fond memory of (at least we hope so!).

During the RUN portion of the race, you will run around La Rascasse three times - it's just after the harbout and just before the Energy Station on the Run. After the Star Night in the Evening, La Rascasse will be the host of the official afterparty of TriStar111 Monaco 2010 and you'll have a great time with fellow competitors, your friends and groovy music to celebrate your race.

If you wish to discvover La Rascasse as a "regular" guest, the days before the race offer the perfect opportunity for that. There is a nice (sunny!) terrace and a variety of fingerfood to have if you would like to grab a snack and enjoy the location before the race.

Yes, you can!

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Written by André Karsai | 01.09.2010 @ 09:00

Happy 37^th Birthday to Romain VIALE from Monaco. Enjoy the day, and on Sunday enjoy Race Number 47! ;)

Written by André Karsai | 31.08.2010 @ 17:11

Three days of fun, environmental protection and social responsibility in the Principality lie ahead

TriStar111 Monaco on 5 September attracts 660 individual athletes and 40 teams composed of 2 or 3 team members. The first visitors to the Principality already arrived. Race week officially starts on Friday and will end on Sunday night. The schedule of events is as follows:

Friday 3 September:

The Star&Co Village on the Esplanade du Larvotto will open at 9:00 in the morning. Athletes and visitors alike are welcome to stroll along the promenade just above the Larvotto beach. 250m2 of commercial surface will present 30 different exhibitors and athletes can get the latest gear, have their bikes checked by professionals and buy items they might have forgotten at home. An additional surface of 300m2 is set up on the Esplanade for organisation, volunteers reception desks, information booths, the on-spot registration and the media centre.

All athletes already signed up for the race online. Now they will to register on-spot and pick-up their race packets containing start numbers, the official swim cap, transition bags and other material they need for the race, as well as presents. The on-spot registration for the race is open from 9:00 until 18:00.

Saturday 4 September:

Saturday will be a busy day at Star&Co Village, which is open from 9:00 – 18:00. Many athletes will sign up on Saturday – registration will we open from 9:00 – 13:00. From 15:00 – 18:00, participants will have to check in their bikes and transition bags for the next day. Bikes are parked in alphanumerical order on the avenue de Princesse Grace in the bike park, while the transition bags containing material for changing from one discipline to the other will be handed in at the transition area located directly on the Larvotto beach. These items are checked in to allow for a faster roll down on race day.

The Saturday morning will also feature extensive communication actions. Meet the organizers and top favourites for the race as well as some of the celebrities at the press conference at 10:00 in the media centre. At 11:30, there is a seminar organized conjointly with the 4vita association under the title “How to make progress while managing one’s health capital”.

Sunday 5 September – Race Day:

The bike park opens at 6:30 in the morning for athletes to check their bikes, attach nutrition, put drinks on the bikes and pump up the tires. By 8:00 all athletes will be standing at the starting line on Larvotto beach when the starting gun goes off. 15 minutes after the individuals the swimmers of the Relay Teams will head off for 1km of swimming in the Mediterranean. And most probably you know the rest: cycle 100km through the hilly hinterland, and run 10km along the original F1 circuit just to finish at the foot of the Hotel de Paris.

After the Finishline all participants are welcome in the Relaxing Zone on the terraces of the Casino offering splendid views over the harbour. Get ddrinks and massages, have your finisher medal engraved, and relax.

At 19:00, doors will open for the Star Night in the Chapiteau de Fontvieille - a "cocktail dinatoire" as we call it in French. Drinks will be offered at the central bar, and snacks are available at 4 food corners: Mozarella, Sushi, Pasta&Rice, and at a Veggie corner. Enjoy chilly music and the Awards in all categories (amateurs, relays, professionals).

Save some energy for the official After Party at La Rascasse - with hot music from the resident DJs, you can party along until sunrise!

Yes, you can!

Written by André Karsai | 31.08.2010 @ 09:03

Congratulations to the following participants of TriStar111 Monaco who were born on 31 August:

Romain CHAMBORD FRA Age:  30 StNr: 308
Joanna DAVIES GBR Age:  23 StNr: 203

Yes, you can!

Written by André Karsai | 31.08.2010 @ 08:01

At TriStar111 Monaco, athletes have already received an on-line briefing about two weeks ahead of the race. So once in Monaco, they are completely relaxed and can enjoy the sun, sea, and the Principality. This race guide contains some useful information for competitors - each participant gets a hard-copy in their registration pack. And you, too, can have a look!

^{PS: The race guide is printed with a 100% cradle-to-cradle certified printer in Austria. Only FSC certified paper and natural inks are used for its production.}

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Written by André Karsai | 30.08.2010 @ 17:52

Ok, it's race week. But hey, we should have some FUN, too, right?

Happy Birthday Laurent Urban

who works in Marketing, Sales & PR for Star Production SARL.

Just in case you wonder why we're not sending birthday wishes toparticipants who celebrate today: no birthdays amongst our cometitors today! ;)

Yes, you can!

Written by André Karsai | 30.08.2010 @ 16:30

Sitting in a plane changes perspectives. That's what Star Event's goal was when it was invented by Georg Hochegger (I am not talking about the "sitting in the plane.." part here!): change the way people look at sports events and how they are organized!

The next weekend will see the first TriStar111 Monaco. 650 individual athletes and 40 relay teams (composed of 2 or 3 members!) will participate in the Formula 1 of Triathlons over 1km swimming, 100km cycling and 10km of running along the original F1 track.

TriStar111 Monaco is the third TriStar in 2010. Thank you to everyone who shares our dream of changing perspective, and everyone who supports us in setting up sports events that put the athlete back in the center of attention, are focused on fun, social responsibility and environmental protection.

Yes, you can!

PS: The photos was taken today when flying in to Nice Côte d'Azur before heading to our headquarters in Monaco. Have a close look at the Principality - isn't this the most stunning setting for a Triathlon?

Written by André Karsai | 30.08.2010 @ 11:19

Here we are in TriStar111 Monaco race week... and it's not the only place where Star Production is working! ;) The first of a series of events that will be announced for 2011 has just been launched: TriStar111 Nevis on 2 APR 2011 on Nevis island. Check out the News Release on the star-events.cc website.

Yes, you can! ;)

Written by André Karsai | 29.08.2010 @ 14:11

Why the TriStar Macca Comic from Estonia is connected to Monaco's TriStarLive.com coverage? Well, it's Sunday before the race, and you should be relaxing and enjoying the weekend, not training! ;) Have a look at how Macca sees nutrition - amongst others - at TriStar111 Estonia in the new issue of the Macca Comics.

Click here to go to the Macca Comics on star-events.cc

Written by André Karsai | 28.08.2010 @ 22:01

Every wondered who makes it possible that after the race you can re-live the race emotionally? Many photographers capture our races. Tine Steinthaler is one of them, and he covers each TriStar race in Europe. He provided us with great photos of Rheinhessen and TriStar111 Germany in June, and he transported the lush greens of Otepää's TriStar111 Estonia in August. Tine will also be in Monaco to capture the Formula 1 of Triathlons.

One of Tine's triathlon shots was chosen amongst 280.000 entries to the Canon Professional Network's Editor's Choice Awards. Have a look at the Award Website - Tine's featured image starts at 6min11.

And make sure you smile into his lens at TriStar111 Monaco next weekend!

Yes, you can! ;)

www.tinefoto.com

Written by André Karsai | 12.08.2010 @ 14:15

TriStarLive.com will be covering TriStar111 Monaco on 5 September 2010 live out of the Principality of Monaco. Enjoy features, blogs, updates, photos, videos, interviews and live timing from THE FORMULA 1 OF TRIATHLONS. In the meantime, you can check out the past coverage from Germany and Estonia. And send in your feedbacks: What did you like? What did you dislike? What would you like to see in the future on this website? Don't be shy and share your thought by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Yes, you can!