Written by André Karsai | 03.10.2010 @ 18:35

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Written by André Karsai | 03.10.2010 @ 15:07

Esben Hovgaard from Denmark wins the first edition of a TriStar222 race.

"I tried to stay calm and manage my energy on the bike. When my competition broke away towards the end of the bike, I was happy about the choice and figured I would be able to win this race."

Written by André Karsai | 03.10.2010 @ 08:14

At 7:00 this morning it was still quite chilly on the island of Sardinia. By now the last athletes are already out of the water and on the 200km cycling leg. The sun came out, we've got clear skies and an exiting race ahead of us. On the bike, the intermediate timing point is at 125km. For the run, you'll be able to follow closely as there are two timing points, which makes a total of 8 intermediate times on the run (4 loops). Yes, you can!

Written by André Karsai | 03.10.2010 @ 07:00

The gun went off at Cannigione beach for the first TriStar222 Sardinia. Athletes are now swimming 2km before going on a challenging 200km bike course. 20km of running along the beachfront will follow before they finish here on Cannigione harbour. Yes, they can!

Written by André Karsai | 03.10.2010 @ 04:24

TriStar222 Sardinia is on today! 101 athletes were curious enough to discover a new race format in a new race location - thank you for being here! 10 female and 6 male pro athletes will be pushing hard to win this inaugural competition in Sardinia. The youngest competitor is 22 years of age, and the eldest 64 (race number 111).

Enjoy TriStar222 Sardinia today! TriStarLive.com will be following with live rankings on several timing points, twitter updates and some photos during the day...

Yes, you can! ;)

Written by André Karsai | 02.10.2010 @ 17:51

Written by André Karsai | 02.10.2010 @ 11:25

Today is a beautiful day in Cannigione, blue skies and mild temperatures. Tomorrow's highs will be 26°C, and everything gets in place for the World premiere of a TriStar222 race. Athletes will check in their bikes and their transition bags this afternoon from 14 - 18, and then most probably head home soon to get some sleep before tomorrow's race.

Written by André Karsai | 01.10.2010 @ 17:46

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Written by André Karsai | 01.10.2010 @ 16:58

TriStar can be really fun! We bumped into Alex yesterday who came to support her boyfriend Rob who is doing the race. She mentioned she'd be looking for relay partners, we posted the video, and there you go, Sigrid answered. Sigrid can run a halfmarathon in 1:55, so she's a perfect match for Alex who can cycle 180km in 5:09. Now the two girls are just a stone's throw away from picking up their race numbers... they'll meet a swimmer tomorrow and start the race on Sunday with race number R04.

Can you decide to do a TriStar222 2 days before the race? Yes, you can! ;)

Written by André Karsai | 01.10.2010 @ 12:24

Esben Hovgaard’s from Denmakr estimates his finishtime around 7 hours! Therefore we should count him to be in the circle of favourites.

Profile:

Date of Birth: 28th October 1982
Height: 178cm
Weight: 75kg
Favourite discipline: Cycling
Triathlon since: 2005

Good Luck, Esben!

(Picture: www.tracktime.dk – Esben’s official Homepage)

Written by André Karsai | 01.10.2010 @ 11:41

Andreas Fuchs just won the Austrian long distance Championship in Podersdorf in 8:29:42! His estimated finish time for the TriStar222 Sardinia is 7hours and 15 minutes.

“TriStar222 Sardinia is my last race this season. I like the distances of 2km Swim, 200km Cycle with more than 3000 metres of climbing altitude and the easy, 20km run. I hope my legs are not too tired from the National Championship in Podersdorf and I am looking forward to Sardinia”, said Fuchs on his website www.af1.at.

(Picture: www.af1.at)

Written by André Karsai | 01.10.2010 @ 11:03

Diana Riesler from Germany is doing Triathlons since 2006. She will be tough competition for the girls at TriStar222 Sardinia. Especially the Cycling course could be like made for her. At the Ironman Frankfurt, which she finished fourth, she had the fastest cycling time.

Profile:

Date of Birth: 2nd August 1984 in Jena (GER)
Lives in: Merseburg
Height: 164 cm
Weight: 51 kg

Her Career:

Triathlon since 2006
Favourite discipline: Cycling
PB Ironman distance: 9:27 (IM Frankfurt)
Club: Team TBB
Hobbys: Literature, Travelling, Hiking and Climbing

Results 2010:

1st place Ironman Cologne226 in 9:10   
6th place IM 70.3 Wiesbaden (4:52)
4th place Ironman Frankfurt (9:27)
1st place Bad Toelzer Triathlon
1st place Int. German Championship (middle distance)
1st place Runners Point Duathlon Cup (SAH)
1st place Duathlon Tangermuende
4th place Ironman Australia (9:57)
5th place Ironman70.3 South Africa (4:47)

(Picture: www.diana-riesler.com)

Written by André Karsai | 01.10.2010 @ 11:00

For Inge Vancauwenberghe (BEL) the TriStar222 Sardinia is the last race for this year.

Inge Vancauwenberghe has always been athletic, participating in school sports including tennis, badminton, table tennis and volleyball competitions for nine years. You'll notice there is no mention of swimming, biking or running in that list.

Then in 1996, Luc Van Lierde of Belgium won the Ironman World Championship. Vancauwenberghe was fascinated by her countryman’s performance and decided she wanted to complete an Ironman once in her lifetime.

By now, she made her dream come true. She is a multiple Ironman finisher and will do her first TriStar in Sardinia. Yes, you can! ;)

Her Results 2010

6th place Ironman Langkawi Malaysia
10th place Ironman St-George Utah (USA)
10th place Ironman Frankfurt (GER)
12th place Ironman 70.3 Wiesbaden (GER)
7th place Half triathlon Cologne (GER)

(Picture: www.inge-vancauwenberghe.be)

Written by André Karsai | 01.10.2010 @ 10:58

The Latvian athlete Romans Melderis, born on 31st January 1974 wants to finish the TriStar222 Sardinia in about 7 hours! His Ironman PB is 8:57:34. His strongest discipline: Cycling ,too! Surprise! ;)

TriStar222 should be the perfect competition for him.

Good Luck, Romans!

(Picture: Hans Kilian @ picasaweb.google.com/ironmanLVteam)

01.10.2010 @ 10:17

Ulrike Schwalbe from Jena, Germany is Duathlon-World-Champion. She also will be at the starting line of the TriStar222 Sardinia.

Portrait

Born: 14 November 1978
Zodiac Sign: scorpion
Height: 175 cm
Occupation: student of sports
Hobby: Tennis, Badminton, Racket Ball, Triathlon, writing poems and all kind of stories, music
Favourite music: U2, Heather Nova, Maximilian Hecker

Results 2009

3rd Powerman Holland
3rd DM Duathlon short distance
1st Mönchshof- Triathlon Kulmbach (middle distance)
9th Ironman Nice

(Picture: www.ulrikeschwalbe.de)

Written by André Karsai | 01.10.2010 @ 09:42

Bella Bayliss is a professional triathlete from the United Kingdom and one of the female favourites at the TriStar222 Sardinia.

Bella's personal best over the Ironman distance is 8:51:17, she has won 15 Ironman races.

Characteristics:

Nationality: British

Date of Birth: 1 November 1977

How do you prepare for an event: Train very hard every day

Favourite Food: Fresh fruits and vegetables

Favourite Music: training, good house music. When not training, catchy pop music!

Favourite Movie: School of Rock

How do you relax: Chilling out with my husband!

Personal Motto: Be the Best that I can Be

What is your personal cycling goal for 2010? My goals for 2010 are to be very fit and strong so that I can get the best out of myself and be right up there putting pressure on for the win.

Personal Career Highlight:
15times IM Champion
5 wins at IM Florida
3 wins ar IM UK
3 wins at Embrunman
2 wins at IM Lanzarote
2008 - IM South Africa Champion
2008 - 7th IM Hawaii World Champs
2009 - IM Austria Champion

(Source: www.teambb.com)

Written by André Karsai | 01.10.2010 @ 09:38

Priit Ailt from Estonia will be at the third TriStar starting line this year. He is a real fan of the TriStar series it seems - he's one of the view athletes who will race his third TriStar this year (3 out of 4! not bad!)

In Germany, Priit finished 9th, and in Estonia he finished 6th. Will he step on the Podium in Sardinia? Priit, we wish you all the best and thank you for being a TriStar athlete and for participating in the World Premiere of a 222 race!

(Picture taken at TriStar111 Estonia by tinefoto.com)

Written by André Karsai | 01.10.2010 @ 09:27

(picture taken today at 7:00 at Cannigione Harbour)

Welcome to TriStar222 Sardinia. It's the first day of this world premiere of a TriStar222 race, and today's program has some interesting meetings coming up.

The Star&Co Village opens at 10:00. Athletes can start to grab their race packs and register on spot.

At 11:00, the pre-race press conference will take place in the Hotel Villa del Golfo overlooking the Mediterranean. While participants relax and enjoy the atmosphere in Cannigione, all the race structures are being built (Finishline, Relaxing zone etc.).

At 18:00, athletes are invited to a quick race briefing in the Hotel Villa del Golfo for the latest updates on the race - main changes that had to be done are the new swim course layout, and the advanced start for the Star Night Awards Ceremony on Monday which now will commence at 18:00.

The Race Briefing will be followed by the Energy Party at 19:00, a chilly carbo-loading in the restaurant and on the terrace of the Hotel Villa del Golfo.

On TriStarLive.com we'll post athlete profiles today, so you can have a closer look at some of the race favourites.

Bienvenuti in Sardinia, and welcome to TriStar222!

Written by André Karsai | 01.10.2010 @ 08:46

Björn Andersson is from Trollhaettan, Sweden, and is the son of two college professors. Mom teaches history and Swedish languages. Dad is a physics and math prof.

The Swede is one of the male Pro’s who will fight for victory at the TriStar222 Sardinia. He competed already at the TriStar111 Estonia and finished second in Otepää (pictur above).

His strongest discipline: Cycling! And he will need the strenght on the 3.500m of climbing altitude at TriStar222 Sardinia.

One of his greatest victories: The Swedish Championship (short distance) in 2007!

Watch out for Björn on Sunday as he pulls away on the 200km bike portion!

(Picture taken at TriStar111 Estonia in August by tinefoto.com)

Written by André Karsai | 01.10.2010 @ 00:00

"It's a new race format so I think we can have some revelation both in female and male category."

For Martina Dogana (ITA), born on April 10, 1979, the TriStar222 Sardinia is the last race of this season.

Martina is an ambassador for TriStar and supports the idea of unique distances since day 1. She participated in the premier race of the TriStar series – the kick-off race TriStar200 Andalucia in 2009. She won under the Andalusian sun leaving Tiina Boman (FIN) nearly seven minutes behind.

So, watch out for Martina. She is one of the hot candidates for victory!

(Picture: actionpixel.de)

Written by André Karsai | 01.10.2010 @ 00:00

Joel Jameson (GBR) will be another competitor to watch out for. He has been competing in triathlon for four years. He was a capable rower for 5 years which set strong physical and mental foundations for the sport of Triathlon.

Joel has been an athlete for most of his life. Born in the Swiss mountains, surrounded by sport, he started an athletic lifestyle quite early in his life. He practices loads of different sports when he moved to the UK and took to cross country like a pig in mud. By the age of 13 he had won the National Prep School Championships.

Joel started triathlon for one reason and one reason only, and that was to become an Ironman! He achieved that goal in only his 4th triathlon at the inaugural Ironman UK 2005.

Joel has since stepped down in distance to shorter formats and in 2008 Joel recorded results such as 5th at the UK 70.3, 8th at Antwerp 70.3, 1st at Ashbourne duathlon, and 33rd professional at the World Championships Ironman 70.3, Florida.

On 3 October he will be back on a longer distance and enjoy the inaugural TriStar222 Sardinia!

2009 Wins:

Cowman Middle Distance                      1st Overall (4:09)
The Vitruvian Middle Distance               1st Overall (3:56)
Worksop Half Marathon                       1st Overall (73:23)

(Picture: www.teamjameson.wordpress.com)

Written by André Karsai | 30.09.2010 @ 14:44

Written by André Karsai | 30.09.2010 @ 08:45

Alex from the UK is looking for relay partners at Sunday's TriStar222 Sardinia. She cycles fast and would be ready to race this Sunday if she manages to find a swimmer and a runner for her team. You are in Sardinia and brought along a friend or family member who would like to swim or to run? Get in touch with us at the registration booth and we'll get you all set for the race. Or contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Yes, you can!

Written by André Karsai | 29.09.2010 @ 06:32

At TriStar222 Sardinia, athletes have already received an on-line briefing more than a week ahead of the race. So once they are in Sardinia, they can enjoy the Costa Smeralda, the sun, the sea, and the cuisine more than stressing about a briefing. The 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  on FSC certified paper.}

Written by André Karsai | 26.09.2010 @ 15:41

TriStar222 Sardinina will be on from 1 - 3 October 2010. Yes, you can follow the event here on TriStarLive.com. Thanks for coming back!

In the meantime, go back to Star-Events.cc.