Orbea and Crowie Part Ways.

from Slow Twitch 
Orbea Bicycles, along with its sister brand Orca Wetsuits, has announced the dissolution of its endorsement agreement with Craig Alexander, effective immediately, and by mutual agreement.

Alexander began with Orca in 2001, and commenced riding Orbea's bikes in 2005. The Orbea brand in particular had become closely attached to Alexander's rise as a premier long distance athlete. Alexander won the Hawaiian Ironman twice on Orbea's timed race machines, along with a 70.3 world title as well.

“We are saddened and very disappointed that Orbea’s and Orca’s association with Craig has come to an end,” said Tony Karklins of Orbea USA. “Craig was always the consummate professional in every way, and was a valued representative for our brands. We will miss him greatly, both as a friend and spokesperson, and wish him all the best in his quest to win an Ironman World Championship this weekend.”

USA Triathlon Announces Regional Championships and Special Qualifiers

The top 33 percent of each age group at Regional Championships and Special Qualifiers contested prior to Aug. 12 will automatically qualify for the 2011 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship, which will take place Aug. 20 in Burlington, Vt. Regional Championships or Special Qualifiers held after Aug. 12 will qualify athletes for 2012 Age Group Nationals.

2011 USA Triathlon Regional Championships
Florida: St. Anthony's Triathlon, St. Petersburg, Fla., May 1
Mid-Atlantic: The Nation's Triathlon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11
Mideast: Sylvania Triathlon, Sylvania, Ohio, Aug. 14
Midwest: Elkhart Lake Triathlon, Elkhart Lake, Wis., June 11
Northeast: Pat Griskus Triathlon, Middlebury, Conn., June 18
Pacific Northwest: Coeur d'Alene Triathlon, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Aug. 13
Rocky Mountain: TriUtah Echo Triathlon, Coalville, Utah, July 9
Southeast: Peachtree International Triathlon, Peachtree City, Ga., May 14
South Midwest: Tri Arkansas, Arkadelphia, Ark., Aug. 20
Southwest: San Francisco Triathlon at Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif., July 9

2011 Special Qualifiers
Florida: Tri Miami, Key Biscayne, Fla., May 15
Mid-Atlantic: Lake Logan International Triathlon, Canton, N.C., Aug. 6
Mideast: Warsaw Optimist Tri, Warsaw, Ind., June 25
Midwest: Bluff Creek Triathlon, Boone, Iowa, May 22
Northeast: Lake Dunmore Triathlon, Salisbury, Vt., Aug. 7
Pacific Northwest: South Maui Triathlon, Maui, Hawaii, June 12
Rocky Mountain: Loveland Lake to Lake Triathlon, Loveland, Colo., June 25
Southeast: Music City Triathlon, Nashville, Tenn., July 24
South Midwest: Buffman & Squeaky Triathlon, Lubbock, Texas, May 15, and
Route 66 Triathlon, El Reno, Okla., June 5
Southwest: Deuces Wild Triathlon, Show Low, Ariz., June 4

ITU, Sets Up Points for Best Swimmer, Biker and Runner

Frodeno, Riveros Diaz Lead New ITU Best Runner Rankings

Swim, Bike and Run all have new meaning, you can tear it up in the swim and bonk on the next two events or swim leisurely and crush on the bike or last take it easy and rip it up on the run. Hey the ITU is giving point to the fastest in each discipline.

Vancouver, 6 July 2010 - New for 2010, ITU has introduced segment rankings, which will reward the best swimmer, biker and runner throughout the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series. Athletes will be able to score points at each of the seven Series events, with the crown of best swimmer, biker or runner being awarded after the Grand Final in Budapest. In total, $60,000 in segment rankings bonuses will be awarded at the end of the season ($10,000 per gender, per each discipline).

Get Registered for 2009

OK New York City triathlon registration is coming fast November 1st so don't miss one of the tri states best and fastest swim triathlon.


Also you have CGI Racing putting on 4 great and fun filled events for 2009. You have 3 for all:
BLACK BEAR TRIATHLON - MAY 31st
NEW JERSEY STATE TRIATHLON - JULY 26th
NORTH EAST TRIATHLON - AUGUST 16th

And one that is only for the women:
PHILADELPHIA WOMEN'S TRIATHLON/DUATHLON - JULY 12th

If you have not had the opportunity to be part of at least one of CGI or NYC triathlons, it really is wonderful. CGI has a fun filled environment that has music open setting for great transitions and events for the spectators.

If nothing else sign up for at least one of the above you will not be disappointed.

Bike Body Position video

At Think Tri, we are about making you faster by showing or telling you way's to accomplish that! Now not to take anyone away from ThinkTri.com, but YouTube is one of the best places to find hundreds of videos, from swimming to biking and even running. What I am trying to do is find the best so that you don't have to, keeping you in one place, ThinkTri.
This video is about body position on a bike and finding the comfort level, based on body position, it can even give you some knowledge when purchasing a bike. What I find the best part and most overlooked for most triathlete's is the shifters and breaks on the aero-bars (Profile Design). Having the shifters and breaks on the ends of your bars keeps you in the tuck position enabling a great stream and not having to sit up or move around to shift or break.
Check it out!