Coaches of Javier Gomez and Jan Frodeno give a helping hand in Movescount.com for all level of triathletes
Suunto, a leading designer and manufacturer of sports precision instruments, will serve as the official timing and data partner for the Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series third year in row.
Now in its third year, the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series will see the world’s fastest triathletes race head-to-head in series of 7 races. The series kicks off in Sydney on April 10 and continues in Yokohama, Madrid, Kitzbühel, Hamburg, London and Beijing, where season’s ITU World Champions will crowned on September 10-11.
“Last year 21,000 athletes competed in mass-participation races in front of 700,000 spectators and global television audiences in 149 countries. The race is expected to attract even higher numbers in 2011. Having Suunto as a partner will provide an opportunity to integrate leading edge technology into our events and television programming. Significantly Suunto will collect high performance data from competing athletes and deliver it directly to our TV screens”, says Paul Coleman, Managing Director of ITU World Championships Series. The data will include GPS, real-time speed and distance information. Display of this data and information will significantly enhance our television viewer’s experience.’’
“The World Championship Series is a great innovation and we are proud to be involved with these events for the third time in row,” says Suunto Global Sports Marketing Manager Markus Rampf.
“Triathletes generally have large-volume training programs across different sporting disciplines and have high expectations of their gear,” continues Rampf. “With its product versatility, Suunto has been favored by many triathletes from elite to amateur competitors, thanks to the multisport heart rate monitors and PODs with interference-free data transmission and, speed and distance measurement. Last season we were happy to see our Ambassador Javier Gomez to win the Series, completed with the success of Olympic gold medallist Jan Frodeno.”
The Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series aims to offer a race to every level of athlete – from novice to professional triathletes. The professionals Javier Gomez and Jan Frodeno have handed out their coaches to help out in triathlon training in Movescount.com, Suunto’s free online sports community.
Gomez’s coach Omar Gonzalez and Frodeno’s coach Roland Knoll have created triathlon training programs specifically for Movescount members to suit all levels of athletes. Whether beginner, or experienced triathlon enthusiast, there should be a training program that suits one’s goals in the ITU world championship series events. These 12 – 13 weeks’ triathlon training programs vary from sprint (750m swim / 20k bike / 5k run), and Olympic distance (1,5k swim / 40k bike / 10k run).
About Suunto:
Founded in 1936, and celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, Suunto is a leading designer and manufacturer of sports precision instruments and solutions for diving and outdoor sports. Suunto’s products guide and inspire professional athletes and sports enthusiasts who value design, accuracy, and dependability. Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, Suunto employs more than 500 people worldwide, and its products are sold in over 100 countries. The company is a subsidiary of Amer Sports Corporation along with its sister brands Salomon, Wilson, Atomic, Precor, Mavic, and Arc’teryx. www.suunto.com; www.movescount.com
About the International Triathlon Union (ITU):
The International Triathlon Union is the world governing body for the Olympic sport of Triathlon and all related multi-sport disciplines: Duathlon, Aquathlon and Winter Triathlon. ITU was founded in 1989 at the first ITU Congress in Avignon, France and has maintained its headquarters in Vancouver, Canada since then. It now has over 120 affiliated National Federations around the world and is the youngest International Federation in the Olympics. Triathlon was awarded Olympic status in 1994. ITU is proudly committed to supporting the development of the sport worldwide through strong relationships with continental and national federations, working with its partners to offer a balanced sport development programme from grassroots to a high-performance level. For more information, visit www.triathlon.org
For more information, please contact:
Suunto: Markus Rampf, Global Sports Marketing Manager; markus.rampf@amersports.com
Tel. +49 172 898 4402
Internation Triathlon Union (ITU): Mr Masa Takaya, ITU Media Manager; masa.takaya@triathlon.org
Tel: + 1 604 904 9248 (Office), Mobile: + 1 604 754 3111 (Canada)