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Beijing, Aug. 19, 2008—In one of the most exciting finishes in Olympic triathlon, Felt athlete Jan Frodeno came up big when it counted. The big German matched the late sprint effort of Canadian Simon Whitifield in the waning 300 yards of the run—then countered in the final 100 yards to win the men’s Olympic triathlon by five seconds in a sprint finish, in 1:48:52.

Frodeno cruised safely in the main group throughout the 1.5k swim, then exited the water, boarded his F1 and drove the hard opening miles to make the main pack on the bike. While most attacks and were absorbed, two men broke away, taking their chances against the class runners—Frodeno among them—on the run.

Once off the bike, the high pace and hot temps under the Beijing sun began to melt several favorites. In the end, it was four men, three medals, and just one gold. And while Whitfield made a valiant effort, Frodeno jumped on his feet, then countered with his own surge to take Germany’s first gold medal in triathlon.

Frodeno’s win helped Felt scored a clean sweep in Olympics. The day prior, Australian Felt athlete Emma Snowsill won the women’s Olympic triathlon in a runaway.

Beijing, Aug. 17, 2008—In the most dominant performances in Olympic women’s triathlon, Australian Felt athlete Emma Snowsill claimed gold for Australia, running away with the victory in 1:58:27.

The win was Snowsill’s first Olympic medal, and Australia’s first Olympic gold medal. The last Australian to medal in triathlon was fellow Felt athlete and former Hawaii Ironman winner Michellie Jones, who earned silver in 2000 in Sydney.

Snowsill emerged from the 1.5-kilometer in just under 20 minutes with a large lead pack, and set out on the rolling six-lap bike course. The diminutive Aussie was low profile throughout the bike, but still managed to claim the third-fastest bike of the day in 1:04:20 over the 40-kilometer course.

But once on the run, Snowsill exerted her dominance, setting a searing pace that saw any pretenders to the crown immediately vying for silver. She grew her lead to eventually create a comfortable one-minute buffer as the multi-loop run under a hot Bejiing sun went on.

By the finish and without a challenger in sight, Snowsill grabbed an Australian flag and coasted down the final meters, slapping hands with the crown while absorbing the experience. The next finisher would come in a distant one minute, six seconds later.

Two of South Africa's Felt Sponsored Triathletes, Kate Roberts and Mari Rabie, will compete in the Beijing Olympic Games later this month. They will compete in the Elite Womens race on the 18th while their fellow South African, Hendrik de Villiers, will compete in the Elite Mens race on the 19th. The Games open on the 8th of August and we wish them all the best in their preparations for their big race!

We are proud to announce that Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) and Taylor Phinney
(USA) took Gold and Bronze, respectively, in the Individual Mens TT at the
Jr. World Championship in South Africa. A strong headwind proved to make the
course difficult, yet our riders stuck it out on their Felt DA's to the
finish. Michal, who is the Polish and European National champion, rode to
victory with a time of 36:21.21. Not far behind was Phinney, with a time of
36:29.50. This was a great accomplishment for both riders and for us here at
Felt!!

Mari Rabie received 3rd place and her first podium in the u23 Pro Ladies event at the World Triathlon Champs in Vancouver this month. Carla Germishuys was first in the 20 - 24yrs Age Group while Kate Roberts received 18th place in the Pro Ladies event. Both Kate and Mari have further increased their chances of being selected to compete in the Beijing Olympics. Congratultions to our South African athletes who continue to improve on the world circuit!

KINGSLEY WINS DURBAN ULTRA

Congratulations to Claire Kingsley(Felt) who powered ahead on the 15km run leg, passing the top three ladies and finishing the tough trail run in a respectable 1:03:30, winning the 2008 Durban Ultra triathlon in a time of 3:11:14 Carla Germishuys (Felt) won the ladies sprint distance in a time of 1:09:09 betting second place Danielle Snyman by 12 seconds.

Carl Storm (Felt) did really well after missing Ironman due to a bad case of the flu and came 3rd just behind his brother Brad and first place winner James Cunnama.

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It’s official! Slipstream/Chipotle’s going to the Tour!
Author: Woody
Slipstream/Chipotle H3O received official word from the Amaury Sport Organization (ASO) that the team was selected to participate in the 95th Tour de France on July 5-27! The Argyle Armada will be one of twenty teams from nine different countries who will compete this July in one of the world’s greatest sporting events.
Vaughters told Velonews: “I feel relieved after all the work we put in. We proved we are one of the better teams in the world right from the start… The bigger picture has been A+ work for a new team, so I’m glad ASO agreed with that. Off we go.”
Vaughters said it was too early to talk about which team riders would go to the Tour.

Here are the 20 teams listed by country:
United States
High Road (THR)
Slipstream Chipotle (TSL)
Germany
Gerolsteiner (GST)
Team Milram (MRM)
Belgium
Quick Step (QST)
Silence - Lotto (SIL)
Denmark
Team CSC (CSC)
Spain
Caisse d’Epargne (GCE)
Euskaltel - Euskadi (EUS)
Saunier Duval - Scott (SDV)
France
Bouygues Telecom (BTL)
Crédit Agricole (C.A)
Cofidis le crédit par téléphone (COF)
Française Des Jeux (FDJ)
AG2R - La Mondiale (ALM)
Agritubel (AGR)
Great Britian
Barloworld (BAR)

Carson, CA (Jan 18, 2008) – 17 year-old new cycling phenom Taylor Phinney came up golden in the 2008 UCI Track World Cup held at the ADT Event Center, on the grounds of the Home Depot Center, as he blasted to a winning pursuit ride Friday night. Aboard his new Felt TK1, “Mini Phinney” rode to an earlier 2nd place qualifying time of 4.25.6, just about ½ second slower than Dutchman Jenning Huizenga who qualified 1st with a low 4.25.
But in the final it was Taylor, who after giving up a little early, stormed back to grab the win from Huizenga by over 2 seconds! The victory marks yet another chapter in this young man’s meteoric assent into the elite ranks of cycling as he now holds a (Jr) World TT title, a National Elite Pursuit title, and now a World Cup victory – all won within the last 7 months.
In the women’s pursuit, reigning World Champion Sarah Hammer also debuted her hew TK1 to an impressive bronze medal finish. While the first to admit that it was not the medal color she was after, Sarah was satisfied with her performance and particularly pleased that her final time in the race for 3rd that she uncorked the fasted women’s time of the night.

We hope you had a fantastic festive season! We would like thank you for your support, no matter how big or small. Felt is quickly becoming a power brand in SA and we look forward to another successful and exciting year! Riding a bicycle remains one of the world's purest activities and now more than ever, there are more reasons to ride, and more choices available to riders.

We are proud to announce the 2008 selection of high-calibre South African standard and ultra distance Triathletes, who will be representing Felt Bicycles. They include: Carl Storm, Lisa Bouwmann, Kent Horner, Mari Rabie, Kate Roberts, & Carla Germishuys

These athletes join a list of elite international athletes who ride Felt Bicycles, including: Tim DeBoom, Jan Frodeno, Michellie Jones, Becky Lavelle, Andy Potts, Emma Snowsill and Craig Walton.

World Pursuit Champion Sarah Hammer (USA), is in the middle of her racing season including final prep for upcoming UCI Track World Cup’s
# 3 & 4, followed by the World Championships in March, then the big run-up to Beijing and quest for summer Olympic glory.

The Olympic Games. It’s not just Sarah, but a number of our world-class triathletes and road riders who all stand a chance to make their respective countriesteams. Nothing is a given, but let’s say we are happy who has chosen to be on Felt

Konica-Minolta claims Pick ‘n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge for second year running

The Konica-Minolta Cycling Team topped off a very successful racing season by winning the Pick ‘n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge on Sunday 18 November 2007 after a very controversial sprint finish to the line at the Waterfall Estate outside Kyalami.

Felt Bicycles extends with Slipstream/Chipotle
Irvine, CA (Nov 12, 2007) – Felt Bicycles is excited to announce the extension of its agreement with the Slipstream/Chipotle Pro Cycling Team. Considered by most to be
America’s new top pro cycling team, with a significantly bigger and more international roster, the team will be racing Felt bikes through 2009. Some of the previously announced high profile 2008 additions to the team include Dave Zabriskie (USA), Christian Vandevelde (USA), Tom Danielson (USA), David Millar (GBR), Magnus Backstedt (SWE) and Julian Dean (NZL).
It is no secret that the team is planning an aggressive worldwide racing campaign, with an extended ’08 European schedule that will include the spring classics and an eye on an invite to the 2008 Tour de France.

Andy Potts - 70.3 World Champion
Clearwater, FL (Nov 10, 2007) – Felt’s own Andy Potts (USA), who is having a dream year by any method of measure, is the 2007 Ironman World Champion 70.3. About 1,500 athletes converged on western Florida for this 2nd edition of the Ford Ironman World Championship 70.3. When it was all said and done it was Andy who out-sprinted Oscar Galindez (BRZ) in the final quarter mile to take the win.