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Zipp Sponsored Triathlete Desiree Ficker Wins Austin AT&T Half Marathon

In what turned out to be a very productive training day, Austin's own Desiree Ficker had an easy win in the women's division of the Austin AT&T Half Marathon with a time of 1:18:17.

Last year, Desiree surprised the elite running world with her second-place finish in the Austin AT&T Marathon, qualifying her for the Olympic Marathon Trials in Boston on April 20. As part of her training for the Trials, she breezed through the Half this year, coming in over 5 minutes ahead of second-place finisher, Bridget Montgomery.

"It's always great to win at home," said Desiree, "but, I am already focused on what I have to do next. I'll be heading up to Flagstaff for some altitude training so I will get to the line in Boston as prepared as I possibly can be!"

On April 20, 2008 Desiree will compete for one of three slots on the U.S. Olympic Marathon Team in order to represent the U.S. in Beijing this Summer. The United States Olympic Marathon Trials will be held in Boston the day before the Boston Marathon. For more information about Desiree, go to www.desireeficker.com.

Overall Victory for Soeder in Geelong Tour

The 33-year-old Christiane Soeder (AUT) from the Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team claimed victory in the Geelong Tour in Australia with a total race time of 4:41:14 and a margin of 10 seconds ahead Ina Teutenberg (GER, High Road Team), who took second place in the overall ranking.

Soeder helped secure her victory in the 8 km time trial. There, she won the race with a great performance that was 36 seconds ahead of her competitors.

In Sunday's third and final stage over a distance of 91.2 km (6 x 15.2 km) Soeder finished 23rd, only 5 seconds behind the winner of the race Ina Teutenberg.

"I’m very happy. It was an amazing victory for me but it’s also a victory for the whole team. My team did a great job," said Soeder.

The Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team also won the Team ranking ahead of Team High Road.

On Sunday, the Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling team will compete in the 2008 Geelong Women’s Road World Cup.

Source: www.geelongworldcup.com

Picture credit: CJ Farquharson

Belinda Granger Wins Ironman Malaysia

Zipp athlete Belinda Granger won Ironman Malaysia last weekend. Congratulations Belinda! She had this comment to share with Zipp: Well I am a very happy girl right now having won my first Ironman race of the year in Langkawi, Malaysia. It was a tough day from beginning to end but I felt strong and in control all day leading the race from start to finish. It is the first time in a long time that I have been able to finish off the marathon and really bring it home strong. I must admit that even though I knew I had the win in my hands I really had to fight the last 3kms to the finish line. It was a very satisfying feeling to take out my 6th WTC Ironman win and my 8th IM distance race. I set myself up nicely on the bike with the fastest bike split of the day and then finished it off with a really strong marathon. I also broke the course record by just over 13 minutes to come home in a time of 9hrs29.

Zipp Riders Capture Four of Top Five Spots in Tour of California

Zipp riders captured four of the top five spots in the Amgen Tour of California with Slipstream Chipotle riders David Millar (GBr) and Christian Vande Velde (USA) in second and third respectively. Team CSC’s Fabian Cancellera (Swi) and Gustav Larrson (Swe) took 4th and 5th. All of the Zipp riders in the top 5 had a strong time trial in Solvang on Friday. Millar was second and Vande Velde third in the race against the clock. Both were riding Zipp Sub-9 discs. For more on the Amgen Tour of California, visit www.cyclingnews.com.

Photo by Mitchell Clinton

Photo of Christian Vande Velde by Mitchell Clinton

Tyler Farrar on Zipp 404's takes TOC lead

Tyler Farrar, of Team Slipstream Chipotle powered by H30, took over the race lead by capturing key bonus seconds in throughout the stage. With the help of his Zipp 404s, the 23 year-old took over the race lead and is now 1 second ahead of Team CSC’s Fabian Cancellara. Tom Boonen of Quick Step won the day and is placed 3rd overall.

Photo credit: Mitchell Clinton

Read more: cyclingnews.com

Speed Shop tailored wheels help JJ take TOC first stage win

J.J. Haedo outsprinted the field on his Zipp wheels to take stage 1 of the Tour of California. The team CSC rider was riding a Zipp Speed Shop tailored combination of an 8 rear and a 4 front – a classic combination for speed!

You too can mix and match with Speed Shop to select just the right wheels for your application.

Photo Credit : Tim De Waele

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