July 2014

It's been a great month of racing and enjoying the sport from different vantage points. I had the opportunity to race as part of a Team RWB benefit relay team at the inaugural Challenge Atlantic City Race with Tom Nguyen and G.M. I met athletes at the finish line and placed their hard-earned finisher's medals around their necks. I also cheered on the next generation of triathletes including my niece and nephew at the Kid's Race and witnessed some impressive finishing kicks! A week following Challenge Atlantic City, Rinny and I both raced to victories at Challenge St. Andrews. With two winners in the household, we seem to have no one to wash the dishes!

I've been working closely with my team of sponsors on various projects including readying T.O.'s Trident, my new Trek Project One Speed Concept bike, for Kona three months from now.

July is a special month, as Trek matches dollar-for-dollar any contributions made to World Bicycle Relief. Since 2005, they have provided over 190,000 bicycles to disaster victims, healthcare workers, students and entrepreneurs as well as provided training for field mechanics. Please take a moment and donate if you can.

Stay humble, stay hungry!

T.O.

Double Victory at Challenge St. Andrews
3:53:03 TO || 4:18:35 Rinny

(photo from @challenge_sta)

The 140.6 Team RWB

Challenge Atlantic City Relay Team
11:19:00.0

Tom Nguyen (run), TO (swim), and G.M. (bike)

Thanks to our sponsors for providing Tom and G.M. with the following:

Newton Performance Trainer running shoes
Mavic Tri Helium cycling shoes
CLIF Bars, CLIF Shots, CLIF hydration, and recovery drinks
Smith Optics Pivlock V2 glasses
Garmin Edge (cyclist) or Garmin Forerunner (runner)
Aqua Sphere Energize Speedsuit and Kaiman Exo Goggles
Yurbuds Inspire Limited Edition Wireless Earphones
FuelBelt R20 Hydration system
Team RWB racing kit - bib shorts & cycling jersey (cyclist); tri top and shorts (runner)
Team RWB apparel - Team RWB jacket, t-shirt, and polo

Trek Speed Concept Naming Concept:
T.O.'s Trident

Thanks to Jim Rice of New Jersey for submitting the winning name for my new Trek Speed Concept! The bike itself is still under wraps, but here's a sneak-peek at the decals.

Trek World Bicycle Relief

Last July Trek Bicycle helped provide 1,500 students with life-changing transportation and access to education thanks to their $ for $ match. This year, they're back and ready to build on that success.

Donate today and double your impact at worldbicyclerelief.org/trekmatch

Jens Voigt for World Bicycle Relief

Visit with Castelli in the Big Apple

Along with the Castelli team, TO and Rinny stopped by New York City to meet with a number of online and print journalists and editors to give advance interviews for this fall.

Welcome New Sponsor Garmin

T.O. welcomes new sponsor Garmin, producing the most innovative GPS products for multisport athletes. With a full line of Ant+ and Bluetooth enabled wrist and bike-mount computers there's a GPS device for every cyclist, runner and triathlete.

In a sport where records and seconds count, Garmin is an essential tool for training and racing.

Film Crew Capturing Training and Racing at Challenge Roth for Upcoming Documentary

The documentary project by the producers of Spirit of the Marathon will showcase age-groupers and professionals their preparation for racing Challenge Roth on July 20, 2014.