Join OptumHealth Performance for a fun, free event where you will be able to meet the 2012 men’s and women’s Optum Pro Cycling Team this Sunday Jan. 29th from 11am – 3pm. You’ll enjoy free access to talk to the riders and coaches of the team, including the 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix champion Jesse Anthony and 2012 Olympic hopeful Janel Holcomb. At the sponsor expo, you’ll get to check out the Pro’s gear and learn what it takes to fuel these riders.

Come early as the first 50 attendees get a free Optum t-shirt that you can have autographed by the team.

If this wasn’t cool enough already, you will also have the opportunity to ride one of the team bikes on a CompuTrainer to see how your cycling power measures up against a pro rider.

Bring your bike for a rare opportunity to join the entire team for a spin class with the pros. OptumHealth Performance can accomodate up to 40 riders on trainers so be sure to RSVP your spot.

Afterwords, join the “coach chat” Q&A session with the team directors, former Olympians Rachel Heal, Jonas Carney and Eric Wohlberg to learn what goes into planning for the race season.

See you this Sunday!

RSVP HERE

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Do you have fast friends? If so, here is a challenge for MADE for you! Try to put together a triathlon relay to beat someone who can swim, bike, and run extremely fast in succession.

Many single sport athletes look at a triathlete’s splits and they seem pretty slow.  However, get out on the race course, and it becomes evident that the best in the sport of Triathlon are fast at all 3 disciplines.  The best triathletes are not only fast swimmers, but  they’re great at open water swimming.  They’ve mastered the art of bike handling, and their running pace off the bike is nothing short of amazing.

This is why Gear West Bike & Tri believes in David’s abilities as a Professional Triathlete that we are willing to give away his equipment. (Learn more about DKT)

Simply register your relay team to compete against David Thompson on the same course at the same time.  All you need to do is have a relay team with a faster official finishing time than David’s finishing time and your team will win the following items:

1.  1 Blue Seventy PZ3TX Swim Skin or Reaction John Wetsuit.
2.  1 Pair of Continental GP4000 Tires or a Giro Savant Helmet.
3.  1 Pair of Run Shoes valued up to $100 at Gear West Ski and Run store.
4.  Free entry into the same event the following year for your team or one team member.

To view the 2012 DKT Challenge Schedule, further event details, and David’s PR’s on each of these courses please visit our site.

*Note: By registering on our site for the DKT Challenge, you are simply announcing that you and your teammates will be competing against David Thompson at any of the four races on the schedule. You must still register at each official race site in-order to actually participate in the race. Gear West Bike and Triathlon does not direct any of the races on the schedule and cannot register you for any of the mentioned races.

Happy New Year Triathletes!!!

2012 Lake Waconia Triathlon registration is now open!!!

Register in the next 24 hours and save $10 (by Midnight December 31^st)  Furthermore, by registering during December your name will go into the drawings twice (!) for all the really great prizes (-QR Ultrajohn Wetsuit- Kurt Kinetic Road Machine – -Zipp/Gear West Gear Bag)  Not only will you save $10, your chance of winning one of the great prizes doubles.

Below are web site links to the Lake Waconia Triathlon home page and registration page.  We look forward to seeing you Sunday, June 24, 2012!

http://www.lakewaconiatriathlon.net/Registration.html

http://www.lakewaconiatriathlon.net/

Happy New Year  and have a great winter training season!!!

Lake Waconia Triathlon Committee

Register now and take advantage of “early bird” pricing before it ends on 1/1/12 ! Visit the Gear West Duathlon website to learn more about the race and about our new refund policy that is in place to benefit those who plan ahead!

There is only a few days left for early bird pricing on the Gear West Duathlon. Register today, save $5, and take advantage of our new early bird guarantee! We understand that the risk of injury or other conflicts may derail your opportunity to race on May 20th. If you register early and something comes up, simply contact us BEFORE April 1st to receive a full refund on your entry minus a $7 handling fee! So, the real question is do you ACTUALLY have another excuse that will hold you back from registering today?

Nothing shows you care more than a couple extra safety features in that special someone’s stocking. Check out these extremely bright lights that can be placed anywhere on a bike!

Our 2012 Calendars have arrived early. Stop in, plan your 2012 race season, and enjoy that “new ink” smell that is oh so pungent!

What is a stocking stuffer that can be used through all four seasons no matter how much it snows? Visit our website to find out!

Winter is here…well sort of… So for some, multisport events are back of mind. However, some of Minnesota’s most popular races are open for registration as we speak. A couple of the events will even fill long before spring is even a thought! By registering for events now you will receive a couple of benefits

The races that are open are 1) Pigman Sprint 2) Gear West Duathlon 3) Waconia Triathlon 4) Lifetime Minneapolis 5) Trinona 6) Manitou (and the entire OHP series of events).

If you know you “want” to do any of these great local events, don’t hold out until a later date. Register and save yourself some serious money, while also generating some motivation / excitement for the 2012 race season!

What is today’s featured stocking stuffer? Click to find out!