Thames Turbo Sigma Sport do the Bananaman double (again)!
July 13, 2009 by benunsworth
Filed under Gallery, Race Team
Ceepo Venom bikes powered the both teams to double victory in the male and female races at the annual Bananaman Team Time Trial at Dorney Lake.
For as many years as Bananaman has been running Thames Turbo has won at least one of the races. The men have dominated this event over the years with a 100% record. 2009 was no exception with Thames Turbo Sigma Sport teams taking top spot on both the mens and womens races. Go turbos!
Teams this year were as follows:
Male- Richard Legge, Tim Male, Andrew Mercer (TTTC B)
Female – Lucy Bowen, Esther Evans, Helen Smith (TTTC A)
Thames Turbo Aquathlon winners 2009
Pavan Rooprai takes first place at the Aquathlon on 25th June.
Well done to everyone that took part and a nail biting finish where Pavan Rooprai took the race lead on the last lap of the pool.
The men’s winners were:
1st Pavan Rooprai - Thames Turbo Triathlon Club
2nd Joshua Varney - Thames Turbo Triathlon Club
3rd Nick Clements - Thames Turbo Sigma Sport
The ladies winners were:
1st Victoria Gill
2nd Medena Knespl
3rd Bea Downey
The results are HERE
Children’s Aquathlon 21st June 2009
Race briefing at the Children’s Aquathlon 21st June. We hope that you had a great day yesterday and enjoyed the race and well done to everyone that took part! The FINAL results for the 2009 race are HERE
Entries for next years race will open in early January.
Turbos take top slots at Race 1
Our very own Pro Dion Harrison took the 1st race of our four sprint races at the Hampton Pool on Monday 13th April. Ex Olympic Rower and fellow Thames Turbo team mate Tim Male took 2nd place with a fine 58.03 and a blistering 31.25 bike split.
In the ladies race Fiona Ford (Optima) triumped over Lucy Bowen who lost the race in transition according to her comments. Lucy vows she’ll be back to take race 2. Holly Tomlinson picked up 3rd place confirming her recent form.
Results can be be found by clicking here
Holly wins a silver at the National Duathlon Champs
Thames Turbo Sigma Sport team member Holly Tomlinson picked up an age group Silver at the National Duathlon Champs at Milton Keynes at the weekend (5th April). Holly recorded the fastest time of the day on her Ceepo venom bike (1:07:49 /40km)! All those winter turbo sessions are now paying off and she’s now one of the fastest female age groupers in the country. Congratulations Holly and we’re all looking forward to see what else you can do this year after also finishing in the top 3 overall at the spring Ballbuster.
Thames Turbo is now StarMark and Club Mark accredited
April 7, 2009 by rogerbarr
Filed under Gallery, Useful Information
Months of hard work behind the scenes by the Thames Turbo committee has resulted in us being awarded both the Star Mark and the Club Mark accreditation.
Triathlon clubs in England and Wales can work towards achieving one of a number of recognised standards. These standards establish that the club is operating to best practice and is a safe and effective place to take part in triathlon. The benefits of becoming accredited are:
- Clubmark Acknowledgment that the club meets the needs and demands of athletes
- Increased revenue opportunities from new members and/or events and local funding streams
- Safe and effective training and competition environment.
- British Triathlon qualified coaches
- Clear club structures
There are three accreditation schemes available in England and Wales:
- Un, Dau, TRI (Junior clubs in Wales)
- Clubmark (Junior clubs in England)
- STAR (Senior clubs in England and Wales)
The common principles of the accreditation schemes are to enhance the club by providing a clear structure and pathway for club development. Obtaining the accreditation scheme will signify that the club has satisfactorily met a minimum level of standards recognised by triathletes, parents, coaches, Welsh Triathlon, Triathlon England and British Triathlon as a quality Triathlon Club.
More information can be found on the British Triathlon website.
Silver at the National Relays for Thames Turbo
The National Relays once again proved a successful hunting ground for our top boys and girls. We won a silver medal in the highly competitive mixed race.
