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Just checking in with a quick race report after the Victor Tri last weekend. I rolled up to the race ready to defend my title for the last 4 years and was pretty confident, even with Lukey Bell racing I was really looking forward to some solid racing and fast times especially rolling out with a new TT bike. The last 3 weeks I have been putting in some huge miles with training, hitting about 120km a week running but I still felt ready to race. I came out the swim with front group andafter a slow transition found myself meandering up the first hill, I managed to drop my chain halfway due to not being familiar with the new shifting on my TT bike. I started to get frustrated and on the descent something didnt feel right at all, I just couldn’t apply any power on my pedal strokes and was losing time quickly. I quickly realised that my seat post was dropping and there was nothing I could do about it. The seat post dropped about 2 inches causing my quads to do 99% of the pedal stroke. This was my fault as I had not had a chance to ride the new bike until race morning as I only received it late Friday night, so let that be a lesson to young players ALWAYS CHECK and RECHECK! anyway I went in to complete damage control coming off the bike in 4th spot leaving me in the unfamiliar territory of having to chase down off the bike. I managed to run into 2nd after the 1st 5km lap andalso run time into Luke crossing the line just over a minute behind and clocking a run time of 32.50 for the 10km. I was a little disappointed relinquishing my Victor Title as I really wanted 5 in a row, but to get beaten by Luke Bell who is world class is something I have to respect! The main positive about the race was knowing that my run is where it needs to be….I was really looking forward to riding the new bike hard but it was like driving a Ferrari in 3rd gear so I hope to dial it in and wind the beast up for next weekends race.

I am racing Luke again at Murrayman this weekend and I am hoping to defend my title there as its such a great race.
I have dropped some photos on from Victor, thanks for all your support and see you at Murray Bridge next weekend!

Hey Folks,

It has been a pretty busy time for me lately with the build up for Ionrman Australia late March, training has been going great and so has the weather which also helps. Adelaide in February and March is such a great place with all the festivals and events, plus the racing really picks up over here during these months.

I thought I would post a quick review of my new road bike which I received from Merida. This machine is certainly cutting edge with di2 components and carbon everything! it really is great to be training on a top line bike, it just makes those 6hr rides a lot more enjoyable. The gear changing is like nothing I have experienced, it really is instant changing and the derailluers adjust themselves accordingly during the shifting to compensate any rubbing…..Overall this bike is the bomb, and with dura ace wheels, cranks, brakes etc…it will be hard to beat! here are some pics for you gear junkies

With Murray Man 2010 just around the corner, i thought i would post last years race in anticipation.

2010 will see a show down between two DTR Sports Management’s athletes, Matty White reigning champion and Paul Attard.

With DTR Sports Management’s Charlotte McShane who won 2009 Murray Man chasing Olympic dreams with a short course career going great in NSWIS High Performance Squad.

DTR Sports Management’s Athletes:

Luke Whitmore - 8th

Matty White - 5th

Jimmy Johnson - 3rd

DTR Sports Management’s athlete’s in this clip:

Paul Attard - 5th

Matty White - 4th

Jimmy Johnson - 1st

Charlotte McShane - 3rd

DTR Sports Management is very excited to announce that we will be supporting Jimmy in his 2010/2011 Triathlon season.

Please enjoy some further information on Jimmy:

Jimmy began competing in triathlons when he was 17 for fun while he completed his education in Denmark. After joining the Army and being stationed in Bosnia, Jimmy returned to Denmark and to competing in 2003. After finishing 9th in the European Long Distance Championships in the same year, Jimmy decided long distance was for him and hasn’t looked back since. This also qualified him for the Danish national team which he is still a member of.

Battling Glandular Fever (or mononucleosis) took its toll on Jimmy and out of training and competition for 12 months but he bounced back in 2005 with a 2nd place finish at ETU European Long Distance which was the first of many podium finishes to come over the following years.

It was only the next year in 2006 when Jimmy competed in this first Ironman event in Western Australia with an amazing 3rd place. It was after this Jimmy decided to turn pro and make training and competing a full time commitment. Since then he has had many top finishes. Jimmy now spends his time living part time in Australia and Europe racing.

Results:

1st ½IM Shapparton 2009

1st ½IM Lissabon 2007

1st ITU Long Distance Triathlon Series 2008 - 2009

1st Danish long Champs 2008

1st Danish Sprint Champs 2007

2nd ETU European Long Distance champs 2005

3rd Ironman WA 2006 - 2009

3rd Ironman UK 2007

4th Ironman WA 2008

4th Ironman AUS 2009

25th Hawaii Ironman 2007

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Trigger point

DTR Sports Management’s Luke Whitmore races hard in the first couple of months of the year.

Please enjoy as Luke takes you through his experience:

My first season racing as a long course Professional is coming to a close. It has been a season of significant learning and improvement. I achieved my aim of finishing in the Top 10 at the Busselton Ironman and set PB’s across all distances including a 4.04 Half Ironman and 8:56 Ironman. Not quite the progress I had hoped for but still a move in the right direction.

After Christmas I set myself the goal of racing 7 out 8 weekends, with the aim of getting as much ‘race training’ as possible. I had no intention of peaking for any event but simply wanted to get in a solid two month block of speed work and lots of swimming. It started with the Victorian Olympic Distance champs and Sandringham where I had an OK swim followed by a despicable transition, which put me in the fourth pack. I worked hard on the bike with fellow new pro Richard Thompson to catch the third pack, which was about a minute up the road. I then consolidated with a good run but had lost too much time in the swim/transition to finish anywhere near the front.

I then continued to progress racing draft legal races twice more but was still just off the pace in the swim putting me around the second pack each time. Late in the season I struck disaster and was involved in a bike crash preventing me from training for 10 days and putting me out of Geelong 70.3. I snapped a bike frame and took off lots of bark but was extremely lucky not to break any bones. This was very disappointing.

After recovering from this race I went to Maryborough to race the Central Goldfields Triathlon after two days back training. I had a solid first run entering T1 with Griffin, Halverson and Huggett. Unfortunately my limited training would cause my race to go backwards from here and I had nothing left for the bike and finished in fifth position. Dave Meade also past me on the bike, he ended up catching the leaders and finishing second behind Leon Griffin. The next week I raced the Victorian Sprint Distance champs. There was no Open category so was allowed to race age group. I finished second behind a strong Nick Conway who put too much time into me on the bike but hung on to second in my age group and fifth overall not too far behind race winner Kristian McCartney.

Last weekend I raced the BRW triathlon for Charter Mason with fellow Team Degani team mates Stephen Hadley and Brett Archibald. Out team managed to get the overall win in this race after recording the second fastest time. This was a fantastic effort by our team who beat some really good competition. Brett led us out and had a really solid race to put us in 6^th position overall and three minutes down from the leaders. Stephen Hadley then consolidated and some, to post the third fastest time of his wave and move us into 3^rd position overall. I had 1.10 to peg back to finish second and four minutes to first. To my surprise I had made the time up to second by T1 and then worked hard to hold second and was putting time into first but was unable to catch him. Team Giant Pro finished an estimated 90seconds to two minutes ahead. To our surprise we were announced the winners (Steven Bradbury style) after team Giant Pro had failed to finish with there baton / timing chip. A great way to finish the season.

My next challenge is that of being a father. My wife Tarryn and I have our first baby due next week and I can’t wait to embrace this magical moment. This will mean an early pre season for me. I will also be doing some work in the new Team Degani Cycling Café opening next week down at the Docklands so come down and say G’day. On the triathlon front I am planning a big winter in the pool. I need to make some inroads into my swimming if I am to be more competitive and will also be targeting the domestic duathlon season in a bid to improve my speed on the bike. I then hope to race another Iron distance race sometime in first few months of 2011, were I’ll be aiming to improve on my 8^th placed professional from Ironman Busselton this year.  

A big thankyou once again to you my supporters, sponsors and coaches, who have assisted me in beginning to make the transition from age group athlete to professional. I am once again confident of significant improvement in 2010/11.

(P.S I might try and sneak in a race at State Aquathon champs this weekend and Off Road Tri champs in a couple depending on when the baby comes. This will be a day by day assessment.)