DTR Sports Managements Matt White and Ryders Eyewear Launch the new range of performance eyewear.

Check out Ryders range online:

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DTR Sports Management’s Gareth Halverson still turning heads overseas on the ITU Circuit.

Please find Gareth’s personal account below:

2009 World Championship Series – Round 4 Kitzbuhel Austria
During this 2009 European season I have been fortunate enough to race in beautiful cities and stay in some fantastic hotels, but perhaps the highlight of this Tour came in the quaint little alpine village of Kitzbuhel, Austria. Surrounded by towering mountains and vast scenic views this was a special place to compete. The race hotel was a 5 star job on the top of the hill above Kitzbuhel with views of the town below and peaks above spanning from our balcony. The days leading into the race were spent soaking up all Kitzbuhel had to offer and enjoying the luxuries of this village. Just to clarify, this is not the norm when it comes to triathlon venues or accommodation, but all the athletes make the most of these rare delights.
Race day. The last thing I’m thinking about is the stunning surrounds and my mind is firmly on the job of racing hard. The race began with some drama when about 5 athletes decided they’d beat the man with the starting gun and dove in a little early. Most of the other athletes, including me, followed suit a second or two later. Swimming hard, lactate building I thought I was off to a good start as athletes to the left of me disappeared from my view, then it hit me, we were being called back to start it all again. Once all the athletes had resumed their positions on the startline we had another go and this time everyone got away cleanly and the race was on. I held a solid position throughout the swimleg and exited the water in around 15th position about 15secs down on the leader.
Onto the bike and the heavens began to open, not a good thing as the temperature was dipping below 15 degrees as it was. For the first couple of laps I was able to ride a good position up the front of a large front group. On about the third lap though the cold set in, and with the rain refusing to ease and guys crashing all over the course I made my way to the very back of this large front group. At the back I noticed other athletes struggling to concentrate in the cold and was quietly pleased it was not just me who was feeling the effects of the frigid conditions. With guys falling in the slippery conditions throughout the bike leg I took the mentality that this race had just become a battle of attrition and I would conserve as much as possible for the run.
After a poor transition I left for the run about 100m behind the leaders. It was evident early that most athletes were plagued by these cold conditions and were not running as normal. I personally had no feeling of my feet or calves so felt uncoordinated heading up the slight rise to the turnaround. I was quickly passed by Kiwi Kris Gemmell and decided that if my legs were numb I might as well run as hard as possible while they won’t realise what’s happening to them. Kris and I ran past a long line of athletes early and were joined by Russian Dmitry Polyansky by the time we hit the turnaround at about 1.25km. We started running as a group trying to pull our way back towards the head of the race. At about the 3km mark the blood had started flowing and I regained a normal running rhythm. At about the 6km mark the hard effort I had expended early began to take its toll and I was unable to keep pace with Gemmell and Polyansky. At this stage of the race it had broken up quite significantly and most people were running by themselves or in a small group of two or three. I ran as hard as I could for that last 4km knowing that I was a chance to crack it into the Top 15. On the final 2.5km lap I was chasing fellow Aussie Courtney Atkinson but was unable to bridge the gap finally crossing the line in 14th position, a good result at this stage of the season.
My next race will be the London leg of the ITU Dextro Energy World Championship Series to be held within the grounds of Hyde Park. Its sure to be an exciting race and venue. Stay tuned.

DTR Sports Management’s Matty White has joined forces with Merida and Lightweight for the 2009/2010 season.

The Merida WARP 9 TT Bike

The Rolls Royce of Disc wheels…. this thing is crazy fast!

Watch this space for Matty’s results with this gear…

DTR Sports Management’s Luke Whitmore had a great result again at the second race of the Victorian Duathlon season with a fourth place on the day.

With the long miles being built up in the legs for the Ironman series Luke is still keeping the speed needed to mix it with the professional field.

Great result Luke,

DTR Sports Management’s athletes Luke Whitmore and Paul Attard along with Winners Nutrition join forces for the 2009-2010 season.

Thanks to Winners for the contiued support and great product.

DTR Sports Management’s Paul Attard wins second race in the Victorian Duathlon Series.

With a strong first run, even stronger technical bike course the last run was what one the race.

Please refer to Paul’s own account of the day:

This week was a Duathlon at Knox in what were some good weather conditions. Usually you expect rain or very cold days at this time of the year but luckily we had blue Sky’s and the chill was bearable.
The race at Knox is always a very well run event and worth getting to for a good hit out. The run starts on the running track before heading out the bike path. The pace was on pretty early but not by the main contenders. By the 1k mark we were pretty sorted and Luke and i were ding our best to drive the pace. We were running pretty quick and i was happy with that because i was feeling good which isn’t normal in these races. By T1 i was in first place but only by a second or two over Luke.
My transition was good and i was on the bike first with a 10 second gap. The first lap was extremely painful with head winds to contend and cross winds on a technical 5 lap course. I opted for the Specialized road bike this year and it wasn’t a bad decision as i was able to pull away from the others and have a 30 sec. lead into T2.
I didn’t relax on the run though and watched my heart rate the whole way to make sure i kept up the tempo, which seemed to pay off because i think i managed to put time into them again.
Great to see Winners there supporting the race and providing some great post race nutrition!
Not sure exactly what race will be next before worlds but i will be doing Hazelwood in August.

DTR Sports Managements Matty White heats up the roads in his first real hit out since holidays.  Please read his personal account of the day,

I am back and into racing after a big holiday and am loving it. I was keen to get the heart rate elevated into a somewhat uncomfortable zone to see how it coped after copious amounts of pino colada’s and mai tais in Hawaii! The first race I competed in was a Mountain Bike Duathlon which the Tribe Tri Club put on, I have done MTB races a few times before and enjoyed it so I thought that this one would be much the same….. much to my surprise the race was held on a single track in muddy slippery conditions and I was assured this was an EASY course! I started the 5km cross country run with a healthy 1 min lead by about the 3km mark I took a left turn into dense, and I mean dense bushland. I ended up seriously lost and I reckon I saw some kalahari bushman with spears in the area and some wilter beasts. After negotiating my way back to the track by using my knowledge of mapping by the sun I resumed the race bout 1.30 down on first. Onto the bike I managed to lose another 12 minutes and I seriously had my life flash before my eyes approximately 6 times from fishtailing my way through the technical course. the whole time I was thinking I have Hawaii in October be CAREFUL! I managed to finish the race and hold onto second place, I cam accorss the line with one main point – Do not wear a white tri suit to a mountain bike race! Ater recovering mentally from that disaster I decided to race a two man TT with Ryan Johnson who is one of SA’s top triathletes, this also gave me the chance to try out my Merida TT bike and more importantly the Rolls Royce of wheels my lightweight disc. Suffice to say the bike/wheel combo is perhaps the fastest thing I have ever ridden and it was on fire, i actually felt sorry for Ryan as i had to slow down a few times to let him get back on. The race was a great hit out and perfect for my lead up into Yeppoon in 3 weeks as it was a 47km course with a tough wind and rolling hills. As for my next race I can’t wait to get cracking, SCODY have provided me with a great kit this year, the colour combo is awesome so keep an eye out, plus I am itching to launch the new bike again after feeling so good on it. Anyway until next tim, enjoy the winter training and special mention must go out to all the SA and Melb triathletes training for Hawaii in this winter, it takes balls of steel to do those early mornings and late nights!
Matty
www.mattywhite.com.au

DTR Sports Management’s James Attard has had a very successful racing season in Europe please see below for a personal account of the last race overseas along with some overall numbers of race results.

Well finally back home in my very cold home town of Ballarat! Riding to work the last couple of days has been a bit rude really, with the need for all the extra layers I’m not used to at the moment! Cold weather aside though it’s great to be back home and even to be back at work!
 
My last race before heading home was the 4th French Grand Prix in Chaumont. This one took a different format form the earlier races, being a team time trial. The distance was an ultra-sprint with a 2.5km run/15km bike/2.5km run. Don’t be fooled by the short distances though, all it means is that you have to go harder than in the longer races!
 
Unlike some of the other teams my team, Les Tritons Meldois, didn’t have any really strong cyclists, so with this in mind we were hopeful we could come away with maybe a top 8 for the day. The first run seemed to be ok for us, of coarse it’s hard to tell exactly as all the teams go off in 2 min intervals. We also probably spent a bit too much energy pushing along one of the weaker runners who wasn’t able to help us on the bike anyway.
 
Onto the bike and disaster, one of my team mates was having troubles with his shoes and we must have lost somewhere between 20-30sec waiting for him. In these situations it’s hard to know what to do, wait or go on without him? Your teams time counts as the third member crosses the line, so in theory we could have left him behind, but we choose to wait.
 
Onto the last run and team mate Phil and myself took turns to push the third runner of our team, bloody hard work I should add! We seemed to be moving along quite along and crossing the finish I was anxious to see how we’d gone as I felt we’d done better than our own expectations. But I’d forgotten about our little delay early on the bike and it turned out we finished a disappointing 12th place, some 18-19sec off 8th spot!
 
A quick wrap of the season so far:
1 win, 1 second, 5 top 5’s, 2 top 10’s in my first 2 French GP’s
 
So I’m back at home now for some routine and consistent training building up to the World Champs in America in September.

DTR Sports Management’s Matty White shows his versitility with a second place at XC Duathlon in Adelaide on the weekend. With different conditions to normal the strength that is starting to build back up has got Matt across the line in a podium position.

Please watch this space for personal report:

DTR Sports Management’s Leighton Lyle wins his first Qld Sunshine Tour Event for this season. With this under his belt, entry to all Events for the coming twelve months are assured.

Please find attached the official press release:

After the success of their inaugural event in 2008, the small mining community of Glenden has crowned a new champion with Leighton Lyle, brother of US Tour player Jarrod Lyle, carding rounds of 69-63 for a 12 under par total to win his first QLD Sunshine Tour Event

Eddie Barr got off to a slow start in the final round bogeying two of his first three holes, but on the contrary Leighton Lyle carded three birdies in his first four holes to take the outright lead. After Lyles hot start, he continued his great form on the back nine to finish with a bogey free round of 9 under par 63, smashing the previous course record by three shots. With the Glenden Pro Am being what the PGA call a ‘Divisional Event’, Lyle is now exempt into every pro am throughout Australia for the next 12 months, an exemption that he explained means just as much as the $4,500 prizemoney he takes home. “Not having to worry about what events I am able to gain a start in is going to make life a whole lot easier for the next year. Now I can plan my year with the appropriate breaks and can work on peaking for the bigger events.”

Justin Maker also found form in round two finishing with a final round of 7 under par 65 for a 9 under par total for the two rounds, and finish in second position. Maker also talked about the exemption that Lyle received. “All day I was thinking about the Divisional Status and with a lot of big events coming up, the exemption would have been really helpful. In saying that I am really happy about my form over the last couple of days and am looking forward to going one better next week”