Archive for July, 2010
Follow the Riptide Multisports Elite Triathlon team on this ride on some of Colorado's finest roads. Starting in Golden, CO the team rides up Golden Gate Canyon to picturesque dirt roads near the Peak to Peak Highway. Features Matt Balzer, Tate Behning, Ryan Borger, Dan MacKenzie, Cyrus Severance,
07.27.2010| Cyrus Severance, Dan MacKenzie, Jordan Jones, Matt Balzer, Riptide Elite Triathlon Team, Ryan Borger, Tate Behning | Riptide Multisports
Jordan Jones celebrated his 29th birthday with a 4th place finish at the Nautica New York City Triathlon on Sunday. Â Dawn had barely broke over the Hudson River when the pro athletes dove in, the first of over 3000 athletes who would take to the course in midtown Manhattan. Â Jones exited the water
07.20.2010| Uncategorized | Riptide Multisports
Josh Merrick finished 1st overall at the West Side Duathlon on Sunday, the 3rd of three races comprising the Mile High Duathlon Series. Â Josh Merrick swept the series this year, and took home the series title for the 4th straight year.
Merrick chased super-runner Andrew Letherby out of T1 after
07.20.2010| Uncategorized | Riptide Multisports
Riptide Elite Team member Matt Balzer finished 10th at Vineman 70.3 on Sunday. Â Balzer began racing the half-Ironman distance earlier this year, after focusing entirely on the Olympic distance for several years. Â Though still trying to navigate the technicalities of such a long event, including ma
07.20.2010| Uncategorized | Riptide Multisports
Taylor Fogg was the first female across the finish line at the HRCA Tri-n-July in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Â With very hot temperatures and strong winds and serious hills on the bike leg, the race proved challenging for all participants. Â Fogg led from the gun, with the 2nd fastest swim of the da
07.20.2010| Uncategorized | Riptide Multisports
Tate Behning left the bike and wetsuit at home for the weekend, toeing the line with many of the most decorated mountain runners in the Front Range to tackle the Barr Trail race, which starts in Manitou Springs, CO. The race, with 6.3 miles up to Barr Camp and back down with total climbing of 3,630â
07.18.2010| Uncategorized | Riptide Multisports
Jordan Jones, Josh Merrick, and Ryan Borger raced in Colorado's most prestigious Olympic-distance triathlon on Sunday. Â Held at the Boulder Reservoir for the 19th straight year, the race attracts many of the sport's top athletes. Â Over 1,800 athletes competed in the 2010 event which is now owned a
07.12.2010| Uncategorized | Riptide Multisports
Josh Merrick will represent the United States at the 2010 World Duathlon Championships.  The event will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland on September 3rd of this year.  The race entails a 10k run, 40k bike, and a 5k run and features a €75,000 prize purse.  Merrick earned his spot on the National
07.11.2010| Uncategorized | Riptide Multisports