Yvonne Van Vlerken wins Ironman 70.3 Germany and European Championships

Skinfit athlete Yvonne Van Vlerken became the first European Champion over the 70.3 distance in Wiesbaden (Germany). As usual, Yvonne was chasing after some athletes after the swim. Rachel Joyce was first out of the water and Nicole Hofer dominated on the bike. The Swiss athlete came off the bike about 5 minutes ahead of Desiree Ficker (USA) and Van Vlerken. The two athletes made up some ground on the leading women. After 17km of the run course, Ficker and Van Vlerken caught Nicole Hofer. Ficker is known for her running prowess; hence, the last kilometers guaranteed an interesting battle between Van Vlerken and Ficker. The dutch skinfit athlete proved to have more reserves and came out on top with a new course record of 4:41:52, 23 seconds ahead of Ficker.

On the men's side, local favortie and reigning World Champion Michael Raelert won with a time of 4:03:47.

Skinfit congratulates all its athletes and especially Yvonne for her European Championship title and an outstanding race.

Yvonne Van Vlerken wins silver at ITU Long Distance Championships

Skinfit athlete Yvonne Van Vlerken finished second behind CarolineSteffen from Switzerland this past weekend. Yvonne had to make up a deficit of 6 minutes after the swim portion of the race. On the hilly bike course, Yvonne was not quite able to close the gap to the leaders Steffen and Berasategui (ESP). „The fyling blonde dutch girl“ was able to run down the Spanish athlete to finish second with the fastest run split of the day.

Congrats go out to Yvonne and all other Skinfit athletes that raced over the weekend!

Skinfit travels in the U.S.

Skinfit USA has been all over the state of California lately. We have attended various races and met with new teams. It has been a successful few weeks and in another week we will be back in Northern California for three more events....splash and dash in Cupertino and the Santa Cruz sprint and olympic triathlons.

Then we are off to Chicago for a week of networking and the Chicago Triathlon. We are increasing our efforts in the Chicago area so keep an eye out for us!

Also, plans are being made for a trip to Kona! We are looking forward to being on the big island for the most important triathlon in the world. We will keep you posted as these plan develop!

So, you can expect to see Skinfit USA out at the races. Stop by, say hi, and checkout our gear! Thanks for all of your support as we build this brand in the states.

Nico Lebrun wins Xterra Mountain Champs!

Congrats on another win Nico! Keep up the good work!

Skinfit athlete, Nico Lebrun wins Xterra France Champs!

	Skinfit athlete Nico Lebrun confirmed yet again that he is in top shape this season. He took the win on a very selective course in Xonrupt de Longemer, France. Extreme temperatures and a hilly course made life hard for all athletes. Nico won the race with a time of 2:52:39 (1.5km swim / 34km bike / 10km run). The bike course included 1430meters of climbing and the run an additional 320meters. Great job Nico!!!

Lesley Paterson runs away from everyone to take the WIN!

Skinfit athlete, Lesley Paterson, took the win Sunday at the San Diego international Triathlon! Nice job Lesley...sweet new plasma suit!

Skinfit is a PROUD supporter of Tri Juniors!

Jim Vance, elite level coach and professional triathlete, has started Tri Juniors (based in San Diego) in an effort to bring younger athletes into the sport of triathlon. This is a GREAT program and Skinfit is proud to support the development of youth athletes!