This week we are excited to have return guest and friend of the show Tim Hola. Tim has been on the show to share his experience at Norseman last year and previously to share tips on training and racing. The real special guest is his dad, Ken Hola who just won his age group at Boulder 70.3 a few weeks ago. Plus lots big news happening around the world and right here in Colorado.
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In Today’s Show
- Feature Interview – Ken Hola
- Endurance News – 70.3 Mont Tremblant cancelled due to air quality, 2023 Tour de France Starts Saturday July 1st
- What’s new in the 303 – Lake to Lake, Strong Kids Tri, Community Access to Electric Bicycles Rebate Program
- Video of the Week – Strong Kids Tri
Endurance News:
Wildfires force rescheduling of IRONMAN 70.3 Mont-Tremblant to August
By Kate -June 27, 2023
IRONMAN and Tremblant Resort announce that the IRONMAN 70.3 Mont-Tremblant triathlon has been rescheduled for Sunday, August 20, 2023. The event, which was originally scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 25 was cancelled due to the devastating wildfires that are continuing to burn across the Province of Quebec, causing a high concentration of fine particles along with poor Air Quality Index (AQI) to move into the region and make conditions unsafe to host the event.
The 2023 IRONMAN 70.3 Mont-Tremblant triathlon will now take place in conjunction with the 2023 IRONMAN Mont-Tremblant triathlon, part of the VinFast IRONMAN North America Series.
‘’The decision to cancel an event is always heartbreaking, but the safety of our participants, spectators, volunteers, staff and everyone else involved in the event always remains our highest priority,” said Dave Christen, Regional Director for The IRONMAN Group.
“From the moment we had to cancel the event, we went to work with our partners at Événements Sportifs Mont-Tremblant to quickly identify a solution and provide all of our athletes with a variety of race options. That’s why we’re extremely pleased to be able to offer a new date to our registered athletes and to combine two great events, celebrating the best of sportsmanship. Along with our trusted regional partners, we spared no efforts to ensure that the infrastructures could accommodate this unique triathlon rendez-vous on August 20, 2023.’’
2023 Tour de France https://www.letour.fr/en/
Starts Saturday July 1st
2022 Rankings
2023 Stages 1-7
Fantasy Tour
What’s New in the 303:
Lake to Lake Triathlon
Weather was perfect
Course well managed
Competition tough
Who was there – Tim and Nicole Hola; Tom Beal, Dave Sheanin
12th Annual Strong Kids Triathlon
Shout out to friend of the show Dave Sheanin who was racing at Lake to Lake with PJ. Dave is running the
YMCA Strong Kids Tri since 2010. This year it’s on August 5 in Lafayette. https://www.ymcanoco.org/sports/boulder-county-sports/strong-kids-triathlon
For Ages 2-12
The Strong Kids Triathlon is back! Get ready for glory and giggles, fortitude and photo finishes, triumph and training wheels.
Grab your camera. Bring the floaties. Harness your inner cheerleader. This is about to get adorable.
During the Strong Kids Triathlon, young athletes ages 2 to 12 take on our kid-friendly course — swimming, pedaling and running through the finish line, where medals and victory dances await. While our triathletes will be challenged, the goal is fun. Racers will be organized by age, and distances will be age appropriate. Olympic and collegiate athletes will be on hand for high fives and support. Crowds will cheer, hugs will be given and snacks will be served. No experience is necessary, but smiles are required.
Proceeds from the event will help families in need pay for Y programs.
August 5, 2023, 9:00am*, Lafayette
*Race times will be determined by age group. Times for your age group announced closer to the event.
Day of registrations will be accepted starting at 7:30am and ending at 8:15am sharp.
Members: $25
Non-members: $35
$10 late fee as of July 21.
Community Access to Electric Bicycles Rebate Program
Thanks to the passage of SB22-193, Colorado will implement statewide e-bike rebates available to low- and moderate-income Coloradans. CEO anticipates that rebates will be available to individuals in August 2023.
The e-bike rebate will not be retroactive to previously purchased e-bikes. Interested individuals will need to apply for the program prior to purchasing an e-bike. To ensure all eligible Coloradans have an opportunity to apply for an e-bike rebate, CEO will open applications for a period of one week each month, then randomly select individuals to receive the rebate after each application round closes. Selected applicants will receive a rebate voucher that they can redeem at a participating retailer for a discount at the time of e-bike purchase.
Video of the Week:
11th Annual Strong Kids Triathlon – Register Now
Closing:
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