Last Sunday, the team PIRATES of Vancouver sponsored by the Hamburg team of the same name created some excitement in the Canadian triathlon scene.
In a select starter field at the Squamish Triathlon, including big names like Peter Reid (3x winner on Hawaii), the two athletes Florian Vogt and Matthias Finke made an impression at the race with their personal best times.

According to Vogt, their strategy was to hold back during the swim, so they wouldn't have all their cards showing up front. In the second third of the race, the bike ride, the time had come. Especially the training camp in Germany in May had been effective for Finke and he moved far up in the ranks on his bike.
Vogt performed a hussar ride on his bike that searches its equal. Apparently, the switch to a new tire sponsor quickened Vogt, who hails from Hamburg, so that he was able to improve very much on his performance on the machine specially constructed for himself. He was also able to show his great running potential on the last leg of the race and sent his opponents to the back of the ranks. Cheered on by the fair spectators, Finke was able to move up to 3rd place in the AgeGrouper ranking, which was won by the local matador and multiple winner on Hawaii Peter Reid.

Vogt, Reid & Finke ;)

Once they crossed the finish line, both athletes showed themselves to be very satisfied with the results and announced that they would be back next year with an expanded team PIRATES of Vancouver. Good luck to the buccaneers!

Florian