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December
2007
Hours
of Motion
Cycling4Friends let 200 cyclists pedal for a good cause. A colorful
field of over 200 bikers neared from across the plain of the mountain
track. Upon demand, we all rose from our saddles and pedaled up
the steep incline standing. The lineup of the Tour de France seemed
to have met early, on November 3, 2007 in Viernheim, to do a dry
run of the leg to Alpe d'Huez.
Frank
December
2007
Cross
Race in Vechta
I was also present at the D-Cup final in Vechta on December 30,
2007. After not being able to train for over a week, due to a cold,
my self-confidence wasn't exactly high. I basically slept through
the start and ended up riding up the hill with 79 others.
Leif
December
2007
This
is a picture of me about to break the state of Florida 10 Kilometer
time trial record by 29 seconds while wearing my Pirate skin suit!
Sandy Scott
.......__o
.......\<,
.... ( )/ ( )
December
2007
German
Cup in Herfort
The last race of the German Cup was in Vechta and the winning streak
continues. Just as in Harburg, Robert's fiercest competition was
the man in the red and black jersey. However, he was not quite able
to stick to Robert's rear wheel on the last lap. And so, Robert
secured 1st place in the last run of the German Cup and overall.
After proving himself the most constant cross-granddad in Germany,
he plans on closing the book on January 5th, at 10am in Herford,
and take the title.
Ron
December
2007
German
Cup in Hamburg
Traditionally the community of the "Dirty Tires" gather in the hills
of Harburg, on the 2nd day of Christmas, to watch the Christmas
Cross… or even take part in it. I recall that in ancient times even
mountain bikes were authorized, but since the big guys constantly
strive to limit athletic activity to their own restricted group,
as much as possible, even the "Hobby Crossers" were excluded this
year.
Ron
December
2007
Rowdy
Christmas ("Bagalutenwiehnacht") 2007
On December 21st, the hour was at hand. :) In order to develop a
solid basis, we invaded our usual Chinese place and helped ourselves
to the necessary basic foods. Afterwards, 8 Pirates were of to the
Alsterdorf Gymnasium.
Ron
December
2007
Cross
Race in Bad Bevensen
Last Sunday we were off to the 5th run of the Stevens- Cyclo-Cross-Cup
in Bad Bevensen. Fun stuff, when it's below freezing. The track
was 2.17m/3,5km long and pretty flat. About 20 bikers started the
race at 11am. I don't know if it was because of the weather, but
they all rode off, like there was no 2nd lap.
Leif
December
2007
Hello
friends,
a collaboration between the Recklinghausen cult band "Captain Twang
and His Rhythm Cat" and the video artist Ulle Bowski (the film "The
Deal", WDR, kult a), has resulted in a video clip. In it, an old
man drives through the lit night of Recklinghausen. Twangy hillbilly
guitars resound and psychedelic lighting effects freshen up the
tired plot. You can find the clip on the Recklinghausen rock duo's
myspace page.
Eddy
December
2007
Karrasch
on the podium, despite the sniffles.
Every year, the international cross elite meets up at the Bornheimer
slope in Frankfurt. Of course, I had to be there. Suffering from
a slight sniffle, I was the first to choose a starting position.
Robby.K
December
2007
Bike
Cross in Hummelsbüttel
After a 4-week break from training in November, I really wanted
to ride a race again… even if it was just in training! So, I made
my way to Hamburg/Hummelsbüttel on December 9th, for the 4th run
of the Stevens Cross Cup.
Andre
December
2007
Hirschberg
Better late than never… Report on the Hirschberg MTB Marathon 2007...
Despite my freshly healed torn ligament, I rode the long distance.
You don't need feet for that, unless you plan on getting off the
bike.
Alex
December
2007
Mike
is still around.
Unfortunately we have to take a break for the winter right now and
I'm still athletically inactive, due to my outstanding injuries.
In exchange, I received the "Jinx Platter 2008" at the Christmas
party, for my accident.
Mike
November 2007
Bike
cross in Grevesmühlen ...
on Sunday, the 25th of November, we were off to the 3rd run of the
Stevens Cyclocross-Cup, to gather points for the overall ranking.
Robert was able to secure a solid victory amongst the seniors and
top the 2nd place he had finished in the day before.
Leif
November
2007
WinterFreeRide
in Oststeinbek
Marco and Maraike of the GPBA team called us to the Winter Free
Ride in Hamburg Oststeinbek. 22 bikers answered. In beautifully
sunny, 35F/2C degree weather, Saturday was a success. And that's
the way it should be! We were especially happy to see so many veterans
attending, but a few rookies came too.
Marco
November
2007
Bikers
gone astray
At the end of April, after it was announced that my hometown race,
which is also my favorite, would not be taking place, I thought
to myself: if not the P-Weg in Plettenberg in the fall, then at
least a marathon in New York City in November.
Zimbo
November
2007November
2007
Sandy
Scott:
Ein kurzer Lebenslauf: in meiner Jugend war ich Nationalmeister
in drei Laufevents (5km Rennbahn, 10km Langlauf und Mitglied im
Team der Nationalmeister im Staffellauf). Ich habe erst sehr spät
im Leben, mit 64, Radsport aufgenommen, aber wie man im Foto sieht
("winner20km"), bin ich kein typischer 67-jähriger. Nach nur 11
Monaten Radfahren, habe ich den 5km time trial Rekord des Staates
Florida gebrochen. Bis jetzt habe ich Siege gegen 4 Nationalmeister
und einen Weltmeister rausgehauen. Außerdem bin ich derzeitig, hier
in Florida, der USCF und Florida Senior Games Road Race und Time
Trial Meister.
November
2007
Ironman
Canada
Ich bin mir ziemlich sicher, dass fast alle die diesen Bericht erhalten,
die Qual ergehen mussten, sich von mir ununterbrochene Monologe
über mein Training für den Ironman Canada (ab hier, IMC) anzuhören.
Manche haben davon leider mehr mitgekriegt als andere und manche
mussten noch viel mehr mitmachen. Ich glaube das nächste Mal wenn
Bob sagt, "Klar Mann, wenn du 'nen Schlafplatz brauchst, kannst
du 'ne Weile bei mir pennen", wird direkt darauf folgen, "aber nur
kurzfristig und so lange du versprichst nur begrenzt in Elasthan
rumzuturnen und dir nicht die Beine zu rasieren". Andy
November
2007
Robert
and Leif
Once again, our cross riders were successful at the local cross
races in Harburg and at Lake Hummel!
November
2007
Many
greetings from your Hanover Pirates in Mexico
After the season, you can really relax here.
Danni & Sven
November
2007
Blutsventje
News, live from Gran Canaria
Hola landlubbers, thank god it's a school day, umm, day of rest…
because the first 3 of the MTB-Training Tour Days were pretty tough:
on the northern side of the wild island of Gran Canaria, we left
our residence, Petra Wonisch's "Villa del Monte," canary-bike.com,
and rode mile after mile towards the sky, in wonderful "hiking weather."
November 2007
Spy-Pictures
from Sven's newest coup:
From July 11-13, 2008, Sven Schreiber will be presenting the 10
best bob-teams in his Bob-City Race in Hückeswagen!!! Original Olympic-Bobs
on casters rolling through town at top speed… if you can't imagine
that, you should definitely take the trip and check it out!!
Ron
Info will soon be available at: www.PSBA.de
November
2007
The
contract is signed!
In 2008 Squeezy
will be supporting our team with food supplements! We're looking
forward to a fruitful collaboration! !
Ron
November
2007
A
Brief Introduction:
Stephie introduces the Spinning Instructor Team of the Injoy in
Lohne...
November
2007
A
Brief Introduction:
On a quickly resume, I was a three event national running champion
in my youth (5K track, 10K cross country, and member of national
championship winning relay team). I came to cycling very late in
life at the age of 64, but as you can see from the picture "winner20K"
I'm not exactly the typical 67 year old. With just 11 months of
cycling total, I broke the Florida State 5K time trial record. I
have notched victories against 4 national champions and one world
champion, and I am the current USCF state road race and time trial
champion here in Florida and also the current Florida Senior Games
state time trial and road race champion.
November
2007
Mountain
Race Neckargemünd on November 3rd, 2007
The Mountain Race track went from Neckargemünd, at 420ft/128m, for
7.3m/11,8km up to the Königstuhl ("king's seat"), at 1864ft/568m.
The first mile and a half made up the steepest passage, after which
the incline was easily managed on the large bit. I started from
the front line and was able to take the lead immediately. At least
for the first ascent.
Ubi
November 2007
ENTEGA
City Cross Cup Lorsch on November 4th, 2007
It was my first cross race on my mountain bike in the everyman division.
Having registered late, I found myself in the unfamiliar last row
of starters. Madness… but then we were off and I sped after the
c. 35 other bikers. The 0.8m/1,4km lap through garden plots, over
two hurdles, up and down steps and over cobblestones (start and
finish) took us around the monastery in the historical city center
of Lorsch. After four fun-filled laps, I finished in 14th place
after 21:44min, with a lag of 01:29min.
Ubi
November
2007
A
Brief Introduction:
My name is Oliver Preisser and kiting is my greatest passion. Being
a very good skier, I was looking for a new challenge at the end
of 2005. Going downhill had become too boring for me. By chance,
I discovered the nearby seamount Snowkitespot. I was there the following
weekend and immediately got hooked. Without further ado, I signed
up for a Snowkite Race Workshop, conducted by my Swiss "foster father"
Ivo Bryner, one of the best racers in Europe.
Olli
November
2007
Moin
Moin Pirates,
here's a report from the capital and a few pics of the Pirate-Spinners
in their natural environment. Regina, Günther and Harald took part
in an 8h marathon in the B1 sports and recreation center with about
200 other indoor cyclists. The Pirate-Spinners did good, of course
not for the whole 8h. It's pretty easy to start sweating. Greetings
from Berlin to you guys on the coast,
the Fungken
November
2007
On
November 24th, 2007, the company MaHei Motors is having a Winter
Free Ride Day
in Oststeinbek near Hamburg on the property of the company Harry
Kloss Autoverwertung (automobile body shop). Use of the track for
all Pit Bikers and Kids' MX riders will be 10.- €. Our bodily needs
will be taken care of by the Harry Pit Bike Bistro. You will also
be given the opportunity to sell your used parts, and the like,
free of charge. The Free Ride Day will begin at 9am and take place
in any weather.
Greetings from your MaHei Motors Team
Oktober
2007
HELLOO
AGAIN,
I have awoken from the anesthesia full of a zest for action, so
here's a message for the news site. Limping greetings from the group
in Dötlingen…
Rainer
Oktober
2007
Ironman
Canada
I am pretty sure that everyone getting this email has had the misfortune
of hearing me drone on and on about my training for Ironman Canada
(IMC from here on out). Some have unfortunately heard about it more
than others, and some have had to deal with a lot more. I think
the next time Bob says, "Sure dude, if you need a place to stay
you can crash at my place for a little while", it will be followed
by "but only for a little while and as long as you promise to limit
the spandex and not shave your legs".
Andy
Oktober
2007
Nordcup
Race in Bremen
We arrived with 11 bikers and achieved great results at an awesome
race with a newly renovated track. Unfortunately, I was a "spectator",
due to my injury.
Mike
September
2007
When
the world was in order!
On September 29, 2007, we made our way to the German Championship
Revance in Toender, Denmark, with 4 riders. On the trip up we were
afraid that the race would be cancelled, since it was raining buckets.
During warm-ups… rain, rain, rain and then, right before the start,
it finally stopped and the race was saved.
Mike
September
2007
I
am retiring from mountain biking!
……At least for the next few months, because the last mountain bike
race of the season will be taking place within the framework of
the 20th Jesteburg People's Run, on October 7th, 2007.
Andre
September
2007
Moin
moin, more news from southern waters.....
On the last 4 days of the league, we had to roll out with our skeleton
crew, because of illness and injuries. We decided to drive it home
with two week flanks and a good defense, but realized that it wasn't
working out after losing the first three games. Yeah, we're not
real good on the defensive.
Hirsel
September
2007
MTB-Relay
of 18.6m/30km (3x) in Büchel (Eifel) on October 10th, 2007.
When riding a race in the middle of October, it can get pretty chilly,
but we never thought it would be this cold. The thermostat in our
car showed 36.5°F/2,5°C. We didn't even want to get out. In addition,
the announced relay had been turned into a team competition and
we all had to ride at the same time - so no waiting for it to warm
up…
Doro
September 2007
Mega
Misfortune
We ended our season with a little club race. Unfortunately, it didn't
go very well for me. I finished first, but after the event, during
a front flip… ???
Mike
September
2007
Ole's
Baptism of Fire...
Right into the GPBA finale without a warm-up and he still came in
6th.
Ron
September
2007
BMX
German Championship 2007.....ticker2.....
The German Championship in Weiterstadt, on September 29 and 30,
2007, was the bomb. The track was sweet. Unfortunately, I was eliminated
in the preliminaries, by the fierce competition. Faro came in 4th
in the cruiser division. He was eliminated in the semi-final, in
the 20" division.
Marc
September
2007
Fat
Daniel and Mountain Bikes
A long, very long, story, the length of which was defined by the
pau-ses...
Silverback Drabkov
September
2007
SIGMA
SPORT Bike Marathon in Neustadt 2007
(33m/53km middle distance, up to about 4265ft) I had already heard
about the Sigma-Marathon beforehand and had actually always wanted
to participate in it, but for some reason or another, it never worked
out. This year, nothing was going to get between me and it and I'm
looking forward to it.
Amilcar
September
2007
Cross-Duathlon
in Hamburg-Harburg on September 22nd
The cross-duathlon has a track that appeals more to the runners,
since the 25% inclines on the 1.5m/2,5km track were pretty intense.
Leif
September
2007
On
September 23rd, 2007
the two of us made our way to Meudelfitz/Hitzacker, to ride in the
last race of the IGAS Wendland this year. There were two distances
to choose from: 50m/80km (10 laps) or 25m/40km (5 laps). Thomas
and I decided to sleep an extra two hours and "only" ride the 25m/40km.
André
September
2007
X
DAY......... Cologne Triathlon 2007
On September 2, 2007, the time had come - my first middle distance
and the highlight of the season, all at the same time. There were
a 1.5m/2,5km swim, 56m/90km bike ride and 13.1m/21,1km run between
the two pictures.
Nina
November 2007
Sandy
Scott :
On a quickly resume, I was a three event national running champion
in my youth (5K track, 10K cross country, and member of national
championship winning relay team). I came to cycling very late in
life at the age of 64, but as you can see from the picture "winner20K"
I'm not exactly the typical 67 year old. With just 11 months of
cycling total, I broke the Florida State 5K time trial record. I
have notched victories against 4 national champions and one world
champion, and I am the current USCF state road race and time trial
champion here in Florida and also the current Florida Senior Games
state time trial and road race champion.
October
2007
Ironman
Canada
I am pretty sure that everyone getting this email has had the misfortune
of hearing me drone on and on about my training for Ironman Canada
(IMC from here on out). Some have unfortunately heard about it more
than others, and some have had to deal with a lot more. I think
the next time Bob says, "Sure dude, if you need a place to stay
you can crash at my place for a little while", it will be followed
by "but only for a little while and as long as you promise to limit
the spandex and not shave your legs".
Andy
September
2007
BMX
German Championship 2007.....ticker.....
Philipp Dierks finished in 3rd place in the Men's 19+ division.
Congratulations!! Sven Schreiber made it to 9th place at the "Old
Boys" German Championship, without having trained!!! Way to go Sven!!
!
September
2007
Marathon
de Chateaux du Medoc, September 8, 2007
The Medoc Marathon is one of the cultural events of the running
scene. Being a friend of the wines of Bordeaux, it was clear to
me that I had to participate in this run. The area north of Bordeaux,
left of Gironde, is slightly molded. It is, overall, sparse and
full of vineyards, of course.
Uwe
September
2007
Road-Bike-Tandem:
an experience...
Every alliance has its weak and its strong elements. In the training
collective that Ron and I have formed, I am clearly the weak link
- surprise, surprise…. While my pulse rate averages out at 150 (170
beats max.) and I get closer and closer to a complete collapse,
Ron bobs along, averaging out at about 109 beats - freezing to death
is, also, not an impossibility...
Gaby
September
2007
Kalmar.
Oh, Kalmar.
Fat Daniel returns to the place where it all began. The grandest
event, since the King of the Squirrels alternated trees. Exactly
10 years ago, I absolved my first long distance in this very spot
and I now return for my seventh (by now, my third in Kalmar).
Drabkov
September
2007
Hello
all you ex-vacationers, here's some mail:
Recently in Hamburg, or, Triathlon World Championship
Rainer
September
2007
Hello
Pitbikers
The GPBA is moving into its final round. The season finale will
take place on October 13, 2007, in Mölln, on the Grambeker Heidering,
no matter the weather. New disciplines, backed by popular demand,
are the Kids' MX 50ccm and 65ccm, 2 and 4 cycle. Also, there are
the GPBA championship divisions: beginner, expert MM10 and MM12.
At the end of the day, the championship award ceremony will take
place in the bistro of the MSC Mölln. As always, the MSC Mölln will
be taking care of the physical well-being of the participants and
guests. This Saturday, there will also be Big Bike Training for
anyone, who wants to participate, on MSC Mölln's DM track .
Mareike
September
2007
On
September 18, 2007, the day had come.
The first German CC MTB Championship in the hobby division was carried
out within the framework of the Federal League finale in Bad Salzdetfurth.
I couldn't pass up this event and so I stood in the starting formation
of the men's division, at 4:30pm.
Andrè
September 2007
Car
training with Robert...
I like training with Robert, but sometimes he scares me a little...
Ron
September
2007
Hello
Pirates,
I jumped the big ramp with my new motorcycle again and did some
new tricks. I finally managed the backflip into the foam pit on
my bicycle. Many greetings,
Luc
September
2007
Sweet
Party in Attendorn/Plettenberg
Some greenhorns maintained that this was the most awesome party,
Pirate has ever had, but veterans know that the legendary Christmas
parties in the Hamburg TV Tower, are impossible to best..... ..
Ron
September
2007
Erbeskopf
Marathon 2007: 40m/65km - 5577ft/1700hm
On July 8, 2007, the time had come once again: it was time to conquer
the Erbeskopf. Well, this time there was nothing much to conquer,
since a bad cold threw a monkey wrench in my plans….!
Amilcar
September
2007
Triathlon
World Championship 2007 in Hamburg: olympic distance!
What a great experience it was to take part in a real world championship.
And everything worked out! It had been pouring rain on the days
leading up to it, but we had ideal conditions.
Daniel
September
2007
Pushing's
no fair!
On Sunday, September 2, 2007, the run of the Nordcup 3 took place
in Bispingen. There were a little over 50 starters. The race went
very well for me. I came in 1st in the first prelim and then came
the bust: 2nd place in the second and third prelims. Oops, where
did he come from all of a sudden?
Mike
September
2007
Hegau
Marathon 2007
After an exerting Eurobike weekend, the Rothaus Hegau Bike Marathon
was on the schedule for Sunday. After a totally screwed up start,
we had left the transponder in the car, we plowed through the field
from behind and fought our way to the front by the first ascent.
We would like to apologize, at this point for all of our rowdy passing
maneuvers.
Phil and Jan
September
2007
Report
on the 1st Dünsberg-Marathon in Biebertal
(Hesse) on September 9, 2007
Doro
August 2007
Do
you know www.dirtpark-ahrensburg.de ???
That's where we were on Sunday, when the weather was sweet. Mike
had a lot of fun and there were also a few pretty brainless guys
there doing jumps. They are having a festival there on 09/29. We
would like to have gone, but will be at the race in Denmark. Greetings,
Susanne
August
2007
AlpenX
2007
For us, the most awesome tour of the summer is always the Alp Cross!
This year we rode from Oberstdorf to Lake Garda on the GlacierExpress
Route: 267m/430km and almost 52493ft/16000hm.
Phil
August
2007
EDDIE
WAGNER PHOTOGRAPHY
Dear clients and two-wheel enthusiasts, I am very pleased to present
to you my totally newly designed internet appearance. I have radically
constructed the new website to meet the demands of digital photography.
You can browse the photo galleries in the "fly over" look. Additional
galleries will be created for special bike events.
Eddie
August
2007
12h
from Todtnauberg
On August 25th, a home race was, once again, on the agenda, because
I live about 5min from the track and have probably ridden it 1000
times. ;-)
Jonas
August
2007
The
Miraculous Healing
After having scraped through the short distance at the Ghost-Sauerland
Marathon with knee problems, I was off to Erfurt last Sunday, for
the 7.swe-pp-Bike Marathon with about 700 starters on three distances.
Since, unlike in Grafschaft, I was the only Pink Pirate there, the
high recognition-factor set in. I was even addressed by name, when
they handed out my starter number. I'm getting embarrassed, considering
my recently poor results. But, like I said, you meet some nice people.
Most of us chose the middle distance of 36m/58km and 4386.5ft/1337hm.
Elvis
August
2007
Grafschaft
Pirate-Team-Championship or not, whatever, put on that pink jersey
and off to the starting line. The short distance was a good decision,
because when the results were out, my name was on the top of the
list! What more could I want?!?
Doro
August
2007
Triathlon
at Lake Torfmoor
Last Sunday, over 700 athletes convened at Lake Torfmoor in Hörstel-Riesenbeck,
in order to participate in the 25th, already traditional, triathlon.
About 350 others and I chose the distance: 0.43m/0,7km swim, 21.7m/35km
bike and 6.2m/10km run.
Mike
August 2007
A
different sort of experience.
On August 25th/26th 2007, the BMX club Skanderborg/DK had its 25th
anniversary and organized a great race with a subsequent party.
We participated in this event with 7 club bikers, 3 of which were
Pirates.
Mike
August
2007
The
Nordseeman ("North Sea Man") in Wilhelmshaven
was on the plan of events for the weekend. I tackled the middle
distance triathlon (1.2m-52m-12.4m/2km-84km-20km) with mild knee
problems and mixed feelings. The final run did a number on me, as
expected. So, I delighted even more in the fact that I crossed the
finish line with a slightly better time than last year.
Rainer
August
2007
Race
in Skanderborg, Denmark.
We had great weather as always and the track was amazing.
Holger + Ole
August
2007
News
from the Vatenfall.
The Vattenfall Cyclassics brought us an exciting weekend in and
around Hamburg. On Saturday I picked up my starter forms, visited
the exhibition hall, drank coffee, ate ice cream and contributed
to Hamburg's treasury (greetings to the tow truck guy). Sunday there
was the race! Masses of highly motivated cyclists, enthusiastic
spectators and Pirates, in pink and other colors, in the middle
of it all.
Rainer
August
2007
Wiesbaden
Ironman 70.3 - 2007:
My big event for hire! Almost unbeleavable to me: despite a series
of injuries and illnesses that didn't want to end, I made it to
the starting line. My running training was suboptimal. I was barely
able to work on my endurance and hadn't run more than 6.2m/10km
in training. In addition, this only being my third triathlon event
ever, I was still a total greenhorn. On the other hand, the organization
of the event was of the highest level I have seen so far. This was
clear, at the latest, by the time we checked in our bikes the day
before the race. .
August
2007
12th
Swiss Police Triathlon Yverdon Le Bains
During my last one-week trip to Switzerland, the Swiss Police Triathlon
Championship was took place. Within the framework of the event,
they also offered an Olympic distance for "Everymen (and -women)"
and since Yverdon is less than 18.6m/30km away from Lausanne, I
packed my triathlon bike in the car, along with the mountain bikes.
My start was at 9:30am and the weather was showing itself from its
best side...
Nina
August
2007
On
Sunday, August 7th 2007, the time had come.
It was the second game day of the DPL 5 Man. This time, the game
led us to Büchenau (you really get to see Germany as a paintballer).
We had respect for this day, days beforehand. This time it wasn't
like the first. We arrived that morning, due to the change in procedure.
We weren't able to play until 10am and had to take a lunch break
from noon to 2pm, because of the residents of the area.
bim bam bino
August
2007
Scheunenhof-Triathlon
in Nordhausen on August 26th 2007.
This event was advertised as a quarter Ironman. That meant a 0.8m/1,3km
swim, a 37m/60km bike ride and an 8.7m/14km run. We swum in a crystal
clear quarry pond. It was great, but it didn't help me any. I got
out of the water after 26:30min and was on my bike 2:30min later.
Leif
August
2007
Conti
MountainKing Supersonic 2.2
I'm hold in my hands the new Conti MountainKing Supersonic 2.2.
He is light. The digital scale stays at 470 grams. Of course, I
immediately rigged it to my bike and was off to home training: white
rocks and Königstuhl in the Oden Forest by Heidelberg. I felt a
great sense of handling through the roundness of the tire on the
first few feet of asphalt.
Ubi
August
2007
The
Regensburg Triathlon was the last stop before the World Championship
in Hamburg.
I already have 7 triathlon competitions over the Olympic distance
(0,9m/1,5km swim, 24.8m/40km bike, 6.2m/10km run) in 2007 on my
long list of preparationfter the long list of preparation. The competitions
in Amberg, Munich, Bad Tölz, Schliersee, Karlsfeld, Auerberg and
Regensburg should give me enough strength and routine to participate
in the world championship in the age division AK 35 of the national
team on September 2nd in Hamburg.
Daniel
August
2007
Board
or Capsize???
Vacation fun at the Hansapark (amusement park)! I'm really excited
to see the show. Too bad I'm not old enough. I would have loved
to come.
Mike
August
2007
A
Summer Fairy Tale
Some time this summer, the time had come, for the well-deserved
vacation. So, into the boats and off to some island, to be lazy
and put our legs. Or not?
jan
August
2007
Super-8-Marathon
in Frauenwald (Thüring Forest/at the Rennsteig)
What does my face tell you? I would say, 57 degrees F/14 C and pouring
rain in August, the day before the race. Awesome. As I had already
noticed in Neuhaus at the Rennsteig, these people seem to have their
own mentality, as one can see by this sign ("Our girls are nice.
Our beer is good. So come and be merry."). I'm guessing that it
has been hung up again and again for a very long time.
Elvis
August
2007
Dead
- but happy and rarely seen with such a stupid look on my face.
The middle distance of 33m/53km and 5265 vertical ft/1300hm was
to be conquered. That shouldn't take long. Fat chance… it took a
long time: 4 hours. I couldn't find rhythm to save my life. I had
to climb, push and crawl way too often. My annoyed comrade-in-arms:
"This is a climbing competition for idiots with bikes on their backs".
Matthias
August
2007
From
the series on French training units:
#4 "Sore legs were all she wrote". So, last Saturday, I attempted
the Toulouse-Andorra-Toulouse-thing once again. Conclusion: again
it was a complete flop! That thing is godawful!
Thomas
August
2007
Bad
Zwischenahn
After all of the triathlon, duathlon and "pro" bicycle racing activity,
here are a few impressions of the Pirate participation at the 8-hour
Indoor Cycling Marathon in Bad Zwischenahn. In spinning your only
opponents are your inner demons and we sure showed them a thing
or two!
Nicole + Patrick
August
2007
GERMANY'S
COOLEST CLUB
Now
we have it black on white!!! Pirate has been confirmed to be Germany's
coolest club by the Champions-World.de and MTV websites, after a
vote including 1355 clubs...
In order to take a look at the adventures, you, unfortunately, have
to register… but see for yourselves.
Ron
P.s. The MTV-Party that we won, will probably take place on September
8th in Plettenberg. .
August
2007
Team
Pirate Cologne at the Sparkasse Bank Giro in Bochum
On the 8th of August 2007, the Ruhr Valley was entered! Perfect
conditions, pure sunshine and an awesome atmosphere! Track: the
challenging lap was 9m/14.6km long and had to be ridden 4x. Start:
8:30am!
Pulli
August
2007
The
15th Erz Mountains-Bike-Marathon in Seiffen
Even though I've lived close by for a while now, I had never ridden
in the oldest German bike marathon. Why, I don't know. On Sunday,
1300 starters, a new record, started on three distances (24.8m/40km
and 3281 vertical ft/1000hm, 43.5m/70km and 5906 vertical ft/1800hm,
62m/100km and 8530 vertical ft/2600hm) at the same time, in awesome
weather. This took place in the toy-town Seiffen, where you can
buy all kinds of weird craftsmanship. The day before, I had changed
my reservation from the short to the middle distance.
Elvis
August
2007
News
from Belgium
Of course, our Belgian team riders were in transit too. Here's a
short report…
August
2007
Ilmenau
had an old school track this year.
It was fast and there were hardly any jumps. A hurricane had made
parts of the old descent unmanageable and so they had to come up
with something new, fast. Friday, a lot of bikers said that the
track was boring and low standard, but it got more difficult the
faster you went. Open turns, extremely wavy terrain and brake holes
made it hard to keep up speed.
Andreas
August 2007
Oh
man, what a weekend!
It's now a good 2 weeks ago, but slowly the memories are fading.
I guess that is one of the safety mechanisms of the human psyche.
When I someday retire - I believe - I will look at the human psyche
and the matter of the process of change more closely. But now, back
to the actual topic.
Andreas
August
2007
Ostseeman
in Glücksburg ....
and three pick Pirates that brought some color to the Baltic. This
was the right mixture for my first long distance. I met up with
Andi (swimming) and Daniel (running), the other members of our relay
team, "Team Pirate", in the early morning hours inorder to enjoy
the event together as much as possible.
Rainer
August
2007
Römerman
2007- two Pirates in the Electoral Palatinate
On July 21st 2007, the third event of the Rhine-Neckar Triathlon
Cup took place in Ladenburg. A 1.1m/1,8km swim, a 26m/42km hilly
bike and a 6.2m/10km run were on the program.
Nina
August
2007
PIRATE
Team roughs up the Canadian elite!
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.
Florian
August 2007
Wiesbaden
Ironman 70.3 - 2007:
My big event for this year! For me, hard to believe: I had actually
had made it to the starting line despite of my continuous series
of injuries and illnesses. My running shape was far from optimum.
I had been hardly able to build up endurance and hadn't run more
than 10km this year. Besides, this was only my third triathlon ever
and therefore you might still consider me a complete greenhorn.
However, the day before, when we checked-in our bikes it became
very obvious that the organization of this event was just about
as perfect as can be. I haven't experienced an event of this quality
ever before.
Alex
July
2007
Müritz-Triathlon
in Waren/Müritz on July 28, 2007
This was my first middle distance of the year. 1.2m/2km swim, 50m/80km
bike and 12.4m/20km run. The swim started at noon. I tore myself
from the waves after 31 minutes. Since I took longer for 1m/1,6km
in Schwerin 2 weeks ago, I guess the swim was a little short.
Leif
July
2007
Winterberg
So, the first race of the season took place in Winterberg. Not a
very long track. Not even a kilometer. Expo and most of the spectators
congregate at this race more than others. Here the starter ramp
takes you over a kicker and into an outside left turn.
Andreas
July
2007
Continuous
Rain in Nordenau...
About an hour before the start, the continuous rain, which was tuned
with a few deluge samples, finally stopped. At 3pm, 350 "Fango Fans"
were off on the 21.7m/35km and the 34.7m/56km lap, respectively.
You really had to pedal to get out of the quagmire at the beginning.
Matthias
July
2007
Ruhrbike
Festival
Last weekend I was off to the Ruhrbike Festival in Wetter by the
Ruhr! The marathon started on Saturday at 2pm and the track was
awesome. It really was a step above the ordinary marathon track.
I was able to find a place at the front of the starting line, so
I got a good start and wasn't stuck in the crowd in back.
Daniel
July
2007
Schlosspark-Triathlon
in Schwerin on July 15.07
A 0.9m/1,6km swim, 27m/44km on my bike and a 6.2m/10km run were
the distances. The swim was 2 laps of 0.45m/0.8km each with a walk
ashore between them, great!! After 35 minutes, I got on my bike.
This is when I realized just how hilly the countryside of Schwerin
really is.
Leif
July
2007
Lucas
Trophy.
The Lucas Trophy of the company TRW took place this weekend at the
Nürburgring for the 18th time. 700 starters from various car companies
(Mercedes, Opel, Ford, Porsche, etc.) participated. We were there
for the 2nd time and it was like "Green Hell" again. The weather
was showing its good side and we could ride to the limit. There
were downhill rides that went up to 61mph/98km/H. Daniel! You hero!
But for many the Lucas Trophy was the tour of suffering!
Pulli
July
2007
TRIFUN
.. Triathlon on the North Sea Island Pellworm.
On June 30th, the TriFun took place on Pellworm with 100 starters
(single and relay). At a wind force of 6 and what felt like a 64F/18C
degree North Sea, I entered in the sprint distance of 0.3/12.4/3.1
miles (0,5/20/5 kilometers).
Reiner
July 2007
Ladenburg-Roemerman,
21.07.2007, olympic Distance A wonderful event! Quickly signed up
for a late-number and off into the wetsuit.
Alex
July
2007
Ironman
70.3 Florida Rough Draft Article/Race Report
The trip from Cape May, NJ to Orlando, FL for the 2007 Ford Ironman
70.3 Florida set an ominous tone for the race I was about to compete
in; wildfires across the northern parts of Florida covered the highways
in smoke, almost preventing me from reaching the race site. In a
way, this minor difficulty represented a lot of what I had encountered
over the previous 6 months in my preparation for the event.
Matt
July
2007
Sugar
Mountain Nationals
My first X-pert Cross-Country Race was a challenge! Broke my chain
on the first lap, repaired and finished 15th overall. Was a great
race, lots of pros and factory teams, KONA, Maxxis/Litespeed, Gary
Fisher.
Sebastian
July
2007
We
need your help!!
Teams can be represented on the brand new website Championsworld.de.
Since the site is new and is trying to gain recognition, they are
having a competition to find the coolest team in Germany.
Here is where you can help. Please register and join our virtual
team, so that we can win the competition and celebrate the MEGA-MTV
Party with you!
Ron
July
2007
All
the signs pointed to a storm.
"Against the Wind" was the battle cry at the triathlon
in St. Peter Ording and we don't mean a dry desert wind either,
but a real, wet North Sea wind. Since the German Lifeguard Association's
boats weren't seaworthy, the swim was cancelled and the triathlon
turned into a duathlon.
Rainer
July
2007
Albstadt
LBS Bike Marathon
Total insanity. On Saturday 2800 people started at the 53m/86km
race. This probably makes this marathon the race with the most participants
on a single distance in all of Germany. And since it's a small world,
I ran into someone at the hotel on Friday, who greeted me kindly
and of course I had no idea what was going on.
Elvis
July
2007
Palatinate
Mountains..............Mußbach Triathlon 2007-
At the beginning of June, the time had come - the southern German
triathlon folk met up for an olympic competition in Mußbach near
Neustadt on lovely Wein Street in the bright sunshine.
Nina
July
2007
Introducing
the TM-Röger Enduro Team...
the girl on the hill waving the flag is Nina, Buddy's girlfriend.
Martin
July
2007
On
July 7th and 8th there was a race in Plessa.
The weather was a little to good, because it was ver hot. Faro Kattner
made it to the semi final on Saturday and Sunday.
Marc
July
2007
Munich
2007... for 24 hours....
Strictly speaking, from Friday morning at 7am til Sunday at midnight,
we slept about 5-6 hours.....
Ron
July
2007
1st
Game Day of the DPL (German Paintball League)
On June 17, 2007, the day had finally come. The DPL season began
for Fast 'n Deadly. Obviously our goal is to reach the final. By
the way, this could also be our chance to advance to the 2nd Federal
League. The League is our absolute priority this year. We arrived
the day before to check out the field and work out a game plan for
the next day. After everyone took their individual notes we discussed
the best possible strategy and field formation that evening in the
hotel.
July
2007
Against
the Wind Triathlon in St. Peter Ording
A swim in the North Sea, a bike ride along the dyke and a run through
the dunes. That was how the triathlon was advertised on the homepage.
And all this with a fresh coastal breeze. Unfortunately the breeze
turned into a severe storm. High waves prevented any swimming.
Leif
July
2007
Cool
videos at Clipfish.de
July
2007
As
the Pirate team's new main sponsor for 2007/08,
the bike manufacturer MARIN Mountainbikes has joined the other sponsors
TipTop, Maxim, Radclub Deutschland, Continental and, of course,
Bike Sport News. In the picture, Captain Stedebeker poses with the
still top secret prototype for the 2008 team bike......
Ron
July
2007
The
European Paintball Championship Millennium Series 2007 -
Maxs European Masters, Nürburgring, May 18 – 20 2007. At the end
of May, THE German paintball event of the year took place at the
Nürburgring. The Millennium Series encompasses the largest pan-European
paintball league. We play in different divisions.
Maddin
July
2007
Hey
landlubbers,
once again, the time had come. Last Sunday Ramin Khoschud of the
WellnessPower Trek Racing Team and I jetted off to my princess Tanja
Wittig of the Maestro Team Wein in the beautiful Rheingau for the
9th Bike Marathon in Kiedrich. The organizers of the Rheingau MTB
marathon Red Puls, www.redpulse.de, had reserved good weather and
sunshine, as in past years.
Ubi
July
2007
Pink
Pirate Partner Day
The festival of endurance sports in Lohne offered opportunities
for all. We did the triathlon. Sabrina did the sprint distance,
while I did the olympic.
Rainer
June
2007
Board
or Capsize....
...that was the question we asked ourselves on June 29th.
Invited by RTL to take part in a gameshow that is currently being
aired, 30 members of the Pirate team took up the battle against
Götz Otto and his Pirate brood....
Ron
June
2007
It
could have been so nice ...
at the 2nd run of the E.ON Thüring Energy-Cup in Neuhaus at the
Renweg. But let's begin differently. My wife and I arrived the evening
before the race and as luck would have it, a really great event
was taking place at the hotel that evening. There was a 7 course
menu created by 7 different cooks from Thüringen, corresponding
entertainment and an unbelievable prize that the organizers and
sponsors, which E.ON happened to be part of , declared as a advertisement
for Thüringen.
Elvis
June
2007
Black-Forest-Ultra-Bike-Marathon
On June 17, 2007, the 10th anniversary of the UltraBike took place
and since it's kind of my hometown race, I definitely had to start.
All morning long, I kept hearing that there were a record number
of participants, which I quickly found out for myself, because there
were about 1000 bikers signed up just for the 26.7m/43km track.
This year, however, the location of the start was chosen so intelligently
that you had to stand in line for 15min just to get into the licensed
block last.
Jonas
June
2007
Skoda
Cup Race on June 23, 2007 in Ellum/Denmark
Once again our visit to our Danish BMX colleagues was worth the
trip. I was already convinced that I would have no chance of placing
against the Danes on the way there.
Mike
June
2007
Triathlon
in Steinbeck
Last Sunday, I participated in a triathlon in Steinbeck. About 100
other athletes joined me for the sprint distance: 0.3m/0.5km swim,
16.7m/27km bike, 3.1m/5km run. The swim took me 11min and I jumped
on my bike. Two 8.3m/13,5km laps with a 0.6/1km long ascent with
a 12% incline each were the task at hand. After 49min and finishing
with the 12th best bike time, it was time for the last 3.1m/5km
along the Mittelland Canal that we had swum in earlier.
Mike
June
2007
6.2m/10km
evening run in Kirchhellen
On Friday evening there was a 6.2m/10km run in Kirchhellen. 3 laps
around the athletic grounds were to be absolved. I quickly noticed
that I began attracting attention, even during the warm up... pink
gets noticed...
Reiner
June
2007
Melina
on her midsummer tour of Sweden 07.
The two of us travelled to Sweden for midsummer. We only had one
week of vacation, but since it never gets dark, the days count as
double. We spent most of our time in and around Fjällbacka, north
of Göteborg.
Melina + Steve
June
2007
Initiation
ceremony in the Rhine valley.
Sprint distance triathlon 2007 in Lampertheim: Short and painful
on 0.5/20/5 km. My first event of this kind.
Despite of being a total greenhorn I gaily brought along my little
PINK dress!
Alex
June
2007
BlackForest
Last Sunday, the legendary "Black Forest Ultra Bike Marathon"
was imminent for the PIRATE tandem team. After our experience in
Willingen two weeks ago, where we rode the 66.5m/107km lap with
9022 vertical ft/2750hm, we knew that we would have to divide our
strength up over the ultra track (72m/116km and 10499 vertical ft/3200hm).
Philipp
June
2007
Aasee
Triathlon Bocholt, Bocholt Distance 0.9m/24.4m/6.2m (1,5km/39,2km/10km)
I planned to finish in 2:30:00h, if everything went well ... the
swim began with two laps of 2460ft/750m each and a walk around...
the visibility under water was extremely limited, so I had to be
careful not to collide with anyone else... during the second lap
I got lost and swam a little longer…
Reiner
June
2007
Here's
a little taste of the Kiel Ocean Jump.
More pics will follow. Two things: it was amazing and none of the
Pirates were injured ;-) Greetings from Mitch
June
2007
Marathon
in Saalhausen
The day's weather was a bad omen! First it was dry, but the clouds
were merciless and we had a few showers. There were a lot of good
and fast bikers gathered at the starting line, which meant I'd have
to keep up the tempo! At 10am the starting shot was fired for the
31m/50km lap with 5249 vertical ft/1600hm.
Daniel
June
2007
The
Waldhaus-Fun-Bike-Marathon that wasn't really fun.
On June 10, 2007, the starting shot for the 2007 season was finally
fired for me too and so I made my way on a humid 25m/40km lap around
Waldhaus. Even right at the beginning my legs closed for business.
After I started getting cramps after 12.5m/20km and I used the asphalt
as a playground slide, my day was ruined.
Jonas
June
2007
A
lot of bad luck in the far north.
On Saturday, the Birlinger/Weigel team made its way to the trophy
run in Mölln near Hamburg. After the qualification practice,
which took place on Sunday by radiant sunshine, the team was ranked
fourth.
Daniel
June
2007
BMX
North Cup in Hamburg Volksdorf
What a day! At 6:30am it was time to get up and at 8am we were on
the track setting up. At 10am, we registered and started to warm
up and all this in 86°F/30°C weather. Mikes first start
was at 12:30...
Susanne
June
2007
News
from Afghanistan....
Hey Ron and everybody else. Since I promised to give a shout from
Afghanistan in a short status report, here it is. I am working at
a small camp of the Hungarian Army (200 people) in the north of
Afghanistan. Overall, life is pretty calm here. Summer is coming
slowly but surely, with a temperature of 146.5°F/63,6°C
at 11am, one could say it's fairly warm around here.
Didi
June
2007
Manni
where are you.....?
Manni our quad rider was seen during the 8th ADAC Enduro Days 2007
at the "old jump" in Paderborn.
I took a few pics - I have some of my own Pirate apparel for my
bike, so I felt right at home =] Good thing he looks just as filthy
as I do when I get off my bike...
Lars
June
2007
Heidesee-Triathlon
2007
The same procedure as every year....... how time flies. Already
the time had come again for the triathlon folk to meet in the fine
forest near Bruchsal (Thomas Hellriegel's hometown) for competition.
Nina
June
2007
"Keep
the fire burning”
20 years of trispeed triathlons in Harsewinkel in East Westfalia.
"Keep the fire burning", was the motto of over 1000 triathletes.
And, of course, we were there. Stupidly enough, we had decided to
register for the short distance this year. What was different compared
to other years? PINK was definitely the magic word and we were wearing
it and we stood out... this made our fans very happy, since they
could now identify us from a greater distance, jk.
Andreas
June
2007
Are
you okay? ...I have no idea.
I had to catch up on sleep. After 42 sleepless hours overall that
was my greatest wish. One tends to get frugal.
Andreas
June
2007
Willingen
2007.... that's it.
Roughly and overall we were content with our activities this year.....
unfortunately the organizers left some things to be desired.
Ron
June
2007
We're
coming Sonja!!!
The Pirate Team has been chosen to compete in the new gameshow "Kentern
oder Entern" ("Capsize or Board") with Sonja Zietlow!!!!
So, in July you may now admire us on RTL on tv.....
Ron
May
2007
Winterberg
2007
The weather was good and so was the track (a little too long though).
250 bikers were there, about 150 of which were in my division. I
did well in the first three preliminary runs and was even in first
place till the last turn, where I was passed, because I lacked the
endurance training.
Martin
May
2007
3rd
Saar-Loop-Bike-Marathon -
May 6th 2007 medium loop (half marathon): 35m/57km and 5085 vertical
ft/1550hm. Inclines:12 (5 of them very steep). Technical Sections:
7.
It's my first marathon of the year - and I was even almost on time
;-) ....
Amilcar
May
2007
9th
Stevens Cup in Buchholz
While the weather was nice, Andre, Thorsten and Thomas made their
way to the Stevens Cup in Buchholz. Ron arrived just after us in
his team van. Since so many participants registered on location,
the organization got a little out of control...
André
May
2007
Super-awesome
Pirate video on Clifish.de
Please check out the link on Clipfish.de that takes you to our video
(about 5min) and rate it!
More videos will follow in the next few days.
Ron
May
2007
A
short trip to Bispingen over Pentecost....
we decided to visit our BMX team for the Federal League run in Bispingen
on short notice....
Ron
May
2007
Washout
in Altenberg....
the weather was great, but apart from that dear Ron was pretty annoyed…
A) because he had invited all team members to this wonderful event
and B) because we even made the trip with our sales booth and made
a grand total of € 35.- ....
But let's see what our team members Leif and Elvis have to say:
May
2007
Snow
in the Black Forest,
in the middle of May! Since I haven't written anything in quite
a while and haven't participated in any races due to certain bike
and health defects (I start up again on June 10), I thought I'd
write about something else. The "something else" in this case being
snow.
Jonas
May
2007
Rock´n´Roll
in Offenburg and the racing reporter, Ubi Blutsventje rocked on.
First of all, the plan for Saturday night was the initial level
of exposure with "Princess" Tanja Wittig from the Maestro Team Wein:
her former world championship title in trick cycling was evident,
four girls on one bike and I just stood there with dirty feet....
Ubi
May
2007
Forestman-TandemTeam
We decided that the short distance of the ForestMan was the perfect
first race of the season. For us, the tandem part of the race would
be something new. Anyway, we were able to cause quite a sensation
at the starting line. Before and after the race, everyone was talking
about the Pirate team. It was pretty remarkable; we caught everybody's
eye, even more than the winners of the long distance race.
Phil and Jan
May
2007
Three
Sports to Choose From
Usually I don't rea the articles and announcements about the triathlon
events.
It's a sport where the boys and girls can't decide on one event
and just do all three.
Zimbo
May
2007
Father's
Day Tour on May 17th 2007, to Tondern in Denmark
My father went on a rather different kind of Father's Day tour with
me. That morning, we packed our clothes, loaded our bikes and picked
up Marc Jäschke. Trainer Marco Frech came with us too, whereas he
had spent the night in Flensburg.
Mike
May
2007
Suttgart
Winter Series
Here's some quick info about the "Fast'n Deadly" Paintball
Team.
During the winter, we played a winter series in Stuttgart, after
which we ended up in 2nd place following the finals at the beginning
of the year!
In April, we played for the "Warm Up Cup" in Heidelberg,
which is a kind of tournament to prepare for the season.
We locked it down easily, winning 50l of beer, hoddies for the whole
team and a pretty trophy with the number 1 on it!!!
Chris
May
2007
The
Home Game... successfully concluded …
83rd place (time 1:16:10, 8:45 swim, 39:20 cycle, 22:10 run, 5:05
changeover) … I think I was even the fastest person from Gladbeck...
despite having been slow on the changeovers, of which "my bike
coach" Joeg Schmidt (Gudereit) informed me afterward…
Reiner
May
2007
Switzerland
- 6.2m/10km of Lausanne....
Since May 1st was a Tuesday, it made perfect sense to take that
Monday off and take a nice "outing" to Switzerland over
the long weekend.
Nina
May
2007
Hello
Pirate - Team
We are a small, but select, MTB team from Lower Bavaria.
Our motto is:just for fun. Unser Motto, just for fun. No ride without
a capuccino and carbohydrate (in the form of a beer) stop.
We recently began riding in your apparel and are totally thrilled.
(It just looks awesome.) We're sending a few pics along. Our fearless
leader is especially cool. We'll stay in touch. Greetings,
Team Carbonari - Bavaria
May
2007
Friedrichsbrunn
May 13, 2007
Nice weather, fast race, but also a lot of fun in the deep mud.
Depsite the fast race, I had enough time to be on the lookout for
other "PIRATE BIKERS" in the woods. However, this species
still seems not to be very widespread...
I still managed to win the battle on my own and came in 1st in the
age division 50 and over.
I will continue looking for "PIRATES" in the forests.
Armin
May
2007
There
is such a thing as a beautiful motorcycle.
This one is zooming around Spain somewhere...
and belongs Frank Jesse...
May
2007
Sundern/
Hagen Mega-Sports
The beginning of the season was pretty bumpy.... After some super
winter training, a super streak of bad luck began.
The day before my darling and I left for training on the Pirate
island Fuerte, I broke two of my toes. Of course I got on my bike
anyway...
Stedebeker
May
2007
Vukan
Marathon in Schotten
That's in Hesse, even though there are a lot of Schotten ("Scots")
here. Here the honorless downfall in Gran Canaria was almost completely
compensated for.
Matthias
May
2007
Right
on through!
After a lot of back and forth - after all, the tour had been offered
last year too (Pirate Tours) - Jan has agreed to ride through the
Oden Forest from Bensheim to Michelstadt with me. At this point,
I would like to thank Jan that he remained so stubborn concerning
the date.
Andreas
May
2007
On
the go with the TREK Team
While "Princess Yoni" Katrin Schwing and Alban Lakata
were already riding their practice laps around the MTB Federal League
track in Heubach, I was starting on the short distance at the 2nd
Katzenbuckel MTB Marathon, attended to by "Alfred" Matthias
Ball. A short blow into "Alfred's" new whistle and a perfect
false start was almost launched...
Ubi
May
2007
Another
Report
My 3 weeks of rehab are over now and everyday life has me back.
The readjustment to the filth in Cologne was pretty tough.
Pulli
May
2007
Home
Leave
Since Didi (Head Chef Supreme Foodservice AG, Mazar e Sharif) received
his new bike on his first home leave, it had to properly initiated.
Our little tour took ustowards Moritzburg Castle (cuz sometimes
you gotta have culture).
Martin
May
2007
On
Saturday, April 28th.
the Hamburg Pirate BMX team took part in the National Association
Championship in Bispingen. The weather was perfect and the track
was okay too!
Ole
May
2007
MTB
Marathon in Riva
Of course I already knew that it would be hard for me to master
the short track of about 31m/50km with almost 5906 vertical ft/1800hm
well. Struzzi knew it too, as you can see by the look on his face.
Martin
May
2007
The
conspiracy of the athletic clothing industry and the German postal
service
(a solid theory explaining why the shirt didn't get here) couldn't
stop the Pirates from starting in Hannover. Admittedly, not in their
usual cool outfits, jk. Still, thanks a lot for the effort, even
if it didn't work out.
Marco
May
2007
Conergy
Marathon in Hamburg
The marathon in our home port without Pirates? That's so not cool!
So, we were on our way.
Rainer
April
2007
Last
Sunday,
4/29/07, the two Pirates Daniel from Bielefeld and Mike from Rheine
decided to take part in the Hermannslauf 2007. The foot race went
from the Hermanns memorial in Detmold to the Sparrenburg (castle)
in Bielefeld.
Mike
April
2007
Hey
Lanlubbers,
my first MTB marathon of the season, the Rocky Mountain Bike Marathon,
has been taken care of and there were no Golf on the track as far
as the eye could see!!! However, it did have higher altitude, a
lot of trails and a big traffic jam in the woods...
Ubi
April
2007
Timika
doesn't really have a "neck" yet :-0
Jörn
April
2007
Rehab
on Borkum
I have now been on Borkum for rehab, due to health reasons, for
14 days now. The clocks really run differently here... Luckily the
weather is playing along, because the daily exercises really get
on your nerves (50Watt "children's gymnastics, inhaling til
I drop and 80Watt ergometer - more and the attendant has a heart
attack).
Pulli
April
2007
The
Duathlon in Logabirum
was our destination last weekend. This meant 2.7-11.2-1.5m/4,3-18-2,5km
for Sabrina and 4.2-22.4-2.7m/6,8-36-4,3km of movement therapy in
the sunshine and fresh air for me.
Rainer
April
2007
Toender
Bank Cup
Last Sunday (04/21) Faro Kattner and I, Ole Panzer, participated
in the "Toender Bank Cup" in Denmark with the Hamburg BMX Race gang.
The weather was great, the track was super fast and the atmosphere
was good.
Ole
April
2007
Hey
People,
the race season is about to begin and we (the tandem team) are training
like crazy. We returned from our one-week training camp on Mallorca
a little while ago and have been training on our tandem for a few
days now.
Phil und Jan
April
2007
Mettmanner
Grundfos Duathlon 3.1m/5km, 13m/21km, 1.5m/2,5km.
On Sunday, April 22, the Mettmanner Grundfos Duathlon was on our
competition schedule. We took a hilly track through a municipal
forest on foot with a bike tour into the Neander Valley in between.
Reiner
April
2007
Fibo
2007.... or just take the correct type of nutrition supplements...
from the 19th to the 22nd of April we stood our feet flat on the
ground and had our fun at the Fibo (fitness exhibition) in Essen.
This exhibition is very interesting, because of the variety of exhibitors
and patrons. More in the report...
Ron
April
2007
Hey
landlubbers,
after my complete washout on the Canary Islands in March, my re-introduction
to bike training didn't begin until after Easter with the guided
survey lap around the German Championship Marathon track in St.
Ingbert on Easter Sunday.
Ubi
April
2007
The
M.A.M.A-Team "Roundabout Cologne"
The spinners from Cologne performed as usual at the "Roundabout
Cologne"...
Pulli
April
2007
Beginning
of the Federal League in Erlangen
This weekend Ole Panzer and I (Faro Kattner) took part in the first
run of the season of the Federal League in Erlangen. A lot of bikers
came. More than were expected. There were a lot of unknown faces,
like Kenneth Holston the American. The weather was dreamy!
Faro
April
2007
DAY
X..........
April 1st 2007 - the date that had popped into my head during the
passed 3 months every time that laziness reigned and the inner temptation
was to lay on the couch. Suddenly it had come: THE DAY X-Freiburg
Marathon 2007.
Nina
April
2007
Duathlon
in Braunschweig on April 15th 2007
Nice weather and a great event. The duathlon in Braunschweig had
both. 200 hundred starters running 3.4m/5,5km, biking 18.6m/30km
and then running 3.4m/5,5km again.
Leif
April
2007
Servus!!
Last weekend, the first two runs of the Suzuki BMX Federal League
took place in Erlangen!! I hadn't made up any goals for myself,
due to the injury I suffered in the winter. The motto was: ride
along and see how you fare!!
Sascha
April
2007
Today's
realization:
300km (186m) are 100km more than 200km (124m)!! Exactly one week
after Thomas, I was permitted to get on the track and smoke the
300-Brevet. As I mentioned in my report of the 200, this time we
would be going through the Bergische Land ("hilly country"), so
I was ready for the altitude.
Andreas
April
2007
What
a day?!
Last Thursday, the Sauerland Pirates, represented by Zimbo, Schnuffi
and little old me, made it our mission to throw a befitting "farewell"
event for our sickly comrade Stedebecker. The reason being the operation
on his meniscus (get well soon!), which will incapacitate him for
a while.
Little Jo
April
2007
Mallorca
07, here it comes:
Since I had to limit my plans for this year, due to work, I really
didn't have reason to plan a training camp. But, a biking vacation
is always a good idea: so I packed up the team bike and, according
to old tradition, flew to the island of bowlers and bikers.
Gregor
April
2007
Pirates!
Big things are happening on the southern slope of the Teutoburg
world! Scouts report that He has arisen again (you know, He, who
doesn't know anything and is always whining…). He has heaved himself
off of His comfy pillow of billowing self-pity, has retrieved his
flying prison from the basement and decided that He wants to cycle
again...
Drabkov
April 2007
Mallorca,
Can Picafort, 03/16 - 04/08/07
3 weeks of training with Easy Tours in the speed group. 1336m/2150km
and 65617 vertical ft/20000hm were the result under moderate weather
conditions.
Rainer
April
2007
186.4m/300km
Brevet, to die for.
Aright then: more shenanigans. This time, last Saturday, starting
at a fine 7:00am with still about 40 idiots, the 186.4m/300km Brevet
in Hamburg. Route: 4 federal states......Hamburg, Schleswig Holstein,
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Lower Saxony.
Thomas
April
2007
Kolbermoor
2
The new season has begun and we're excited to be able to start as
Pirates once again. The first race was carried out with the sun
shining, Steffi won all of her runs and came in first.
Günther
April
2007
Hello
Pirates
This week it worked. The youngest Pirate made his first over a 29.5ft/9m
radius ramp. It was about a 36ft/11m jump and after a little practice
he started conjuring up a few tricks.
Luci
April
2007
Kolbermoor
Yesterday,
the first German outdoor race took place in Kolbermoor. It was the
first run of the Bavarian Trophy. After breaking my collarbone in
mid December and construction on the trailer this winter, training
was out!!!
Sascha
April 2007
From
March 19th to April 2nd I pitched my training tents on Malle.
Of the 30 members of the group of local tri-athletes and their friends,
I waved the Pirate flag almost all on my own.
Andreas
April
2007
Faster
than washing hair?
Nah, but still fast! So, my time had come. A week after Thomas,
I was able to compete in my first Brevet. My first ever!
RAF
April
2007
Team
Cologne at the training camp on Mallorca
(Cala D'Or), 7 days, summer, sunshine........... rain and cold,
59°F/15°C.
Pulli
April
2007
Ascheberg/Gross
Wittensee today,
you've never seen anything like it. It was the first time that I've
been thrown from my bike on mile 22/kilometer 35. Right onto the
guardrail. Super, but I do have a picture.
Manfred
April
2007
Winter-Run-Series
Duisburg Part 3: the half-marathon…
was on the schedule for Saturday March 31, as the last test run
before the Metro Group Marathon in Düsseldorf. The weather was good,
the track was unknown and the time I was aiming for was under 1:40:00…
we shall see…
Reiner
April
2007
1st
Competition of 2007
Even though the springtime conditions were optimal, the track with
many vertical feet turned out not to be that easy. Since I hadn't
taken a break to train beforehand, the well-known "hammer" caught
up with me on mile 11/kilometer 17.
Daniel
March
2007
Pirate-South
goes Italy
Since we both like it "Italian", we spontaneously moved our weekly
Pirate-South meeting to "Little Italy" our discount Italian in Blutsventje's
neighborhood.
Nina
March
2007
124m/200km-Brevet,
as a Warm-Up Off to prepare for Paris-Brest-Paris 2007. Last Saturday
at 8:00am, I made my way to the first Brevet, the 200. Hamburg -
Timmendorfer Beach (Baltic Coast) and back to Hamburg "Ponyhof"
.
Thomas
March 2007
Helmut's
Hellish Ride,
took place on March 25, 2007 for the 16th time and the organizers
"IGAS Wendland" could write a new record in the books with 50 participants.
The race went over 5 laps of 5m/8km with about 656 vertical ft/200hm.
Andre
March
2007
Alea
iacta est.
P-Weg Marathon Weekend 2007 was cancelled! What many had feared,
has now become bitter fact! The P-Weg Marathon Weekend 2007 has
been cancelled due to the great damage to the forest that the storm
Kyrill caused! This decision was made on Monday morning together
with the P-Weg team, the forest authority, the mayor and the representatives
of the owner of the forest.
March
2007
Hola
Capitano,
yeah, yeah… he's still laughing, happy that the Hobby Division will
be able to start after some organizational chaos. Eventually, the
UCI Oberen turned about given all the Pirate-visages and a imminent
mutiny.
Matthias
March
2007
On
March 21, 2007, the time had come…
the day I had waited for for so long to shed light on the darkness
of my training routine. The performance diagnostic!!! Run by the
firm "Ontrack" that were the guests of the fitness studio City Nord.
André
March
2007
Attached
is the flyer for the 1st GPBA Run 2007.
The 1st run will take place under all weather conditions. Please
register and show up in great numbers. Greetings from the GPBA Team.
Marco + Mareike
March
2007
Stadium
Run Braunschweig
During the warm-up the world was still in relative balance. The
plan was to make good time (around 1:25 for the half-marathon) on
the first run of the year.
Marco
March 2007
Steinfurt-Marathon
Without further ado, I dressed my buddy in a Pirate jersey and signed
us up as a Pirate relay team. Each one of us was supposed to absolve
a half-marathon. The track was everything but amusing. There were
a lot of annoying ascents, headwind and 9.3m/15km of rain.
Mike
March
2007
What
goes on when the sun shines in Frankfurt……..
Last Sunday I had a half-marathon on my marathon program and the
City HM in Frankfurt came just at the right time. The weather forecast
promised great sunshine, so I left for "Mainhattan" at sleepy-time,
right after 6. I quickly changed and was ready to go…
Nina
March
2007
Hola
landlubbers..,
after death is before death and so I have been raised from the reaper's
grave once more. I have started street training again. I made it
through a relaxed lap in the Soria Valley with my princesses Ruth
Hagen and Tanja Wittig without Golf-contact.
Ubi
March
2007
Harz
Pirates TM Roeger
The whole team (6 guys) with picture documentary of every member
is coming soon!!! - from left to right: Sven Fiebig ( Buddy) , Francois
Röger ( Galloping), Martin Heise (Virus) - will start in Brelingen
with six riders - on 03/31 - 04/01 - and at the Baboons 24h enduro
on May.
Greetings, Martin
March
2007
On
Saturday we had a loud performance at the overfilled Subonik
in Hamburg. Luckily the ceiling didn't cave in...
Mel
March
2007
Special
announcement from the Canary Islands…
our Captain Ubi Blutsventje picked off a Golf during training for
the Marathon WC next weekend….. he destroyed the steering column,
rear panel and windshield… we haven't been informed yet whether
or not the vehicle can be saved… the Captain felt accordingly after
2 hours of unconsciousness and walked out of the hospital on his
own two feet.
March
2007
Are
you still walking or can you run…?????
Well we are already running and today was our first time as a trio,
or should I say foursome. After Sveny walking for over 186m/300km
with Timika in 5 weeks, we decided to try taking Timika along for
a run in the sunshine in the baby-jogger.
Sveny
March
2007
On
Sunday my Honey wants to take me out for a run…
I ran 15.5m/25km at the street-run in Oldenburg this weekend. Sabrina
didn't have it quite so far with 6.2m/10km.
Rainer
Paralympics
World Cup,
During a gripping sprint, tandem pilot and Paralympics winner in
Sydney, Jan Ratzke (in white) and his blind stoker and world champion
of 2003, Achim Moll, were just barely beaten in the final by the
Brits, the current world champion Barny Stori and Antony Kapes.
They came in an impressive 2nd at the Visa-Paralympics World Cup
in Manchester.
Achim
März
2007
Hey
Pirates,
I have been busily training during the past year and would like
to show you some pictures from our new mini-bike show at the convention
in Erfurt. I'll drop you a line soon. Greetings,
Luc
February 2007
Mud
Fight with a High Fun Factor
Season 2007, let's get it on!! Last Sunday I took part in the cross-duathlon
in Wolfsburg. The distances were a 3.5m/5,4km run, 11m/18km on MTBs
and then another 3.5m/5,4km run. The event had 96 participants,
so it was well attended .
February
2007
Hi!!
My name is Ole Panzer ,..
I'm from Hamburg and happy to be riding in BMX races in Pirate colors,
beginning in February 2007! The first race of the season was the
Danish Indoor in Fredericia on February 10th and 11th.
February
2007
First
MTB Marathon on Fuerte...
....somehow Robby,K was able to convince me.
A) Didn't want to ride a race...
B) Already biked about 31m/50km this year...
C) A short trip like that is actually a bit too expensive...
Heeeeelp...... ....
Ron
February
2007
Pirates
Everywhere…
So it seems we're not alone in Jülich, at least during Carnival
some Pirates show up to go marauding…
Jörn
February
2007
Pirates
+ Fuerteventura + Basic Training?
The whole thing on a racing bike?? That's totally do-able!!! Captain
Aalbörner and I met up in the Atlantis Suite Resort to roll into
the 2007 season. We had to shorten the pre-planned route distances
a bit, because we had underestimated the wind and overestimated
our physical fitness.
Rainer
February 2007
First
Race for the Belgian Pirate Team:
6 Hour race, in teams of 4. We had 2 teams. The race began at 3pm
and ended at 9pm, so they had to ride in the dark for about 4 hours.
However, the boys had lit the place well and so they were able to
pass a few more competitors. They were very happy with the results:
Team 1: 18th place
Team 2: 39th place
February
2007
6-Hour
Indoor Marathon
After we had cancelled the 8-Hour Indoor Cycling Marathon in the
Hamburg Fitcom, due to a lack of participants that we had to find
within about one week....
Ron
February
2007
Pirates
on Snow 2007
As every year, the Sauerland Pirates took the trip from beautiful
Plettenberg to the mountains of the Pitz Valley in Austria, in order
to balance out the disharmony in their musculature with some skiing.
Stedebeker
February
2007
Oh
yeah, there was this one time….
It may be yesterday's news, but I hope this is interesting to one
or two of you. This time, on one of the last days of the fall, Pirate-in-training
Guido and I took it upon ourselves to survey our homeland, or at
least a part of it. RAF-Andreas
February
2007
Check
this out!!
…the singing photographer of Recklinghausen is now ready to go with
his lovely mate Patricia!
February 2007
A
very different January 2007…
…things have changed for us quite a bit after Timika's birth! But
it's totally awesome and in a few days Sveny is going to start training
again.
Jörn
February
2007
Saturday,
02/03/07.
It's 1pm and I'm getting ready for the Hamburg Marathon in April.
My plan has ordered me to run 15.5m/25km today. The "Cannondale
Escort Vehicle" is ready and Karin will keep me company. It should
take me around 2:30h. We shall see.
Mike
February
2007
6
Hour Indoor Cycling Marathon in the Hamburg FITCOM:
The date has finally been set! As previously announced, it will
be on February 10th, from 10am to 4pm, at the Fitcom Hamburg, Kollaust.127-135.
The Fitcom trainers will do their best. It's free for Fitcom members
and € 15.-, for non members. It includes a pasta buffet and fruit!
Ron
January 2007
From
Norderney to Lanzarote...
On December 25th our trip to the island Norderney in the North Sea
began. The running conditions were great along the sea, as we tried
to whip ourselves back into shape. We had to get rid of that Christmas
feast somehow. After 6 days we had had enough and we thought that
sunshine would lead to an improved performance. So, we were off
to Lanzeraote!!
Marco
January
2007
Cyclo
Cross Race in Appelbüttel...
The gentleman in the picture is not wearing a red tie. That's a
picture of me and that's my tongue... Partying at night and riding
a race in the morning doesn't work anymore ...
Ron
January
2007
Opinion
Poll Ended...
Thanks a lot for all the more or less helpful input... The team
color of 2007 will be PINK!! However, we will make an exception
for the area around Cologne and encourage our red/white fans to
order a bunch! Ron
Click here to look at some of the reactions/results
(German).
January
2007
Ahoy,
a short travel log from the island of my dreams.
I landed on January 1st, in wonderful sunshine and 64 F/18 C degree
weather. I didn't want to annoy Erik Zabel with pix, so I took some
of myself...
Alex
January
2007
Team
Belgium 2007 ...
our importer from the BeNeLux states introduces his team for 2007.
Ron
January 2007
Now
we have enough for a triathlon team...
... but one of us is still a little small. :-) I just briefly wanted
to inform everyone that Sveny gave birth to our healthy and lively
daughter TIMIKA, on Friday January 12th 2007! Almost 3.5 weeks early
and our baby's "athletically" slender! :-)
Jörn
January
2007
Hey
Landlubbers!!!
"Grounhog Day" here in the Valle Gran Rey on the Hippie-Island Gomera...
It is Sunday, January 7th, 9 o' clock, my alarm clock rings… I get
up, gobble some muesli, have another café con leche at Claudia's
and ride the first 3280 vertical ft/1000hm in the Zumeria Abraxas
up the street of the Valle Gran Rey. Now for either an extremely
curvy road or an MTB tour on the fast slopes and blocked trails…
.
January
2007
That
was the end…
… of spinning I 2006… we had pink times and a great hill at our
end-of-the-year spinning! A lot of Pirates showed up!!!
Jörn
January
2007
The
time has come again,
the Hamburg Motorcycle Days are coming up soon.
We're still looking for riders for the following show programs:
- Super Moto
- Pit Bikes
- Pocket Bikes
- Quad
- Kart
- Kids MX
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