To celebrate their arrival, we are hosting a very special event on Monday, February 8th including a catered reception, rider introduction with Q&A and photographs. We are looking forward to hosting the who’s who of Tucson for this event – including the City of Tucson mayor! The mayor will be making an official announcement at our event regarding the City of Tucson. I’d highly recommend joining us if you are in the area. RSVP is required.

So welcome to Tucson UHC Cycling. We’re rolling out the red carpet, getting dressed up and having a party! Of course, you do have to get up and train the next morning

PS:  If you can’t make it to Tucson for our event, consider joining the team in Scottsdale for their offcial presentation and banquet!  We will be there, will you?

See you in March!

Our retail store will continue to be open during construction and if you get a chance to stop in and take a look around, please excuse our mess and lack of product display. The transformation is pretty crazy to watch. At the moment we look a bit like a bombed out building, with fixtures everywhere. The good news is that the retail floor is scheduled to be finished first so we can accommodate all of our winter visitors. We also still have our in-store pick-up option for local customers who prefer to order online and not incur shipping charges. Our project will wrap up just in time for the kick-off of TRIFEST! Please stay tuned for more photos and information as we continue along.

Yep, that wall is coming down. You’re looking at the future home of our new bike fit studio.

TriSports.com Desert Classic Duathlon Start

TriSports.com, the nation’s largest on-line supplier of multi-sport equipment, clothing and accessories, will serve as the title sponsor for the 2010 event continuing a partnership that goes back to 2005.  The event will also feature a Juniors Duathlon (ages 15-19) that consists of a 1.5 mile run, 11 mile bike and a 1.5 mile run as well as a Kids Duathlon (ages 7-14) consisting of a ½ mile run, 5 mile bike and ½ mile run.

Lierle described the course as “A unique duathlon venue that combines smooth trail runs with a challenging road bike course through the majestic sonoran desert.”  “The Trisports.com Desert Classic Duathlon is a favorite of many professional triathletes who use the race as an early season test of their fitness.” said Lierle. “The race also draws a very strong field of top age-group athletes from across the U.S. looking for a warm weather destination where they can race and vacation.”   Participants in the race have included IronMan 70.3 world champions Samantha McGlone & Joanna Zeiger, Olympic Gold Medalists Simon Whitfield & Kristin Armstrong & XTerra world champion Michael Tobin.

Participation in multi-sport events, like duathlon and triathlon, is booming in the United States.  U.S.A. Triathlon, the national governing body for the sports of triathlon, duathlon, winter triathlon and aquathlon reports that membership has increased an average of 20% per year since 1997 with a 46% increase in 2006 alone.

The TriSports.com Desert Classic Duathlon raises money for education programs in the Maricopa County Parks system and is produced by the Phoenix Triathlon Club, whose members serve as the volunteers who put on the race. 

TriSports.com, the events title sponsor, is a Tucson, AZ based company known as the online and retail triathlon shop, created for triathletes, by triathletes.  TriSports.com carries the highest quality triathlon equipment, triathlon gear, triathlon apparel, and all of the hard to find necessities that every triathlete needs, including triathlon wetsuits, bike travel cases, aero race wheels, hydration systems, aero bars and triathlon-specific clothing.

For additional information on the TriSports.com Desert Classic Duathlon, contact Race Director John Lierle at RaceDirector@DesertClassicDuathlon.com  or visit the race web site at www.DesertClassicDuathlon.com  
To register for the race visit: http://desertclassicduathlon.com/registration.html

The Phoenix Triathlon Club, which has produced the duathlon for ten years, is a 501(c)4 not for profit organization and one of the largest multi-sport  clubs in the United States with a membership that ranks in the top 4% of U.S. triathlon clubs.  The club is a growing community of friendly and cohesive triathletes whose members are motivated through pride and team spirit striving to provide excellence in member experience.

We will soon get more information up about each of our team members and in the meantime, be on the lookout for the red-white and blue at your next race!!

Sarah (Marketing Director), Amy (sponsored athlete) & Lisa (Sponsorship Coordinator)

TriSports.com Announces Arizona’s Newest Cycling Club

Tucson, AZ November 6, 2009:  TriSports.com has announced the creation of Arizona’s newest cycling club in partnership with Eclipse Racing.  The TriSports Cycling/Eclipse Racing Club is a joint effort between the two organizations to increase the level of participation in road cycling in the state of Arizona and elevate the quality and experience of road racing events.  “As a retail bike shop with an extensive service department, it simply made sense to begin our own cycling club in order to further our support of cycling in Arizona”, said Seton Claggett, president and owner of TriSports.com.  Through increasing the numbers of active club cyclists in the state, the club hopes to have a positive impact on bike safety and advocacy, with an emphasis on responsible riding by all club members.  The club is split into two different groups – a men’s and women’s supported category 1 and 2 racing team, managed by Scott Blanchard of Pyramid Coaching and Tammy Lamb, and a group of club riders of all abilities.  The club’s official kick-off date and membership drive is set for November 14th and 15th at the TriSports.com Retail Store.  The weekend’s event will include a Sunday “pancake ride” with free breakfast for all riders provided by TriSports.com post-ride.  The club’s official inaugural ride will be El Tour de Tucson on Saturday, November 21st. For more information, please visit www.trisportscycling.com. 

About TriSports.com

TriSports.com is an industry leader in triathlon, swim, bike and run retail, starting out of the home of Seton and Debbie Claggett in April 2000.  Nine years and two moves later, TriSports.com occupies 22,000 square feet of retail, warehouse and office space with 50+ employees, with expansion plans in the works.  TriSports.com is more than just a retail presence, however; the company is also very involved with growing the sport through partnerships with races, clubs, teams and other endeavors.  TriSports.com has been recognized as one of Outside Magazines Best Places to Work (April 2009), by Comerica Bank as one of Arizona’s 50 Companies to Watch (October 2008), Seton and Debbie Claggett were recognized as one of BizAZ’s Top 35 Entrepreneurs Under 35 (June 2008), and by Wells Fargo with their Copper Cactus Award for Business Growth (October 2005).  Learn more about TriSports.com online at www.trisports.com/info.html.

TriSports Cycling Jersey – we’ll see you on the roads.

September 18th-20th: Halfmax National Championships expo at the Redman Triathlon, Oklahoma City.

September 21-25th: Interbike. Our annual pilgrimage to this industry pre-season event in Las Vegas.

September 26th-27th: Arizona State Hill Climb Championships. Headed to Safford, Arizona for event support.

October 5th – 10th: Kona Week at the TriSports.com Retail Store. Stay tuned for details.

November 5th-8th: Silverman expo at the Silverman Triathlon in Henderson, Nevada. It’s a great race.

November 18th-20th: El tour de Tucson expo. Choose from 109, 80, 67 or 35 miles, ridden around the perimeter of Tucson! This is an awesome event attended by nearly 10,000 cyclists!

December 11th-12th: Tucson Marathon expo. One of the fastest Boston Marathon qualifiers available.

Hopefully we will see some friendly faces while we are out and about!