Chain Reaction Cycles, the world’s largest online bike store, have announced their sponsorship of three world class Ironman events.
The bike and triathlon retailer will be supporting the Urban Hotel Group Ironman Australia, Sunsmart Ironman 70.3 and Sunsmart Ironman Western Australia, and will be the Official Online Bicycle Retailer for events in 2012 and 2013.
The UK-based company, who offer an extensive range of triathlon focused goods through their www.chainreactiontri.com division, see this as a fantastic way to meet their Australian customer base.
Grant Norris, Event Manager at CRC comments: “We’re delighted to announce our support for these Ironman competitions in Australia. Triathlon and Ironman have become a large part of our business over the last few years. We see this as a great opportunity to showcase our products under our www.chainreactiontri.com division and also meet our Australian customers on both sides of the country!”
Having devised an extensive worldwide calendar of events over the last number of years, 2012 is no different. With attendance at a number of triathlons in the UK, pro cycle races in the UK, Spain and Germany and a UK-wide mountain bike marathon series.
Trent Taylor, Ironman Australia welcomed the announcement, saying: “We are thrilled to be working with Chain Reaction Cycles at Urban Hotel Group Ironman Australia, Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie and SunSmart Ironman Western Australia. These are three world-leading events on the annual Ironman calendar. This alignment with a world-leading online retailer further amplifies the growth in stature of these three events and we look forward to working with Chain Reaction Cycles to continue to expand and grow our sport in Australia”.
Further information on all three events can be found at the event websites.
The Urban Hotel Group Ironman Australia – http://ironmanaustralia.com/
SunSmart Ironman Western Australia – http://ironmanwesternaustralia.com/
Ironman 70.3 Port Macquaire – http://ironmanportmacquarie.com/
To celebrate the announcement, Chain Reaction Cycles are giving away FIVE entries to the Urban Hotel Group Ironman Australia which takes place on May 11th 2012. To be in with a chance of winning, entrants must answer this simple question:
Where are Chain Reaction Cycles based? A)USA B)Northern Ireland C)Australia
Email your name and answer to events@chainreactioncycles.com . Entries close on 16th April at midday (CRC Time)
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Posted on Thursday, April 5th, 2012 at 10:47 am under Triathlon News. You can subscribe to comments. Comments are closed.
Tags: 2012 Races, Chain Reaction Cycles, Ironman, Ironman 70.3
