Triathlon New Zealand has announced an exciting four year project to focus the world of triathlon on New Plymouth each April, launching the Port Taranaki World Triathlon Festival, incorporating a round of the ITU BG World Cup series.

Triathlon NZ CEO Dave Beeche said confirmation of a further four years and further development of the World Triathlon Festival will deliver an event to appeal to all people in a celebration of the sport and the region.

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Congratulations to New Zealand’s Sarah Walker, who won the UCI BMX World Championship title after taking out the Cruiser class final in Canada in August.

19 year old Walker, from Kawerau, completed a fairytale weekend following on from her silver media in the Olympic class with victory in the bigger 24 inch diameter wheel class.Her results were a first for BMX racing in New Zealand – the first elite medal and then New Zealand’s first elite BMX world champion.

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Triathlon New Zealand has launched the 2007/08 Contact Energy ‘My Sport’ Series, following a successful inaugural year, which drew thousands of entries from around the country.

From nervous novices to experienced elites, triathletes of all ages and abilities are once again able to compete in one or a number of races from Timaru to Takapuna.

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The Stroke and Stride Series is New Zealand’s most popular swim/run series held in Auckland each summer. Each event involves a sea swim followed by a road run on the waterfront allowing participants to enjoy a regular form of healthy, outdoor exercise progressing through the summer months and makes the most of the city’s magnificent harbour and beaches.

The Stroke and Stride is now in its 19th season, all events are over distances that are achievable and at the same time offering excellent competition for the top athletes. Orca has had a long relationship with Stroke and Stride and is supporting the series once again this summer.

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Orca is delighted to announce a global alliance with Orbea, a leading global cycle manufacturer. Orbea, which is headquarted in the heart of the Pyrenees in Spain, is utilising its extensive distribution infrastructure to act as Orca’s global distributor in most markets, including North America, Europe and Australia.

Orbea is a leading manufacturer of products ranging from high end road bikes to mountain bikes. The company sells over 200,000 cycles around the world each year, and provides Orca with a greater presence in both existing and new markets. > READ FULL ARTICLE

The clock is ticking down to the start of the London Triathlon – one of the world’s most popular participant triathlons. Orca has a long standing relationship with the event and in 2007 it is the official wetsuit sponsor and official swim stage sponsor.

Orca will have a big presence at the event, including a stand at the London Triathlon Expo. In addition to a great selection of our latest wetsuits and triathlon gear, there will be a special, exclusive consignment of Orca winter training and cycling apparel – never available in the UK before.

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BikeNZ’s new High Performance Director Mark Elliot started with BikeNZ in June. Mark will lead BikeNZ’s high performance area across all member organisations (road, track, mountain bike and BMX) through to and beyond the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Meanwhile, Julian Dean is the the sole New Zealander in the 2008 Tour de France. Julian is wearing the New Zealand National Champion’s jersey - the first time it has been worn in the Tour.

Orca is official apparel supplier to Bike NZ.

Triathlon NZ Inc is busy planning for an event packed summer whilst also preparing elite athletes and organizing two teams to send away to Europe. The first New Zealand team is heading to Lorient, France for the Long Distance World Championships. This race is going to feature Contact Energy National Cup champion Gina Ferguson, Hamish Johnson, Jamie Whyte, Jeremy Webber and Greg Thompson.

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Orca and BikeNZ have confirmed their partnership through to the end of 2009.  Orca is excited about the opportunity to work with world class cycling athletes and high performance managers to break new ground and produce a truly elite range of skin suits and cycle garments. 

“Our dedication to innovation is continually shown through the latest in product developments, never believing that we’ve achieved the pinnacle – instead continually working closely with our material and development partners to ensure we are ahead of the field when it comes to performance products,” says Scott Unsworth, CEO Orca.

“Orca is working closely with BikeNZ and a team of athletes to completely redesign the look and feel of all BikeNZ apparel.  Our first new design was launched at the recent Tour Down Under where BikeNZ was invited to compete as a national team for the first time.  The new Tour Down Under kit received huge accolades from NZ and international riders. > READ FULL ARTICLE

Orca and Triathlon New Zealand have confirmed their partnership through to 2008.

Orca’s association with Triathlon New Zealand goes back to 1996 and has been Orca’s longest sporting partnership in New Zealand.  Orca is excited to confirm this association through to 2008, and to be able to further work with New Zealand’s world class triathletes and high performance managers to ensure we’re always breaking new ground with our range of world-first triathlon product and wetsuits.  > READ FULL ARTICLE