Cycling at Olympic Triathlon

Triathlon cycling can differ from most professional bicycle racing depending on whether drafting is allowed during competition. In some competitions, like those governed by USA Triathlon and the World Triathlon Corporation, drafting is not allowed, the cycling portion more closely resembles individual time trial racing. In other races, such as those in World Cup and Championship racing, drafting and the formation of pelotons are legal. This places an emphasis on running performance as several athletes will enter the bike to run transition at the same time due to drafting.

Triathlon bicycles are generally optimized for aerodynamics, having special handlebars called bars, aerodynamic, and other components. Triathlon bikes use a specialized geometry, including a steep seat tube angle both to improve aerodynamics and to spare muscle groups needed for running. At the end of the bike segment, triathletes also often cycle with a higher cadence, which serves in part to keep the muscles loose and flexible for running.

It is believed, though, that the primary benefit to cycling in a triathlon is that the strain of the effort is placed disproportionately on the slow twitch muscle fibers, preventing the athlete from accumulating an oxygen debt before the run. Olympic Triathlon Tickets are easily available at Sport Ticket Exchange. It is a single point which offers you the all Olympic Tickets including Olympic Triathlon Tickets at very cheap rates. You can also buy or Sell Olympic Tickets at Sport Ticket Exchange. Olympic Tickets Resale is very easy and secure at this point.

Swimming at Olympic Triathlon

Triathletes will often use their legs less vigorously and more carefully than other swimmers, conserving their leg muscles for the cycle and run to follow. Many triathletes use altered swim strokes to compensate for turbulent, aerated water and to conserve energy for a long swim. In addition, the majority of triathlons involve open water swim stages, rather than pools with lane markers. As a result, triathletes in the swim stage must jockey for position, and can gain some advantage by drafting, following a competitor closely to swim in their slipstream.

Triathletes will often use "dolphin kicking" and diving to make headway against waves and body surfing to use a wave's energy for a bit of speed at the end of the swim stage. Also, open-water swims necessitate "sighting": raising the head to look for landmarks or buoys that mark the course. A modified stroke allows the triathlete to lift the head above water to sight without interrupting the swim or wasting energy.

Because open water swim areas are often cold and because wearing a wetsuit provides a competitive advantage, specialized triathlon wetsuits have been developed in a variety of styles to match the conditions of the water. For example, wetsuits that are sleeveless and cut above the knee are designed for warmer waters, while still providing buoyancy. Wetsuits are legal in sanctioned events at which the surface water temperature is 78 °F (26 °C) or less. In non sanctioned events or in "age group" classes where most racers are simply participating for the enjoyment of the sport instead of vying for official USA Triathlon placing, wetsuits can often be used at other temperatures. Race directors will sometimes discourage or ban wetsuits if the water temperature is above 84 degrees due to overheating that can occur while wearing a wetsuit.

Other rules have been implemented by race organizers regarding both wetsuit thickness as well as the use of "swim skins;" which need to be considered by those participating in future triathlons. Olympic Triathlon Tickets are easily available at Sport Ticket Exchange. Sport Ticket Exchange is a single point which offers you the all sorts of Olympic Tickets including Olympic Triathlon Tickets at very cheap rates.

Triathlon Introduction

A triathlon is a multi sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall course completion time, including timed "transitions" between the individual swim, bike, and run components.

Triathlon is considered by some to have its beginnings in 1920s France. According to triathlon historian and author Scott Tinley, the origin of triathlon is attributed to a race during the 1920s–1930s that was called variously "Les trois sports", "La Course des Debrouillards", and "La course des Touche a Tout". This race is held every year in France near Joinville-le-Pont, in Meulan and Poissy.

An earlier tri-sport event in 1902 featured running, cycling, and canoeing. There are documented tri sport events featuring running, swimming, & cycling in 1920, 1921, 1945, and the 1960s. In 1920, the French newspaper L´Auto reported on a competition called "Les Trois Sports" with a 3 km run, 12 km bike, and a swim across the channel Marne. Those three parts were done without any break. Another event was held in 1921 in Marseilles with the order of events bike, running and swimming. Among the participants was American athlete Charles Sector.

 There are also articles in French newspapers about a race in Marseille in 1927. There is a 1934 article about "Les Trois Sports" in the city of La Rochelle, a race with: (1) a channel crossing (c. 200 m), (2) a bike competition around the harbor of La Rochelle and the parc Laleu, and (3) a run in the stadium Andre Barbeau.

The sport made its debut on the Olympic program at the Sydney Games in 2000 over the Olympic Distance is; swim: 1,500 m, bike: 40 km and run: 10 km. You can purchase Olympic Triathlon Tickets from Sport Ticket Exchange at very reasonable rates. Sport ticket Exchange offers you all sorts of Olympic Tickets including Olympic Triathlon Tickets at cheap rates in very easy and secure way.