McCormack wins Tour of CT overall!

May 23, 2004 - Colavita Olive Oil pro and reigning US Pro Champion Mark McCormack (USA) has won the overall in the 2004 Tour of Connecticut.  Mark lead from start to finish in the 5-stage affair taking the opening stage win and never looking back.  He also took an impressive third in stage 2 and a fourth in the 5th and final stage.  Overall, the entire Colavita squad rode brilliantly with Juan Jose Haedo (ARG) grabbing a second in stage 2; Ivan Dominguez (CUB) winning stage 3; and Will Frischkorn (USA) taking third in stage 4.  For a complete detailed report on the Tour of CT log on to www.velonews.com or www.cyclingnews.com.  The next event for Colavita will be the US Pro Championship series beginning the week of June 1.

Mark McCormack takes Tour of CT opener

May 16, 2004 - Colavita's reigning USPRO Champion Mark McCormack put in a big performance in the first stage (out of five) of the 2004 Tour of Connecticut, winning the 137-mile Litchfield Hills road race in 5:38:16.  Exercising patience and race savvy, Mark and the Colavita boys rode aggressively throughout, and after a very active afternoon which included an early nine-man break, Mark got away to cross the line alone, 28 seconds ahead of second place finisher Shawn Milne.  The Felt-sponsored Colavita Olive Oil Pro Cycling Team also placed two more riders in the top 11 on Sunday.  The Tour of Connecticut continues Thursday, May 20 with the 50K Rock Park circuit race.  For information log on to www.cyclingnews.com or www.velonews.com

Colavita shines in Georgia; Walton wins in Florida
April 27, 2004 -
Felt's Colavita Olive Oil Pro Cycling Team (presented by Bolla) wrapped up an amazing week of racing at the Tour of Georgia (Apr 19-26) last week, highlighted by four (!) podium finishes and even some time on the overall race leaders jersey.  Against a truly world-class field including Lance Armstrong (USA) & USPS, Bobby Julich (USA) & CSC, Mario Cippolini (ITA) & Domina Vacanze, and more, Colavita's Ivan Dominguez (CUB) grabbed second place finishes in each of the first three stages !  Not only did this put Ivan in the points leader jersey, and in the process distinguished himself as one of the world's best sprinters, but he also had the honor of being the race leader going into stage 4.  While Ivan went on to lose time as the race moved into the steep Georgia terrain, the team continued to ride impressively and finished on Sunday with yet another 2nd place, this time by Juan Jose Haedo (ARG), followed closely by Ivan in 5th.  The event was won overall by Lance Armstrong.

In Felt multi-sport news:
Craig Walton (AUS) & Desiree Ficker (USA) traveling to the west coast of Florida to compete in the prestigious St. Anthony's Triathlon (1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run).  Craig took an amazing victory, not only because of his time gaps and the distance he put on his competitors, but because he rode the bike leg in running shoes !  After emerging from the water with a 40 second gap, and running his bike out of the transition area, he jumped on his Felt only to see had no cycling shoes!  He ran back into the transition area (losing his lead in the process), grabbed his running shoes and began again.  After all this, Craig still managed to hammer out a 56.11(!) to build a 2-1/2 minute lead by the time he got off the bike.  From there, Craig brought it home in the run.  Desiree also put in a stellar effort, emerging from the water in 16th position, but then mashing out the days fastest bike split (1:03.40) to move into 3rd.  She held on to that placing throughout the run to finish on the podium, 3rd overall.

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Austin in Washington Boro, PA.
Hello, I heard that time trial bikes and triathloin bikes differ in geometry somewhat. The reasoning for this is that triathlon bikes are designed to put less stress on the muscles involved with running so that athletes remain semi fresh for the running leg of the race. Is the geometry of your triathlon biked designed specifically for triathlons OR can they double as a time trial bike as well? Thanks for your help.
Austin
Austin,
Great question, you've been doing your homework! Yes Tri-bikes and TT-bikes typically differ in geometry but mainly in the seat tube angle. In the past it was very common to see Tri-bikes with as steep as 80 degree's and Time Trial bikes as shallow as 73 degrees. Now days there is not so much difference between the two. one of the reasons you do not see steep seat tube angles on TT-bikes any more is due to the UCI Road Race rules which state that the Tip of the saddle shall be a minimum of 5cm behind a vertical line passing through the center of the bottom bracket spindle. This pretty much eliminated the use of step geometry for Time-Trial bikes. In most Triathlons they do not have these restrictions. We designed the all of our 700c Triathlon/Time-Trial bikes with a 76 degree seat tube angle which is great for either sport and are UCI legal.
Regards,
Jim Felt

Ray in Ithaca, NY.
Hi! I own an F65 and really like it a lot. I am starting to get
into tri's, but can't afford a tri bike yet. (Maybe next year. Any
suggestions for an entry tri bike?) I have 52 frame. Would you recommend putting 650cc wheels on it for racing tri's, or stay with the 700cc that came on it? Would changing the wheels greatly alter the geometry? Thanks!
Hello Ray,
I would not recommend a Tri bike for you as of yet. If you are just getting into Triathlon I would recommend you purchase a clip-on aero bar and call it good until you get a full season of racing under your belt. In a year from now if you find that triathlon was not for you... you still have a road bike... The geometry of most Tri-bikes is much more aggressive and there
sole purpose is to get from point A to B as fast as possible. 650c wheel bikes usually have steeper geometry and if your riding a 52cm then 650c's I'm sure you would like. Tri-bikes are great but I would not rush it...
Good luck,
Jim Felt