BEN ROCKETT WORLD RECORD

27th August 2010 - filed under Giant

Bicycle Chain Rider Breaks World Record

This Morning Ben Rockett rode his Giant Trinity Advanced SL to the end of Britain making a new World Record for Lands End – John O’Groats – Lands End. Ben who has been supported throughout by The Bicycle Chain in Bridgwater arrived back at Lands end early this morning before sunrise to the jubilation of a crowd of supporters who had been following him on his blog and live route tracker since he departed last Saturday.

Ben has ridden a combination of custom built Giant TCR Advanced SL and Giant Trinity Advanced SL during the 1781 mile attempt depending on the daily terrain, as well as using Giant Team Kit supplied by The Bicycle Chain and Giant. He was backed up by a six strong team from different branches of The Bicycle Chain, manning a support vehicle. Riding at least 297 miles each day, Ben underwent such exertion that he even fell asleep in the saddle! He undertook the incredible attempt to raise money for charity Cardiac Risk in The Young.

You can offer Ben some much deserved praise at www.rocckettrides.com.

Congratulations to Ben from everyone here at Giant!

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THE GIANT STORE LIVERPOOL'S RIDE CLUB

26th August 2010 - filed under EVENTS

The Giant Store Liverpool is launching their brand new Tuesday ride club. Bringing together Liverpool's keen cyclists to explore the city's local parks, paths and cycle routes with a Giant store Liverpool rep on-hand to offer advice, guidance and tips!

When and where?

Every Tuesday from 6pm – 7pm starting at the Giant Store – Liverpool, 29 Parliament Street

Who?

Fun for all the family, Any age, Any ability – Everybody’s welcome!

How?

For further information drop in store or contact the team on: 0151 707 6116

Alternatively come down to the store on 31st August 2010 and join the club!

JOIN OUR GIANT STORES FACEBOOK PAGE!

26th August 2010 - filed under EVENTS

Join Giant Stores on facebook, here you can discuss and read product reviews as well as show other Giant fans your ride, keep up-to-date with what's happening in your local Giant store, don't delay become a Giant fan today go to www.facebook.com/giantstoresuk and select "like" to join us - because life's better by bike.

Moerenhout wins stage, 2nd overall at Eneco Tour

24th August 2010 - filed under Teamsriders

Rabobank wins team classification

Rabobank put in a strong showing at the Eneco ProTour race with Koos Moerenhout winning a stage and finishing second overall. The eight-day race through The Netherlands and Belgium ended on a high note for the team as Maarten Tjallingii finished second in the final stage time trial on August 24 and Rabobank won the overall team standings.

Moerenhout took a sweet victory aboard his Giant TCR Advanced SL in the Stage 3 race in Ronse, Belgium. The 36-year-old is set to retire at the end of the season, and his victory in Ronse will rank as one of the highlights of his 15-year racing career. He attacked on the final climb with 32km to go and then beat German Tony Martin to the line.

In the final time trial, a 16.5-kilometer circuit in Genk, Belgium, Tjallingii rode his Trinity Advanced SL to a second-place finish, equaling his second-place in the prologue a week earlier. That put Tjallingii seventh overall. Between Moerenhout (second GC), Lars Boom (sixth GC) and Tjallingii (seventh GC), Rabobank had three top-10 finishers and won the teams classification.

Rabobank Starts Strong at Eneco Tour

17th August 2010 - filed under Teamsriders

Riders take 3 of top 5 in prologue

Rabobank riders came out swinging at the Eneco Tour, an eight-day ProTour stage race that started August 17 with a short prologue in Steenwijk, The Netherlands. Jos Van Emden, Lars Boom and Maarten Tjallingii finished second through fourth respectively in the 5.2-kilometer time trial, giving Rabobank three of the top-five overall positions heading into the first road stage.

The technical 5.2-kilometer course in Steenwijk was made even more challenging by wet, rainy conditions. Van Emden, the current Dutch National Time Trial Champion, rode his Giant Trinity Advanced SL bike to a time of 6:24, just 5 seconds behind prologue winner Svein Tuft of Canada.

The Eneco Tour continues with a 178-kilometer Stage 1 road race on August 18 and concludes with a final time trial in Belgium on August 24.

Hart, Lenosky Lead Giant Charge at Crankworx

15th August 2010 - filed under Teamsriders

Hart finishes 2nd in Giant Slalom

Giant Factory Off-Road Team rider Danny Hart showed off his versatility with a second-place finish in the Giant Slalom event at the 2010 Kokanee Crankworx mountain bike festival in Whistler, British Columbia.

Hart, a top World Cup downhill racer from England, entered the slalom race—which pits two riders at a time on a course featuring jumps and berms—and advanced all the way to the finals, where he was edged out by former four-cross world champion Michal Prokop of the Czech Republic.

Hart’s teammates Jared Rando and Duncan Riffle also competed in the Giant Slalom, which was presented by Giant Bicycles. Hart and Rando faced each other in the quarter-final round of the elimination-style competition, with Hart advancing to the finals.

Also representing Giant at the Canadian event was veteran freeride and trials athlete Jeff Lenosky. The American, who suffered a broken leg last winter, showed that his recovery is complete as he posted a victory in the Trialsworx competition. Riding his Giant STP, Lenosky topped a field of some of the world's top trials riders. 

Emmett Wins TR3 in Canada

11th August 2010 - filed under Teamsriders

3 stage wins for Giant rider

Giant Factory Off-Road team rider Kelli Emmett rode her Anthem X Advanced SL to a convincing overall win at TR3, a grueling three-day off-road stage race in the Canadian Rockies. Also representing Giant at the August 8-10 event was Rabobank-Giant Off-Road team rider Adam Craig, who scored a podium finish in the men’s overall standings.

Emmett, Craig and their teammate Carl Decker competed in the UCI-sanctioned event—which was part of the weeklong TransRockies race that features two-person teams—in part to train for upcoming World Cup and World Championship races.

“I hadn’t really raced in wet, slippery, muddy East Coast type conditions yet this year, so I thought this would be perfect training for the World Cup finals in Windham [New York] and World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne [Canada],” Emmett said. “It was pretty epic with some really long, hard climbs.”

Emmett finished more than an hour ahead of her nearest competitor in the Open Women’s category, winning all three stages including the opening time trial in Fernie, British Columbia.

“The climbs were so steep,” Emmett said. “You look up and think there’s no way you’ll be able to ride up it but the Anthem gets such great traction you can just keep pedaling up.”

Emmett, Craig and the rest of Giant’s XC riders now turn their attention to the final races of the World Cup season, and then the World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, September 2-5.

CYCLE PATHS RIDE POOLE TO PARIS

10th August 2010 - filed under Retail

Charity ride £500 for Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance

Giant dealer Cycle Paths in Poole, recently raised £500 for the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance who assisted when owner Ray was involved in a serious accident 2 years ago. Riding Giant TCR Advanced and Giant Defy Advanced bicycles on Giant Cyclotron indoor trainers, Ray and Steven from the store completed 120miles each in one day art the Dolphin Centre in Poole, beating their aim of simulating a combined Poole-Paris ride of 230miles.

Jamie Westgarth of Parkstone, Poole was the lucky winner of a Giant Revel 3 sport mountain bike which was raffled off to further boost the fundraising effort.

Congratulations to everyone involved!

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LONDON GOLD FOR JENKINS

9th August 2010 - filed under Teamsriders

Giant rider Helen Jenkins takes the number 1 spot at the London Triathlon

This weekend saw Giant rider Helen Jenkins win the 2010 London Triathlon in 2hrs 1 minute 1 second, followed by fellow brits Jodie Stimpson and Liz Blathcford. Meanwhile Australian Courtney Atkinson won the mens race in a sprint finish, 5 seconds ahead of Prologue’s Tim Don.

Also racing was Radio One presenter Vernon Kay who rode his Giant Defy Advanced 3 on the bike leg, completing the race in an effort to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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Mollema Posts Win in Poland

6th August 2010 - filed under Teamsriders

First ProTour win for Dutch rider

Rabobank rider Bauke Mollema rode his Giant TCR Advanced SL team bike to a solo victory at Stage 6 of the Tour of Poland. The 23-year-old launched a counter-attack 4 kilometers from the finish of a tough 228-kilometer stage and held off the chasers to score the first ProTour win of his young career.

The hilly Stage 6 from Oswiecim to Terma Bukowina Tartz had the attention of all the general classification hopefuls. With six categorized climbs, it was considered a pivotal stage in the seven-day race through Poland.  Inclement weather, including heavy rain in the early portions of the race, made things even more difficult for the riders.

Mollema made his move right after the main group caught a small breakaway on the final climb. He gained a gap of 15 seconds and managed to hold off the chasers all the way to line. He finished 7 seconds ahead of a group of three riders, and 9 seconds ahead of the group containing overall leader Dan Martin. The win brought Mollema up to third place overall, 10 seconds behind Martin.

The Tour of Poland concludes August 7 in Krakow.