FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bastos takes TriAmerica National Triathlon Series - New
Orleans
Mandeville, LA (May 25, 2008) Brazilian professional
triathlete Felipe Bastos scorched the New Orleans’s north
shore to celebrate his 28th career overall win in the second
stop of the 2k/60k/15k National Triathlon Serious Tour.
The race, held during Memorial Day weekend, was Bastos’ last
hit out before the Southeast Long Course Championships at
the Colliseum Rock & RollMan. His 3:00:42 win was good
enough for the best time in all 3 disciplines on the day and
a new course record. “Even though I was on the lead all day,
I wanted to keep pushing it to the end to test my body in
the 90F heat and the humidity”.
Powering the bike after exiting the water with a 4-minute
lead on the swim, Bastos’ 1:29 bike ride split, combined
with a sub 1 hour run (58:31), and was good enough for a
28-minute win. “I felt great all day, and tried hard to
break the 3-hour mark, which has never been done on the
TriAmerica Series. In the end, I came up a few seconds
short, but I will be back to try again.
Bastos, an entering Law student at the University of
Alabama, will also be attending the Macon, Ga’s Southeast
Long Course Championships on May 31, as well as the
Lawrence, Kansas Ironman 70.3, a qualifying event for the
Ironman 70.3 World Championships.
Results link:
http://www.championchiptiming.com/images/files/static/238Male.htm
