Une autre structure qui vient de tomber dans le coté obscur en accueillant/invitant Lance à sa course. Rev3 est le rival le plus sérieux à WTC en amérique. Avec ce coup d’éclat, REV3 s’assure d’acquérir la médiatisation qu’elle souhaitait et de sortir de l’ombre d’ironman. Petit détail important, cette course est sous la licence REV3, cela signifie qu’elle n’est pas organisée par REV3. Reste, qu’elle demeure libre de retirer son association avec l’organisateur.
Ironiquement, Lance a donc sa vengeance face à WTC puisqu’ils ont refusé de le laisser continuer à courser alors qu’il n’était pas encore sanctionné.
Cela signifie qu’encore une fois, l’organisateur a décidé de se retirer de la fédération régissant cette course soit l’USAT. De ce fait, cette course n’appliquera pas les mesures de l’USADA.
Il faudra surveiller les pros qui s’aligneront sur cette course.
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Voici le communiqué.
Baltimore, M.D. – On Wednesday, Rev3 Half Full (http://www.halffulltri.org) and the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults announced that Lance Armstrong, CEO of the Livestrong Foundation and seven-time Tour de France winner, will join members of the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Triathlon Conference (MACTC) and the general public at this year’s October 7th race in Columbia, Maryland. Rev3 Half Full will serve as the MACTC Championship, the conclusion of a five-race series that qualifies college triathletes for USAT Collegiate Nationals. After electing not to pursue a defense of charges levied by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) on August 23rd, Armstrong was banned from racing in the USA Track and Field sanctioned Chicago Marathon and all future World Triathlon Corporation events. This ban will keep Armstrong from competing at the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on October 13th and left the professional triathlete looking for races.
Allies in the fight against cancer, the Ulman Cancer Fund and the Lance Armstrong Foundation have long enjoyed a strong relationship.
The addition of Armstrong to the pro field promises to bring a heightened sense of excitement to Rev3 Half Full and the MACTC Championship.
After the first two races of the series, Navy’s David MacFarlane and Elizabeth Milewski top the individual standings after winning their respective collegiate titles at the C2 Triathlon Festival in Lake Lure, N.C., while both the Navy men and women are the top teams. The rest of the series is as follows:
2012-13 MACTC Race Series September 22 — Wilmington YMCA Wilmington, NC Race Website September 29 — Bugeye Classic Cambridge, MD Race Website October 7 — Rev3 Half Full Columbia, MD Race Website