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HUUB’S MOOV&COOL MAKES THE FIRST MOVE IN KONA HUUB have collaborated with textile innovator Devan Chemicals to bring even more performance-enhancing technology to their triathlon and cycling racewear. The two companies have been working a long- term project around ‘Moov&Cool’ which has resulted in improvements to athlete performance. The cool comfort coating has a positive impact on core body temperature as well as on heart rate, which could lead to a significant improvement in race-day performance and faster finish times. Moov&Cool is HUUB’s exclusive formulation for triathlon that will be The date has been announced for the 2020 Brighton and Hove Triathlon. applied to the brand’s top- The event has been confirmed John Lunt, Race Director, said: conditions, a hot sunny day, no and more women taking up the end racewear, starting with as the weekend of September “Brighton is a top destination for wind and beautiful flat calm sea. sport of triathlon there were 30 Anemoi+ which was launched 12-13, 2020, and entries sport with huge participation in “We aim to make the Triathlon per cent of women competing following the iconic Ironman are now open at www. many events. In a year which will accessible to everyone including this year and a further 30 per cent World Champs in Kona. brightonandhovetriathlon.com bring us the Tokyo 2020 Olympic novices, first timers, veterans of of the field were first timers.” David McNamee, the most The event will return to Hove Games and the ITU World the sport, disabled and LGBTQ. We Peter Kyle, MP for Hove and successful British male Kona Lawns where it will continue to Championships in Edmonton, are fully inclusive and this is why Portslade, said: “The Brighton & athlete, has been involved offer the popular kid’s Scootathlon Canada, all eyes will be on the so many people enjoy competing Hove Triathlon is a real family in the testing process of the and the Children’s Triathlon sporting world and the huge with us at Brighton. We have event and it’s great to have it based original Anemoi Tri Suit from on September 12 before the benefits it brings to people’s lives. participants from all over the world on Hove Lawns. To see three year its conception. main adult triathlon takes place “I’m delighted we can open which obviously also brings a lot olds through to 87 year olds giving Dr Faulkner, of Sports on Sunday, September 13. up entries for 2020 race so of business to Brighton and Hove. it their best in an all-inclusive event Engineering at Nottingham This year was the biggest soon after the sell-out 2019 “We had 120 children race really fits well with the spirit of our Trent University, said: “When participation to date with over event. We are hoping for over in the scootathlon and we also city. Congratulations to everyone you compete in a triathlon, 1,600 competitors and organisers 2000 athletes to come race had 167 children compete in the who took part and who organised you produce heat as a result are hoping to exceed that next year. in Brighton. We had perfect children’s triathlon. With more this wonderful event” of the increase in metabolic rate required to meet the elevated energy demand due to , cycling, and created limited edition running. This heat needs to be removed from the body, ‘Eruption’ 796 Monoblade Rs Time as if too much heat builds up inside your body, it can have Trial Frameset ahead of the 2019 a dramatic effect on your Ironman World Championships performance. “In races that are frequently LOOK have produced 50 of this century. He represents very hot, such as Ironman limited edition 796 Monoblade strength, bravery and tenacity: Hawaii and races in Asia, RS time trial bike frames, key ingredients for success in optimising your heat with the first ridden by a hostile landscape like Kona, tolerance is critical to French cycling legend-turned- Hawaii. performance. Most people IRONMAN competitor Laurent This frameset features a will know about the impact Jalabert at the 2019 IRONMAN bronze-burn effect, reflecting of acclimatising to the heat World Championships in the theme of a volcanic eruption, before race day. Still, one Kona, Hawaii. along with a tone-on-tone LOOK often overlooked component The striking ‘Eruption’ design graphic pattern on the frame to is an athlete’s clothing and the was created to celebrate Laurent’s symbolize dark ash clouds. This technology within that fabric typical ultra-competitive and Eruption limited edition includes that can help to keep you cool.” heroic approach to racing a numbered, unique design frame throughout his career, while also kit, LOOK’s all-carbon Aergo time paying tribute to the pinnacle of trial handlebar, ZED 3 crankset triathlon racing on the volcanic and Aeropost seatpost. island of Hawaii. It was the very Edition 1/50 was be raced first of LOOK’s ‘Odyssey’ range by Laurent in Kona, with the of framesets, exclusively created remaining 49 frames made to enhance the profile of their available to buy through LOOK world ambassadors, and expertise retailers, and cost €6,499 / in engineering with carbon for US$8,000 / £6,600. legendary riders. Laurent Jalabert, grateful to have the continued “The competitive spirit and Since their origin, LOOK’s 2019 IRONMAN World support from LOOK, allowing passion for racing never really leave know-how has fed on the battles Championships competitor, me to compete using their you, and LOOK have produced an led by their warrior’s races. Firstly said: “I’ve been supported by exceptional products, including the incredible bike here for me to be in the cycling world, and now in LOOK for many years throughout stunning limited edition Odyssey able to test myself at the highest triathlon, ‘Jaja’ is characterised my cycling career and into my frameset, in the IRONMAN World level of triathlon. The design is as one of the toughest riders retirement. I am extremely Championships in 2019. beautiful.”

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www.tri-insight.com 32 TRI INSIGHT Research leads the way for HUUB

Dean Jackson, owner of HUUB Design, talks to Mark Hayhurst about the brand’s history and to what the future holds

Wetsuit and apparel specialist medalist Henri Schoeman, background. I did some work had already been signed up. HUUB’s goal is to appeal to both Paratriathletes Phil Hogg, Joe with Swim Smooth, who are a After the Olympics he phoned me beginners and top athletes in Townsend and Olympic group of advisors on the freestyle and told me to get my bid in and I the sport of triathlon. Jetze Plat. As well as possibly swim stroke in triathlon, and they was successful.” That’s the aim of owner Dean the greatest supported female categorised this main swim group HUUB’s success derives from Jackson who set up the business athletes in triathlon - twice as Arnies, whose legs just sink. So the research they carry out. back in 2011 combining research, World Champion Helen Jenkins we created the phrase ‘leg sinkers’. Originally the company carried out science and reality to come up with MBE, Yvonne Van Vlerken, Jess “So we thought what if you their research in Eindhoven, using their wetsuits. Focusing wholly Learmonth, Sophie Coldwell, reduce the buoyancy in the chest, the MAD ( Measurement of Active on the athlete and maximising Georgia Taylor Brown, and Hannah give the upper body more freedom, Drag) system which was invented performance and comfort, their Cockroft. Also, proudly supporting make it thinner, more flexible but by professor Huub. They then technical improvements with. Dean wetsuits are worn by some of the Professor Greg Whyte and the really stack the thighs and hips. collaborated to develop their own added: “We produce a premium biggest names in the sport. HUUB young inspirational That way you’re going to change system, with the help of Innovate range of goggles. We have an wetsuits, clothing, accessories Bailey Matthews. the profile of the drag in the water UK, which has 17 force plates, and interchangeable lens goggle – so and goggles are worn by sporting Dean Jackson said: “I used because your hips are higher and is one of the most advanced piece no matter what the light you can stars such as Rio 2016 medalists to work for three other wetsuit more streamlined. of technical swim measurement swap the lens out. We also have a Jonathan and Alistair Brownlee, companies, brands and “We created our top suit, the equipment in the world. It is now goggle that is photochromic – so Richard Varga (fastest swimmer running brands. I am one of Archimedes, but I used two housed in their research facility depending on the light condition in ITU triathlon), Olympic Silver the few in the industry that has buoyancies. So there was the in Majorca. the lens changes. And we’re really worked in Swim, Bike and Run. buoyancy for the 15 per cent that Dean said: “I wanted to excited because our top end goggle, And at 41 years old I lost my job were excellent swimmers and there own my research. To have which looks amazing, is going to at blueseventy, which is another was the buoyancy for the three – the endorsements of athletes be able to have prescription lenses triathlon company, and I thought five, which stands for 3mm and was invaluable, to have that and that’s going to be available in now is the time to do it on my own.” 5mm, which was for the leg sinkers. endorsement alongside science December. So you will be able to He found a small group of So I had a statement product that puts us head and shoulders have a prescription goggle that investors, in Nottingham, who was ideal for all the market which above any other brand. No other looks cool! backed him with £25,000 in no-one else was doing and, in fact, brand has access to the testing “Also we are going to be 2011 and, with professor Huub I was appealing to the bigger side equipment we have and also the launching, hopefully before Toussaint, who he named the of the market while the other range of athletes. Christmas, a heated pant that you business after, developed a fast brands weren’t.” “Our most popular product at put on and use before competing, wetsuit at the research centre Two of Britain’s most famous the moment is a wetsuit called the which can crossover into any sport, in Eindhoven. triathletes are the Brownlee Varman – which is a cross between that can provide up to a nine per Dean said: “I’d spent six years brothers, Jonathan and Alistair, the names of Richard Varga, who cent increase in performance. as marketing and head of running and Dean was extremely pleased to has more first out of the water in “It’s born out of working with for ASICS in the UK and it just get them into HUUB suits. than anybody else, and the Huub Wattbike cycling team. occurred to me that in the same Dean said: “I’d worked with their Henri Schoeman, who is also the We engaged with the cycling team way that we all don’t run the same, manager, Richard Downey, over other most prolific first out of the to give us a presence in cycling but we all don’t swim the same way. the years because I used to be an water person in triathlon.” more to endorse the aerodynamics “I discovered that 85 per cent of agent in triathlon. I’d contacted him And it’s not just wetsuits of the tri suits. That’s led us into triathletes were not from a swim before the 2012 Olympics but they that HUUB are looking to make developing a whole cycling line.” “ To have the endorsements of athletes was invaluable, to have that endorsement alongside science puts us head and shoulders above any other brand. ”

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