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Huntington Beach, CA – March 14, 2011 – 2010 Miami International Triathlon Champion Matt Chrabot has signed a multi-year endorsement deal with TYR Sport Inc.

TYR Sport Inc. will be Chrabot’s primary competitive apparel and swimwear sponsor through the next Olympic Games in London. TYR’s experience and unsurpassed technology in the popular sport of triathlon will supply critical product support to Chrabot, who is training to make his first Olympic Team. Chrabot joins an elite group of talented athletes sponsored by TYR, who plans to make Chrabot the new face of their Olympic marketing campaign.

Lance’s Twitter Alter-Ego. This is a fun read. Enjoy

There are rumours that Lance Armstrong may have adopted a Twitter alter-ego as he prepares for a season racing triathlon. Over the last few days, a prolific Tweeter called @juanpelota has given people reason to believe he is the Tour de France legend, with repeated references to – and banter with – Lance’s training partner Jimmy Riccitello.

@juanpelota’s profile on the social media network reveals: “Grew up idolizing The Big 4. They used to call me Junior. Retired. Raisin’ 5 kids. I swim, I bike, I run. I travel. I fight cancer. And I like cold beer.”

September 30, Elite Men: Geelong 45.8km

Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) made history as he crossed the line in Geelong, Australia, more than a minute quicker than his nearest rival with four fingers in the air. The Swiss rider became the first to claim four titles in the elite men’s time trial category.

Cancellara was simply too good for his rivals, despite a strong ride from Great Britain’s David Millar. The only threat to a Cancellara victory came when the rider nearly clipped a barrier and had his rhythm upset as a result during his second lap.

“I’m really happy,” he said. “It feels amazing and it was maybe the hardest one because before I didn’t know about my condition. At the end I focussed on my own race and tried to do what I can. I’m happy.

Later today South Africa will kick off Africa’s first ever FIFA World Cup. Up against a well balanced Mexican side South Africa will have their work cut out for them.

In the 4 meetings between the sides Mexico hold a 2-1 win lead over South Africa, however in their most recent meeting in the 2005 CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) Gold Cup, South Africa beat Mexico by 2 goals to 1.

It would appear that a turn away from the worst has been made. July 2009 looks to be the date where economic recovery can be seen in most sectors throughout the world.

July saw global income turn positive as well as global industrial production. Overall output in economy also turned positive.

The ERCI indicators have been very strong since July and this appears to be the start of market recovery.  It will however be a fair while until the economy recovers fully and we will more than likely feel the economic downturn well into the next financial year and perhaps even into the following in some cases.