http://www.olivierbernhard.com/main.html
In summary, he says he will not race IMH due to an ongoing achilles injury that he cannot get rid of. IMH was going to be his last race (as a pro - although he does not say if he will continue to race as an AG’er).
New press release :
Olivier Bernardt anounces that he will start a new business in real estates. His aim is to work just enough to leave him with 6 hours a week to train and try to qualify for next year’s IM Hawaii as an age-grouper. He said that such a competitor like Steve Larsen needed more true competition next year.
Joining Olivier in the 6 hour per week, ex pro category will be Dave Scott, Greg Welch, Wolgang Dittrich, Pauli Kiuru, Cristian Bustos, Jeff Devlin, Luc Van Lierde, Scott Molina, Scott Tinley, Rob Barel, Yves Cordier, Paula Newby Fraser, Karen Smyers (ooops forgot, she is still kicking ass as a pro…), The Puntous Twins, Kirsten Hansen, Julieanne White, Erin Baker and Sue Latshaw.
Informed sources tracked down by posertrinews.com tell us that the German Uberbiker duo of Jurgen Zack and Tomas Hellriegel are strongly considering stepping into this category, although Hell on wheels was quoted as saying, “What are the limitations on the 6 hour per week? As far as I am concerned, any hours of training sub 175 bpm do not even count as training. You North Americans are soft. At the Bundeswehr training camps in Lanzarote, the coach only started counting training hours after the manadatory daily 6 hour warmup ride covering 240K. Then we jacked it up to 175 bpm at 50+ kph to spit out the posers and hangers on like Jan Ullrich…”
Joining Olivier in the 6 hour per week, ex pro category will be Dave Scott, Greg Welch, Wolgang Dittrich, Pauli Kiuru, Cristian Bustos, Jeff Devlin, Luc Van Lierde, Scott Molina, Scott Tinley, Rob Barel, Yves Cordier, Paula Newby Fraser, Karen Smyers (ooops forgot, she is still kicking ass as a pro…), The Puntous Twins, Kirsten Hansen, Julieanne White, Erin Baker and Sue Latshaw.
Informed sources tracked down by posertrinews.com tell us that the German Uberbiker duo of Jurgen Zack and Tomas Hellriegel are strongly considering stepping into this category, although Hell on wheels was quoted as saying, “What are the limitations on the 6 hour per week? As far as I am concerned, any hours of training sub 175 bpm do not even count as training. You North Americans are soft. At the Bundeswehr training camps in Lanzarote, the coach only started counting training hours after the manadatory daily 6 hour warmup ride covering 240K. Then we jacked it up to 175 bpm at 50+ kph to spit out the posers and hangers on like Jan Ullrich…”