EGO: Win a R7,600 Sailfish wetsuit

Welcome to EGO, Go Multi's fortnightly electronic newsletter.

With winter fast approaching there is no reason to stop going multi. Gear that keeps you warm and insulated while also increasing your performance is something not to be sniffed at. Enter Sailfish's top of the line G-Range wetsuit which will prove an ideal companion at your next triathlon and training session. This R7,600 aqua wonder is up for grabs in our latest issue. Subscribe for two years and you go into the draw to win Sailfish's flagship wetsuit. Equipped with brand-new nanotechnology-coated SpaceCell Neoprene, the G-Range leaves nothing to be desired in terms of buoyancy, flexibility and speed.

Latest issue:
To go along with our rebrand we have a number of knockout articles that are sure to get your multisport juices flowing. We travel to the Middle East to take part and experience the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon. Experience three days of multisport war at the Garmin Wartrail. Learn three mega multi-core workouts to build upper-body strength. All you need to know about how to start your Ironman 2012 journey. We show you how to avoid expensive MTB impulse buys and also cheat with swim fitness this winter.

SA's richest multisport Series:
The Western Cape round of the R300,000 Momentum Health i-Flex National Duathlon Series took place last Sunday at the Zevenwacht Wine Estate near Stellenbosch. When we said this offroad round was a mountain biking paradise and competitors could expect some challenging climbs and descents, we weren't kidding. Duathletes were treated to a stunning course taking them high up into the vineyards.

Bookazine: South Africa's first triathlon bookazine, Beginner's Guide to Triathlon will be on shelves on Monday, 23 May.

From triathlon to parliament:
We have always thought that triathletes are a rather clever bunch. Finnish Ironman legend Pauli Kiuru was elected to parliament in Finland's recent elections. Kiuru competed in Kona for 12 years, and is perhaps best known as the first person to seriously jeopardise the American dominance of the sport up until 1994. www.lavamagazine.com


News:
A new chapter in ITU history will be written this weekend at the first ITU World Cross Triathlon Championships in Extremadura, Spain. South African Conrad Stoltz will be competing. Will he add this new event to his notable list of achievements? Read more

The Fairbairn Capital/Old Mutual joBerg2c nine-day staged MTB race from Heidelberg to Scottburgh started yesterday. Cycling guru Andrew McLean has tipped the duo of Max Knox and Adrien Niyonshuti to take victory. Read more

Where it was a day to remember for Switzerland's Nino Schurter and China's Chengyuan Ren, it was a day to forget for South Africa's Burry Stander (left, photo by Craig Dutton) at the UCI mountain bike World Cup in Pietermaritzburg last Saturday. His hopes of a home win were dashed by a mishap early on the first lap and another spectacular crash on the last which saw the team Specialized Racing rider cross the line in a disappointing eleventh place. Read more


Events in our latest issue:
Garmin Wartrail. Three days of multisport war in the rural Eastern Cape.
Abu Dhabi International Triathlon. We race in the world's richest triathlon and experience all this Emirate has to offer.
Ironman South Africa. A world record-breaking day under the PE sun.
Knysna Oyster Festival Big 5. One of the ultimate multisport challenges wants you to take it on this winter.
Merrell Tsitsikamma MTB Challenge. A fun day out with family and friends riding through the Tsitsi forest.
Dodo Trail Run. See the wild side of Mauritius most tourists never see.

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Remember, subscribe for two years and you go into the draw for the Sailfish G-Range wetsuit worth R7, 600. 

EGO: Go Multi rebrands

Our humble apologies. A gremlin prevented the Twitter link from working in yesterday's EGO.

Welcome to EGO, Go Multi's fortnightly electronic newsletter.

We hope none of you fell for our beefy April Fools joke on Friday. Why would we sell Go Multi to a Texan cattle tycoon? What isn't a joke is the fact that we really are rebranding, starting with our May/June issue. The bold new logo is to mark Go Multi magazine's seventh year in existence. The new design puts strong emphasis on the 'Go' call to action of our name. The simple but powerful 'play' icon in the 'o' reflects the dynamic world of multisport, with nine distinct endurance sports.

SA's richest multisport Series:
The next round of the R300,000 Momentum Health i-Flex National Duathlon Series is taking place next Sunday at the Zevenwacht Estate on the Stellenbosch Wine Route. Most of South Africa's leading duathletes have confirmed they will race on Sunday 17 April. This is an offroad round and in this mountain biking paradise, expect some challenging climbs and descents. We hope to see you there.

Bookazine: We have unfortunately been delayed in publishing South Africa's first Beginner's Guide to Triathlon bookazine. It will be on shelves on Monday, 16 May.

Website:

Site maintenance downtime: Go Multi's site www.gomulti.co.za will be offline for maintenance today from 3:30am-5:30am (Thursday 7 April).

Virgin Active's product and training manager Fran Venter has been diagnosed with brain, liver and lung cancer. This isn't stopping her from running the Virgin London Marathon for the Ma’Afika Tikkun Charity. Follow Fran's progress with her blog on www.gomulti.co.za every two days.

News:
South Africans have a top new triathlon to look forward to later this year, Challenge Cape Town. The iron-distance race (226km) is part of the Challenge Family series that features 13 races across three continents, including the world’s largest iron distance triathlon, Challenge Roth in Germany.

Burry Stander has become the first South African to win the grueling Absa Cape Epic 707km staged MTB race in the Western Cape. He along with teammate Christoph Sauser of Switzerland competed under the 36ONE Songo Specialized name and dominated the race.
 
Next cover:
Thanks to Ergomax Sports Models for collaborating with our next issue's cover shoot. A brilliant image to accompany our new branding and cover look.


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