News 2008 - Archive
November 22, 2009
Sam McGlone WINS Ironman Arizona and sets course
record. Eric Bean finishes 6th. Both on Adamo Racing
saddles
November 17, 2009
Wendy Houvenaghal wins individual pursuit in Melbourne
on track.
November 14, 2009
Laura Bennett 5th, Michellie Jones, 6th, Sarah Groff
7th, and Brian Fleischmann 10 at Clearwater 70.3
Worlds. All riding Adamo Racing saddles.
November 11, 2009
Alison Shanks wins gold on track in Oceania Pursuit
November 7, 2009
Bella Bayliss 3rd, Raynard Tissink 8th, Brandon Marsh
9th, Jocelyn Wong 10th at Ironman Florida
November 1, 2009
Wendy Houvenaghal sets new world record on track in the
women’s team pursuit
October 11, 2009 Sarah Haskins 2nd at Toyota Cup Dallas
She wins the overall series with fellow ISM athlete Rebeccah
Wassner 3rd.
October 10, 2009
Tereza Macel 4th, Sam McGlone 5th, Jo Lawn 7th, and Andy
Potts 9th at Hawaiian World Championships!
October 9, 2009 Triathlete Magazine Bike count
ISM has 119 saddles. 54% increase over last year and 7% of
all saddles in field! #1 aftermarket bike seat company.
October 8, 2009 ISM signs World Champion Sam McGlone
Sam will proudly be riding Adamo Racing saddles in
training and competition.
October 4, 2009
Hillary Biscay finishes 3rd at Challenge Barcelona Ironman.
October 4, 2009
Olympian Sarah Haskins 4th at LA Tri.
October 1, 2009
Heather Jackson finishes 3rd at Ironman 70.3 Monaco and has
fastest bike split on her Adamo Road saddle.
September 27, 2009 Ironman 70.3 Augusta.
Olympian
Laura Bennett wins on her ISM Adamo Racing.
(photo by Bill Haynes)
September 20, 2009 Ironman 70.3 Cancun.
Michellie Jones Wins Ironman 70.3 Cancun! Michellie Jones
added to her extensive list of Ironman wins with a
impressive victory at the 2009 Ironman 70.3 Cancun. Jones
led from start to finish to searing hot and humid
conditions. This year no one challenged Jones as she
posted the fastest splits for the swim and the run. Three
weeks out from the Hawaii Ironman World Championships it
looks like Jones is ready to tackle the hardest one day
endurance event in the world. Kat Baker 3rd on ISM.
September 13, 2009 Ironman Wisconsin
Hillary Biscay 3rd, Chris McDonald 5th, Mac Brown 8th, and
Brandon Marsh 10th. All use ISM Adamo Racing except
Ms. Biscay who used her ISM Adamo Road.
September 13, 2009 Nautica Malibu Triathlon
Olympian Laura Bennett WINS and Becky Lavelle 2nd on ISM
Adamo Racing saddles.
September 13, 2009 Ironman 70.3 Montreal
Tyler Lord finishes 3rd on his Adamo Racing saddle.
September 12, 2009 ITU World Champs Gold Coast Australia
Olympian Sarah Haskins 4th on her ISM Adamo Racing saddle
September 6, 2009 Ironman 70.3 Monaco
Neo pro and uber biker Heather Jackson finished 5th after
dealing with a jellyfish sting for 15 minutes. Heather used
her ISM Adamo Road saddle.
August 30, 2009 Lifetime Fitness Chicago Triathlon
ISM Sweeps!! Sarah Haskins
WINS, Sarah Groff 2nd, Becky Lavelle 3rd, Rebeccah Wassner
4th and Laurel Wassner 6th. All girls competed using ISM
Adamo Racing
seats.
August 30, 2009 Ironman Kentucky
ISM WINS! Nina Kraft 1st and
Lisbeth Kristensen 2nd, and the 4th place finisher as well.
Nina won using her ISM
Adamo Road
saddle.
August 30, 2009 Ironman Canada
Aussie Kat Baker took 7th on
her ISM Adamo Road
saddle.
August 23, 2009 Ironman 70.3 Timberman
Andy Potts WINS on his Adamo Road saddle.
August 22, 2009 ITU World Cup Yokohama Japan
Sarah Haskins finishes a strong 9th.
August 16, 2009 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stephens Washington
Becky Lavelle WINS, Michellie Jones 3rd, and Eric Limkemann 4th. All use Adamo Racing saddles.
August 16, 2009 Hulaman half ironman triathlon
Brandon Marsh 3rd on his Adamo Racing saddle.
August 15, 2009 EnbrunMan Ironman
Bella Bayliss WINS just a week after winning IMUK.
August 9, 2009 Ironman 70.3 Bracebridge
Tyler Lord WINS on his Adamo Racing saddle. Must be
the pink, Tyler.
August 2, 2009 Danskin Philadelphia
Sisters Rebeccah and Laurel Wassner give the 1-2 punch
on their Adamo Racing saddles.
August 1, 2009 Steelhead Ironman 70.3 Michigan
Andy Potts WINS and Nina Kraft 3rd!
Both athletes use ISM Adamo Road saddles.
August 1, 2009 Ironman UK
Bella Bayliss WINS again on her
Adamo Road saddle.
July 26, 2009 Ironman Lake Placid
ISM sweeps the podium. Tereza Macel WINS and led
the entire race. Also notable was ISM seats were
on 2nd, and 3rd female.
July 26,2009 New York Triathlon
Rebeccah Wassner
WINS, Becky Lavelle 2nd and Laurel Wassner 6th.
Andy Potts 2nd with the same time as the
winner!
July 25, 2009
ITU World
Championships Hamburg, Germany Olympian
Sarah Haskins 6th
July 12, 2009 Quelle Challenge Roth Germany
Frenchman Patrick Vernay 5th
and Aussie Chris McDonald just missing the top ten
with 11th. Rebekah Keat would break the
course record and finish 2nd overall. Erika
Csomor finished 4th. All ISM athletes
competed using Adamo Racing saddles.
July 12, 2009 Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island, CT
Living legend Michellie Jones
wins!! Michellie has been plagued with injuries but still
remains one of the best. Well she’s healthy now so watch
out! Neopro and ISM rider, Heather Jackson finished
3rd. This was Heather’s first race as a
professional and she set the fastest time on the bike of all
the women and many men (2:23:56). This gal has a ton of
potential. Both women raced on the Adamo Racing
saddles.
July 12, 2009 Korea Triathlon Ironman Distance
Jocelyn Wong wins on her ISM
Adamo Racing saddle. Jocelyn just got her pro card and
the very next week goes out and wins an ironman! Way to go
Wongstar!!!
July 11, 2009 Lifetime Fitness Minneapolis
Photo finish! Matt Reed, Andy Potts,
and Greg Bennett would sprint to the very end. Eventually
the results would have Reed 1st and Potts 2nd.
We’ll take it Andy. Nice job. In the women’s event ISM
would take top honors. Sarah Haskins 1st,
Becky Lavelle 3rd, and Rebeccah Wassner 4th.
Potts races with the Adamo Road and all three ladies
use the Adamo Racing.
July 5, 2009 Ironman Austria
Bella Bayliss wins!!! Not only did Bella dominate the
course, but she did it in 8:50:13. This is the second
official fastest female ironman time! Lucie Zelenkova
rounded up the podium with a stunning 3rd place finish.
Bayliss used her Pink Adamo Road saddle and Zelenkova
her trusty Adamo Racing.
June 28, 2009 Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lubbock, TX
Ironman Champ Joanna Lawn finished 3rd and Austin, TX pro Brandon Marsh finished 4th. Both athletes competed using Adamo Racing Saddles.
June 28, 2009 Philadelphia Triathlon
Rebecca Wassner wins on her Adamo Racing saddle.
June 28, 2009 IronGirl Triathlon
Multiple World Champion Michellie Jones finishes 3rd on her
Adamo Racing saddle.
June 21, 2009 ITU World Championship Washington, DC
Olympians Andy Potts and Sarah Haskins would both finish 4th overall in today’s Olympic Distance Triathlon. It should also be noted they were the first Americans to finish as well. Andy uses his Adamo Road saddle and Sarah rode her Adamo Racing. Nice job gang!!
June 21, 2009 Eagleman Ironman 70.3
Chris McDonald finishes a respectable 8th in a tough field on his Adamo Racing saddle.
June 21, 2009 San Jose Pro Challenge
Becky Lavelle wins on her Adamo Racing saddle.
June 20, 2009 Ironman Japan
Hillary Biscay would have a terrific bike split and hold on to 5th overall. Hillary uses the Adamo Road saddle.
June 16, 2009 France NEW 24 Hour World Record Set
Frenchman Jean-Pascal Roux sets new world 24 hour record while using his Adamo Racing saddle. Roux battled the elements for 24 hours including a rainstorm to best the current record by 4k! Here’s a link to the video: http://www.velo101.com/actualite/default.asp?id=16832&Section=V%E9lo101.TV
June 14, 2009 Ironman 70.3 Eagleman Cambridge, MD
Laurel Wassner finishes 6th on her Adamo Racing saddle.
June 14, 2009 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon San Francisco,
CA
Andy Potts wins!! Becky Lavelle 3rd and living legend, Michellie Jones 5th. Potts uses the Adamo Road saddle and Lavelle and Jones their Adamo Racing.
June 14, 2009 Ironman 70.3 Kansas Lawrence, KS
The pride of Austin, TX Brandon Marsh 6th. Jo Lawn 3rd and Nina Kraft 5th. Marsh and Lawn use the Adamo Racing and Kraft the Adamo Road.
June 14, 2009 Ironman 70.3 UK United Kingdom
Bella Bayliss finishes 2nd on her Adamo Road saddle.
June 8, 2009 Challenge Niederbronn les Baines Half Ironman France
Rebecca Keat wins!! Lucie Zelenkova 4th and Hillary Biscay 8th. Keat and Zelenkova use Adamo Racing saddles and Ms. Biscay on her trusty Adamo Road.
June 7, 2009 Rockman Half Ironman Loves Park, IL
Chris McDonald wins on his Adamo Racing saddle!!
June 7, 2009 Ironman 70.3 Switzerland Rapperswil,
Switzerland
Erika Csomor finishes 2nd on her Adamo Racing saddle.
June 7, 2009 Rev 3 Triathlon Half Ironman Middlebury, CT
Rebeccah Wassner finishes 2nd and Joanna Lawn 8th. Both
women competed using Adamo Racing saddles.
May 24, 2009 Ironman 70.3 Austria St/ Poelten, Austria
Team TBB and ISM athlete Lucie Zelenkova finished 2nd for the day. Lucie would exit the water first and maintain her lead throughout the 56 mile bike and enter T2 1st. She would eventually get run down, but held on to 2nd. Way to go. ISM rider Erika Csomor would hold on to 6th. Both ladies competed using their Adamo Racing saddles.
May 23, 2009 Ironman Lanzarote Canary Islands
Bella Bayliss wins!!! This is Bella’s 9th career Ironman victory. She entered T2 in 5th place and would eventually run her way into 1st and win by a 20 minute margin. In fact, she bested her last year’s winning time by over 7 ½ minutes! Best of luck while you prepare and target Kona, Bella. Also noteworthy was Hillary Biscay’s 5th place finish. Bella competes using an Adamo Racing saddle and Hillary on her long trusted Adamo Road.
May 17, 2009 Ironman 70.3 Florida Orlando, FL
Jo Lawn exited the bike and had enough to outkick her competitors for 2nd place. Nina Kraft finished the day with a 5th place. Joanna uses her Adamo Racing saddle and Nina uses the Adamo Road. Great finish ladies!
May 3, 2009 St. Croix 70.3 Triathlon St Croix, US Virgin Islands
St. Croix has always been an event I wanted to compete in. One day perhaps. The day was tough. Hot, windy, and with The Beast to climb! ISM would like to congratulate Nina Kraft for her 4th place finish and Jo Lawn on her 8th place finish. Both girls competed the week prior at St. Anthony’s. Nice job girls. Kraft uses an Adamo Road saddle and Lawn an Adamo Racing.
May 2, 2009 Avia Wildflower Half Ironman Triathlon Lake San Antonio, CA
Potts wins….AGAIN! Is this man stoppable? Andy Potts just won the St. Anthony’s Triathlon a week earlier in Florida and goes on to win Wildflower. Potts had a strong bike and entered T2 with a staked pack of racers. He would take the lead soon into the run and gain time on his competitors. Also noteworthy was Eneko Llanos’ 2nd place finish. Eneko contact ISM about trying out a saddle the week before the event. Guess it worked for the Hawaii 2008 runner up. On the gal’s side, ISM athlete Erica Csomor would have to overcome a flat on the bike leg. She fixed it and would eventually finish 3rd! WOW! Best to all our athletes and thanks for riding ISM saddles. Andy Potts races using the Adamo Road saddle and Erica Csomor uses the Adamo Racing.
April 28, 2009
Here’s a great article on no nose saddles: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/wp-solutions/2009-131/pdfs/2009-131.pdf
April
26, 2009 St. Anthony’s Triathlon St. Petersburg, FL
ISM DOMINATES BOTH MALE AND FEMALE PRO DIVISIONS! We’ve done it before and we’ll likely do it again. Andy Potts and Rebecca Wassner win! The day started with high winds cancelling the swim portion for amateurs. The pros would brave the water and hop on the bikes for a challenging course. Andy would enter T2 in the lead and never looked back. The women’s event played out till the last mile. Rebecca Wassner would prevail in the end, but ISM athletes Sara Groff and Sara McLarty would finish 2nd and 3rd respectively. Also noteworthy was long course pro, Nina Kraft finishing 9th on her Adamo Road saddle. Potts raced on his Adamo Road saddle and the top 3 females used Adamo Racing seats.
April 19, 2009 Ironman China
ISM sponsored female pros top 10. It was a very hot race day in China but ISM athletes still prevailed. Congrats to all finishers for the day. A special congrats to ISM athletes Tereza Macel for 3rd, Hillary Biscay for 6th, and Jocelyn Wong for 9th. Tereza and Jocelyn both raced on their Adamo Racing saddles and Biscay used her pink Adamo Road.
April 8, 2009
Check out the cover of the May issue of Triathlete Magazine. It’s ISM athlete and 2008 Athlete of the Year Becky Lavelle!!
April 5, 2009 Ironman South Africa Nelson Mandela Bay, South
Africa
ISM and Team TBB athlete Lucie Zelenkova wins!! Read her race report on her blog. http://www.teamtbb.com/luciezelenkova/ Lucie raced using her pink Adamo Racing saddle. Congrats on your first IM victory, Lucie. I’m sure many more will come.
April 5, 2009 Ironman 70.3 New Orleans New Orleans, LA
Team ISM was down expo’ing at this event. Thanks to all the folks who came by the booth. It was a big weekend for us as 5 of us competed and all 5 finished. In the pro division, Austin, TX stud Brandon Marsh would take 6th and Chris McDonald would finish 13th. It was a warm day indeed, but it’s always nice hanging in the Big Easy. Brandon and Chris both competed using their Adamo Racing saddles.
April 5, 2009 Ironman Australia Port Macquarie, Australia
Patrick
Vernay wins! Vernay is now a 3X winner of IMOZ. After
exiting the swim, Vernay had some time to make up. He would
eventually motor his way up to a top 3 off the bike and by
mile 13 on the run, pull away from his peers. Patrick won by
over 4 minutes on the next competitor. Keep it up my man.
Sadly, multiple world champ and ISM athlete Michellie Jones
would not start the event due to a nagging leg injury.
Patrick Vernay competed using his Adamo Racing saddle
and Quick Draw hydration system.
April 4, 2009 Ironman 70.3 California Oceanside, CA
New recruit Andy Potts 2nd! 2 time defending champion, Andy Potts would beat his Oceanside PR by 5 minutes and finish 2nd. Andy had a solid swim and bike, but it all came down to the run. He would finish a mere 1:46 down from first. Way to go Andy. Proud of ya'. In the women’s event, defending champion Erika Csomor would finish 4th in 4:28:31. Andy competed using his Adamo Road saddle and Erika with her trusty Adamo Racing.
April 4, 2009 New Article by National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health.
Here’s an interesting read on the
health
benefits of no nose saddles vs. traditional saddles.
April 2, 2009 Andy Potts signs with ISM Saddles
We are pleased to announce the latest recruit from ISM Saddles. Andy Potts has been testing the Adamo saddle line for about 8 weeks. After finishing 2nd in Florida's Miami International Triathlon (by 2 seconds), his decision was final. He will be using the Adamo Road model saddles on his bikes. Andy is a 3X USAT Triathlete of the Year, Olympian, 70.3 World Champion, and Ironman. He'll be racing Cali 70.3 this weekend!
March 26, 2009 Team Pursuit 3000m race at UCI track Worlds
British trio Wendy Houvenaghel (ISM), Joanna Roswell, and Lizzie Armistead defended their title for the gold. Kiwis Alison Shanks (ISM), Lauren Ellis, and Jaime Nielsen finished 2nd for the Silver just 1:06:416 down. Close race, girls.
March 25, 2009 Kiwi star Alison Shanks won gold at the 2009
UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Pruszkow, Poland
Shanks won the 3000m Individual Pursuit beating out fellow ISM athlete, Wendy Houvenaghel Silver. Brit Wendy would lead the first 1000m but Shanks kicked in the afterburners and lit up the track for a 1.5 second victory. Congrats to both medal winners. Alison and Wendy both competed using their Adamo Racing Saddle.
March 8, 2009 Toyota Desert International Triathlon
ISM new recruit Kirk Nelson proves his worth by taking his first win of the season at the Toyota Desert International Triathlon in La Quinta, CA. Nelson raced using his White Adamo Racing saddle on his new Look. Proud of you Kirk! Keep up the good work.
March 7, 2009 Ironman New Zealand Taupo, New Zealand
ISM continues to finish strong in the Ironman circuit. Six year IMNZ champ, Jo Lawn finishes 2nd and newlywed Bella Bayliss (Comerford), finishes 5th. It was a rainy day in Taupo as the competitors began the race. After exiting the water Jo Lawn and 3 other girls would play cat and mouse for most of the bike separated by seconds. Both Lawn and Bayliss had strong bike legs but eventually it would come down to the run. Congrats to both ladies. Strong way to start the year. Jo competed with her Adamo Racing saddle and Bella used the Adamo Road. Also noteworthy was Team TBB/ISM athlete, Lisbeth Kristensen’s 4th place finish. Kristensen powered the bike on her Adamo Racing saddle.
January 17, 2009 Challenge Wanaka Triathlon Lake Wanaka, New
Zealand
ISM athlete Chris McDonald finished 1st and Hillary Biscay 3rd. View it here http://www.challenge-wanaka.com/youtube.html
Australian Chris McDonald wins the first Ironman
distance triathlon of 2009! After a little trouble, Chris
exited the water 2:30 down from the lead group. He hoped on
his Adamo Racing saddle equipped bike and caught the
group at the 30k mark. McDonald never looked back and would
continue his lead to shatter the course record by 7 minutes
(8:37:41)! Insert pic here
Also noteworthy was American Hillary Biscay’s 3rd
place finish. Hillary had injured her knee just 3 weeks
prior to the event, but decided to race last minute. She
would go on to have a solid race. This is her 3rd podium
spot at Challenge Wanaka in 3 years. Biscay proudly raced
her Adamo Road saddle.