A flagship brand in the world of cycling, Elite is an Italian company which, since it was founded in 1979, has never ceased to design top-of-the-range products for cycling lovers: sport bottles, bottle cages, indoor trainers, transport equipment, accessories, etc. The Alpe d’Huez Triathlon is honoured to have Elite as one of its official suppliers! But the triathletes will be the first to benefit from this collaboration with the transalpine brand.
It is it! You’ll catch a glimpse of it on the screen every day as you follow the Tour de France. The Elite Fly bottle is used by the majority of UCI Pro Tour teams (and by a guy called Tadej). Now discover its 750ml version in the colours of the Alpe d’Huez Triathlon. It’s quite simply the lightest cycling bottle on the market, weighing in at just 51 grams (in 550ml), or 30% less than most of its rivals. Featuring an ergonomic push-pull valve cap and a soft, easy-to-grip body, the Fly delivers optimum flow. Made from an odourless, flexible and resistant plastic, it features a variable thickness structure that reduces the amount of material used, keeping weight down (a good thing for performance!) and the use of plastic down (a good thing for the environment!).
The organisers have also opted for Elite bottles provided at the aid stations in the cycling section, which will accompany you throughout your effort.
There’s no doubt about it: Elite takes care of you! In the Thursday afternoon prize draw (reserved to Triathlon L finishers), Elite is offering the best gift of the draw: a Direto XR-T smart trainer. This top-of-the-range model is the ultimate in indoor cycling training.
– Interactive, it automatically varies the resistance during the session.
– Connected, it is compatible with all software: Kinomap, Zwift, TrainerRoad, Bkool, etc.
– Universal, it can be used with road bikes, gravels and mountain bikes. Accurate, it simulates slopes of up to 24% with a hyper-realistic feel, and the integrated power indicator offers a finesse of + 1.5%.
– Supple, it offers a very pleasant ’round’ pedalling feel.
– Complete, it gives access to a pedalling analysis and immediate data on power, speed and cadence.
A second life for used cycling bottles
Following the success of the operation in 2022, this year the Alpe d’Huez Triathlon organisation is renewing the collection of used bottles and their free redistribution at the Village Expo by Renault Vizille. The result: a second life for the bottles, which this year will be of very high quality… and a chance to replenish your stocks!