{"id":18787,"date":"2022-06-30T12:15:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T12:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.challenge-family.com\/challenge-family\/uncategorized\/what-the-athletes-said-datev-challenge-roth-powered-by-hep-press-conference\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T15:37:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T15:37:43","slug":"what-the-athletes-said-datev-challenge-roth-powered-by-hep-press-conference","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.challenge-family.com\/challenge-family\/news\/what-the-athletes-said-datev-challenge-roth-powered-by-hep-press-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"What the Athletes Said: DATEV Challenge Roth powered by hep Press Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

The who\u2019s who of triathlon is lining up this Sunday at DATEV Challenge Roth powered by hep. Here\u2019s what the top athletes had to say at today’s press conference.

Cameron Brown (NZL)<\/span><\/strong>
\u201cI had to come back for the 20th anniversary \u2013 I was 29 when I finished second in 2002 and I\u2019m now 50 and still racing pro! Plus this race offered the perfect opportunity to escape New Zealand after three years! I love the sport and I continue to challenge myself every year. But my time is coming and my last race will probably be IMNZ in 2023 \u2013 it\u2019s been a fantastic career and I\u2019ve enjoyed every minute it, but now it may be time to get a real job! It\u2019s a different challenge this year but I\u2019ll still be trying to get into the top bracket and of course beat a few of the young ones!\u201d

Maja Stager Nielsen (DEN)<\/span><\/strong>
\u201cI\u2019m really excited to be here and have the whole experience. I expect to have a fast race and hope to be in the mix with these girls \u2013 I dream to be on the podium and want to do my very best.\u201d

Fenella Langridge (GBR)<\/span><\/strong>
\u201cI thought last year was pretty spectacular, so to know that this year it\u2019s going to be double the experience with Solar Hill and with everyone here. I am so excited to get on that course and get a few more places up the podium!\u201d

Laura Siddall (GBR)<\/span><\/strong>
\u201cIt\u2019s always great to come back here to see so many friends, it\u2019s very special this place and the community is so welcoming. It\u2019s always an honour and privilege to stand on the start line. It\u2019s a tough field this year, as always. It\u2019s going to be a pretty close race but that makes it exciting but that\u2019s why we want to be here, to race the best and get the best out of ourselves.\u201d

Anne Haug (DEU)<\/span><\/strong>
\u201cI know what\u2019s possible on this course and I want to share at the least the same performance which puts pressure on me of course. The world record shouldn\u2019t a topic on Sunday as if you get into the race with this in mind it can be a disadvantage \u2013 I have to do my own race. We have other great athletes in the field and I want to just give my best and we\u2019ll just have to see what happens. You can\u2019t force a world record, you have to see what happens on the day \u2013 in long distance racing there are a hundreds of thousands of possibilities and they all have to fit together to get the best race. I think the spectators will surpass all my expectations and I think they will really support me plus I can\u2019t wait to experience Solararberg. To have a race close to home gives you special motivation and extra energy. Roth is just as important to me as the world championships. I\u2019ll do what I can and the fastest woman will win \u2013 we can\u2019t do more than that!\u201d

Sam Long (USA)<\/span><\/strong>
\u201cIt\u2019s one of these races that is legendary. I\u2019ve seen things on TV and social media and heard about Solar Hil and it captured my imagination as soon as I started triathlon \u2013 it\u2019s always been a dream to come here and here I finally am! I decided early on in the season to come here. I expect a great race \u2013 fast and furious \u2013 we all know I\u2019ll be chasing from behind but how I like it. Is it possible to beat Jan? Of course it\u2019s possible!!\u201d

Magnus Ditlev (DEN)<\/span><\/strong>
This is only my second full distance only and I raced pretty well in my first. When I heard about the start list and I\u2019ve seen the videos online it was a no-brainer for me to come here. Hopefully I\u2019m the strongest overall, we are not competing just in a bike race but of course I will try and use my bike strength to my advantage. It\u2019s a completely amazing field on the start line but anything can happen otherwise I wouldn\u2019t be sitting here!\u201d

Patrick Lange (DEU)<\/span><\/strong>
\u201cI was welcomed by my homestay which is really special about Roth and I felt immediately at home again. My training has gone well and I feel fit and motivated and I\u2019ll do my best and see what happens. I\u2019m really looking forward to the race. I hurt my shoulder after a bike crash and needed surgery, but it didn\u2019t reduce my motivation, I had some disruption but a couple of weeks after the surgery I called Felix and said I want to come back. Ever since I have been watching videos of Solar and can\u2019t believe I\u2019m going to experience this for myself this year. We have a great field of starters here and this is fitting for this legendary race. Roth has always been a title that is hard to get and this race really has to have the best athletes present. The list is long that will be a hard race certainly on Sunday. Of course racing Jan is part of the motivation \u2013 you dream of racing against the best in the world and to win in this capacity and to finish first is the motivation behind all the races you run and that is why it was truly a great day when I learned that Jan was racing. It was another push for my motivation.\u201d

Jan Frodeno (DEU)<\/span><\/strong>
\u201cIt’s been a very special situation this year and as Patrick has hinted at it wasn\u2019t perfect in spring but this is the race with the most spectators and highest energy level. For me it is a very positive moment after what has been a difficult time. Let\u2019s do triathlon again at this iconic race and course. I\u2019m feeling quite well actually! It\u2019d be lying if I didn\u2019t say the last few months didn\u2019t suck, there has been a lot going, but I\u2019m happy it\u2019s positive now and I\u2019m happy to be part of this mix of young, dynamic athletes, and at least I\u2019m not the oldest! I\u2019m never afraid of anything in competition including failing, but I have to have a realistic approach \u2013 I lost three months due to injury so for me it\u2019s a very strange situation so I have to put my perfectionism aside. But it was easier to do this than to stay at home and this is why I\u2019m looking forward to Sunday. I know I\u2019ve trainied well and I\u2019m in good form but I don\u2019t have enough running kms so I\u2019m hoping for a positive outcome and I have to realistic to a certain degree and also consider the rest of the season. I always give it my best and I don\u2019t want it to be any different here. I\u2019m not the young athlete I used to be, and I have to listen to what my body tells me and, in the end, I will come through the race as well as possible. Life is full of ups and down and this will contribute to my strength and make me a more complete athlete, whether I am there yet, time will tell. It\u2019s great to have this race with some of the best in the world. I really love that Patrick is racing because I want to beat him and that\u2019s actually the biggest compliment I can give.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The who\u2019s who of triathlon is lining up this Sunday at DATEV Challenge Roth powered by hep. Here\u2019s what the top athletes had to say at today’s press conference.Cameron Brown (NZL)\u201cI had to come back for the 20th anniversary \u2013 I was 29 when I finished second in 2002 and I\u2019m now 50 and still […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":18788,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18787","news","type-news","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat the Athletes Said: DATEV Challenge Roth powered by hep Press Conference - Challenge Family<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.challenge-family.com\/challenge-family\/news\/what-the-athletes-said-datev-challenge-roth-powered-by-hep-press-conference\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What the Athletes Said: DATEV Challenge Roth powered by hep Press Conference - Challenge Family\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The who\u2019s who of triathlon is lining up this Sunday at DATEV Challenge Roth powered by hep. 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