SABIC SIXT NEWLINE NEWTON X-ENDURANCE TOMA SAILFISH BORN RFR XENTIS SCHWALBE SUUNTO FIZIK C-BEAR
SPONSORS
|
Main Sponsor
|
SABIC Europe is my main sponsor. Until 2006 I was working as a process engineer at SABIC, a petrochemical company in the Southern part of Holland. In the last few years I did combine my job with triathlon on elite-level and SABIC did help me a lot by giving me the flexibility to go abroad for training or competitions. Sabic is the main sponsor of the SABIC Triathlon Stein as well, one of the two large long distance races in Holland.
|
| Car Sponsor
|
The international rental-car company SIXT is my car sponsor. In a nice orange-blue VW Polo I stay warm and dry on my way to the pool every morning.
|
| Sports
clothing Sponsor
|
Mulder Sport is the Dutch representative for Newline sports clothing. Newline is perfect for triathletes, since they have nice and specific running-, cycling- and triathlon-clothing. They also supply me with Boosters compression socks, Yankz elastic shoe-straps and are representative for Sailfish wetsuits.
|
| Running
Shoes Sponsor
|
Newton running is a new shoe brand, introduced in the USA in 2007. Their shoes are light and suitable for middle- and fore-foot running technique. The result: a 3.06 marathon in Ironman Florida 2007 and a 3.07 in Ironman Arizona. I love these shoes!
|
| Supplement
Sponsor
|
Extreme Endurance is a new sports-supplement, introduced in the USA in 2008. Tests with this supplement are very promising and it proved also to work for me: I do feel fitter, have better recovery, less muscle-pain after heavy races and I set a personal best in my first bike-test only 4 weeks after I started using Extreme Endurance. Definitely perfect for top-performances!
|
| Bike
Sponsor
|
Toma Cycles in Kerkrade is a real race-specialist. Owner Bert Toma will support me with the maintenance-work and new bike-parts. In his shop you will find out he is a dealer of some of my other sponsors like Xentis, C-bear, Fizik, Born and Schwalbe.
|
| Wet-
& Speedsuit Sponsor
|
Mulder Sport is the Dutch representative for Sailfish wetsuits as well. This year, I will be racing with the new top-suit "G-Range". In Kona, I will swim in their fast speedsuit "Furious".
|
| Sports
Nutrition Sponsor
|
Born Sportscare has an extensive line of sports- nutrition and -care products and they are my sponsor for quite a few years already. For each type of training or competition they have the right product for optimum performance.
|
| Running-
& Triathlon Store
|
Ron for Run is the running- and triathlonshop of Maastricht. Owner Ron v/d Sluijs is my sponsor for a long time and always my best advisor for the right type of running shoes. He is selling products from some of my other sponsors like Born, Newline and Sailfish. |
| Wheels Sponsor
|
Legends is the Dutch representative for Xentis wheels. Since the ideal racewheels for competitions are light, stiff, aerodynamic and very beautiful, I am riding on full carbon Xentis Mark 1 TT wheels. Or on the Xentis Squad 4.2 if these are more suitable to the course. To be able to brake well on carbon rims, Legends also do supply me with Swiss-stop Yellow King Carbon brake pads.
|
| Cycle
Tires Sponsor
|
Anglodutch is the Dutch representative for Schwalbe tires. This year I will be racing with their new top tire Schwalbe Ultremo R.
|
| Saddle
Sponsor
|
Fizik is one of the most famous brands for high-end saddles. Fizik is an Italian brand, which can be seen from their eye for details. Apart from being very comfortable, they also look very nice. My bikes are equipped with different versions of the Fizik Arione Tri 2; the most lightest carbon version is very light and stiff, but still remains very comfortable during my rides.
|
| Ceramic
Bearings Sponsor
|
The Belgium company C-bear has a wide range of ceramic bearings for the bottom bracket and for wheels. Thanks to their support I hope to gain some free time on my bike. They are also sponsoring the Belgium Pro cycling team Silence-Lotto.
|
| Hartrate
Monitor Sponsor
|
Robijns is the Dutch representative for Suunto hartrate monitors. I'm their ambassador for the T6, an excellent training tool for du- and triathlon since you can extend it with a bike pod, a foot pod and a GPS pod for distance- and velocity measurement next to heart rate monitoring.
|
| Fitness
Club
|
Use-It Health Club in Urmond is a nice fitness club where I can be found twice a week to do my work-outs.
|
In case you are interested in the opportunities to sponsor my professional triathlon carreer, please contact us via rob-heleen@hetnet.nl.