2XU kits up team Swell-Redshift at Mountain Bike World Champs

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Kitted up in some seriously high performance 2XU custom apparel, two Aussie riders from the Swell-Redshift Mountain Bike Team, Cameron Ivory and Trenton Day (pictured above), took 12th place in the Team Relay at the World Mountain Bike Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anna Canada yesterday. 

A sensational multiplied performance effort guys!  From all at Team 2XU, all the best for the rest of the Championships.

2XU gets fit, fun and flirty with Fit2Date in SA!

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Adelaidians,… if you’re fit and on the market, make your way down to the launch of Fit2Date in Adelaide this Saturday.

 

WHEN:                 This SAT September 4

WHERE:               Colley Reserve , Glenelg

TIME:                    9 am– 11am

WHAT:                 The most fun 2-hr training session you’ve had in ages! 

WHO:                   The fit eligible crowd of Adelaide (you must be 5 out of 10 on your own fitness scale and be training at least 3 times a week)

COST:                   $50 and includes a goody bag, prizes and refreshments.

 

2XU spot prizes on offer for the best performing guy and girl too!

 

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2XU Compression – a hot team choice for NY Jets!

We couldn’t help but share these pics of the NY Jets sporting 2XU Compression at their latest training camp at Hofstra University and the Atlantic Health Jets Training Facility.

Another powerful illustration of the finest performance athletes demanding world-leading compression garments for their training and recovery.  Go Jets!

 

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A field day for 2XU Compression at the 2010 Kangaroo Hoppet!

With the sun shining and plenty of snow on the slopes, the racing conditions were perfect for the 20th running of the 2XU Compression sponsored Kangaroo Hoppet on Saturday.

Congratulations to Esther Bottomley and her partner Valerio Leccardi from Switzerland who took out the elite field, winning the overall event that hosted over 1000 competitors.

 

2XU attended the stunning X country ski event and was there to provide all participants with its world-leading Thermal Compression Tights and Compression Leggings to ensure they raced and recovered better than ever. 

 

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2XU Newmarket makes NZ Retailer Award Finals!

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We’re not the only ones who think our Performance Centres offer the ultimate shopping experience…NZ’s TOP SHOP® Retail Excellence Awards has named 2XU Newmarket as a Finalist for 2010!  The winner is set to be unveiled at a Gala Dinner on October 12th – we’ll keep you posted.

 

Be sure to visit our 2XU Newmarket Performance Centre next time you’re in Auckland – 190 Broadway, Newmarket.

 

Find out more about the TOP SHOP® Retail Excellence Awards. 

 

Best of luck Team 2XU Newmarket!

2XU’s Katya Crema takes Gold at National Champs

After a successful week training and competing in Thredbo, NSW, 2XU Ambassador + Ski Cross champ Katya Crema headed to Mt Hotham for the National Championships / ANC Cup Ski Cross events on the weekend.

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Photo courtesy Steve Cuff

Poor weather cleared slightly to enable qualifications to take place. Crema qualified 1st, with a lead of 0.75 seconds.  A few fellow Olympians and international competitors studded the line up, including the Russian Ski Team.

On Sunday she took gold in the first race, with 2nd and 3rd going to two Russian competitors. In the 2nd race, she qualified first, however finished in 2nd place in finals behind the Russian Olympian, Yulia.

Overall, Crema put in an incredible racing effort to claim the ANC women’s title on the world-class skier cross course at Hotham. 

“I was extremely happy with the results,” said Crema.   ”It was great to shake off the nerves and compete again on home turf.”

Great work Kayta!  Keep wearing your Thermal Compression Tights and you’ll continue to perform better than ever. 

 

2XU Compression, riverside…

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We found Heidi Swift’s Bike touring with no precise plan leads to the here and now article on OregonLive.com slightly alluring, inspirational and intoxicating…pretty sure you will too – definitely worth a READ NOW

Oh, and the pic was pretty cool too.

Want to Win a $250 X:CARD?

If you’re heading to the Sandy Point Half this Sunday, make sure you visit the 2XU Tent for your chance to WIN a $250 X:CARD!

Simply join the Team 2XU database on the day and you could be the lucky winner.  What better way to kick start your high performance summer wardrobe?

 

Entries still available for this sensational bayside run – ENTER/MORE INFO.  

2XU’s Jarad Kohlar Claims Another Multisport Win!

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Congratulations to 2XU Ambassador Jarad Kohlar who took out the Go Natural Multisport Race in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, NSW last Saturday.

 

We know Jarad must have hopped straight into his 2XU Compression Tights post race, as he backed up the Ku-ring-gai win with second place at the Chase the Sun Mountain Bike Series at Lysterfield the very next day!

 

Well done Jarad.

2XU Partners with Central Coast Academy of Sport!

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We’re delighted to announce our latest high performance sporting alliance with the leading sporting association, the Central Coast Academy of Sport!

Under the new agreement, we’re set to become the official performance partner across all 12 of the Central Coast Academy of Sport’s high performance sporting programs including AFL, basketball, football (soccer), future stars, golf, lawn bowls, netball, rugby union, speed skating, surfing, swimming, and track and field (athletics).

The Academy’s aim to bring out the best in its scholarship athletes sat nicely with our brand ethos of multiplying human performance through technologically advanced garments for aspiring athletes.

Central Coast Academy of Sport executive officer Luke Tucker is particularly excited with the announcement of the new performance partnership.

“2XU is an extremely progressive and impressive company clearly committed to engineering and offering only the best possible performance apparel,” said Tucker.

“The partnership feels right in so many ways and I’m really looking forward to witnessing the benefits through the performances of our scholarship athletes,” he added.

Central Coast Academy of Sport athletes, coaches and staff will all benefit from access to the wide range of 2XU apparel, whilst the full range of 2XU gear including the very popular compression garments will be available for purchase through the academy website at www.thinksport.com.au.