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TEAM HOLOFIBER TO LAUNCH AT PRIMAL QUEST
The Newest Sensation in Textiles to Sponsor
One Of Adventure Racing’s Top Teams
A new name in adventure racing will be on the start line, September
19th, at the Subaru Primal Quest in the Pacific Northwest: Holofiber.
TEAM HOLOFIBER will cover 400 grueling miles in 5-10 days, and relying
on their Holofiber apparel to help keep them competitive. While
the Holofiber sponsor name may be new, the faces of the team members
will be very familiar to adventure racing fans.
Holofiber is a breakthrough, proprietary textile that has electrified
both the outdoor and medical industries. When worn on or near the
body, Holofiber relaxes the capillaries allowing clinically-proven
and measurably-increased percentages in blood oxygenation which,
in turn, has been shown to build strength, improve circulation and
accelerate muscle recovery.
Such benefits make Holofiber a natural for the physical demands
put on adventure racers. TEAM HOLOFIBER captain, Lawrence Foster,
after the team placed first overall in the May, 2004 Africa Quest
stated “Our Holofiber socks made all of the difference in
the comfort in our feet. No major blisters for any of the team.
We can’t wait to get our additional Holofiber gear”.
TEAM HOLOFIBER”s additional Holofiber gear currently includes
tees and tights from Wickers, socks from Great Canadian Sox, and
bicycle shorts custom made of Holofiber fabric from United Knitting.
Robert Klein, founder and chairman of Holofiber LLC, is excited
over the sponsorship prospects. “The ability to get product
feedback and input from such an elite level of athlete is going
to have an amazing effect on our product development. We conduct
a great deal of scientific lab work, but there is really no substitute
for this type of torture testing”.
The TEAM HOLOFIBER members, who as Team Salomon became Canada’s
most experienced and accomplished adventure racing team, are:
Lawrence Foster – Team Holofiber’s
captain, Lawrence was the captain of Rope Rescue for Sault Ste.
Marie Search and Rescue Team, the largest volunteer SAR Ops in North
America, and a Reconnaissance Technician/Instructor with the Canadian
Armed Forces Reserves. He also ran a sea kayak and rock/ice climbing
guiding company and is an accomplished mountaineer. Lawrence was
also the designer of the 2004 Adventure Racing World Championships.
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Dave Zietsma – Bringing strong
navigational skills to team Holofiber, Dave has raced in every Eco-Challenge
and has competed in more international adventure races than any
other Canadian. Voted one of the top 20 most influential people
in adventure racing, Dave has competed in a number of solo races
including the 3 “Toughest in the World” races on foot
(Marathon des Sables, finishing 29th of 670), in kayak (Yukon River
Quest, finishing 2nd of 11 soloists), and on mountain bike (La Ruta
de los Conquistadores, finishing 55th of 400) all in 2003.
Tamara Goeppel - Born and raised
in the Yukon, Tamara is a former member of the Canadian Triathlon
team, an Ironman Canada competitor and the overall winner of the
Whitehorse Olympic distance triathlon (men and women). She is very
strong in the snow with a total of 6 gold medals in snowshoeing
at the Arctic Winter Games.
Chad Ulansky - An accomplished
triathlete and duathlete (part of the Canadian Duathlon Team in
1999), Chad is a two-time Desert Challenge winner (250km solo running
race in Namibia) and placed 16th (of 670) in the 2003 Marathon des
Sables in Morocco.
Martin Dreyer – A Professional
Paddler and Multisport Athlete from Cape Town, South Africa, Martin
joined TEAM
HOLOFIBER for the Primal Quest. In Adventure Racing, Martin placed
1st in the Millenium Big Five - includes the
Dusi kayak race, Midmar Mile Swim, Argus Cycle Tour, Comrades Ultra
Marathon and climbing Kilimanjaro.
About Holofiber
Holofiber is a proprietary product with patent pending. It is a
responsive material for textiles and other uses, and is not an additive
or coating applied by spraying or dipping. Its properties do not
wash or leach out of the fabric. All of the Holofiber materials
are incorporated into the fiber (becoming part of the fiber) and
are non-toxic and biologically benign. Full background product information
is available upon request. More information is available at www.holofiber.com
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