Conrad Stoltz

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Proving that the reward for a job well done is more work, Conrad pulls double-duty as both a triathlete and member of the Specialized Factory Racing Team.

A Triathlete since 1988, Conrad's career has spanned the globe in steady pursuit of his dream to become the world's best. Originally from Stellenbosch, South Africa, over the years Conrad has developed both a tremendous work ethic and one of the sport's most impressive resumes.

He's currently based out of Bend, Oregon an area famous for its sporty atmosphere, good weather, altitude, a multitude of excellent training options, and great fly fishing; something Conrad enjoys when he is not training. His current weekly schedule includes 25 km's of swimming, 10 hours in the saddle, 5 hours running, and 2 hours in the gym.

My first knobby tire bike...

February 18, 2009

I was a rabid cyclist at the age of 5. It was the year 1979 and it was Christmas.

Santa (my dad minus the Santa costume) wheeled in the most amazing bike I had ever laid eyes upon- in fact, it was a little motorbike. Minus the engine!

It was black with yellow plastics: Mud guards, a number plate, (#1) even a little bottomless petrol tank. The suspension was HUGE. (ok, I was 5) Double coil springs in the rear. It had a long banana seat and a cutting edge back pedal brake. Most important- it had knobbly tires. At last, the “knoppe bande fiets” I had been dreaming about.

Of course the bike was way too big. The frame had some ridiculous guarantee, so my parents bought the bike too big as it “would last forever” and I would “grow into it”.

I remember not really being able to ride it properly for a while. (even though I was a little Greg Minnaar on my little purple 12” tire bike) Soon I had built jumps in the back yard and went “skidding” with the other kids on an open piece of dirt behind George the Greeks Café.

I loved that bike and went everywhere on it. After years of faithful service and many a scuffed knee or elbow it got stolen. (like most bikes in Africa) By then the BMX mania was in full swing, after a respectable mourning period, a birthday became a peek at heaven with a shiny Kamikaze racing BMX with a Cro mo frame, bear trap pedals and a big red racing plate “88”.

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