Ask any competitive team, in any sport, any where in the world what makes a team successful and they will likely respond with “training, teamwork and time”. Whilst the bunch of people that make up TKT are for the most part “weekend warriors”, those that have normal “Monday to Friday” jobs, it would be fair to say that we would all love to have that option to trade up to a full time career of training and competition.

Part of the journey to such an existence is securing sponsorship, whether it be cash, services, discounts or support. The below businesses have all
extended sponsorship of one kind or another to our band of intrepid adventurers and as such recognition of their part in TKT’s success is due:

If you would like to get your business onto this page, we’re open to any ideas, whether it be cash grants (with lots of advertising, air time and promotion from our good selves) subsidised equipment, a group buy discount or all of the above. The whole sponsorship thing is something we are indebted to the individuals who want to help us pursue the challenge of getting outdoors and we want to repay you in kind in the best way that helps your business.

iRule Clothing
In Competition, everyone tends to have a favoured piece of clothing, whether it be a pair of knicks, a thermal top or some other critical piece of equipment that helps you that little bit extra, when the going gets tough. It gets used and abused till it is a threadbare, but trusted piece of your race arsenal.

iRule is one such manufacturer of this type of equipment. Adventure racing can see you getting dunked in the water swimming one moment, scrabbling on foot up a rocky shale mountain side 10 minutes later and than mountain biking at 50km an hour down a single track incline at 30 degrees pitch 10 minutes after that. You don’t have time to get changed, you don’t have time to worry about your gear getting dry and you don’t have time for gear that will fail. iRule know this and hand make all their gear to that extreme benchmark.

iRule’s range covers your whole body from head to toe, with equipment designed with the purpose of being, comfortable, reliable and effective. Thoughtful touches like hiding seams from logos and tags within pockets so that they don’t abrade senstive skin, fast wicking materials for when it gets wet and fabrics which resist tears from scrub all combine to allow the TKT boys and girls to run that little bit faster, ride that little bit longer and arrive at our next check point that little bit fresher. It’s good stuff that works.

iRule
26 Alloway Street Fairlie 7925,
South Canterbury, New Zealand
Tel Australia: 02 8003 5848.
Tel New Zealand: 03 685 8440.
Web: www.irule.co.nz

Top Gear Cycles – Avanti & Specialized Bikes, Maintenance, Expertise
Top Gear Cycles, run by Peter Hepworth and his team out in Doncaster is a huge supporter of triathlon and road cycling teams across Melbourne. A long time established business, they have recently been appointed a Premium Avanti & Specialized road and mountain bikes dealer, backing up this superb equipment lineup with service and product knowledge that is second to none.

Peter has been keen to get involved with the up and coming sport of Adventure Racing and has offered ongoing support of the TKT crew. Chris, Mike & myself have all spent time down at the store, with their friendly staff, who have all helped us out extensively with their expert advice, product knowledge and fitting us out with A-Grade equipment. Their experience derives from all the staff being active competitively, so the service extends to careful attention to tuning, setup and advice gained from what works best in the atmosphere of competition.

Top Gear Cycles
304 Doncaster Road,
Balwyn North, Victoria, 3104
Tel: 03 9857 4060
Fax: 03 9857 4062
Web: www.topgearcycles.com