MAIK TWELSIEK
Birthplace:
Lemgo, Germany
Website:
Q&A with M.T.
Age: 28
Country: Lemgo, Germany
Palmarés:
2008: 14th Ironman World Championship, Hawaii
11th Ironman European Championship, Frankfurt
1st Kaiser’s Bonn-Triathlon
2nd Hamelner Triathlon
2007: 1st Ironman Wisconsin
6th Challenge Roth
2006: 3rd ITU Long Ibiza
9th Ironman South Africa, Port Elizabeth
9th Challenge Roth
2004: 2nd City Triathlon Mainz
Champion 2. Bundesliga Mitte
What place did you finish in your first in race? It was for sure in Exter, the Exter Triathlon (400 m swim 20 km taff bike 5 km run) and I won my age class
For your legs: hairy, electric, waxing or razor? razor
What do you put in your back jersey pockets when you gor for a trainig ride? Money, Bar, Pump, Tube, Mobile and if I go alone my iPod, if it´s cold also a west
Top 3 artists on your iPod that gets played the most? Amy McDonald, Mika, AC/DC
Energy drink or coffee? coffee, for sure…!!! Love it
Call the guys for training or getting called: it is in balance, sometimes me, sometimes they, it is good how it is…
"5 of the best ways to kill time":
1. sleeping
2. internet
3. going out for coffee
4. watching TV
5. cleaning the flat
Number of crashes at training: 2 and both happened in less than one week in trainingcamp Mallorca, shit week…
Top speed ever during training: over 90
Temperature of washing machine, which is required to clean my cycling kit: 40 degrees is perfect, told me my mum… :-)
Number of times my training bike gets cleaned per week/month/year: as much as is necessary to sit on a clean one, really don´t like it if my bike is dirty or makes stupid noises… so I take care about it
3 words that describe Scott: nice, light, fast
Some Scott sponsored Athlete that comes to my mind: Scott comes from Scotland and rides a Scott