PORTSMOUTH—Event organizers are pleased to announce that Jarrod Shoemaker, the top ranked American triathlete in the world and current national champion, and Sarah Groff, World Championship Series athlete and 2012 Olympics-bound triathlete, will join other riders at the inaugural Krempels King of the Road Challenge to be held October 15.
In 2009, Jarrod won the Duathlon World Championship and Hamburg World Championship Series race. After attending Dartmouth College (‘04) – where he ran cross country and track and won an Ivy League Cross Country Championship – Jarrod turned his attention to triathlon, and in 2005, won the Under 23 World Championship. He followed that up by finishing 18th at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He currently lives in Maynard, MA.
Sarah Groff is an internationally-ranked triathlete and a member of the US Elite National Team. In early September she won the Bronze Medal for the overall 2011 World Championship Series in Beijing, China. This caps an incredible year for Sarah as she has proved herself to be the top American triathlete. This year, Sarah has posted five top 10 finishes in World Championship Series races, the first ever podium finish by an American woman in a WCS race, qualified for the 2012 London Olympic Games and earned the first ever American medal for the overall World Championship Series.
Sarah was a double major in conservation biology and studio art at Middlebury College, graduating cum laude and with highest honors in art. When finished with triathlon, she plans on going into environmental law. She lives in Hanover, NH.
The Krempels King of the Road Challenge is a fundraising ride to benefit the Krempels Center, a Portsmouth-based nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people living with brain injury from trauma, tumor or stroke. This event has a special connection to the King family, through the local cycle-racing legends Robbie and Teddy King, who are actively involved with supporting the event. Riders of all abilities are welcome to participate.
More information about the Krempels King of the Road Challenge can be found at www.kingchallenge.org.
Photo caption: Jarrod Shoemaker, world champion and Olympic triathlon participant, will participate in the Krempels King of the Road Challenge on October 15. (Courtesy photo)
In 2009, Jarrod won the Duathlon World Championship and Hamburg World Championship Series race. After attending Dartmouth College (‘04) – where he ran cross country and track and won an Ivy League Cross Country Championship – Jarrod turned his attention to triathlon, and in 2005, won the Under 23 World Championship. He followed that up by finishing 18th at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He currently lives in Maynard, MA.
Sarah Groff is an internationally-ranked triathlete and a member of the US Elite National Team. In early September she won the Bronze Medal for the overall 2011 World Championship Series in Beijing, China. This caps an incredible year for Sarah as she has proved herself to be the top American triathlete. This year, Sarah has posted five top 10 finishes in World Championship Series races, the first ever podium finish by an American woman in a WCS race, qualified for the 2012 London Olympic Games and earned the first ever American medal for the overall World Championship Series.
Sarah was a double major in conservation biology and studio art at Middlebury College, graduating cum laude and with highest honors in art. When finished with triathlon, she plans on going into environmental law. She lives in Hanover, NH.
The Krempels King of the Road Challenge is a fundraising ride to benefit the Krempels Center, a Portsmouth-based nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people living with brain injury from trauma, tumor or stroke. This event has a special connection to the King family, through the local cycle-racing legends Robbie and Teddy King, who are actively involved with supporting the event. Riders of all abilities are welcome to participate.
More information about the Krempels King of the Road Challenge can be found at www.kingchallenge.org.
Photo caption: Jarrod Shoemaker, world champion and Olympic triathlon participant, will participate in the Krempels King of the Road Challenge on October 15. (Courtesy photo)
