SPIUK are lucky to have have many professionals choosing our range of cycling & Triathlon gear. This Year Oscar Periero claimed 2nd place in the Tour de France wearing spiuk Helmets and the new Ventix photocromatic sunglasses. We in the UK also help many athletes achieve success in their own right. Read about our sponsored teams and riders and view their efforts in the gallery.

 

Joan Llaneras
06 Madison Track
Champion

Caisse D'Epargne/Illes Balears UCI ProTour Team Official helmet and eyewear sponsor. The team uses the Nexion team helmet and various custom time trial helmets, along with Yara, Sonic, and Xioner eyewear as well as a custom eyewear model for some riders.

Andalucia/Paul Versán UCI Professional Continental Team Official equipment and bike sponsor. Spiuk-Kuips provides all equipment. The team rides the Kuips Abyss outfitted with Kuips Project Omega Elite Carbon fork and carbon cranks, Phey full carbon 31.6 seatpost, with carbon wrapped Vector stem and Neon bars rounding out the cockpit. Spiuk provides all custom team clothing, gloves, socks, winter training gear, the Nexion team helmet, custom time trial helmets, and Yara eyewear.

Kaiku UCI Professional Continental Team Official helmet and eyewear sponsor. The team uses the Nexion team helmet and Yara, Sonic, and Xioner eyewear. Acqua e Sapone/Cafe Mokambo UCI Professional Continental Team Official helmet and eyewear sponsor. The team uses the Nexion team helmet and Yara, Sonic, and Xioner eyewear.

Barloworld UCI Professional Continental Team Eyewear sponsor. Select riders of the Barloworld team, including 2003 Road World Champion Igor Astarloa, use various eyewear models including the Yara, Sonic, Xioner, and Sly Pro.

Spiuk-Extremadura UCI Continental Team Title sponsor and all equipment and bikes. Spiuk-Kuips provides all equipment. The team rides the Kuips Abyss with Kuips Project Omega Elite Carbon fork and carbon cranks, Phey full carbon 31.6 seatpost, with carbon wrapped Vector stem and Neon bars rounding out the cockpit. Spiuk custom team clothing, gloves, socks, winter training gear, Nexion team helmet, custom time trial helmets, and Yara, Sonic, Xioner, and Sly Pro eyewear.

Marga Fullana and the Spiuk/Illes Balears UCI Mountain Bike team Title sponsor with the Illes Balears Sports Federation and provider of all equipment and bikes. This new team with leader Marga Fullana, a multiple National, World, Olympic MTB champion, is fully equipped by Spiuk-Kuips. The team rides the new and yet-to-be-released Kuips MTB hardtail equipped with Kuips components, Spiuk custom team clothing, gloves, socks, winter training gear, Zirion team helmet, and Yara eyewear.

Joan Llaneras, Track Olympic Gold Medallist and National champion Equipment and bike sponsor. Track champion Joan Llaneras and Spiuk-Kuips forged a partnership in early 2006 for the development of the new Kuips track bike. He did us proud by winning thse Gold medal in the Men's Madison (with Isaac Galvez) at the 2006 World Track Championships on the new bike. Spiuk-Kuips provides Joan with all equipment for his race calendar.

David Seco, Five-Time National Cyclocross Champion of Spain The Spiuk-Kuips National Cyclocross Team Title sponsor and all equipment and bikes. Spiuk-Kuips provides all equipment to David and the Spanish National Cross team. David also works with Spiuk-Kuips in the development of the Kuips Cross bikes, along with a replica of David's bike that will be released in Fall of 2006.

Joane Somarriba, Multiple Grand Tour Winner and National, World, and Olympic champion Equipment and bike sponsor. Joane is one of the most winning female cyclists of all time, having won several Olympic medals, women's Giro D'Italia and Tour de France, World Championships and National titles. She has been a Spiuk-Kuips athlete for several years and works closely with Spiuk in women's product development.

 

Triathlon teams and athletes

Spanish National Triathlon Team
Ivan Raña

Ann Fallows (UK)
Pilar Hidalgo
Ana Burgos
Ainhoa Murua
Xabi Llobet
Eneko Llanos
Hector Llanos

Anne Fallows is a Professional Triathlete based in the UK . Spiuk is her major sponsor.

Like all the triathletes we help, she rides a full carbon Kuips Abyss Road bike, wears Spiuk Nexion Helmets, with Yara glasses. Annes race kit is the Inferno two piece classic in red. She also swims in Aquaman Metal cell wetsuits provided by Spiuk sister company Velotech.

Anne took up triathlon in 1998 and progressed to long course racing in 2003, beginning with a win in her first middle distance event. In 2004 Anne finished 3 rd in the age group world long distance championships and has raced pro in a number of long distance and Ironman events since then. Significant results in 2006 have included 4 th Elbaman Ironman, 5 th UK Ironman and 7 th Ironman Switzerland .

Anne lives in Cardiff with her partner and four legged friend and running partner, Bo. Outside of training, racing and working part time, Anne enjoys spending any spare time out and about with family and friends and occasionally finds time to paint whilst enjoying down time!

2006 major achievements:

1 October Elbaman Ironman 4 th Pro

3 September Monaco Ironman 70.3 7 th Pro

20 August Ironman UK 5 th Pro

2 July Ironman Switzerland 7 th Pro

18 June UK Ironman 70.3 5 th Pro

 

Other major achievements:

August 2006 Big Cow Half Ironman 3rd

June 2006 Bala Half Ironman 3rd

October 2005 Elbaman Ironman 3 rd Pro

August 2005 World Long Distance Championships, Denmark 33 rd Pro

July 2005 Czechman Long Distance Triathlon 8 th Pro

June 2005 UK Middle Distance Championships, Bala 5th

July 2004 European Long Distance Championships, Germany 11 th Pro

July 2004 World Long Distance Championships, Sweden 3 rd Age group

June 2004 UK Middle Distance Championships, Bala 4th

September 2003 Vitruvian Half Ironman 1 st

 

 

 

My name is Steve Howes, I'm 46 years old, I'm married to Lorraine & we have 2 children, Chris who is 18 years old & Lisa who is 16years old.

My sporting background was primarily track & field athletics from the age of 18 competing for Solihull & Small Heath AC
I started doing triathlon in 1992 & took the usual progression of sprint distance, olympic distance, middle distance which lead me into doing my 1st Ironman distance event in 1997 which was 'The Longest Day' in Wolverhampton.

In 1998 & 1999 I represented Great Britain as part of the Age Group Team competing at the ITU Long Course Triathlon World Championships in Sater,Sweden & Nice,France.

In 2000 I returned to Ironman distance & have been competing at that distance every year since.
I have raced IM Switzerland (2), Germany, Austria (2), Lanzarote & most recently Canada in August 2006.
My results at these races have enabled me to qualify outright for the Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Hawaii no less than 4 times in 2001, 2002, 2005 & again this year.

My most satisfying result to date has to be in Ironman Austria in 2005 where I set my Ironman Personal Best time of 9:33:07 & I won the 45-49 Age Group category.

I have already entered IM Lake Placid for 2007.