Key Note speech of Sir Martin Sorrell at 128 IOC Meeting
 

A must watch for sports fans, business insiders etc....
Pure gold!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQzBwm6MtTM

Du musst nicht immer von dir auf andere schließen. Wann in den 2:00 h wird dein Gesicht eingeblendet?

Wenn ich dich gerade an der Strippe habe. Was sind das immer für 3, 4 Tage-Etappenfahrten die du auf der Insel machst? Gibt es da mehr davon? Link?

- Tour of Wessex http://www.pendragonsports.com/
- Ride across Britian http://www.rideacrossbritain.com/


Good luck,

das orakel wusste es....
 

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/econo...nman-triathlon




Chinese property and investment firm Dalian Wanda Group is in exclusive talks to acquire World Triathlon Corp, the US owner of the popular Ironman Triathlon franchise, for more than US$850 million, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The potential deal underscores China’s increasing appetite for US media assets. Live events and sports brands are some of the most attractive and fast-growing areas of the media industry.

Dalian Wanda outbid other potential buyers for Ironman and is now in negotiations to finalise a deal with its owner, private equity firm Providence Equity Partners, the person said this week. There is no certainty that Dalian Wanda will manage to finalise a deal, the person added.

The source asked not to be identified because the negotiations are confidential. A spokesman for Providence declined to comment, while representatives for Dalian Wanda and Ironman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Ironman is a long-distance triathlon featuring a 3.86-km swim, a 180-km bike ride and a 42.2-km run, all of which has to be completed in under 17 hours. Ironman hosts 180 events in more than 20 countries, including shorter races.

Dalian Wanda's chairman, Wang Jianlin, is the richest man in China. Photo: SCMP Pictures

The first Ironman race was held in Hawaii in 1978 with 15 entrants. The idea for the race came from naval officer John Collins and his wife, Judy, who issued a challenge to see whether swimmers, bikers or runners were the toughest competitors.

The World Championship, where 2,000 athletes compete, is still held in Hawaii and is televised on the NBC Sports Network.

John Gills, a physician and Ironman participant, bought the rights to Ironman in 1989 and sold World Triathlon Corp to Providence in 2008 for an undisclosed sum.

The company generates revenue from selling licensing for merchandise and is also paid through entry fees, sponsorships and global TV rights.

World Triathlon Corp has annual earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization of more than US$50 million, sources previously said.

Dalian Wanda, known for its real estate holdings, has been expanding its media investments outside China in recent years.

It bought sports marketing firm Infront Sports & Media, which is based in Switzerland, for 1.05 billion euros (HK$9.1 billion) in February.

Dalian Wanda’s last major US media investment was its US$2.6 billion takeover of AMC Entertainment movie theatres in 2012.

Was ist denn mit dem Bild passiert? Du hast eigentlich einen recht nuechternen Eindruck gemacht. Waren es die Hupen meiner Gattin?

Alter, ich hatte massiven Ehestreit an dem Abend und musste erst auf der Coach, dann im Pub pennen - nun, gibt schlimmeres.

Weiss auch nicht...bin irgendwie zu dumm fuers photograhieren.

Bin gespannt ob Ben die olle Kanzlei kitzeln kann, dein comment auf Twitter war jedenfalls geil.

Frage mich seit einiger Zeit inwieweit Europas 'aktivste Triathlon Froum' TRS folgt und als gute Infoquelle nutzt.

5k
 

So meine lieben Waffeleisen,

am Samstag ganz ohne Kater aber mit Arschpickel vor lauter Frust im Pool 5k abgespult.
Ging einfacher als ich dachte.

Europaeische Plattformen sind mittlerweile fast so resistent gegenueber amerikanischen wie andersrum.

Globalisierung vom Feinsten.