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Host of high-profile athletes sign on the dotted line to join star-studded HOKA team for 2019.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Leading triathletes David McNamee and Susie Cheetham (UK), Anja Ippach (Beranek) and Nils Frommhold (Germany), and Denis Chevrot (France) have joined the team for the year ahead, while the acquisition of French trail-running stars Audrey Tanguy amd Marie Perrier adds further strength to our trail roster.<\/p>\n Download the full list of 2019 HOKA ONE ONE EMEA athletes<\/a><\/p>\n Our European athletes delivered the best-ever year for HOKA ONE ONE in 2018, with 106 victories and 183 podium finishes across road, trail and triathlon. With more strength and depth added across all disciplines, it promises to be another boundary-breaking year.<\/p>\n More than 39 international and national-class athletes now make up our impressive team of triathletes for 2019.<\/p>\n Rejoining the triathlon stable this year are UK talents Emma Pallant (pictured below \u00a9James Mitchell<\/em>) and Joe Skipper, German sensation Boris Stein (pictured bottom of the page \u00a9Peign\u00e9e Verticale<\/em>), leading French athletes Manon Genet, Charlotte Morel and Cyril Viennot, popular Swede Patrik Nilsson, Italian Alessandro Degasperi and Spanish athletes Saleta Castro, Enneko Llanos and Emilio Aguayo.<\/p>\n Teaming up with HOKA from January 2019 is IRONMAN UK champion and two-time IM World Championships bronze medalist, David McNamee<\/a>.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s been incredible to feel my legs fresher than usual after hard workouts. \u00a0This, with the brand\u2019s desire to continually improve, has me looking forward to the years ahead.” David McNamee<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The 30-year-old from Scotland, who also finished second at the IM 70.3 Barcelona last year, has run sub 2:50h marathons in all four of his Kona appearances and clocked the third-fastest time (8:01:09) in Kona history in 2018.<\/p>\n “I\u2019m really excited to start my partnership with HOKA,\u201d says David (pictured below \u00a9James Mitchell<\/em>).<\/p>\n \u201cHaving tested the shoes over the past months, it\u2019s been incredible to feel my legs fresher than usual after hard workouts. \u00a0This, with the brand\u2019s desire to continually improve, has me looking forward to the years ahead.”<\/p>\n Fellow Briton\u00a0Susie Cheetham<\/a> is another marquee signing who brings a wealth of talent and experience.<\/p>\n \u201cSeveral of my heroes have had some of the best ever IRONMAN run performances wearing HOKA, and I’m incredibly excited to play my small part in such a superstar team.” Susie Cheetham<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Susie has competed at the last four IM World Championships and has six podium finishes at various IM events to her name. She has no fewer than five victories over IM 70.3 distance and has recorded an IM marathon time of 3:00:47.<\/p>\n “Having trained in HOKA ONE ONE for some time now, I really love how my body has responded to the shoe,\u201d explained Susie.<\/p>\n \u201cSeveral of my heroes have had some of the best ever IRONMAN run performances wearing HOKA, and I’m incredibly excited to play my small part in such a superstar team.”<\/p>\n Two high-profile German triathletes are partnering with us for the first time. Former IM 70.3 European champion, Anja Ippach<\/a>,<\/strong> boasts\u00a0five IM event wins and a fourth-place finish at Kona, and has made HOKA her footwear choice this year.<\/p>\n \u201cHOKA stands for innovative shoes and we share the same mindset of daring to push boundaries,” says Anja (pictured above \u00a9Martin Rehm). “It\u2019s great to have a shoe partner who believes in me and who helps me to run faster, further and longer. It\u2019s very much ‘Time to Fly\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n Joining his compatriot within the HOKA ranks is Nils Frommhold<\/a>. The 32-year-old has five IM wins to his name, as well as a top-six finish at Kona.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s great to have a shoe partner who believes in me and who helps me to run faster, further and longer. It\u2019s very much ‘Time to Fly\u2019.\u201d Anja Ippach<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Another established triathlete that will run with HOKA for the first time this year is Frenchman Denis Chevrot<\/a>.<\/strong> Denis has competed in the last four IM World Championships and has racked up an impressive nine podium finishes over IM 70.3 distance.<\/p>\n “I\u2019m really happy to join a young and creative brand which is always innovating to improve its products and the performance of its athletes,\u201d says Denis. \u201cI am sure it will help me to run at the next level and my global results will be better. I am proud to join the HOKA family”.<\/p>\n In 2019, there will be more than 24 European athletes representing HOKA across national and international trail events.<\/p>\n The team includes existing HOKA athlete\u00a0Amandine Ferrato<\/a>. Amandine (pictured below \u00a9Peign\u00e9e Verticale)<\/em> will be joined by exciting new additions Audrey Tanguy and Marie Perrier. Between them, they make up the top-three female trail runners in France.<\/p>\n Audrey rose to prominence after winning the TDS race at last year’s UTMB.<\/p>\n “I’m so excited to become a new member of HOKA\u2019s family in 2019,\u201d says Audrey. \u201cFor me, HOKA is one of the most important brands in trail running. First for research and technological advancement in trail running shoes, and secondly for all the famous athletes inside the team. I’m sure that we’ll live great adventures together in the future \u2013 in France, Europe and the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFor me, HOKA is one of the most important brands in trail running. First for research and technological advancement in trail running shoes, and secondly for all the famous athletes inside the team.” Audrey Tanguy<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Former UTMB winner Ludovic Pommeret, two-time Grand Raid de la R\u00e9union champions Julien Chorier and Andrea Huser, and Germany\u2019s Ildiko Wermescher are also on the world-class team.<\/p>\n Another key new addition to our team of trail athletes is Harry Jones<\/a>. The Welshman, who boasts 48,000 YouTube subscribers, has won numerous ultra-trail races across the world, including The North Face 100 in Thailand and the TransLantau 100 in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n Split across half marathon, marathon, cross country and track disciplines, our road team will consist of 13 athletes in 2019.<\/p>\n The team, headlined by international marathoner Benjamin Malaty<\/a> from France and German marathon champion Frank Schauer<\/a>, also includes Tokyo 2020 hopeful Thea Heim<\/a> (Germany) and a breadth of established UK road runners.<\/p>\n Download the full list of 2019 HOKA ONE ONE EMEA athletes<\/a><\/p>\n Photo credits: James Mitchell<\/a>,\u00a0PEIGN\u00c9E VERTICALE<\/a><\/em>, Jacky Everaerdt (Activ’Images) and Martin Rehm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Host of high-profile athletes sign on the dotted line to join star-studded HOKA team for 2019.\u00a0 Leading triathletes David McNamee and Susie Cheetham (UK), Anja Ippach (Beranek) and Nils Frommhold (Germany), and Denis Chevrot (France) have joined the team for the year ahead, while the acquisition of French trail-running stars Audrey Tanguy amd Marie Perrier<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[125],"tags":[538,531,536,537,540,541,532,539,499,534,94,11,533,535,75,26],"yoast_head":"\nTriathlon<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nBreaking boundaries<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nTrail<\/h3>\n
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