Sunglasses and accessories specialist Bollé has announced its partnership with four American top triathletes: Matt Russell (IRONMAN racing), Morgan Pearson (USA Triathlon Team), Kelsey Withrow (IRONMAN) and Lesley Smith (IRONMAN).
Matt Russell has been a professional triathlete since 2011 and is now one of the top American long distance triathletes athletes. He said, “I like that the [Bollé] brand proposes products for every discipline, running, cycling, casual… And Bollé is a company that keeps up with stylish trends as well as the needs of the athlete; so, on top of being [about] performance, we can look good while racing”
Morgan Pearson is a former Division I distance runner who transitioned to the sport of triathlon after being recruited by USA Triathlon. He trains in Boulder, Colorado, and is focused on qualifying for his first US Olympic Triathlon Team. Pearson said “I am still pretty new to the sport, but I do have the dream of being a top-ranked ITU triathlete in the world. It is great to be supported by a brand that proposes qualitative products for all disciplines.”
Former member of the USA Triathlon National Team and a professional cyclist as well, Kelsey Withrow discovered triathlon in her senior year of high school. In her career, the athlete has won five international IRONMAN 70.3 races. She said, “I choose to wear Bollé sunglasses and helmets because everything is very high quality and it is exactly my style in sport and in my lifestyle.”
Lesley Smith has achieved an impressive number of 17 podium finishes during the last six seasons. She made her 140.6 distance debut in the autumn/fall of 2017, and qualified for the Ironman World Championship in 2018 and 2019. She said, “I have used Bollé products since 2016 and the company produces quality products. In addition to liking the look of the products, I have found them to be durable and I like the various sunglasses lenses.”
