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Professional triathlete
Nicole DeBoom wanted a functional garment that could help her compete without sacrificing style. It was 2003 the height of the pink-it-and-shrink-it era and she
was tired of sacrificing femininity to work out and race in men’s clothing. “I saw the power [skirts] gave to athletes like Venus and Serena Williams
on the courts,” she says, “I was like, that’s what I want. I want something that’s going to make me feel good, and by feeling good, I’m going to have more confidence.”
DeBoom took matters into her own hands. She began working with the wicking, quick-drying, silky fabrics she knew well from her years of triathlon training and collaborated with a designer and production facility to create a “race-belt skirt” prototype to wear to the 2004 Ironman Wisconsin. “It felt a little bit like a loincloth,” she says, “but the truth is I just wanted something to cover my butt, and this did the trick.” DeBoom won and invested
Found five HGV drivers exceeding their hours;
Found five HGVs with insecure loads;
Seized four uninsured vehicles;
Arrested two suspected drug-drivers;
Issued seven defect notices.
Sergeant Andy Bland, of the Staffordshire Moorlands policing team, said: We targeted the main roads in an effort to improve road safety through clamping down on the contributing factors behind collisions – speed, using a mobile phone, not wearing a seatbelt, and being under the influence of drink or drugs.
“By teaming up with the road policing unit we were also able to focus on commercial vehicles and ensure their drivers were adhering to the correct driving hours and that their loads were secure.