Solidar athletes at 70.3 Ironman Antwerp or Marc Herremans Classic

A Club La Santa Marketing Department representative attended the 70.3 Ironman Antwerp to promote the Island of Lanzarote, the Ironman Lanzarote and Club La Santa as a holiday and training resort for triathletes. It was also an opportunity to support the recently created project of Solidar Athletes.

NEW PROJECT OF SOLIDAR ATHLETES
Triwww at the 70.3 Ironman Antwerp, Marc Herremans Classic

With the support of the Royal and Imperial House of Orient(*), Sailfish, Storck, Club La Santa…

For the creation of a Scientific and Sports Association in order to incentivate, promote and gain research and therapies (support projects that lead to real viability)

A theme network is being created to help research and creation of:
 
  - Congresses - Therapies
  - International exchange between searchers, theme network
  - etc. etc. with the goal to increase abilities and put searchers efforts together.
 
THEMES:

Neurobiology
Neurodegenerative Processess
Neuronal Recoveryl
Neurosciences and Cognitive Processes
Recovery of motor and cognitive functions
Human Genetic
Muscular Dystrophiess
Esclerosis, Leucodystrophies
etc (related to rare illnesses, Genetics and Neurology)

The project was initially created by Moisés Herrezuelo, triathlete and father of a kid with muscular dystrophy. He idead the project in Lanzarote when getting in touch personnally with wheelchair athlete Rafael López Ordoñez and the French athlete with adrenoleucodystrophy, Stéphane Rouyer.

The three of them decided to gather in Antwerp, where the 70.3 Ironman race is organized by Marc Herremans, and where slots are available in the handbike division.

The Spnaish athlete Rafael López Ordoñez gained his slot for the Kona October World Chapionship.
The Ironman Lanzarote race organization team wishes Rafael all the best in Kona.

The Spanish Television team from Canal Plus who had followed Rafael in Lanzarote, also came to Antwerp to finalize the programme on him for their section called "Informe Robinson".

Rafael is the triathlete from the South of Spain, first Spanish wheelchair triathlete to challenge the Ironman Lanzarote. As he did not reach the finish, he accepted the idea to go to Antwerp and get his first Ironman (70.3) Finish.

The athletes also used the opportunity to visit the Marc Herremans Foundation, To Walk Again, where a group of children enjoyed their first day of a "Dance on Wheels" holiday camp. Marc Herremans personnally welcomed the Spanish delegation.

 (*) This new project is supported by the Royal and Imperial House of Orient, through the Foundation FUPRIADE

More information (in Spanish)

http://news-fupriade.blogspot.com/

www.bonarianews.com

www.roadtolasanta.com

Already 5 athletes have joined the international team of solidar athletes! Suvi Mikkonen, elite athlete, European champion in Taekwondo, sponsored by the Orden Bonaria, joins the World Project, followed by the US ex Marine Chris Kaag (author of“I am able”)

All triathletes and other sports athletes who wish to show their solidarity and join the project can do so on this link.

Stéphane Larouille tells us his 70.3 Ironman Antwerp race on this link (in French)

Top 10 in Antwerp:  

Men:
1. Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) 3:45:32
2. Luc Van Lierde (BEL) 3:46:32
3. Teemu Toivanen (FIN) 3:51:37 – 2nd in Lanzarote 2008
4. Bert Jammaer (BEL) 3:53:13  - Winner IM Lanzarote 2008
5. Stijn Demeulemeester (BEL) 3:55:05
6. Zoltan Benocs (HUN) 3:55:31
7. Thomas Darby (FIN) 3:57:42
8. Joel Jameson (GBR) 3:58:22
9. Thierry Verbinnen (BEL) 3:58:25
10. Toby Jameson (GBR) 3:59:24

Women:
1. Belinda Granger (AUS) 4:12:55
2. Felicity Hart (GBR) 4:15:18
3. Tine Deckers (BEL) 4:16:53
4. Sofie Goos (BEL) 4:17:04
5. Heidi Jesberger (GER) 4:22:25
6. Emma-Kate Lidbury (GBR) 4:22:32
7. Cora Vlot (NED) 4:25:54
8. Katharina Baldinger (IRE) 4:26:07
9. Lisbeth Kristensen (SWE) 4:28:46
10. Rhian Roxburgh (WAL) 4:39:17