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Club La Santa, 29 March 2006

 

 

XV Ironman Lanzarote – 20 May 2006

Ironman UK's winner 2005, Aussie Rebecca Preston registers for Ironman Lanzarote.

This will be Rebecca's fifth Ironman race start: the first one was that win at her very first participation in IM UK, in front of Katja Schumacher and Bella Comerford, then, at the World Championships in Kona she finished 11th - an incredible performance for such a short Ironman career ; then at Ironman Malaysia last month (27Feb) unfortunately she had to drop off after the bike segment because of an injury sustained in a bike crash a little before the race, ...that only makes three... Indeed, before she starts here on Lanzarote next 20 May, she will also line up at the Panthers Ironman Australian Ironman coming Sunday, 2nd of April.


CV: Rebecca Preston / Date Of Birth: 4 September 1979

ABOUT
Rebecca turned Professional in late 2004, following a number of successful placing ’ s at Age Group World Championships (Olympic Distance) in 2002 and 2003. Once turning Pro she continued to race shorter distance triathlons throughout 2004, with some promising results, including 5 th in an ITU race at Tempe, Arizona, & 5 th at the 2004 Noosa Triathlon.

Under the guidance of a new coach, Rebecca was encouraged to attempt the longer distance triathlons. In August 2005 Rebecca debuted in her 1 st Ironman in UK, which not only she crossed as 1 st female, she placed an outstanding 10 th overall. She went onto race at Hawaii IM in her second only IM event, where she came 11 th in Pro females.

2005 RESULTS
FEB- Aust Long Course Champs (Pt Mac) 4 th Place
JUNE- Gerardmer (France) Long Distance Tri, 3 rd Place
JULY- Dijon (France) Half 1 st Place
JULY- Belfort (France) Half 1 st Place
JULY- Solothun Olympic Dist Tri (Suisse Series) 3 rd Place
AUG- Nyon Olympic Dist Tri (Suisse Series) 2 nd Place
AUG- IM UK 1 st Place
SEPT- Montreaux (Switzerland) Sprint Dist Tri 1st Place
OCT- Coomera (Gold Coast) Half Dist 3 rd Place
OCT- Hawaii World IM Champs 11 th Place

2006 RESULTS
FEB- Goondiwindi “Hell O f the West” 1 st Place
FEB- Aust Long Course Champs (Jervis Bay) 6 th Place

The women pro field at Lanzarote include:

  • another Aussie, Kate Bevilaqua, 3rd at IM Coeur d'Alène 2005
  • From Switzerland, Karin Thürig, winner I M Switzerland 2005, IM France 2002 and 12th IM Hawaii 2005, & Michaela Giger, 13th IM Brasil 2005 ( best women bike split)
  • Dutch Mariska Kramer, winner I M France 2005 & Heleen Bij de Vaate, 5 th IM SAF 05
  • Belgians Françoise Wellekens, 5 th IM Lanzarote 20 05 & Kristien Vleugels, 10th IM Switzerland
  • French Hélène Pietrenko, 2nd at Embrunman 2005 and 7 th IM France 2005
  • Finnish Tiina Boman, 4 th IM Lanzarote 2005
  • Kathrin Paetzold, German Champion Duathlon,
  • Canadian Tara Norton, 7 th IM Hawaii 2003
  • Swedish Tove Wiklund, 4 th at 1/2 IM Monaco 2005

More info on www.ironmanlanzarote.com

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