Tri Dubai
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Tri-Dubai is a Triathlon team, composed of ten athletes male and female who compete at the Ironman distance in the sport. These athletes have made a significant mark on the Ironman circuit in recent years netting many wins amongst them. The athletes have also competed and placed well on the Ironman 70.3 tour and in many Long course Triathlon races.
The team brings together exceptional athletes to both compete at the elite level as well as to support various charities through awareness and support. Tri-Dubai works on charity projects only a few at a time so that the focus can be on specific goals. The team was founded and is still owned by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai. The purpose originally being to advertise Dubai as a business partner and leisure destination to the relatively affluent and high achieving demographic of triathletes worldwide.
[edit] Triathletes
As of the 2007 season:
- Cameron Brown - New Zealand
- Chris Legh - Australia
- Craig Alexander - Australia
- Desiree Ficker - America
- Joanna Lawn - New Zealand
- Lisa Bentley - Canada
- Normann Stadler - Germany Two time Ironman World Champion
- Simon Lessing - Britain
- Tim DeBoom - America Two time Ironman World Champion
[edit] Former Members
- Peter Reid - Canada Three time Ironman World Champion (retired)