News Summary
2 second places for Rachel Joyce in Antwerp and Swen Sundberg in Switzerland (25.07.2010)
Top results can be announced from the athletes of Abu Dhabi Triathlon Team at the races of the Ironman series in Belgium and Switzerland. Both results were not really expected.
Joyce, Sundberg and van Berkel will compete at the weekend (23.07.2010)
This weekend will bring again a lot of action into Abu Dhabi Triathlon Team. Three athletes will fight at international top-class races for top results.
“Roth was a great experience!” (20.07.2010)
The Abu Dhabi Triathlon relay with the winner of our raffle, Philipp Görgen, had also a great day at the Challenge Roth.
Pete Jacobs 4th at the Challenge Roth (18.07.2010)
Pete Jacob as well as Swen Sundberg put a lot of energy in their preparation for this year’s Challenge Roth. Both of them have already collected good results in Roth in the last years. Despite a strong field of competitors they...
Jan van Berkel 22nd in Hamburg (17.07.2010)
WIth a great result Jan van Berkel started in his race block. WIth a 22nd place at the World Championship Series race he earned a lot of points for the Olympia ranking.
Everybody is moving (16.07.2010)
An exiting weekend awaits the short distance athletes as well as the long distance ones of Abu Dhabi Triathlon Team. Jan van Berkel starts his Olympic qualification at the World Championship Series race in Hamburg. Pete Jacobs...
Rachel Joyce's Comeback (13.07.2010)
It feels like a long time since I was last on the start line of a triathlon – and even longer since I was crossing a finish line! So, I am now very happy to be less than 2 weeks away from my first race of the season: Antwerp...
2011 Abu Dhabi International Trieathlon Field Doubled (07.07.2010)
New Sprint Courses To Increase Mid East Uptake
Another attempt of Christof Wandratsch to set a new record (06.07.2010)
2006 Christof Wandratsch set a new swim record at Ironman Austria in 41:26 min over the 3,8 km. Last weekend he tried to improve that time.
And again we look for a lucky one! (30.06.2010)
Abu Dhabi Triathlon Team offers again a training camp before the triathlon in Abu Dhabi. Amongst other things a travel and a sport package for one person can be won.
Jan van Berkel is back as triathlete (30.06.2010)
Jan is back into normal training for the World Championship Series race in Hamburg and London after he did a big exam for his studies. Here is a report from Jan.
Andi Böcherer will not compete at Ironman European Championship in Frankfurt (28.06.2010)
After the Citytriathlon in Heilbronn, where Andi got 2nd, he injured his calf. That forces him to cancel his participation at the Ironman on the weekend.
Long distance swimming in Oberschleissheim (26.06.2010)
Christof Wandratsch and Faris Al-Sultan became 1st and 2nd at the long distance swimming in Oberschleissheim near Munich over 4 kilometres.
New Team Design of Abu Dhabi Triathlon Team (23.06.2010)
New appearance of all Abu Dhabi sport teams
Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon training camp (23.06.2010)
The date for the second edition of the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon is set. It is March 12th 2011. There will also for the 2nd time a team training camp before the race.
A summery day in England (21.06.2010)
Faris Al-Sultan got 4th at Ironman 70.3 UK in the southwest of England.
Wimbleball Lake – Ironman 70.3 UK (18.06.2010)
Great Britain is different than the rest of Europe. That is the same with the Ironman 70.3 which is 3 and half hour southwest of London. On Sunday Faris Al-Sultan and Ina Reinders will fight more the topography of the course than...
Cycler found! (14.06.2010)
Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon was looking for a cycler for a relay at the Challenge Roth and it has found him.
Andi Böcherer and Swen Sundberg make it among the first 3 (13.06.2010)
Both athletes perfect the weekend in Heilbronn and Niederbronn!
Faris Al-Sultan’s performance is improving rapidly (13.06.2010)
Superior victory at Ingolstadt’s triathlon with more than 8 minutes ahead
Natural Energy by PowerBar (09.06.2010)
Of course we like to try new products and we put our twopenn’orth in (by Faris Al-Sultan).
Biker wanted! (07.06.2010)
In 3 days the raffle of the Team Abu Dhabi relay at the Challenge Roth has its final.
Swen Sundberg again under the top 10 (07.06.2010)
At the PowerBar Ironman 70.3 in Rapperswill Swen reach the 9th place after a solid performance.
It works again for Faris Al-Sultan! (06.06.2010)
Faris Al-Sultan won the Olympic triathlon in Kirchbichl, Tyrol, in front of Pavel Simco from Slovakia.
An exciting weekend (04.06.2010)
5 athletes of Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon will race that weekend.
Relay Raffle for the Challenge Roth (02.06.2010)
Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon offers a good chance to inhale long distance triathlon air. It is the opportunity for rookies as well as for advanced athletes. Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon looks for a cycler who will be part of a relay at...
Christof Wandratsch co-operates with Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon (02.06.2010)
The German long distance swim legend Christof Wandratsch will work together with the team in 2010. He will offer his swim know-how and he will be on the starting line at races and different event for Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon.
Faris Al-Sultan and Ina Reinders in Meran (01.06.2010)
2 athletes of Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon are at the moment in Meran, South Tyrol. Faris Al-Sultan and Ina Reinders use the moderate climate to train and to recover.
Swen Sundberg gets next victory for the team (31.05.2010)
On the weekend Swen could win the time trial over 24 kilometres in Hirschenbachtal
Victory for Faris Al-Sultan and Swen Sundberg at the team time trial in Roth! (23.05.2010)
It was a strong performance of both Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon athletes. Ina Reinders won also (mixed category)!
10.000 in New York’s Central Park (16.05.2010)
A record field concerning the performance as well as the amount of athletes ran today through the Central Park at the 6th UAE Healthy Kidney 10 K Run.
Abu Dhabi Triathlon supports New York's UAE Healthy Kidney Run (13.05.2010)
Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon will lead an anticipated field of more than 10.000 professional and amateur athletes in New York’s Central Park this Saturday (May 15) for the UAE Healthy Kidney 10k run.
Reinders and Böcherer with a strong performance in Buschhütten (09.05.2010)
Two 2nd places underline the good shape of both athletes.
Streak of bad luck does not end! (01.05.2010)
Stomach flu makes a participation of Swen Sundberg at Ironman St. George/Utah impossible.
Pete Jacobs is ready now (28.04.2010)
After his bike crash beginning of March Pete was not able to train for a while. But now his back! Here is more from Pete himself ...
The season accelerates (27.04.2010)
Five team members will race on the upcoming weekend. Swen has the biggest challenge as he will compete at Ironman St. George in Utah.
Faris Al-Sultan at the „Days of Truth“ (22.04.2010)
Despite his injury Faris will come to the event.
The form curve rises (19.04.2010)
Andi Böcherer competed with a strong field of triathletes at the Walliseller Sprint Triathlon over 600 meter swimming, 19 kilometres cycling and 4 kimetres running and became 5th.
Another Continent – Other Tactics – Same Result! (19.04.2010)
12th place at the ITU Triathlon World Cup in Monterrey; by Jan van Berkel
Swen Sundberg got 8th at Ironman 70.3 New Orleans (18.04.2010)
The last test for Swen before Ironman St. George on May 1st went quite well with a top 10 result in a first-class field.
Eventful Day for Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon (18.04.2010)
Three team athletes were in action at different races and different locations today: Mexico, USA and Switzerland...
Swen Sunberg on US Tour (16.04.2010)
Team member Swen Sundberg will compete at first in New Orleans. The Ironman 70.3 is already on upcoming Sunday. Two weeks later he will be at the starting line of Ironman St. George in Utah.
Andi Böcherer reaches the hattrick at the Pfaffenweiler Cross Duathlon (11.04.2010)
Some words from Andi after his victory
Triathlon World Cup in Mooloolaba: Jan van Berkel got 12th (29.03.2010)
Jan's report from Australia
Swim Challenge (29.03.2010)
The Swim Challenge starts on April 1st and it would be great to have as many participants as possible who support that event.
Shortly – What is the Swim Challenge?The Swim Challenge is a worldwide charity event. Aqua Sphere...
Rachel Joyce’s Abu Dhabi Experiences (17.03.2010)
On Saturday morning I was feeling excited to be racing but unfortunately my debut race for Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon didn't exactly pan out as I had hoped. The day got off to a good start though. In the swim a group of 5 of...
Abu Dhabi International Triathlon (16.03.2010)
Within a few months an extraordinary event was placed in Abu Dhabi. The local tourism agency did the second milestone to connect the name Abu Dhabi with triathlon. With Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon and with the Abu Dhabi...
Bad News (06.03.2010)
Pete Jacobs became 2nd at the Australian long course Championships with the new Storck Aero2, which he got just a few days before the race. Usually every athlete needs a while to get used to a new bike. That was also Pete’s goal...
First Test with the Storck Aero2 (05.03.2010)
After the Storck mechanics worked the entire weekend and Bodo Dresel (the owner of the bike shop “Fahrrad Dresel”) spent hours to pick up the bikes and finish them everything was done. Three new Storck Aero2 were ready for...
Pete Jacobs 2nd at the Australian Championships (21.02.2010)
Pete Jacobs first highlight of this year’s triathlon season was the Australian Championships over the long distance in Huskisson. He raced as titleholder and had the same goal for this year’s race. As a world-class swimmer Pete...
RAK Half Marathon (19.02.2010)
The United Arab Emirates offers not only perfect training conditions in the winter months but there are also some endurance races. Especially some of the running events host some world-class runners as for example the RAK Half...
Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon on Facebook (16.02.2010)
Become fan of Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon and be with the team members when they on training camps, at races or if there are other things to tell. Here you come to the fan page on Facebook.
Team Building in Abu Dhabi (15.02.2010)
The first 2 weeks in February were an exciting time for Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon. All the athletes of the team met the fist time at a training camp in Al Ain in the Emirate Abu Dhabi. Of course the focus was the training and the...
Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon grows! (14.01.2010)
Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon starts its second year. The goal of 2009 was the build-up. The hour of birth was celebrated with 5 German athletes. Structures had to created what is now done as basic intentions. All self-imposed demands...
Happy New Year! (01.01.2010)
Ina Reinders and Faris Al-Sultan celebrated the turn of the year in the United Arab Emirates even though the Islamic world does not celebrate the New Year’s Day on January 1st but on December 18th. Anyway, the reason, why they...
Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon wishes ... (22.12.2009)
... everyone merry christmas and some relaxing days!
9 hours (16.12.2009)
Christof Wandratsch had set himself high sights for his attempt to break the 24-hour swimming world record. The preparation for the event was long and quite hard. In the first hours everything worked well and the calculated...
The 24 hours of Al Ain (12.12.2009)
The athletes of the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge hardly crossed the finish line as the next event of Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon is already started. Under the patronage of the team Christof Wandratsch tries to break the 24-hour...
Heavy luggage (01.12.2009)
The people from the check-in of the airport in Munich were quite surprised as 3 guys came with 170 kilograms of luggage. It was not that easy to check everything in but in the end that first challenge was successful. The acting...
The participation in the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge ... (16.11.2009)
... will not be easy for Team Abu Dhabi Triathon. Just in a few weeks a new chapter of Adventure Travels Al-Sultan will be written. Four brave contenders will fly to the United Arabic Emirates equipped with headlamps, knives and...
Abu Dhabi International Triathlon on 13th March 2010 (08.11.2009)
Now the second part of the Abu Dhabi triathlon initiative is official. At a press conference in Abu Dhabi the International Triathlon was presented under the presence of Faris Al-Sultan. The race will be held on March 13 next...
Faris is ready (28.10.2009)
All the good intentions. Every year you motivate yourself in the training camp before Hawaii with the perspective of a good race and a long recovery break after the race.
With the pain after the competition you swear that you...
It is over now (28.10.2009)
This will be on many athletes’ minds now and everybody will look forward to the well-earned training break. The athletes of Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon can also be added to those. The season was long and the Ironman Hawaii was one...
Big Dance (10.10.2009)
The last hours before the race are the worst. Finally they are gone and Andrea, Faris and Swen can push as hard as they can. They are already out of the water and now they have to ride the 180 kilometers to Hawi and back. There...
We are arrived (06.10.2009)
The camp in Santa Barbara is over and Faris Al-Sultan, Andrea Steinbecher and Swen Sundberg made the last kilometers of their trip to Hawaii. By entering the biggest of the Hawaiian islands many memories came up. The tension...
Abu Dhabi’s Watson competing at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii under the flag of Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon (01.10.2009)
Abu Dhabi resident, Troy Watson, is to make his amateur debut at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii next week as part of crack endurance outfit, Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon - the international triathlon squad backed by the Abu...
Storck Aero 2 (30.09.2009)
Now it is reality! Faris Al-Sultan is the first athlete who owns a Storck Aero 2. The handover was in San Diego under the admiring view of the American Triathlete Magazine. Markus Storck has bundled all his resources and has...
Faris Resume (28.09.2009)
“Aus is und gar is und schee is, dass wahr is!“ That is a Bavarian saying and it means that it is over now which is nice. The last training camp of this season is over and the tapering phase has started. Our trip to Santa Barbara...
Santa Barbara, California (27.09.2009)
In preparation for Hawaii the new team steps on new grounds as far as the choice of the training location is concerned. California basically is a good location. The climate is perfect and the time difference to Hawaii coming from...
Experiences at the marathon (22.09.2009)
Ina came to Berlin with big expectations. Her goal was to reach a good first marathon personal best. She already ran a marathon in an Ironman race, but to do it without swimming and cycling before the 42,2 kilometer run was...
Ina in Berlin (20.09.2009)
After the Hawaii competitors Faris Al-Sultan, Andrea Steinbecher and Swen Sundberg do their last workouts under the Californian sun, Ina Reinders has different plans. She will run a marathon for the first time in here carrier...
Another win for Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon Women Power (10.09.2009)
Andrea Steinbecher shortly decided to do the Cologne 226 half, which is a middle distance triathlon. It was the last race before the training camp in California and the last race before the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii....
Ina Reinders, winner of the Nibelungen-Triathlon in Xanten (07.09.2009)
The win of the 25th Nibelungen-Triathlon in Xanten, which is in the German state North Rhine-Westphalia, took Ina Reinders of Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon. Ina did the race because of her father who organized it for the 20th time. It...
Presentation of the Storck Aero II at Eurobike with Faris Al-Sultan (03.09.2009)
Eurobike ist the biggest bike fair for traders in the European area. Its gates are opened every year in September in Friedrichshafen, Germany. All the important players in bike sport and in triathlon meet there and present their...
Swen Sundberg qualified for Hawaii (31.08.2009)
Another 2 Ironman races are history. Swen placed on the excellent 4th position at the competition in Kentucky, US and he qualified for the Ironman Worldchampionships in Hawaii. Just a few weeks before he did the Challenge in...
Ironman Sunday (29.08.2009)
Two of our guys will have a long day tomorrow. Swen Sundberg will do the Ironman in the US state Kentucky, Andi Böcherer will race a few thousand kilometers more west in Penticton, Canada. Both of them would like to finish on or...
A Day with Faris Al-Sultan (28.08.2009)
Powerbar, partner of Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon, has followed Faris Al-Sultan at the Ironman European Championships in Frankfurt a whole daylong with the video camera. The result can be seen here.
Faris Al-Sultan with a new bike position in Viernheim (25.08.2009)
Faris had problems with his leg musculature, which lasted already a while. The reason for that was not really clear. After a few attempts to get hold of the problem he came to the bike biometry of Jens Machacek...
A place on the podium for Andrea Steinbecher (17.08.2009)
In the capital of Hessen, Wiesbaden, pretty the same atmosphere was spread as at the Ironman Germany in Frankfurt. Wiesbaden offers a great coulisse fort he finish line area with its Kurhaus which is a unique experience for every...
Andrea Brede changed her name into Andrea Steinbecher (15.08.2009)
Andrea Brede has married her boyfriend Eric Steinbecher beginning of August. Eric originally comes from Paris where they also celebrated their wedding. Thus in the future she will be found in the results under her new name Andrea...
Ironman 70.3 Germany, Wiesbaden (13.08.2009)
The members of Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon will race almost complete at the Ironman 70.3 Germany in Wiesbaden.At the head stands Faris Al-Sultan the winner of last year‘s race. After a recovery phase past Ironman Germany in...
Congratulation! (13.08.2009)
Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon congratulates Andrea Brede to here wedding with Eric and wishes them all the best for their future!
Across the Alps (11.08.2009)
The Alp crossing is almost an anchor in the training program of Faris Al-Sultan. That expedition is not only a focus on the bike training for the Ironman Wold Championships in Hawaii, but it is also a challenge of the from...
Megathlon at Lake Constance (03.08.2009)
The journey of Team Abu Dhabi goes on. The squad came almost complete to Lake Constance. Aquasphere the wetsuit sponsor of the team supports the Megathlon which is close to their headquarters in Singen. The smaller brother of the...
Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon in Hamburg (27.07.2009)
The triathlon in Hamburg with its 8000 participants is the biggest triathlon in Germany. And everything happens in the downtown of Hamburg. The highlight of the weekend was the triathlon world cup. The atmosphere was sensational...
Ina Reinders is German Champion (26.07.2009)
The 27th edition of the Allgäu Triathlon took place today. At that race the title German Champion over the middle distance could be gained. Ina Reinders did her first race since May. She had some health problems, which are gone...
Ina at the Allgäu-Triathlon in Immenstadt (24.07.2009)
Ina Reinders is ready for the German Championships over the middle distance. She won that titel already 2007 at the same destination which she will try this year again. Especially the bike course suits her and she can take even...
2nd victory for Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon through Andi Böcherer (21.07.2009)
The M-distance at the triathlon in Offenbach was the race of Andi Böcherer. First out of the water, frist off the bike and first in the finish. It seems that the training break worked for him. The direction to the Ironman Canada...
Recreation completed (18.07.2009)
The Achilles tendon brought Andi Böcherer a quiet first half of this year’s triathlon season at least as far as training and racing are concerned. Initial trail and error experiences with short training breaks failed to control...
Challenge Roth (13.07.2009)
Only a week after the Ironman European Championships in Fankfurt/Main there was another big triathlon event in Germany. The Challenge Roth was started on Sunday at 6.20 a.m. in the Main-Donau-Channel close to Hilpoltstein. Team...
Andrea Brede gets 4th, Faris Al-Sultan 6th at the Ironman European Championships in Frankfurt/Main (10.07.2009)
Andrea Brede is back again after a year of Ironman abstinence due to injury. She has not lost anything of her strength. Especially on the bike she is stronger than before, which she has shown in Frankfurt. She lost the place on...
The first big appearance of Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon (02.07.2009)
July 5th is marked red in the calendar of Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon. The Ironman European Championship in Frankfurt/Main is the first race, in which Faris Al-Sultan and Andrea Brede will officially wear the team colors. In the...
AND NOW IT’S TRIATHLON! ATHLETIC ENDEAVOUR BECOMES FOURTH TEAM ABU DHABI SPORTING INITIATIVE (15.06.2009)
ABU DHABI, 15th June 2009:
Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), which manages the tourism industry within the emirate of Abu Dhabi, has unveiled its fourth Team Abu Dhabi initiative – this time for the athletic multi-sport of...
Team Description (11.06.2009)
With the Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon a life’s dream of Faris Al-Sultan came true. He realized his vision together with Swen Sundberg and Werner Leitner. Athletes find perfect conditions and professionalism through Faris’...
