Posted: July 20, 2005

Triathlon: World Class Triathletes Peter Reid And Tim Deboom Go Mano A Mano At The Vineman Half Triathlon

BOULDER, CO. JULY 19, 2005 – Three-time World Ironman Champion Peter Reid and two-time World Ironman Champion Tim DeBoom, two members of Tri-Dubai Professional Triathlon team will compete in a unique one-on-one showdown as The Human Interest Group Presents, Mano A Mano at the Vineman Half Triathlon on July 31, 2005 in Sonoma Valley, CA.

At 6:25 AM, five minutes before the 2000 athlete field takes on the challenges of the rugged and scenic Vineman course, Reid and DeBoom will hit the water and race one-on-one for an “all or nothing” $5000 first prize.

“This spectacle is a great way to showcase the abilities of these two extraordinary athletes as they compete Mano A Mano for more than four hours,” said Franko Vatterott, President of The Human Interest Group, the sports marketing and management firm that created the event and assembled the Tri-Dubai Professional Triathlon team. “Having captured three of the past four Ironman World Championships, Peter and Tim are evenly matched and both at the top of their game.”

Reid, the 35 year-old native of Victoria, BC is one of the top triathletes in the world with 10 Ironman titles. Since 1998 he has earned three Ironman Hawaii World Championships (‘98, ’00 & ’03) and finished second twice (’99, ’02). His resume also includes the third fastest Ironman ever (7:51:56) and the fastest Ironman run in history (2:35:21).

From 1999-2002, DeBoom finished in the top three in Hawaii, capturing Ironman Hawaii World Championships in 2001 and ’02 after finishing third, behind Reid in 1999 and second to Reid in 2000. The 34 year-old native of Cedar Rapids, IA, currently resides in Boulder, CO, with his wife, and fellow Tri-Dubai teammate Nicole DeBoom.

The 2005 Half Vineman Triathlon is one of five Half Ironman Triathlons in the USA serving as qualifiers for the 2005 Ironman World Championship Triathlon. The event consists of a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike, and a 13.1 mile run. The point-to-point event begins at Johnson’s Beach in Guerneville and takes entrants past literally hundreds of vineyards and dozens of Sonoma County wineries before it finishes up just north of Santa Rosa at Windsor High School.

The Human Interest Group, Inc. (HIG) is the endurance sports management and marketing firm for the Dubai Royal Family. Tri-Dubai has taken the triathlon world by storm by assembling the only global super team featuring ten of the world’s best triathletes including: Peter Reid, Tim and Nicole DeBoom, Heather Fuhr, Joanna Lawn, Cameron Brown, Chris Legh, Kate Major, Simon Lessing and current world champion Normann Stadler.

Tri-Dubai works to promote the city of Dubai as great sports, business and tourist destination while also supporting charities around the world. For every Tri-Dubai team member that reaches the podium, the team makes a contribution to an partner charity at each event. More information is available at www.TriDubai.com.

Source: Doug Drotman