Posted: May 25, 2006

Triathlon: Bayliss and Comerford Go For A Brazilian!!!

Britain’s Stephen Bayliss and Bella Comerford are all set for their first Brazilian Ironman experiences as they tackle the Florianopolis Island route this Sunday (May 28th, 2006 at 7am local time)

Following a tough race at Ironman Arizona both Bayliss and Comerford are looking to build upon successes earlier in the season including Stephen’s Hawaii qualification at IM New Zealand.

Comerford will be making her first outing on her fabulous new Argon 18 Mercury bike which she hopes will carry her to victory on the relatively flat bike course.

Though the competition will be tough for both of them with the elite fields in both the men and women’s races containing last year’s champions Olaf Sabatchus and Joanna Zeiger. (See below for complete start lists)

To keep track with live updates of Bella and Stephen during Ironman Brazil or for more information on Ironman Brazil visit: www.ironmanbrazil.com or vnews.ironmanlive.com.

Elite Women’s Start List

Entry list
Number	Category	Name	Country
47	FE	ANNE-MARIE DUPONT	BEL
51	FE	BARBARA BUENAHORA	ARG
60	FE	BELLA COMERFORD	GBR
42	FE	FERNANDA KELLER	BRA
61	FE	HEATHER JORRIS	USA
59	FE	HILLARY BISCAY	USA
41	FE	JOANNA SUE ZEIGER	USA
57	FE	KÁTIA FARIAS RUSCHEL	BRA
56	FE	LESLEY GRICE	CAN
45	FE	LISBETH KRISTENSEN	DNK
55	FE	MARCIA MOREIRA FERREIRA	BRA
58	FE	MONICA BYRN	USA
44	FE	NATASHA FILLIOL	CAN
54	FE	PAULA GABRIELA SALAZAR	CHL
50	FE	RITA CORREIA	BRA
46	FE	ROSE MARIE MOREIRA	BRA
48	FE	RUTHY VESLER	USA
43	FE	SILVIA HELENA FUSCO	BRA
49	FE	TATIANA MERHY	BRA

Elite Men's Start List

Entry list
Number	Category	Name	Country
21	ME	ALEX PEDERSEN	DNK
7	ME	ALEXANDER LOIOLA GOMES	BRA
35	ME	ANTONIO FILHO MANSSUR	BRA
22	ME	BRENT LORENZEN	USA
12	ME	CARLOS ALBERTO DINELLY FILHO	BRA
9	ME	CARLOS NAVARRETE	MEX
8	ME	DANIEL DE OLIVEIRA LOPES	BRA
17	ME	EDUARDO STURLA	ARG
25	ME	EZEQUIEL MORALES	ARG
31	ME	FABIO CARVALHO	BRA
20	ME	FREDDY LAMPRET	ZAF
28	ME	FREDERICO LUIZ MONTEIRO	BRA
33	ME	GORDO BYRN	CAN
14	ME	GORDON HENDERSON	CAN
5	ME	IVAN ALBANO JUNIOR	BRA
15	ME	JEFF SHILT	USA
6	ME	JUAN BAUTISTA MUTTI	ARG
26	ME	LUKE BELL	AUS
27	ME	MARCUS ORNELLAS	BRA
23	ME	NEWTON ADRIANO WEBER	BRA
1	ME	OLAF SABATSCHUS	DEU
2	ME	OSCAR GALINDEZ	ARG
13	ME	PAULO GUIMARÃES JÚNIOR	BRA
19	ME	RAYNARD SHAYNE TISSINK	ZAF
24	ME	SEBASTIAN PEDRAZA	ITA
32	ME	STEPHEN BAYLISS	GBR
29	ME	TERRY KERRIGAN	USA
34	ME	TORBJORN SINDBALLE	DNK
10	ME	VAGNER JULIANO CAMARGO DOS SANTOS	BRA
18	ME	VALDEIR FERREIRA DOS SANTOS	BRA
11	ME	VINICIUS DIAS SANTANA	BRA
30	ME	WILLIAM CONTRERAS	USA

Fast Facts

	Stephen Bayliss	Bella Comerford
Age	26	28
Hometown	Carshalton, Surrey	Tarland, Aberdeenshire
Occupation	Professional Triathlete	Professional Triathlete
Life in sport before tri	Cycling	Pony club
Results in 2006	·         4th Ironman New Zealand	·         7th Ironman New Zealand
Results in 2005	·         2nd Overall ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Rankings ·         1st British Middle Distance Championships ·         1st Kingston Running Festival, ·         1st Czechman Triathlon ·         6th Ironman Florida ·         7th Half Ironman UK ·         5th Ironman UK ·         3rd European Long Course Triathlon Championships	·         1st Overall ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Rankings ·         1st Ironman Florida (Also 1st 2002 & 03) ·         4th Half IRonman UK ·         3rd Ironman UK ·         2nd European Long Course Triathlon Championships
Awards in 2005	·         British Triathlon Association Men’s Long Course Triathlete of the Year ·         220 Triathlon Elite Male Performance of the Year (Czechman Triathlon)	·         British Triathlon Association Women’s Long Course Triathlete of the Year ·         220 Triathlon Elite Female of the Year ·         220 Triathlon Elite Female Performance of the Year (Florida Ironman)
Sponsors	Title Sponsor: Timex Multisport Team: www.timex.com/sponsorship/   Main Sponsors: QR Bicycles: www.rooworld.com   Partners: GB Cycles: www.gbcycles.co.uk Wings Transport: www.wingstransport.co.uk ISO Active: www.isoactive.com	Title Sponsor: Active-sports: www.active-sports.net   Main Sponsors: Sport Scotland: www.sportscotland.org Powerbar: www.powerbar.com Argon 18: www.argon18bikes.com Ironman Wetsuits (blue seventy): www.blueseventy.com   Partners: Splish: www.splishwear.com ISO Active: www.isoactive.com Rudy Project: www.rudyproject.com Edinburgh Bicycle Works: www.thebicycleworks.com Aquasphere UK: www.aquasphereuk.co.uk
Website	www.stephenbayliss.net	www.bellacomerford.com

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