Dibens raced in a TYR Hurricane Category 5 wetsuit during the swim leg of the race, coming out of the water with an 80 second advantage headed into T1. The British athlete used her strength on the bike leg (2:24:17) to lengthen her lead another six minutes headed to half marathon run, and cruised to the finish with an overall time of4:25:14. Beating the next professional female by over four minutes, Dibens also placed 15th overall among the professional men.

With the win, Dibens will now set sight on another victory when she toes the starting line of the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon in Minneapolis on July 10th. This season she has already won Rev 3 Knoxville, Wildflower Triathlon, and Abu Dhabi International Triathlon wearing TYR.

Picture courtesy of Eric Wynn.

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Exiting the water with the chase pack wearing TYR’s Sayonara Swimskin, Dibens quickly got out in front on the bike and remained the leader for the duration of the race. Finishing in 2:03:48 for the 1.5km swim, 40km bike, and 10km run, she came in 3:16 ahead of the next female professional.

Dibens is scheduled to race next at the Quassy Rev3Tri on June 6th.

Photo Courtesy of Eric Wynn.

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Dibens set the tone for TYR athletes over the weekend with the big win at Abu Dhabi amongst 800 athletes representing 30 countries. The recent Ironman 70.3 World Champion relied on her bike strength to solidify her win with the fastest split of the female field despite a flat tire. Finishing the 200km bike with a four minute lead at the start of the run, she continued to length the lead on the run to clock a 7:08:25 overall.

Also racing on the course with Dibens was TYR’s Fraser Cartmell who exited the 3K swim first wearing TYR’s Sayonara Swimskin. Remaining up with the top men professionals, the British pro crossed the finish fourth in 6:36:12.

2008 Olympian Haskins once again demonstrated her dominance in the Olympic-distance while in Miami, Fla. with a finishing time of 1:58:16. Swimming in the Sayonara and racing the bike and run in the Fusion 2 Shortjohn, it was her last leg that solidified the win. The only female to average sub six-minute pace, she split 36:25 on the 10km run.

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“All of us at TYR are thrilled to have John Flanagan as one of our flagship athletes,” said TYR Triathlon Sales and Promotions Director Ryan Dolan. “John has been a long time member of the TYR family. He coaches TYR teams and has represented the company in national and international open water swimming events. We look forward to him racing in our new premier wetsuit, the Hurricane.”

Flanagan proved his swimming strength at many national and international triathlon races in the past year. In addition to his 47:42 split at the world championships during the 2.4-mile swim leg, he set the swim course record at the 2009 Ironman Louisville race, averaging roughly 1:10 per 100 meters to clock in at 44:45. His success is rooted in over a decade of competitive swimming including a 2001 national title, an NCAA team title for Auburn University’s Men’s Swimming and Diving team, and four years as a Team USA swim member.

“I use TYR products everyday for either training or racing,” said Flanagan. “The Sayonara swimskin is the fastest suit I have ever swam in and helps me get out to a good start in my races. I also look forward to competing in cold water races this year so I can use the new Hurricane wetsuit!”

Flanagan joins the world’s greatest triathletes on Team TYR including Chrissie Wellington, Andy Potts, Sarah Haskins, and Julie Dibens.

“TYR is committed to the success of it’s athletes, and I want to continue to be a part of it,” Flanagan concluded.

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