Valdora’s Elite and Pro Sponsored Athletes

Matt Seeley
Personal Records:
Ironman – 8:37, Half Ironman – 3:56, Olympic Distance – 1:51
Marathon – 2:43, Half Marathon – 1:15, 10k – 32:35, 5k – 15:50
Career Highlights:
• 10th place – 2008 Ironman Canada
• 50+ career triathlon victories
• 2nd American, 2005 US Ironman Championships (8:37)
• Ironman USA Coeur d’Alene, ID – 2nd (2004, 8:43), 3rd (2003)
• 5th place – 2004 Ironman Canada
• 3rd place – 2003 Tri-California Pro Series
• Silver Medal, 1996 ITU World Championships, 25-29 age group
• #1 ranked northwest triathlete – 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001
• 2000 Half Vineman Triathlon Champion
• 2001 Montana State Cycling Champion (2nd place in 2007)

Andiry Yastrebov
Nationality: Ukrainian
Athletic background: cross-country ski Ukraine National Team member (1987-1991). Triathlon since 1991
Career Highlights:
Ironman Canada 2008 4th overall
Ironman Wisconsin 2005 winner
German IronDistance Triathlon International Champion 2002
Ironman Florida 2003 vice Champion
Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2004 bronze medalist
Ironman Lake Placid 2004,2006, Ironman Canada 2007 – top 4
Subaru International Vancouver Half Ironman 2007 winner
New Balance Victoria Half 2008 winner

Joe Company
Athletic accomplishments:  pro triathlete since 2003; 1/2 IM PR:  4:18  IM PR:  9:37; completed 7 ironmen races.

2009 Results:

TriZoo – elite division (sprint race in Columbia). I had the third fastest bike split (behind Andrew Starkowitz – 1st pro off of the bike in Clearwater, and Simon Lessing – only two seconds slower than Simon).  I got fourth overall in a sprint finish for third (I didn’t win the sprint finish…).
Quartermax (1000y swim/ 27mi bike/ 6.2 mi run).  I won this race on the bike – I had the fastest bike split by 2:56 – I averaged 26.0 mph over the 27 mile course and entered T2 with a 5:50 lead over 2nd place (Ted Z).  I was able to cruise the run which was good because I have a sore achilles tendon and was unsure if I would even be able to run at all.
Evergreen Lake Triathlon, Hudson, IL, swimming and biking hard, then going very easy on the run.  I had the second-fastest bike split (:57.07) less than 1 minute behind Andrew Starykowicz (first PRO off of the bike at Clearwater 70.3 worlds) and over 1 minute ahead of Brian Rhodes (NZ pro and IM champ).

Luc Morin

Athletic accomplishments:
2005 3rd overall Great Floridian 1/2 IM
2005 6th Pro Desaru Malaysia LD Triathlon
2005 7th Pro Gulf Coast 1/2 IM
2003 2nd Pro Canadian Long Distance Champ.
2002 19th Pro IM Switzerland
2001 2nd Pro at Sado International 1/2IM Japan
2000 1st Pro at Sado International 1/2IM Japan
2000 3rd Pro at Ironlake IM in Chili

Best Of the US: I placed 9th overall.  I had the fastest bike split again 57:37.  The only guy to go under 1 hour last year at this race was XXXXXX (a French pro).  Long Horn 70.3 Austin – 35th   4:20:55 (35th Male Over All)

Lincoln Murdoch

Athletic accomplishments:
Triathlon

USAT Southwest Regional Sprint Tri Champion
4 Time USAT All-American
6 First-Place Overall Triathlon Victories; Age Group Podium Finishes – 50+
Competed in 2 World Championships – Ironman Distance, Hawaii, and,
Age Group Olympic Distance, Hamburg, Germany
2 Time Qualifier – Team USA Triathlon Team
Consistently Ranked Top 1-2 % Nationally
9th Place In Age Group – USAT National Championships
20th Place In Age Group (Out of 99) – ITU Olympic World Championship In
Hamburg, Germany, With The 6th Fastest Bike Split
Cycling Time Trials –
Arizona State Age Group Sr. Champion, 50-54 – 5K
Arizona State A.G. Sr. Champion Runner-up, 10K
Qualifier – USA Sr. National Cycling Time Trial Championships

Scott Moomaw

45-49 USAT Age Group All American
Tempe International Sprint Triathlon, 1st age group (4th overall)

Lake Havasu Sprint Triathlon, 1st age group (3rd overall)
Sweet Tomatoes Desert Classic Duathlon, 1st age group
Lake Pleasant Sprint Triathlon, 1st age group (2nd overall)
Armed Forces International Triathlon, 2nd age group
Nautica Malibu Triathlon, 2nd age group

Dermot Galea

Level 3 British Triathlon Federation qualified coach

Sports achievements:
1. Silver Award at the Malta Olympic Committee Awards 2008
2. 8 times Maltese Triathlon Champion 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, .2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
3. 6 times Maltese Duathlon Champion 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, .2006, 2007
4. 5 times Maltese Triathlete of the Year 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, .2002
5. 1st Maltese Junior Athlete of the Year 1998 (John Debattista . Award)
6. 2nd Sportsman of the Year Awards 2002
7. 3rd Sportsman of the Year Awards 1998
8. Malta Cycling Champion 2004
9. Twice Runner Up Time Trial Champion 2004, 2005
Represented Malta at
Commonwealth Games Manchester 2002
Small Nations Games Andorra 2005
University Triathlon Championships 2006

2009 Season
5th Overal National Duathlon Championships
5th Maltese Overall Tour Of Malta
8th Overall San Paul’s By-Pass 85km Road Race
10th Overall Zebbug By-Pass 100km Road Race

Bryan Melnuk

2009:  70.3 New Orleans 48th overall, 4th 20-24, fastest bike split / Rocky Point 2nd over all, fastest bike split

2008: Iron Man AZ 72 overall 2ND Ag, Kona competitor 08, Nathan’s quarter man 1st amateur 3rd overall, Saguaro Man tri 6Th overall, Zoot Sprint 5Th overall, Soma half 4Th overall amateur, Florida half 88Th overall, McDowell mountain crit 4Th cat 3, anthem fall classic 1st overall, anthem holiday

Christian Koehler

Germany ….Athletic accomplishments:

up to now 15 Ironman, ITU Longdistances, Half Ironman (1999-2006)

more than 70 Olympic and Sprint Distance Triathlon, Duathlon and Streetruns (5k up to Ultramarathon) with uncountable agegroup victories and more than 20 Top Ten finishes (1997-2007) 6^th cat – European Longdistance Championships (2006) =2^nd Int. German champion cat 200m breaststroke and 4×200m breaststroke relay (2004) multiple junior federal state and southern German champion and 2^nd champion in swimming and waterpolo representing Germany in the agegroup team

Molly Hummel

Triathlon Highlights:2009

Wildflower Half Lake San Antonio, CA  5/03/09  1st in Age Group, 2nd oa amateur, FASTEST BIKE Split Pro & Amateur.

Garrett MacFadyen

Athletic accomplishments: 2002 Ironman Canada champion, and six top five Ironman finishes

James Smith

2009 – Current World Record Holder   2

2008 Results:

24 Hours of Duathlon.  1^st place overall and new world record.  229 miles of biking and running in 24 hours..Finisher of Badwater Ultramarathon. 135 footrace from Badwater to Mt. Whitney.

Andy Pele