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Champ Brownlee Revs Up

February 28, 2013 By sportadmin Leave a Comment

Alistair Brownlee - UAE

Alistair Brownlee – UAE

Team GB’s gold medal winning Olympic triathlete and back-to-back European Triathlon Union champion, Alistair Brownlee, got the ‘inside track’ on Yas Marina Circuit ahead of his Arabian Gulf debut this Saturday at the fourth US$230,000 Abu Dhabi International Triathlon.

Putting the pedal to the metal on the iconic Yas Marina Circuit – which features in the unique, city wide triathlon’s ‘pure power’ course and is home to the emirate’s annual Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Brownlee’s race preparations were in top gear as he tried his luck against the 1,200 horsepower SuperComp Single-Seater Dragster, which hits 100km/hr in less than two seconds.

Racing alongside in a Chevrolet Camaro SS, fitted with a 400-horsepower 6.2-litre V8 engine, golden boy Brownlee put his reputation as the ‘sport’s fastest man’ to test in the United Arab Emirates’ capital, and hopes taking on the circuit at lightening speeds will give him the edge against the stellar field come race day.

“It was an awesome experience, and has given me a few things to think about. I definitely got the inside track on some racing lines, and if I can get a fraction of the speed I did today, then I should be in good shape come the finish,” said the 24-year-old Yorkshire star, whose brother, Jonathan, took triathlon bronze in London 2012.

The 5.5kms Yas Marina Circuit has been a permanent fixture of the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon route since the event’s inception four years ago. Back-dropped by the iconic Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi – the world’s only hotel to straddle a Grand Prix track – the circuit played an important role in the event being named the ‘world’s most glamorous triathlon’ in 2010.

This year’s Abu Dhabi International Triathlon is the largest to date, with more than 2,000 athletes from 76 countries taking part, reaffirming its reputation as one of the world’s leading events-of-its-kind. The flagship event, organised by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi), is a key driver in establishing the emirate as a world-class winter training and leisure destination.

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Filed Under: Abu Dhabi, Featured, Motor Sport, News, Triathlon, UK Tagged With: Abu Dhabi, Alistair Brownlee, Etihad Airways, Formula1, Grand Prix, Triathlete, Triathlon

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