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Favorite Professional Triathlete (Woman) - 2007
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Michellie Jones19 Votes - [8.05%]
Desiree Ficker60 Votes - [25.42%]
Jessi (last name not required)4 Votes - [1.69%]
Natascha Badmann28 Votes - [11.86%]
Lori Bowden5 Votes - [2.12%]
Hillary Biscay10 Votes - [4.24%]
Emma Snowsill15 Votes - [6.36%]
Chrissie Wellington29 Votes - [12.29%]
Carole Sharpless4 Votes - [1.69%]
Heather Gollnick3 Votes - [1.27%]
Samantha McGlone20 Votes - [8.47%]
Kate Major7 Votes - [2.97%]
Lisa Bentley10 Votes - [4.24%]
Amanda Lavato3 Votes - [1.27%]
Andrea Fisher2 Votes - [0.85%]
Kirsten Sweetland1 Votes - [0.42%]
Heidi Grimm1 Votes - [0.42%]
Melanie McQuaid1 Votes - [0.42%]
Petra Evans1 Votes - [0.42%]
Belinda Granger1 Votes - [0.42%]
grvfrog7 Votes - [2.97%]
Heather Fuhr1 Votes - [0.42%]
Dave Scott1 Votes - [0.42%]
Nina Kraft1 Votes - [0.42%]
Samantha Warriner1 Votes - [0.42%]
Bree Wee1 Votes - [0.42%]

2007-12-18 9:31 PM

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2007-12-18 10:29 PM
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Boy what a tough one. I went with Emma over Deseree and it was close. Both are smoking hot and incredible athletes.
2007-12-19 5:43 AM
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Chrissie Wellington.

She's a Brit! And to win Kona in your 1st year as a professional is truly outstanding.

2007-12-19 6:02 AM
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Carole Sharpless did a presentation at the Hansgrohe triathlon seminar that I went to last year. She was awesome and keeps going despite setbacks this year. I love to root for her.
2007-12-19 6:16 AM
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Sam McGlone gets my vote - I just feel that she is the next big thing and will carry the torch of great women Canadian triathletes like Bowden, Fuhr, and Bentley. Then again, if we are talking ITU then I might be talking Fernandez, Bennett, and Sweetland (sorry - I had to through in a Canadian).
2007-12-19 8:28 AM
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Glad to see Des getting the votes.


2007-12-19 8:47 AM
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Shermbelle - 2007-12-18 11:29 PM

Boy what a tough one. I went with Emma over Deseree and it was close. Both are smoking hot and incredible athletes.


x2, I had the exact same thoughts as you.

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2007-12-19 9:19 AM
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Lisa Bentley - 11 time Ironman Winner, 6 top ten IMkona finishes, and a doll.
2007-12-19 12:12 PM
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Chrissie - In addition to amazing Kona win - she hung with us volunteers at 70.3 Clearwater. Very down to earth.
2007-12-19 12:20 PM
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Mrs. brown_dog_us - 2007-12-19 7:02 AM Carole Sharpless did a presentation at the Hansgrohe triathlon seminar that I went to last year. She was awesome and keeps going despite setbacks this year. I love to root for her.

Me too ... she gives a lot to the triathlon community here in Atlanta.  Great person who drives herself (too) hard.

2007-12-19 12:38 PM
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Desirre gets my vote for being out on the Iron Girl course cheeering up BOP'ers on


2007-12-19 3:17 PM
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Everyone is putting Ficker because she's "hot" and Wellington because she won Kona.

But to me there is still no substitute for Badmann other than maybe McGlone.  Both are better athletes than either of the two mentioned above.  And Natascha just epitomizes what the sport is about - class and style and pure joy of competing.  Not too mention she is a hell of a fighter/competitor.

2007-12-19 3:29 PM
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Daremo - 2007-12-19 4:17 PM

But to me there is still no substitute for Badmann other than maybe McGlone.  Both are better athletes than either of the two mentioned above.  And Natascha just epitomizes what the sport is about - class and style and pure joy of competing.  Not too mention she is a hell of a fighter/competitor.



Natascha is def a class act, but like anything else in the US...we like eye candy. You make very valid point though as an athlete but there really is no criteria in "favorite."
2007-12-19 4:27 PM
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I went with Natasha, I thought she showed great character at the last Ironman. Plus 6 wins, not to bad.
2007-12-19 5:40 PM
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Subject: RE: Favorite Professional Triathlete (Woman) - 2007

The category says Favorite not best so I have to go with 2.

1) Michellie Jones - she was really cool to talk to and was just awesome with my little girls when we met her at the tri-expo at Bicycle Village 

2) Amanda Lavato - She was uplifting and encouraging on the course at my HIM this year enroute to her win and she showed great fortitude and perseverance to finish IMFL when things were going totally wrong. 

2007-12-19 7:30 PM
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Daremo - 2007-12-19 4:17 PM

Everyone is putting Ficker because she's "hot" and Wellington because she won Kona.

But to me there is still no substitute for Badmann other than maybe McGlone. Both are better athletes than either of the two mentioned above. And Natascha just epitomizes what the sport is about - class and style and pure joy of competing. Not too mention she is a hell of a fighter/competitor.



Totally agree with comment on Ficker's relative athletic ability, but I think we don't really know just how good of an athlete Wellington is. From what I read in Triathlete, she's only been at this a very short time (and has already won Kona).


2007-12-19 8:00 PM
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Desiree is my favorite because she was nice to my kid!

 

2007-12-19 8:00 PM
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Desiree is my favorite because she was nice to my kid!

 

2007-12-19 8:00 PM
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Desiree is my favorite because she was nice to my kid!

 

2007-12-19 8:02 PM
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Maybe I'll be able to add a picture now?
2007-12-19 8:20 PM
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5th try is lucky?


2007-12-19 8:50 PM
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Not an easy choice. So many factors to take into consideration.
2007-12-20 4:57 AM
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2007-12-20 5:04 AM
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Daremo - 2007-12-19 3:17 PM

Everyone is putting Ficker because she's "hot" and Wellington because she won Kona.

But to me there is still no substitute for Badmann other than maybe McGlone.  Both are better athletes than either of the two mentioned above.  And Natascha just epitomizes what the sport is about - class and style and pure joy of competing.  Not too mention she is a hell of a fighter/competitor.

x2. For the same reasons, I voted Hillary Biscay ... and I think Hillary is really just coming into her own. She will be scary ... BTW she's also brilliant. Shameless plug for my blog entry with pics:

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/training/index-weekly.asp?memberid=57784&year=&month=&day=#

2007-12-20 10:19 AM
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Tough choice, awesome to watch the rookie Wellington win Kona and I love to watch Desiree for obvious reasons, but I had to go with Natascha, she loves to compete and does it well.
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