Michael Raelert
Michael Raelert ( born August 29, 1980 in Rostock ) is a German professional triathlete and World (2009 and 2010) and reigning European champion middle distance ( 2010, 2012 ). He is in the Hall of Fame German triathletes ( men) out on the Ironman distance.
Sports career
2005 Michael Raelert German Schliersee champion on the Olympic distance (1.5 km swim, 40 km cycling and 10 km running). The years 2006 and 2007 were marred by health problems and in 2008 he was able to repeat the victory at the German Championships.
In November 2009, he was ( drive for 1,9 km swim, 90 km bike and 21.1 km run ) in Florida champion at the Ironman 70.3 distance. His older brother Andreas Raelert is also an active triathlete and had reached here last year to second place. In 2010, Michael Raelert defend his title successfully in Florida and was world champion again.
Michael Raelert to race for EJOT Team TV Buschhütten. He lives in Rostock and studied political science and theology. He is coached by his brother Andrew, whom he calls his greatest role model for youth times.
On the bike course Michael Raelert currently uses wheels of the Swiss bicycle manufacturer BMC after working with Trek was completed in 2010. Raelert is characterized by consistently strong performance in all three disciplines, but in particular in the run section regularly bests capable. On the run course he used due to the existing sponsorship models of the manufacturer K-Swiss. This has offered in the case of Belegens the top two spots at the World Championships at Ironman Hawaii in 2011 by the Raelert brothers a prize of one million dollars. Michael Raelert pulled his start commitment for his debut in the Ironman triathlon for the European Championships in Frankfurt am Main, 24 July 2011 back due to a pelvic injury with muscle imbalances. In August, he explained, due to an injury to waive the defense of the title at the European Championships 2011 in Wiesbaden and also not to start this year in Hawaii. Instead, he sought to defend his world title on the middle distance in September in Las Vegas.
In June 2012, he launched first time at the Ironman distance in Regensburg ( 3.86 km swim, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running) and took second place. In August 2012, he was again after 2010 in Wiesbaden European Champion on the half Ironman distance (1,9 km swimming, 90 km cycling and 21.1 km running).