Top Northamptonshire triathlete Melanie Ryding has received sponsorship boots both on a local and a national scale ahead of a big year.
Ryding has been selected as a member of the TRI UK sponsored race team in 2011 and will be representing the sponsors throughout a series or national and international races during the season.
And she has also received support from local company CD Leisure who run the Waendel Leisure Centre in Wellingborough.
Ryding first took up triathlon in 2007 after shedding four and a half stone and she earned a spot in the Great Britain team for the World Championships in Australia two years later.
She will be competing in the European championships in Spain later this year and she admitted that none of it would be possible without the support of her new sponsors.
Ryding said: “I would like to sincerely thank all the sponsors involved for helping to make the international competition possible and affordable.
“I was proud to call myself a triathlete after that first race.
“I was even prouder to call myself a GB triathlete when I earned my country’s colours in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
“But now to be able to say that I am sponsored by the biggest race team in the UK and the world’s largest triathlon store is quite an amazing thing to put on my C.V.”
Ali Boon, co-owner of Tri UK and team manager, added: “Melanie was a natural choice when we were selecting our team for 2011.
“We have grown the race team to a 50-plus strong team which is now the envy of the triathlon world.
“Melanie’s dedication and loyalty meant that she was an obvious choice for the team. We are looking forward to a year of success together.”
To find out more about the 2011 race team and their sponsors visit the TRI UK website http://www.triuk.com. For further information on Melanie Ryding, visit her website at http://www.melanieryding.co.uk
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