Adam Pedals Off To The World Championships

Riviera boat builder Adam Davidson will fulfil a long-held ambition when he boards a plane on Sunday bound for the 2010 International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Olympic Distance Triathlon Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Adam will feel a great sense of pride and achievement when he dons his green and gold racing uniform and lines up at the start line.

“I have spent the past 18 months preparing and training for this event – my main goal was to make it to the championships and I have achieved that, so anything else is a bonus, but for myself personally, I would like to be in the top 10 Aussies over the line with a time of two hours and five minutes depending on the course,” Adam said.

This is a bittersweet moment for Adam who attributes most of his success in this sport to his late training partner, Renee Nicholls.

Renee passed away earlier this year, following a training accident in northern NSW but her encouragement and motivational words have remained with Adam during his gruelling training sessions.

Adam has a tattoo of a star with a teardrop on his arm which he has dedicated to Renee.

“Renee had the Southern Cross tattooed on the side of her stomach so every time we were swimming I could see Renee’s tattoo and she would be pushing me to go harder, she was very motivational,” Adam said.

“Riviera has given me a lot of support by allowing me to take three hours leave every Wednesday morning so that I can fit in another big training session.”

Adam will return the level of support by displaying the Riviera logo on his uniform and bike.  Adam’s uniform features the Southern Cross on his left leg and as a tribute to Renee, Adam has had his star tattoo printed on his right leg.

Adam couldn’t even swim 100 metres when he joined the Southport Tri Club two-and-a-half years, so he has come a long way since then.

And while Adam won’t be able to share his success with his late training partner, Renee, he said her advice, encouragement and dedication to the sport has inspired him to achieve his goals.  He also said he wouldn’t have been able to achieve this goal without the support of his wife, Jenny, who will travel with him to the championships in Hungary.

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