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Luke Bell wins Ironman Australia 2013

Luke Bell wins Ironman Australia 2013

Luke Bell made it a wire to wire win today when he took out the 2013 Ironman Australia title. Whilst Bell had a relaxed approached to this race and looked like he was enjoying himself during the entire race he never took it for granted that he was going to win. “This was my race [...]

Luke Bell favourite at Ironman Australia 2013 – Men’s Preview

Luke Bell favourite at Ironman Australia 2013 – Men’s Preview

Luke Bell goes in to this weekend’s Ironman Australia as the pre race favourite. Bell has been in some serious form so far this year but luck has not always gone his way. It is because of this that we find him racing Ironman Australia this year. 2013 started off in Auckland at the 70.3 [...]

Defending Champion Craig Alexander launches Ironman Melbourne Campaign

Defending Champion Craig Alexander launches Ironman Melbourne Campaign

MELBOURNE, Australia (February 25, 2013) – The Minister for Sport and Recreation Hugh Delahunty joined defending IRONMAN Melbourne champion Craig Alexander today to launch the 2013 edition of the URBAN Hotel Group IRONMAN® Asia-Pacific Championship Melbourne on Sunday 24 March 2013. Last years’ race saw thousands of Victorians turn out to support the 1500 competitors [...]

Christian Kemp makes it two from two in 2013 by winning the Urban Geelong Long Course triathlon

Christian Kemp makes it two from two in 2013 by winning the Urban Geelong Long Course triathlon

After coach Chris Hanrahan from PB3 got ‘in to’ Christian Kemp to go out and prove that the Auckland 70.3 was not a fluke Kemp was determined to back it up with a win at the Urban Geelong Long Course today. The athletes were redlining from the gun and Kemp had to dig deep to [...]

Ironman 70.3 Auckland Preview

Ironman 70.3 Auckland Preview

One of the hottest fields assembled in the Southern Hempisphere races on Sunday in Auckland, New Zealand. Whilst there are a few athletes from outside Australia and New Zealand the real battle will be for trans Tasman pride. Athletes like Paul Ambrose, whilst it shows UK on the start list is for all intents and [...]

Jordan Rapp and Mary Beth Ellis win inaugural Ironman New York

Jordan Rapp and Mary Beth Ellis win inaugural Ironman New York

Jordan Rapp won the inaugural Ironman New York with a dominating bike /run combo. The New York run was tough and only Rapp went under three hours. This run saw many of the athletes falter and some like Trevor Wurtle capitalise on others struggles. Wurtle ran past a number of guys on his way to [...]

Ironman Cairns Press Conference Highlights

Ironman Cairns Press Conference Highlights

There was a buzz of excitement in the air at the Cairns Airport Ironman Cairns press conference in Tropical North Queensland earlier today as defending Champion Chris ‘Macca’ McCormack, 2nd place getter at 2011 Ironman World Championship Pete Jacobs, 10 x Ironman New Zealand Champion Cameron Brown, 19 x Ironman 70.3 winner Luke Bell, defending [...]

McCormack and Brown talking themselves down in the 2012 Cairns Airport Cairns Ironman

McCormack and Brown talking themselves down in the 2012 Cairns Airport Cairns Ironman

CAIRNS, Australia (May 29, 2012) – Two time Ironman world champion Chris McCormack will head line a world class field to compete at the inaugural 2012 Cairns Airport Cairns Ironman this Sunday. (Pro start list and top 2011 Cairns results at bottom of article) A string of world class names in both fields have opted [...]

Luke Bell to use his Local Knowledge at Inaugral Ironman Melbourne

Luke Bell to use his Local Knowledge at Inaugral Ironman Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Australia (March 19, 2012) – If local knowledge will count for anything at the inaugural Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in Melbourne, then Luke Bell is the man in the box seat. A Melbourne resident for 15 years, he understands the weather idiosyncrasies of “Madam Melbourne” and has clocked up more than his fair share of [...]

2XU Falls Creek Australian Long Course Triathlon Championship

2XU Falls Creek Australian Long Course Triathlon Championship

World Ironman 70.3 Champion Melissa Rollison is one of the headline pros racing at the Australian Long Course Championship this weekend in Falls Creek. Along with Rollison will be Josh Rix coached Madeleine Oldfield who won this event last year. Oldfield went to the US last year to gain some valuable experience racing Ironman 70.3 [...]