From left to right: Sebastian Kienle, Jan Frodeno, and Javier Gomez – © N2 Photography News & Racing SRAM RED eTap sweeps the men’s podium at 2015 Ironman 70.3 World Championship Just days after it was introduced, SRAM RED eTap was ridden to its first world title… and its first Worlds podium sweep. Jan Frodeno (GER), Sebastian Kienle (GER), and Javier Gomez (ESP) took the first three places respectively at the 70.3® World Championships riding the newly introduced SRAM RED By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Courtney Atkinson and Mieko Carey XTERRA Japan Champions Courtney Atkinson and Mieko Carey captured the XTERRA Japan Championship at Lake Kanayama in Hokkaido today. In the men’s race Atkinson, the reigning and three-time XTERRA Australia Champion and two-time Olympian, took a big lead out of the water, hung on during the bike, and used a blistering fast By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
A jubilant Caroline Steffen in 2014 – Picture credit: Delly Carr/IRONMAN News & Racing The biggest pro field seen in Australia set to race Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast Largest professional field in the events history to race on Sunshine Coast A huge field of more than 50 professionals will assemble for the IRONMAN ® 70.3 ® Sunshine Coast triathlon on September 13, making it the largest IRONMAN 70.3 professional field in IRONMAN Asia-Pacific history. The classy field is By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Image by Marathon Photo’s News & Racing Brent McMahon and Jennifer Spieldenner crowned 2015 Challenge Penticton champions Valley First Challenge Penticton today crowned two new champions in Victoria BC's Brent McMahon and Peoria, Illinois's Jennifer Spieldenner. The 33rd edition of the long-distance triathlon was held today in Penticton and the surrounding area, over a 1.9 km swim, 90 km bike and 21 km run By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
The wormen’s podium News & Racing Lesley Paterson wins XTERRA European Tour Championship In the women's race it was all about Jacqui Slack early and almost all the way through the bike. Christine Jeffrey was first female out of the water but Slack was close behind and had an incredible bike and was putting more and more time on the rest of the field. “I had an amaz By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
A cool run course…. News & Racing Ruben Ruzafa edges out Conrad Stoltz in dramatic fashion to take XTERRA European Championship Ruben Ruzafa edged Conrad “The Caveman” Stoltz in dramatic fashion to win the XTERRA European Tour Championship elite races at Vachery Estate in Cranleigh, England this afternoon. A solid, driving rain the night prior left the trails muddy and slick, leaving those without the proper gripping tires (or time-tested skills) By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Photo Credit: Nils Nilsen News & Racing Jan Frodeno and Daniela Ryf win first-ever IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship on European soil Jan Frodeno and Daniela Ryf claimed victory at the first IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship held in Europe, finishing in 3:51:19 and 4:11:34 respectively, among 2,500 global competitors. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Corporate Finance expert Anna Cleaver shares her thoughts on WTC purchase With so many comments about the sale of WTC to Wanda Group we noticed a post by Anna Cleaver thatstepped back and looked at this from the perceptive of someone who has had experience in mergers and acquisitions. Anna has a background as an Investment Banker / Corporate Finance professionalÂ&nb By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Conrad Stoltz calls it a day at 41 after a stella career News & Racing Conrad Stolz calls it a day on an iconic Xterra and sporting career I'm pretty sure this it,†explained the most iconic XTERRA athlete of all-time, Conrad Stoltz, about Sunday's European Championship race in England being his last XTERRA. “I don't have regrets.  I'm 41, I had a fantastic career, have lots of memories and have done a By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Tim Reed wins 2015 IRONMAN 70.3 Philippines. News & Racing Sam Appleton, Tim Reed, Joe Gambles, Leon Griffin and Katy Duffield racing Ironman 70.3 World Champs With a rich history of wins, Australia’s top triathletes, including Sam Appleton and Tim Reed, prepare to compete for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Austria this Sunday. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Gear & Tech Zipp’s Firecrest Reborn Zipp redefines cycling speed and maintenance with the revamped Firecrest wheels and the cutting-edge 77/177 hubset. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd. (“Wanda Group”), has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of IRONMAN Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd. (“Wanda Groupâ€), one of the leading Chinese private conglomerates, has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of IRONMAN for an equity value of approximately $650 million from Providence Equity Partners. As part of the transaction, Wanda Group will work with the curren By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 World Championship in the stunning Zell Am See-Kaprun, Austria The word is that the 2015 Ironman 70.3 World Championship is going to be one of the most memorable for more than one reason. Athletes from around the world have been arriving in Zell Am See-Kaprun, Austria since last weekend and without exception the town and its surrounds are being described as By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Javier Gomez wins Stockholm – Photo Credit: Janos M. Schmidt / Triathlon.org News & Racing Javier Gomez amps up his drive for five World Titles with win at ITU World Triathlon Stockholm Javier Gomez Noya (ESP) is no stranger to the top of the podium, but the one race he had yet to win was the ITU World Triathlon Stockholm. That all changed on Sunday as the Spaniard finally captured the gold medal and was able to proudly add WTS Stockholm to the long list of victories. […] By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
AUT, IRONMAN 70.3 Salzburg News & Racing 2,700 Of The World’s Top Athletes Converge On Zell Am See-Kaprun, Salzburgerland, Austria For The 2015 Ironman 70.3 World Championship Approximately 2,700 of the world’s top athletes will converge on August 30 in Zell Am See-Kaprun, SalzburgerLand, Austria to compete in the 2015 IRONMAN ® 70.3 ® World Championship “marking the first time that a European destination will host the globally recognized event. With athletes hailing from more than By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
resultzgym / Pixabay King Deadlifts Want to improve your strength on the bike? King deadlifts are a sure-fire way to increase muscle mass. The final variation goes by many names – King deadlift, airborne lunge, and shrimp squat are the most common. For this I prefer King deadlifts as Ian King, an Aussie strength legend, first showed t By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing 2016 Olympian in waiting Aaron Royle heads 10-strong Elite World Championship Team for Chicago Aaron Royle, triathlon's first Olympic nomination for Rio, will be joined by established Olympians Erin Densham, Emma Moffatt, Emma Jackson and Courtney Atkinson in Australia's ITU World Championship team in Chicago next month. Royle is amongst a 10-strong Elite team and five in the Unde By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
skeeze / Pixabay Single-leg squat patterns Want to improve your bike leg? Squats have been scientifically proven to help boost endurance, time to exhaustion, and maximal aerobic power. The bike is the discipline that will benefit most from a dedicated strength program so we will concentrate on that to begin with. The added benefit of focusin By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Bowden, Fuhr, and compatriot Lisa Bently at the IRONMAN World Championship. News & Racing Former IRONMAN World Champions Lori Bowden and Heather Fuhr to be inducted into the IRONMAN ® Hall of Fame IRONMAN announced that former professional triathletes and IRONMAN World Champions, Lori Bowden and Heather Fuhr, will be inducted into the IRONMAN® Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be held on October, 7, 2015 during race week at the 2015 IRONMAN® World Championship presented by GoPro race, in Kail By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Photorama / Pixabay How To Bike first aid: my gears are playing up There are only two things you need to know about gears playing up – how to fix the rear derailleur and how to fix the front derailleur. Maybe you bent the rear derailleur hanger when packing the bike for travel; maybe the baggage handlers were less than gentle; maybe a cable moved. The reason is [& By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
How To How to prepare your bike for race day Nothing spoils race day like serious mechanical issues. It’s race season. Hopefully by now you’ve managed to moult off the worst of your thick winter coat to reveal the ripped and starving competitor that lurks within us all. Granted, this mythical uber-athlete is apparent in most other people who a By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Ben Allen on the way to a win at the XTERRA Czech Championship News & Racing Ben Allen and Helena Erbenova win the 2015 XTERRA Czech Championship Ben Allen of Australia and Helena Erbenova of the Czech Republic captured the 13th edition of the XTERRA Czech Championship on a hot afternoon in Prachatice. With the win Erbenova also secured her third XTERRA European Tour (XET) Championship crown in four years (she also won in 2012 and 2013) By Karl Hayes • 13 min read
Peter Kerr takes the AJ Bell London Triathlon 2015 Australian Peter Kerr wins AJ Bell London Triathlon Elite triathletes, keen amateurs, celebrities, fundraisers and triathlon first-timers came together to swim, bike and run across London this weekend. With participants aged from 18-74, spanning 50 countries, the past 48 hours has seen 13,000 competitors cross the finish line of the AJ Bell London Tr By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Aaron Royle – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Triathlon.org News & Racing Aaron Royle Rio ITU test event and Olympic selection report By Aaron Royle I remember sitting in what was practically a summer blizzard in Falls Creek chatting about the Olympic selection criteria with Bernard Savage, our Performance director. From then on Rio qualification was the main focus for the year. At times it has been a testing year mentally By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
