News & Racing Long Distance Triathlon to continue in Australia’s Capital Australia's premier LD Triathlon in the ACT is set to return for a record 16th edition in 2014! X-Tri Events, the team behind 35+ half Ironman distance races, and organisers of the 2006 ITU World LD Championships, has re-branded their Canberra based endurance triathlon as the X-Tri LDT – Can By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
ROTH, GERMANY – JULY 20: Action during the Challenge Roth on July 20, 2014 in Roth, Germany. (Photo by Lennart Preiss/Getty Images) News & Racing Australian Mirinda Carfrae wins DATEV Challenge Roth 2014 Australia’s Mirinda Carfrae ran herself into the history books here in Roth to claim victory on debut. The Kona world champion showed she is a class act, again producing her trademark run leg reeling in all in front and storming to a ‘rookie’ Challenge Roth win. In claiming the By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Challenge Gold Coast – A true bike challenge We have heard the talk about the hill in Challenge Gold Coast that the team are calling ‘The Beast’. So while up at the Gold Coast Marathon the other weekend we took a the video camera around the course to see what all the fuss was about. What we found By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
ROTH, GERMANY – JULY 20: Action during the Challenge Roth on July 20, 2014 in Roth, Germany. (Photo by Lennart Preiss/Getty Images) News & Racing Timo Bracht wins Challenge Roth 2014 Timo Bracht has lead a world class field and taken out one of the biggest triathlon races on the planet. The former Ironman Western Austalia winner showed some more fancied opponents a clean set of heels to win Challenge Roth 2014. July 20, 2014 – Germany's Timo Bracht stormed home to take a By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Defending Champion Dirk Bockel – Photo Credit: Stephen Pond. Copyright 2013 Getty Images News & Racing 5500 athletes at DATEV Challenge Roth to celebrate 30 years of triathlon On Sunday 20 July, DATEV Challenge Roth will celebrate 30 years of triathlon in Roth with a field of 5,500 athletes from over 60 nations, including the strongest pro field ever seen on the fast Bavarian course. Supported by over 220,000 spectators, Challenge Roth athletes will once again By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Multisport Dreaming – A book covering 30 years of Australian Triathlon "Multisport Dreaming" by Dr. Jane Hunt captures the rich history of Australian triathlon with over 300 pages and interviews with 200 legends, making it a must-have for triathletes and sports enthusiasts. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
©N2PHOTO Services/Nils Nilsen Gear & Tech Fuji Bikes launches Transonic Aero Road Bike The culmination of years of aero engineering and a no-compromise pursuit of speed with control, Fuji Bikes is proud to announce the global launch of its brand-new aero road bike: Transonic. Making its debut under NetApp-Endura at the Tour de France start line Saturday, the Transonic is the latest ev By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Gear & Tech Review: Scicon Aerocomfort 2.0 Travel Bag There has been a lot of raving on twitter and facebook over recent times about the Scicon range of bike bags. We were randomly lent one when we went to New Zealand earlier this year and what a difference it made to travelling with a bike. So light and easy to lug around. So we […] By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Triathlon Australia announces five new State Performance Centres Triathlon Australia has today officially announced its five new State Performance Centres as it continues to strive for sustained international success on a competitive world stage. The governing body's High Performance Program, under the direction of National Performance Director Bernard Sava By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
A victorious Tim Reed – Photo Credit: Ironman.com News & Racing Tim Reed 2014 Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake Champion Australian Tim Reed has shaken off a run of second place finishes in 2014 to post a win in the USA against some tough competition. In the end it was a very close race with Reed getting the jump over eventual second placed Jordan Rapp in the swim and leaving it to Rapp to put […] By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Ironman France 2014 Champion – Photo Credit: David Pintens News & Racing Bart Aernouts wins Ironman France Bart Aernouts of the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team has won Ironman France 2014. It is the first full Ironman victory for the seven-time half distance winner. Clocking in at 8:33:22, Bart Aernouts edged out Victor Del Corral (Spain; 08:37:23) and Tyler Butterfield (Bermuda; 08:40:56) for the win in N By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Challenge Atlantic City winners win Royal Package to Challenge Bahrain 30 JUNE 2014 “This weekend’s Challenge Atlantic City winners Fredrik Croneborg (SWE) and Laurel Wassner (USA) are not only taking home over $10,000 in prize money each. They have also secured a spot on the start line of Challenge Bahrain and a chance to win the world’s By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Brendan Sexton in full flight at Chicago – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / ITU Media News & Racing Brendan Sexton Cellarbrates flying in the WTS once again Brendan Sexton is back! He finished 8th in a strong field at the Chicago round of the World Triathlon Series. He swam, rode and ran very competitively to get back in to the top ten and build his confidence going forward. Expect to see Brendan featuring in the top ten more often as he builds back t By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Andy Potts takes the win News & Racing Andy Potts and Heather Wurtele claim 2014 Ironman Coeur d’Alene titles COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (June 29, 2014) “Andy Potts (USA) displayed poise and brilliant race tactics, while Heather Wurtele (CAN) was unmatched on the day as both earned wins at the twelfth edition of IRONMAN Coeur d’Alene with times of 8:25:44 and 9:34:32, respectively. Men’ By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Frederik Croneborg News & Racing Frederik Croneborg and Laurel Wassner win inaugural Challenge Atlantic City 30 JUNE 2014 – Challenge Family arrived in the USA today as the first Challenge Atlantic City took place in near perfect conditions in front of a crowd of thousands. Sweden’s Fredrik Croneborg and US athlete, Laurel Wassner took top honours in an action-packed day. For Croneborg, it was catch By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Gwen Jorgensen looking for win number 2 on home soil at WTS Chicago – World Triathlon Series This weekend, the long awaited debut of Chicago on the ITU World Triathlon Series schedule will come to fruition with athletes set to tackle the two-lap Lake Michigan swim before cycling around the Windy City's famous down town area eight times and finishing up with a four-lap run along Columb By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Javier Gomez Noya and Mario Mola primed to conquer WTS Chicago – World Triathlon Series In its debut on ITU's World Triathlon Series calendar, Chicago promises to be one of the most exciting to date with maxed out age group races and three of the top four ranked men slated to compete on Sunday. Spectators will be treated to prime views of the elites as they swim 1500m in the [&he By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Challenge Family ready for the USA with Challenge Atlantic City this weekend 25 JUNE 2014 – This weekend the eyes of the triathlon world will be on the east coast of the USA for the inaugural Challenge Atlantic City triathlon festival that has attracted a field of world champions and age group athletes from around the globe. Challenge Family is making its long awaited US d By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Gear & Tech Joshua Amberger Cellarbrates his new Felt IA LTD Time Trial Triathlon Bike Joshua Amberger, renowned for his swim/bike prowess, showcased his skills and new Felt IA FRD LTD TT bike at Challenge Batemans Bay, finishing second and continuing to build his reputation in triathlon. By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Tim Berkel crosses for 2nd overall – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Ironman News & Racing Aeromax Team’s head coach Grant Giles on Tim Berkel’s Ironman Cairns race We spoke to Tim Berkel and coach Grant Giles in the weeks leading up to Ironman Cairns to get an understanding of his training in the lead up to a goal Ironman event. Berkel wanted to win Cairns but as we know he did not get to stand on top of the podium this year. […] By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
Challenge Bahrain announces first pro athletes and $500k prize purse structure. $100k to winners 9 JUNE 2014 – The structure of the world's largest half distance prize purse was revealed today by Challenge Bahrain, along with the announcement of some of the sport's most respected athletes racing at the event on 6 December this year. World champions Mirinda Carfrae and Pete Jac By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Liz Blatchford successfully defends her Ironman Cairns title Queensland based Liz Blatchford was in a class of her own as she successfully defended her title with a wire-to-wire win and finish inside the top 10 professionals overall. The women’s race was always going to be a Blatchford’s to lose. The defending champion started her day by throwing down the gau By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
The three leaders on to the run – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Ironman.com News & Racing Cameron Brown produces legendary performance to win 2014 Ironman Cairns Turning 42 in two weeks, New Zealand's Cameron Brown became the oldest man to win an IRONMAN event, at today's Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns. Brown, a winner of 11 IRONMAN races in a stellar career, was delighted. “Becoming the oldest ever winner was motivation for me out there but I&# By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
New Zealand’s Candice Hammond wins her first Ironman 70.3 at Cairns In cold and wet conditions New Zealand’s Candice Hammond capped off a stellar season to date with her first IRONMAN 70.3 win in the women’s race. Hammond is enjoying her best year as a fledgling professional, adding the win here to her third place at March’s Kellogg’s Nutri Grain IRONMAN New Zealand By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
