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Australians looking for more Champagne finishes in Hamburg this weekend
Australia's elite ITU triathletes are back in the saddle this weekend on their road to Rio when they line up in the next round of the World Triathlon Series in Hamburg. One of the world's iconic triathlon venues, Hamburg is a happy hunting ground for Australians – including 2012 Olympi
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Queensland’s Gillian Backhouse 1st Australian woman at WTS Hamburg
Hamburg did not prove a happy hunting ground for Australia's Elite women at World Triathlon Series sprint race today although Queenslander Gillian Backhouse had plenty to smile about. On a day that saw the USA's Gwen Jorgensen storm to an unprecedented 11th consecutive victory it was Bac
Australians looking for more Champagne finishes in Hamburg this weekend
Australia's elite ITU triathletes are back in the saddle this weekend on their road to Rio when they line up in the next round of the World Triathlon Series in Hamburg. One of the world's iconic triathlon venues, Hamburg is a happy hunting ground for Australians – including 2012 Olympi
Paratriathlete Katie Kelly and guide Michellie Jones in tandem in Italy
Australia's budding Paratriathlon star Katie Kelly will add a further twist to the saying “have bike will travel†when she lines up in Saturday's ITU World Paratriathlon Event in Iseo-Franciacorta, Italy. Canberra-based Kelly, who suffers from Ushers Syndrome, is legally blind and sh
Dimond add another piece to the puzzle – New XS Frame
After launching the Dimond bike back in October 2014, Dimond noticed they had a little problem they had underestimated that some of the biggest things come in small packages. Some of the fastest and most aerodynamic riders out there are the ones 5'4ish and below. Bikes suited to this size are
Sam Appleton Victorious at Ironman 70.3 Vineman
In a field of Olympians, multiple world champions, and in-form athletes, Sam Appleton smashed the course record and emerged triumphant at Ironman 70.3 Vineman. The youngest member of the Bahrain Endurance 13 team turned in a strong swim, new record bike split, and race-best run split to beat two-tim
Sam Osborne from New Zealand and Helena Erbenova from the Czech Republic win XTERRA Sweden Championship
Sam Osborne from New Zealand and Helena Erbenova from the Czech Republic captured the 2nd annual XTERRA Sweden Championship elite titles in Hellasgaarden this afternoon. It's the third win in five weeks for Erbenova, who also won at XTERRA Spain on June 7 and XTERRA Greece on June 20 (in betwe
Australian DATEV Challenge Roth Results 2015
Official results show 105 Australians raced the 2015 Challenge Roth. Overall we must congratulate David Dellow and Carrie Lester for their podium finishes with David finishing 3rd overall and Carrie finishing 2nd female overall. In addition Carrie was the 2nd fastest Australian. David Dellow finsihe
Nils Frommhold (GER) and Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) win DATEV Challenge Roth
Nils Frommhold (GER) and Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) stole the show today at DATEV CHALLENGE ROTH with two outstanding wins in a race that also delivered a new bike course record and record crowds of over quarter of a million spectators. As in 2014, Frommhold and defending champion Timo Bracht (G
The Weekend’s Australian Global Triathlon Performances
This weekend has seen Australians feature strongly with Sam Appleton winning Ironman 70.3 Vineman ahead of fellow Australian and multiple Ironman world champion Craig Alexander. Also showing promise was young Australian Jake Montgomery who finished 8th overall amongst some very experienced athletes.
DATEV CHALLENGE ROTH sees athletes line up for the world’s most spectacular Long Distance Triathlon
At DATEV CHALLENGE ROTH in Germany this Sunday, for which the motto "Race the Legend" has been chosen this year, 250,000 spectators are again expected to watch the event along the race course, and they may look forward to an exciting competition of an impressive number of top athletes. T
IRONMAN announces changes to the start times for Ironman World Championship events
IRONMAN announced today changes to the swim starts for its World Championship events. For the 2015 IRONMAN® World Championship presented by GoPro, the men's age-group race will begin at 6:55 A.M., with the women's age-group race starting fifteen minutes later at 7:10 A.M. As in 2014, th