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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 […]

By Karl Hayes • 5 min read

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Triathlon Australia Newsflash

We would be naive to think that no one in triathlon is 'on the gear' and there have been a number of cases over the years where triathletes, both professional and age group, have been caught and banned. Let's hope our sport keeps it's relatively clean image and any triathlete

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

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Craig ‘Crowie” Alexander to defend Ironman Melbourne Title

Three-time IRONMAN world champion Craig Alexander will defend his title at the 2013 URBAN Hotel Group IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship in Melbourne on March 24, following his record-breaking win last year.

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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Clayton Fettell guarded, Melissa Hauschildt set to make amends at the Urban Geelong Long Course

Defending champion Clayton Fettell and IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion Melissa Hauschildt head into the Geelong Multi Sport Festival as favorites, eyeing the National Long Course triathlon championship.

By Karl Hayes • 5 min read

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K-Swiss Running – A shoe for each run of the week – review

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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Argentina’s Oscar Galindez and Canada’s Heather Wurtele win Ironman 70.3 Panama

41 year old Oscar Galindez from Argentina has beaten a strong field to win Ironman 70.3 Panama. Galindez, a 25 year veteran of the sport, used his powerful bike leg to put himself in to a position to win the triathlon and held off a faster finishing Bevan Docherty from New Zealand. After missing las

By Karl Hayes • 5 min read

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New Zealand dominates Mixed Relay Triathlon at Kinloch, New Zealand

Teams racing took centre stage at the Contact Tri Series in Kinloch today, with athletes returning to compete alongside friends, family and in some cases club mates in a fast and fun format of tag racing while the elites raced in the ITU mixed team format for the Oceania Cup that will be seen at [&h

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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Laurent Vidal and Kate McIlroy win Oceania Cup Triathlon in Kinloch, New Zealand

Laurent Vidal (France) showed his class in a head to head battle with Ryan Sissons (Auckland) at the Oceania Cup Triathlon in Kinloch today while Kate McIlroy once again stamped her class on the New Zealand summer of triathlon with a dominant win, with the event doubling as the National

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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Australians racing Ironman 70.3 Panama this weekend

Paul Ambrose, Richie Cunningham (3rd at Panama last year), Brett Carter and Paul Matthews are racing in a strong field at the Panama 70.3 this weekend with Bevan Docherty (last years winner), Romain Guillaume, Dirk Bockel, Allesandro Degasperri, Fraser Cartmell, Andy Potts, Trevor Wurtele and a host

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

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Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast to host its inaugural IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon

The Sunshine Coast's reputation as a leading sporting event destination has been strengthened with Mooloolaba announced as the host of the inaugural IRONMAN 70.3. Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games Minister Jann Stuckey said it was a great coup for the region with

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

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Wollongong Olympic Distance Triathlon – Triathlon Australia World Champs Selection Race

The RMB Lawyers trithegong Triathlon Festival on March 8-10, 2013 has arguably NSW's premier Olympic distance triathlon event in the weekend's activities. Launched just two years ago this festival had just on 1400 competitors in 2012 and this year has the added bonus of being a selection

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

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New Zealand High Performance Centre to open in Cambridge

Triathlon New Zealand today confirmed the venue for its National High Performance Centre (NHPC) with Cambridge to be the focal point for the sports High Performance Programme, with a strong emphasis on the development of world class athletes. Tri NZ High Performance Director Graeme Maw said Cambridge was chosen from

By Karl Hayes • 5 min read

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Review: 2XU Project X:2 2013 Wetsuit

Initial impression The gold and black stand out. Immediately your attention is drawn to the panels on the front of the suit and on the forearm. First impression this suit pulls off looking super cool. Features Buoyancy Buoyancy is a dominant feature of the Project X:2. Being from a swimming backgrou

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

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Shane Farrant and Rhiannon Snipe win Australian Sprint Champs

Triathlon ACT successfully hosted a seamless race in Canberra, with Shane Farrant and Rhiannon Snipe claiming overall victories despite challenges from the previous night's storm.

By Karl Hayes • 5 min read

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Gregory Rouault and Gwen Jorgensen spoil Australia Day for the Aussies in Wollongong

France's Gregory Rouault and USA's Gwen Jorgensen spoiled the Australia Day celebrations for the locals at Wollongong's traditional annual aquathon today. We don't often see fields like this in Australia with some serious fire power on display both local and overseas. It was

By Karl Hayes • 4 min read

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Laguna Lang Co Destination Triathlon To Be Held At Vietnam’s First Integrated Resort

Laguna Lang Co today announces the inaugural Laguna Lang Co Triathlon to be held on 14 April 2013. The event held at Vietnam’s first integrated resort development Laguna Lang Co aims to build on the success of its sister event, the legendary Laguna Phuket Triathlon. The triathlon race will

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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Geelong Multi Sport Festival – Get your ‘non-triathlon’ friends involved

Geelong's waterfront to buzz with multi-sport fest, inviting all ages to swim, run, and tri in community-focused events.

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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Christian Kemp wins Asia Pacific Ironman 70.3 Championship 2013

Christian Kemp has done what he has been threatening to do for a long time. Win a big race. Not only a big race but one with possibly the best 70.3 field assembled in this part of the world. As predicted the swim saw two main packs form with

By Karl Hayes • 6 min read

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Annabel Luxford wins Ironman 70.3 Auckland Asia Pacific Championship 2013

Annabel Luxford has made it two wins from three starts at the 70.3 distance. Her first race was Mandurah 70.3 where she punctured out of the race. Next was Canberra 70.3 where Luxford lead from start to finish and did it in style. Auckland looked like a

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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Balance key for Graham O’Grady in Ironman 70.3 Auckland triathlon

Amid a stellar international field of world class stars, a 30-year-old from Kinloch is planning to make his mark in Sunday's inaugural Ironman 70.3 Auckland triathlon. Graham O'Grady believes his stars are aligned for the first time in his three decades on the planet, which is the key to

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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Amberger signs with SRAM, Zipp and Quarq

BPM Athlete Management (“BAM”) is pleased to announce the signing of a new sponsorship agreement with SRAM/Zipp/Quarq (“SRAM”) for talented Australian triathlete, Joshua Amberger. The sponsorship deal has been signed alongside several new sponsorship agreements including his recent signing w

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

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1500 Long Course Triathletes at Challenge Wanaka this weekend

Challenge Wanaka will host 1,500 triathletes, including four-time world champion Chris 'Macca' McCormack, aiming for a course record in his first New Zealand long distance race on 19 January.

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

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Preview: 2013 Ironman 70.3 Auckland

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

By Karl Hayes • 7 min read

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Michael Fox wins Nowra Olympic Distance Triathlon

Fox led from the swim, maintained his lead on the bike, and held off James Davy and Kieran Roche on the run to secure victory ahead of his Auckland 70.3 race next weekend.

By Karl Hayes • 6 min read