Greg Bennett, Joshua Amberger and Mirinda Carfrae all place at Ironman 70.3 Muncie Australians , half Australians and Kiwis took 9 of the top 10 men's and women's places at the 'heat' shortened Ironman 70.3 Muncie. Or was it Muncie 5150? The organisers felt the the extreme heat predicted for the race was beyond the temperatures that athletes should reasonab By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Mt Taranaki is the backdrop for New Plymouth’s Wells Half Iron Distance Triathlon News & Racing Wells New Plymouth Half Iron Distance Triathlon, New Zealand, 9 February 2013 Most Australians would be unfamiliar with the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. New Plymouth, the main city in Taranaki, is an outdoor playground located between the foot of Mt Taranaki (formerly Mt Egmont) and the amazing black sand beaches along its coast. The By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Shimano Gear & Tech Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 Series Components, Pedals and Wheels for Road Riding and Racing Shimano's Dura-Ace 9000 series introduces a comprehensive set of components, featuring a new 11-speed system, improved ergonomics, and advanced braking for enhanced performance and rider comfort. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Gear & Tech Dura-Ace 9070 Di2: Shimano’s Lightest, Most Advanced Di2 System Shimano's new Dura-Ace 9070 Di2 brings lighter, more ergonomic electronic shifting and advanced connectivity options. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Timo Bracht aims to win Challenge Roth in under 7:49 In today's Challenge Roth press conference, Timo Bracht (GER), favorite for the official ETU Long Distance Triathlon European Championships on Sunday plans to finish his race in 7:49:00, less than eight minutes slower than Andreas Raelert's 2011 world record on the same course. Bracht, w By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Aaron Royle redlining in Sydney ITU 2012 News & Racing Aaron Royle wins the exciting GE Canary Wharf Triathlon 2012 Aaron Royle has had the baton passed to him by Brendan Sexton and continued the Australian male dominance of this exciting triathlon run in London's CBD at night. The GE Canary Wharf triathlon is a two round short format triathlon with two heats then a final for both the male and female races. By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
Cam Brown pushed Crowie all the way in Melbourne this year News & Racing ETU Long Distance Triathlon Championships at Challenge Roth The stronghold of triathlon, Challenge Roth, will host the official ETU European Long Distance Championships for the first time on 8 July 2012. Over 3,000 individual participants and 650 relay teams from 62 nations will take part in the “best old raceâ€. They will be cheered on by 180,000 spectat By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Dellow and Granger win News & Racing David Dellow and Belinda Granger win inaugural Subic Bay 5150, Philippines With the sport of triathlon booming within the Asia Pacific region, athletes are keen for more events that will allow them to race across all distances from Sprints through to Iron distance. For most, participation at an inaugural event (especially in Asia) is always met with concern as competitors By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Triathlon part of Australian Sport Campaign to Tackle Binge Drinking Tuesday 26th June 2012: Triathlon Australia is one twelve Australian national sporting organisations being allocated funding out of a new government sponsorship program to provide an alternative to alcohol sponsorship in sport. The new campaign 'Be the influence: tackling binge drinking' is By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Tim Reed and Anna Cleaver grab 3rds at New Orleans 5150 Tim Reed is back in the USA racing the 5150 series and has had a solid start with a 3rd at the New Orleans race. Now with a young family Reed has extra incentive to excel in this years 5150 series and the Hy-Vee grand final. Last year he was By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Dodds having the race of his life in Kitzbuhel. Credit: triathlon.org – Janos Schmidt – ITU News & Racing Career best 10th for Kiwi Tony Dodds at ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuhel Wanaka's Tony Dodds proved the best of the Kiwis in Austria yesterday, finishing 10th at the Kitzbuhel round of the ITU World Triathlon Series. The top 10 placing is a career best for Dodds, and a sign of the considerable promise the 25-year-old has shown during and since his junior career. Af By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Joe Gambles looking to replicate Syracuse News & Racing Joe Gambles and Angela Naeth win Ironman 70.3 Syracuse ahead of class fields Joe Gambles posted a 1:14:27 half marathon to eventually overtake fellow Australian and Ironman Australia 2012 champion Paul Ambrose to claim the 2012 Ironman 70.3 Syracuse title. New Zealand's Callum Millward took 3rd place with pre race favourite Pete Jacobs 4th. Gambles had a one minute def By Karl Hayes •
News & Racing Alistair Brownlee wins ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuhel 2012 Alistair Bronwlee did not wait around for his brother Jonathan today and made sure that everyone knew he was back and racing at 110%. After making an early break on the bike with his brother Jonathan and Ivan Vasiliev they eventually got reeled in by the chase back before halfway on the bike. Initia By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Many Australian and Kiwi Pro Triathletes Racing today in the USA There are four races yet to take place in the USA this weekend and there are many Australian and New Zealand pros racing. In the Texas Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake, Luke Bell goes up against inform Clayton Fettell who would have to be the favourite based on his recent '2 from 2' for By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Chris McCormack and Tim Berkel in a Sprint Finish at Ironman 70.3 Japan Chris McCormack has narrowly out sprinted fellow Australian Tim Berkel to win Ironman 70.3 Japan. The official results show that McCormack beat Tim by just two seconds. Macca's 4:03:40 was identical in each stage of the race with Berkel's The results are not showing a swim time for Macca By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Pete Jacobs winning the 2012 Urban Hotel Group Ironman 70.3 Cairns Interviews Pete Jacobs building towards his 2012 Ironman World Championship Dream With the 2012 Ironman World Championship only 112 days away the leading contenders this year are starting to fine tune their preparations and making sure they have all the boxes ticked to be on the start line on October 13 this year. Amongst those is last year's runner up at the Ironman world By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Cycling Cufflinks Gear & Tech Triathlon & Cycling Cufflinks and Pendants If you attended Ironman Melbourne or Port Macquarie you would no doubt have seen in the expo some very stylish men's and women's jewellery featuring either the M Dot logo, or Bike themes. Trizone has two sets of the 'Two Wheel Collection' cufflinks, and one set of ear studs to gi By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Emma had one of the fastest runs in 2011 on the London Olympic course News & Racing Australian Olympic Triathlon Team’s Newest Female Member Emma Jackson There has been criticism by the Australian triathlon community aimed at Triathlon Australia and in particular the selection committee for both the way the have handled the Olympic team selection process and the subsequent team selection. In particular the women's team and, what many thought wo By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing USA Pro Andrew Starykowicz Jailed Following Abu Dhabi International Triathlon It has been reveled that US triathlete Andrew Starykowicz was jailed after crashing in to a volunteer while racing in the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon earlier this year. A mention by Australian pro Richie Cunningham on Facebook today alerted us to this bizarre turn of events. When reporting on By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Brad at the 2012 Sydney ITU Press Conference News & Racing Dual Olympian Brad Kahlefeldt makes his return to ITU Triathlon Racing Australia’s London-bound dual Olympian Brad Kahlefeldt will make his return to racing in Kitzbuhel, Austria this weekend, just five weeks after being admitted to hospital with pneumonia in San Deigo. Kahlefeldt will line up in the next round of the ITU Triathlon World Championship Series after staging an extraordinary By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing ITU World Triathlon Kitzbhel sees many of the Olympic Triathlon Medal Contenders going head to head The 2012 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbhel promises a nail biting weekend of racing. The women begin with Andrea Hewitt (NZL) up against the likes of Switzerland's Nicola Spirig, Aileen Morrison (IRL) and Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI). The men's race certainly sees the strongest line up of the y By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Camilla Pedersen celebrates after winning the half News & Racing Reto Hug and Camilla Pedersen take KMD Challenge Aarhus titles The second edition of KMD Challenge Aarhus saw an exciting sprint finish to the line to see Reto Hug (SUI) take the title while Camilla Pedersen (DEN) took her second Challenge win this year. Hug used his brilliant sprint speed from Olympic distance racing to take the 2012 title in a nail biting spr By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Triathlon on Australian Television in June The following triathlon programming is for One HD and the times are the same Australia wide. Sun June 17: ITU World Championship Triathlon Magazine: Ishigaki/Huatulco, 8-9am (repeat) Tues June 19: ITU World Championship Triathlon Magazine: Ishigaki/Huatulco, 7-8am (repeat) Sat June 23: ITU Wo By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Erin Densham surprised herself with a 2nd – Credit: Triathlon.org | Janos Schmidt / ITU News & Racing Gwen Jorgensen (USA), Lukas Verzbicas (USA) score golden American sweep at Banyoles ITU World Cup USA's Gwen Jorgensen and Lukas Verzbicas both left it until the last lap of the run to make their move and claim the 2012 ITU Triathlon World Cup Banyoles title. Jorgensen surged past Australia's Erin Densham to take gold and in the men's race a young Verzbicas won his first ever I By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
