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Tim Reed wins Ironman 70.3 World Championship on home soil

Tim Reed wins the men's race in a nail-biting finish against Sebastian Kienle, while Holly Lawrence dominates the women's event at Ironman 70.3.

By Karl Hayes • 4 min read

News & Racing

Ironman continues expansion in China with three new Ironman 70.3 events

IRONMAN announced today the addition of three new IRONMAN 70.3 triathlons to take place in China in 2017. Continuing the expansion of race offerings in China, the new events include IRONMAN 70.3 Liuzhou (April 1, 2017), IRONMAN 70.3 Qujing (May 28, 2017), and IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing (September 24, 20

By Karl Hayes • 5 min read

Interviews

Karen Barrow: From Commonwealth Games Cyclist to Triathlete

Former Commonwealth Games cyclist Karen Barrow is now an age-group triathlete in Melbourne, chasing new goals in the Gatorade Series while mastering swim, bike, and run.

By Karl Hayes • 6 min read

Daniela Ryf takes win at DATEV Challenge Roth

Daniela Ryf (SUI) has taken out the top title at her first Challenge Roth with the third fastest women's time ever achieved over triathlon's long distance. The current world champion dominated from start to finish, taking the win in 8:22:04 and achieving the third best time ever on the l

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

News & Racing

Jan Frodeno breaks world record by six minutes at Challenge Roth 2016

Jan Frodeno finishes in 7:35:39, breaking the world record by six minutes. Frodeno's time of 7:35:39 undercut Andreas Raelert's former record of 7:41:33 by almost six minutes on the same course. Frodeno announced six months ago that he had Raelert's record in his sights at DATEV Ch

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

Sam Appleton to defend title at Ironman 70.3 Vineman

The young Australian took the win here last year, to his own surprise. "I have been looking forward to coming back to defend my title," said Appleton. "I feel like I am getting race fit at the right time and I am looking forward to drawing out that race fitness on the course this w

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

News & Racing

Want to get dirty in Jindabyne? ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships are coming

As the very best of the world's off-road athletes prepare to #GetDirtyDownUnder at the ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships, the Snowy Mountains are putting final preparations in place to shine on the world stage, with locals preparing to be part of the international explosion of culture, c

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

News & Racing

Thriathlon AUS picks Challenge Shepparton to be ITU’s Victoria World Long Course Champs Selection Race

Triathlon Australia has announced its National Calendar of events for the 2016-2017 season, unveiling that CHALLENGE SHEPPARTON will be the feature long course race for the state of Victoria. The National Calendar covers both the Australian National Championship events and the Australian Age Group W

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

News & Racing

David McNamee wins Challenge Galway

BMC-Etixx p/b Uplace athlete David McNamee took the victory in Challenge Galway in Ireland today. After a great run and a very convincing performance, he crossed the finish line in a time of 3:51:47. Joe Skipper (GBR; 3:55:11) finished second as Dylan McNeice (NZL; 3:56:50) completed the podium. Bar

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

News & Racing

Mitch Robins back to back wins in Ironman 70.3 Japan

Australian triathlete Mitch Robins has successfully defended his 2015 Japan 70.3 victory with a come from behind effort to retain the title in 2016. Robins began his day with an unusually slow swim, putting him on the back foot from the gun. However, he remained cool and collected throughout the 90k

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

Bahrain Endurance triathlete Swallow soars in Cairns

Jodie Swallow flew high in Cairns over the weekend, taking the victory at the Ironman Asia Pacific Championship in record-breaking fashion and booking her ticket to the Ironman World Championship. In typical Swallow style she took the lead on the 3.8-kilometre swim. Showing no signs of the broken el

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

News & Racing

Aaron Royle rides to bronze behind Britain’s Brownlee brothers

Aaron Royle has given his Rio Olympic triathlon hopes a huge boost, notching up a stirring bronze medal finish behind Britain's Brownlee brothers in front of 100,000 people in Leeds earlier today. The 26-year-old Newcastle-born Royle formed part of what turned out to be a successful bike break

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

Tim Van Berkel crushes competition at Ironman Cairns

Australian triathlete Tim Van Berkel looked cool and in-control despite humid North Queensland conditions, as he out-ran and outlasted a strong international field to win Ironman Cairns and claim the Asia-Pacific Championship title. Van Berkel started the run leg 14 minutes behind the race leaders b

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

Tim Van Berkel breaks through for Ironman Cairns win, Jodie Swallow wins womens race

One stormed clear and held on for dear life while the other forced his way through on the run, as Britain's Jodie Swallow and Australia's Tim van Berkel claimed  honours at the IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Cairns Regional Championship. Swallow, who'd made a late call to race after crashing

By Karl Hayes • 4 min read

Gear & Tech

OTTO designworks unveils bicycle derailleur tuning system

OTTO DesignWorks removes the mystery and frustration associated with home bicycle maintenance. OTTO has developed the Tuning System 2.0, the industry's first voice-guided iPhone vision tool and app which checks and guides adjustments of the rear derailleur in under 60 seconds. OTTO released a

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

Germans Patrick Lange, Julia Gajer claim 2016 Ironman North American Championship

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (14 May, 2016) First time IRONMAN competitor Patrick Lange (DEU) kept a consistent pace in the Texas humidity, while fellow German Julia Gajer made her way to first place on the run. Both claimed victory at the 2016 Memorial Herman IRONMAN North American Championship triathlon i

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

How To

How to Master the Flying Mount for Faster Transitions

Learning simple skills like how to properly mount and dismount your bike can save you precious seconds during the transition stage of your next triathlon. For the advanced, the flying mount and flying dismount is a skill that can take years to master. This skill is perhaps best left to those who are

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

How To

Common Cycling Mistakes to Avoid on Race Day

Learn key preparation tips for bike transitions, from gear and shoe checks to maintaining composure, ensuring you stay ahead in the race.

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

News & Racing

Solid professional fields at the 2016 MEMORIAL HERMANN IRONMAN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP TEXAS Triathlon

2015 winner Matt Hanson returns to defend his title while 2014 winner Kelly Williamson leads a talented women's field TAMPA, Florida (11 May 2016) The 2016 IRONMAN® Regional Championship series will continue with this weekend's 2016 Memorial Hermann IRONMAN North American Championship Te

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

News & Racing

Triathlete Tim Van Berkel leads Aussie charge in VSG Ironman 70.3 Vietnam

Top Australian triathlete Tim Van Berkel came a close second in the inaugural VSG Ironman 70.3 Vietnam triathlon on Sunday. The winner, Frenchman Cyril Viennot, completed the course in a time of 03:54:09 with Van Berkel finishing just 59 seconds behind after chasing Viennot down over the run leg. Fe

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

News & Racing

Bahrain Endurance athletes triumph over the weekend

09 MAY 2016 - Caroline Steffen was victorious at Ironman 70.3 Vietnam, Fredrik Croneborg finally broke through to win Challenge Taiwan, and Ben Hoffman and Brent McMahon overcame adverse conditions at Ironman 70.3 St. George to finish strong. Steffen took the win over frequent rivals Radka Vodickov

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

News & Racing

TIM REED AND BETH GERDES CLAIM IRONMAN AUSTRALIA 2016 TITLES

Byron Bay's Tim Reed had to dig deeper than before to claim his maiden IRONMAN victory at IRONMAN Australia in Port Macquarie today. Reed was greeted by family and friends after his come-from-behind win, made more challenging with the passing of one of his closest friends this week. I had some

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

Challenge Family, x-bionic sphere introduce ‘The Championship’ event

Challenge Family and x-bionic sphere has announced a new global half distance championship triathlon event for professional and age group triathletes. Dubbed 'the Championship', the event will take place at  x-bionic sphere in Samorin, Slovakia on June 3, 2017. It will comprise a 1.9km s

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

Gear & Tech

The Ventum One Triathlon Bike is starting to gain traction as elite professionals join Ventum’s 2016 roster

We love bikes that push the envelope and try new things. We've been watching the Ventum evolve. It is interesting to see Ventum going the opposite way of the new wave of Beam bikes. There's no doubt we would love to get on one and see how it goes! Ventum has officially announced its

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read