News & Racing Long Distance World Championships: Records Fall in Almere-Amsterdam with Kristian and Sarissa Crowned Champions Almost all records were broken – bike, run and course records were crushed. Kristian Høgenhaug (DEN) and Sarissa de Vries (NED) were crowned Long Distance World Champions for 2021 in Almere-Amsterdam. Høgenhaug finished in 7:37:46 while De Vries became world champion in 8:32:05. By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing Aussie Athletes in Big Showing with Super League, Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast and Long Distance World Champs Australia’s top triathletes will be racing across the globe this weekend in an action-packed schedule with IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast, 2021 World Triathlon Long Distance Championships Almere-Amsterdam and Super League in Munich. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Laurel Hubbard of Team New Zealand competes during the Weightlifting – Women’s 87kg+ Group at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images. News & Racing Do Transgender Athletes have an Advantage? Transgender athletes, particularly transgender women athletes are said to have an advantage in sports. We explore whether this advantage is prevalent or not and came up with some interesting insights. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Hayden Wilde Crossing the line to win the Super League Triathlon London event at West India Quay in London, England. Photo: Tom Shaw/SuperLeague News & Racing Learmonth And Wilde Outstanding At Super League Triathlon London British Olympic medalists Jess Learmonth, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Vicky Holland take podium places in home race as Hayden Wilde, Vincent Luis and Jonny Brownlee also shine for the men. By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Crowds congregate on Solar Hill on the bike stage during the Challenge Roth Triathlon on July 14, 2013. Photo: Stephen Pond/Getty. News & Racing World Champions Meet at Challenge Roth This Sunday Challenge Roth will again play host to some of the worlds best triathletes on the planet including current Ironman world champion Anne Haug. This is going to be the race to watch this weekend. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Race Day at the PTO Collins Cup 2021 at X Bionic Sphere, Samorin , Slovakia, 28th August 2021 News & Racing Gallery: Men’s Collins Cup 2021 Rounding out the gallery of images from the weekends Collins Cup 🏆 for 2021 is the Men's. We might be a little biased to put Appo 🇦🇺 at the top. 🏊‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️ By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing XTERRA Short Track Season Finale in Pujols XTERRA Short Track Pujols France on Sunday was the fourth and final stop on the off-road triathlon racing circuit which featured two stages, the first paired a 400-meter swim, 1.5km run to seed elites for the second stage, a 7km mountain bike and 1.8km run. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Gallery: Women’s Collins Cup 2021 Stunning gallery of images from the weekends women's Collins Cup for 2021. What a weekend! 🏊‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️ By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Inspirational Weekend of Para Triathlon for the Aussies in Tokyo Australia’s Paralympic Para triathlon team were full of grit, resilience and pride after a 5 year journey came to realisation at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo. By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing Lauren Parker in The Most Dramatic Finish Of The Games The difference between gold and silver came down to less than a second in yesterday’s Paralympic debut for the Women’s PTWC class and Australia’s Lauren Parker who left nothing in the tank in one of the most dramatic finishes of the Games. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Arthur Serrieres and Michelle Flipo win XTERRA Nouvelle-Aquitaine Arthur Serrieres and Michelle Flipo won the XTERRA Nouvelle-Aquitaine off-road triathlon elite races with winning times of 2:42:13 and 3:15:40, respectively, on a hot day in Moliets-et-Villemartin, France By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Photo: Activimages News & Racing The Championship: Angert and Hall Take Ultimate Victories In a weekend that will forever go down in triathlon history and a day that will be remembered for blisteringly fast bike speeds, Florian Angert and Lucy Hall took the wins at the fourth edition of CHALLENGEFAMILY THECHAMPIONSHIP. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Opening Ceremony at the PTO Collins Cup. Photo: That Cameraman News & Racing Collins Cup: Team Europe Bring Home Inaugural Event Win The PTO’s inaugural event, The Collins Cup, served up a thrilling day of racing on Saturday, 28th August in Šamorín, Slovakia. The new race format, modelled after the Ryder Cup, saw teams of International, European and USA athletes pitted against one another and put on display the excitement, rivalr By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing XTERRA Germany: Sandra Mairhofer and Arthur Serrieres crowned XTERRA European Champions Arthur Serrieres from France and Sandra Mairhofer from Italy captured the 2021 XTERRA European Championship in conjunction with the 18th annual XTERRA Germany off-road triathlon with winning times of 2:39:01 and 3:06:07. By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
News & Racing Challenge Davos: Changed to Duathlon With Spirig and Sanchez Triumphant Poor old Challenge Davos just can't get a break. With tough conditions, this time it was changed to a duathlon and home town girl Nicola Spirig along with Roberto Sanchez take the win. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Nicola Spirig Feels Right at Home at Challenge Davos Nicola Spirig is looking to get back to unfinished buiness when she takes on Challenge Davos as the race returns to the Swiss Alps course this weekend. By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing WTC Edmonton: Matthew Hauser Scores Bronze in Under 23 World Championship Tokyo Olympian Matt Hauser has won a well deserved bronze medal after leading yesterday’s Under 23 World Triathlon Championship into the final stages of the run in Edmonton on a day the Australian Team left everything out there. By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing LIVE: Germany XTERRA Short Track Live now! Xterra Short Track. Watch it here for free. By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing 2021 Ironman World Championship Rescheduled Due To Continued COVID-19 Pandemic 2021 IRONMAN World Championship postponed based on continuing COVID-19 related impact to the Island of Hawaii. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Triathlon Australia Appoints 11 Members to the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group (EDIAG) will act as a sub committee of the Triathlon Australia Board and has been established to support organisational change in equity, diversity and inclusion. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Brandon Copeland Ready for Debut At Edmonton World Triathlon Championship Final Brandon Copeland has vowed to leave “nothing in the tank” when he makes his World Triathlon Championship Finals debut with the Australian team when the world’s best triathletes converge on Hawrelak Park in Edmonton on Saturday. By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Germany to host XTERRA Short Track and European Championship Races The XTERRA European Championship returns to Germany this weekend of full distance and televised Short Track off-road triathlon racing. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing The Collins Cup: A Novel Triathlon Tournament that will Determine the Toughest Team Here's our quick overview of The Collins Cup. It's an all-new triathlon format featuring the world's top-ranked triathletes competing in teams. There is a total of 12 three-person races that will take place on 28th August in Samorin, Slovakia. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Pristine ocean conditions at the 2021 Race2Stanford. Photo: Oakpics.com. News & Racing 2022 Race2Stanford Triathlon: Entries are now open Entries are now open for the 2022 Prescient Race2Stanford Triathlon set to take place on 14 May, 2022, in the spectacular Overberg region of the Western Cape, South Africa. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
