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Long Course Pros Ready and Rearing to go in Daytona

Five of Australia’s top long course triathletes will lay it all on the line in Daytona, Florida this weekend, as the Professional Triathlete’s Organisation (PTO) Championship rolls into town. After an unusual season that saw many athletes forced onto an extended racing break before th

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Triathlon Australia CEO elected to World Triathlon Executive Board

Triathlon Australia is delighted to congratulate CEO Miles Stewart OAM OLY on his election to the World Triathlon Executive Board at the World Triathlon Annual General Meeting on Sunday night. Securing a majority of votes, Stewart’s election continues Australia’s longstanding place at the World Tria

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New Board of Directors Named for USABA

The United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) is pleased to announce its new board of directors, which includes seven new appointees and three returning board members. Prodigy Search, a national leader in executive recruitment, helped to lead the search process for the board member positio

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USA Triathlon Foundation Partners with Professional Triathletes Organisation, CHALLENGE DAYTONA on COVID-19 Triathlon Relief Fund

The Professional Triathletes Organisation has launched a COVID-19 Triathlon Relief Fund to support those affected in the triathlon community leading into the PTO 2020 Championship at Challenge Daytona next month.

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Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) adopts Maternity Leave Policy for female pro athletes

The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has adopted a Maternity Leave Policy for female PTO Professionals. Under the policy, a woman PTO Professional athlete shall be entitled to take up to 15 months of maternity leave, beginning from her pregnancy date and ending six months after birth. At

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Adventures

Jonas covers His first stage to Croatia by bicycle

Jonas Deichmann started the Triathlon 360 Degree in Munich on September 26th. His plan is to circumnavigate the earth in the 3 triathlon disciplines and without accompaniment. The journey will take about 12-14 months and he will swim 456 kilometers, run 5040 kilometers and cycle 21600 km, the distan

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Triathlon Australia welcomes AIS funding boost

Australia’s Paralympic triathlon program is set to receive a funding boost from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), with the AIS yesterday announcing more than $3 million in additional funding in 2021-22 towards 13 Paralympic sports, including triathlon. As the Paralympic program continues to p

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The first eight wildcards for the PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGE DAYTONA are known

The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced that Tim Don, Flora Duffy, Gustav Iden and Jessica Learmonth have been selected as wildcards for the PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGEDAYTONA. Charles Adamo, Executive Chairman of PTO, commented, “The second round of wildcard selections were

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Charlotte Derbyshire talent recognised with Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship

Charlotte Derbyshire will follow in the footsteps of 2018 Commonwealth Games Mixed Relay gold medallists Jake Birtwhistle and Ashleigh Gentle as she is recognised as one of 32 rising Australian sporting talents in this year’s Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF) Scholarship & Mentoring Program.

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ROUVY releases virtual full-distance IRONMAN World Championship Bike Course

ROUVY in partnership with IRONMAN has proudly released the virtual 112-mile IRONMAN® World Championship® bike course. The new virtual route was presented as part of the IRONMAN VR™ World Championship Celebration week, which saw the first virtual full-distance IRONMAN triathlon

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Professional Triathletes Organisation Announces Vincent Luis, Nicola Spirig, Kristian Blummenfelt and Georgia Taylor-Brown as Wildcard Selections 2020 Championship

The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced that Vincent Luis, Nicola Spirig, Kristian Blummenfelt and Georgia Taylor-Brown have been selected as wildcards for the PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGEDAYTONA. Charles Adamo, Executive Chairman of PTO, commented, “It certainly was not a di

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Over 8,000 Athletes compete in First Virtual Full-Distance Ironman Triathlon

In a fitting week-long tribute to the iconic and beloved IRONMAN World Championship®, IRONMAN provided the entire endurance community a way to enjoy the magic of the event with the IRONMAN® VRTM Championship Celebration. The virtual celebration included the first-ever offering of a virtual

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Rising talent on show at Super Sprint weekend

Junior, Under 23 and Elite talent was on show at the Gold Coast Super Sprint over the weekend, with athletes pushing themselves to their limits in the exciting Super Sprint format. The mix of individual time trials, qualifying races and eliminator style formats produced a thrilling weekend of racing

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17 Hours in Kona

Zwift is bringing the legends of Kona to Watopia for 17 hours of events to celebrate the sport of triathlon. On October 10th, cycling events will take place hourly with running events every other hour. Each event will be led by some of the biggest names in long distance triathlon. The pros will lea

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Ruzafa and Menditto win XTERRA Molveno ShortTrack

Ruben Ruzafa and Marta Menditto won the inaugural XTERRA Molveno ShortTrack off-road triathlon races in Trentino, Italy with winning times of 35:00 and 36:07, respectively. The elite-only, made-for-TV event was staged on the shores of Lake Molveno in front of the breathtaking Brenta Dolomites, altho

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Adventures

Extreme sportsman started for the round-the-world trip in the triathlon discipline

The German adventurer and extreme sportsman Jonas Deichmann has started his next record-breaking challenge – the longest triathlon, from Munich around the world to Munich. During his journey, he will cover the distance of 120 Ironman's with a minimal CO2 footprint. Jonas started in Munic

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Neumann digs deep to claim maiden Ironman title in Cairns

Queensland’s Max Neumann put together a thrilling performance to take out his maiden Ironman title on debut, claiming the Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in Cairns on Sunday. In sweltering conditions, Neumann dug deep to outrun a quality field of long course specialists, including 2017 Asia Pacifi

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Three-time World Champion Paratriathlete Sally Pilbeam has announced her retirement

With the current circumstances providing an opportunity to reflect on her impressive paratriathlon career, Pilbeam said that the decision to step back from the sport now “feels right”. “The forced break in competition and training allowed me to spend more time with my family and I guess reassess whe

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Super League Enters Esports With All-star Squad

Super League will become the first triathlon brand to enter a squad of its biggest stars into the world of esports with the most illustrious names in the sport set to compete in the Zwift Classic series. Double Olympic gold medallist Alistair Brownlee, reigning Super League champion Vincent Luis, Du

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Aaron Royle runs scared to win maiden 70.3 in the Sunshine Cost

Newcastle's Aaron Royle clinches his first-ever 70.3 distance win at Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast, showcasing exceptional skill and patience in only his second attempt at this format.

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Zwift Triathlon Academy Returns For 2020

Zwift, the online training platform for triathletes, runners and cyclists worldwide, today announces the return of the Zwift Academy. For the first time this year, the Zwift Academy program will offer three distinct variants for tri, run and road. The search for the new and exciting Zwift Academy Tr

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Learmonth And Nieschlag Are Inaugural Super League Arena Games Champions

Jessica Learmonth and Justus Nieschlag were crowned the inaugural SLT Arena Games champions as professional triathlon returned to the world stage in style. British star Learmonth dominated the racing in Rotterdam to seal a commanding victory, while in the men’s field Germany’s Nieschlag produced a c

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Triathlon Australia welcomes paratriathlon boost

Paratriathlon was one of seven Paralympic sports to receive an increase in funding, alongside archery, men’s wheelchair basketball, boccia, wheelchair rugby, shooting and canoeing. The paratriathlon program will receive $182,868 in additional funding which will be utilised to refine performance stra

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Super League Triathlon partners with Zwift for first Arena Games

Super League and Zwift are bringing triathlon back with the first major professional race of 2020 and a trailblazing new concept. In a first for the sport, the SLT Arena Games will be an amalgamation of in real life and virtual racing and provide an immersive viewing experience that allows fans to g

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