The Green and Gold Machine was on fire in Gisbourne News & Racing Australian triathletes secure vital Olympic quota spots for Rio Emma Moffatt and Marcel Walkington lead Australia to victory and Olympic wildcard spots at the Gisborne Oceania Triathlon Championships. By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing International Triathlon Union announces full 2016 race calendar The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce the complete calendar for 2016 including its top tier World Triathlon Series, the full paratriathlon schedule, all multisport World Championships, the World Cup circuit, as well as Continental Cups and Championship events. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
How To From Age Grouper to Pro: Navigating the Athletic Leap with Greg Bennett Greg Bennett outlines the rigorous journey from amateur to pro triathlete, emphasising physical and professional acumen. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Tumisu / Pixabay How To How to Overcome Race Day Dilemmas There’s a lot that can go wrong in off-road triathlon and often, just getting yourself and your equipment to the start line is a challenge in and of itself. We like to say it’s not about the fastest in the swim, bike or run when it comes to off-road triathlon, but rather the athlete best […] By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Hannelore Paxton News & Racing 33 Gold Medals as Australia dominates at the 2015 ITU Duathlon World Championships in Adelaide Australia has dominated the 2015 ITU Duathlon World Championships in Adelaide today winning a total of 33 gold medals but there was no joy for triathlon legend Emma Carney. The 44-year-old, who races with a defibrillator in her chest after suffering ventricular tachycardia in 2004, was forced out of By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Ruben Ruzafa and Flora Duffy win 2015 Sardegna ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships Ruzafa and Duffy dominate at 2015 Sardegna ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships Ruben Ruzafa (ESP) and Flora Duffy (BER) were crowned the king and queen of the rough and tough on Saturday after winning the 2015 Sardegna ITU Cross Triathlon World Championship. Conquering one of the grittiest an By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Credit: Delly Carr / ITU Media News & Racing ITU announces 2016 World Cup & World Paratriathlon Event calendar Following a week of ITU World Championship racing at the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago today, ITU announces the schedule for the 2016 World Cup and 2016 World Paratriathlon Event races. The 2016 World Cup calendar will cover a minimum of 10 cities and includes a variety of new and fam By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Javier Gomez fulfills drive for five World Champion titles at ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago Javier Gomez Noya (ESP) became the most successful man in ITU World Championship history when he completed a drive for five world titles as the overall winner of the World Triathlon Series with a second-place finish at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago.I think it is great. I can't un By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Katie Kelly and guide Michellie Jones – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / ITU Media News & Racing Australia shines at ITU Paratriathlon World Championships Ten paratriathletes were crowned World Champions on the second day of competition at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago. Australia awed the crowds with an impressive three wins, with Bill Chaffey scoring his fifth PT1 World Championship title, while Sally Pilbeam scored her second consecuti By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Sensational win and a sensational photo! – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / ITU Media News & Racing Gwen Jorgensen retains reign as triathlon World Champion on home soil at ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago USA's Gwen Jorgensen was crowned royalty on Friday for a second time after winning her 12th straight race at the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final Chicago, completing a perfect undefeated WTS season. After winning in true Jorgensen fashion by blasting away in the final 2.5 kilometres By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Photo Credit: Janos M Schmidt / ITU Media News & Racing Jacob Birtwhistle (AUS) and Manoel Messias (BRA) take home ITU Under23 and Junior World Championship titles in Chicago The 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago officially kicked off Thursday morning with the Junior and Under23 men's World Champion being crowned, as well as Age GroupSprint Distance World Titles. Uacob Birtwhistle put Australia on the medal tally with a win in the men's U23 race, w By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Emma Snowsill – Credit: Triathlon.org 2003 Queenstown ITU Triathlon World Championships News & Racing Emma Snowsill, Peter Robertson and Michellie Jones inducted in to the ITU Hall of Fame The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today announced seven inductees for the second annual Hall of Fame. These athletes and lifetime achievement honorees will be officially inducted into the ITU Hall of Fame at a gala held as a part of the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago on Thursday, Sept By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Richard Murray wins 2015 – ©2015 Rich Cruse / ITU Media News & Racing Richard Murray clinches second-ever ITU World Triathlon Series title in Edmonton Richard Murray (RSA) put together a remarkable day under tough and chilly conditions to secure his second ever World Triathlon Series win on Sunday in Edmonton. Javi was hanging on the whole time and I really had to give it everything, Murray said. I had some issues at the start of the day. I broke By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Andrea Hewitt is racing strongly at the right time of the season – Photo Credit: Janos M. Schmidt / Triathlon.org News & Racing Kiwi Andrea Hewitt takes Bronze at WTS Stockholm in the lead up to the Grand Final in Chicago Andrea Hewitt rounded off her preparation for the ITU World Series Grand Final in Chicago next month with a strong podium finish at the ITU WTS in Stockholm this morning New Zealand time. Hewitt won bronze, her first WTS medal since the opening round in Auckland in March when she also finishe By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Aaron heads out on to the bike leg – Photo Credit: Janos M. Schmidt / Triathlon.org News & Racing Rio bound Aaron Royle takes Bronze in Stockholm World Triathlon Series round Olympic qualifier Aaron Royle has capped an Australian triathlon resurgence on the cobblestoned streets of Stockholm overnight, with a brilliant bronze medal performance behind Spain’s four-time world champion Javier Gomez. The 25-year-old from Newcastle, Australia’s first Olympic qualifier for next year’s Rio Games, arrived onto the start By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Sarah True retails title – Photo Credit: Janos M Schmidt / Triathlon.org News & Racing Sarah True defends title with back-to-back Stockholm win Sarah True defended her title on Saturday as the American dominated the run leg to bring home a back-to-back title in the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm event. Reclaiming the crown after winning her first WTS title in Stockholm last year, True picked up her first WTS victory of the season w By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Erin Densham and Emma Jackson top 10 at Stockholm ITU World Triathlon Series race London Olympians Erin Densham and Emma Jackson have produced their best performances of the year to claim top ten finishes in the ITU World Triathlon Series race in Stockholm overnight. Densham finished a gallant sixth after surging into third place early in the run and admitted it had been three ye By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Jacob Birtwhistle at Mooloolaba chasing silver – Photo Credit: Delly Carr News & Racing Solid Australian lineup for the Stockholm round of the ITU World Triathlon Series Devil of time but Tassie's Birtwhistle ready to step up in Stockholm By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Florida warm up as elite Paratriathletes prepare for World Championships “Hello Florida….here we come!! †is the catch cry from the first members of the Australian Paratriathlon team who have arrived into the USA's “Sunshine State†this week after contesting the World Paratriathlon Event in Detroit. The Australians are preparing for next month's ITU By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
On top in Tiszy – Felicity Sheedy-Ryan – Photo Credit: Janos M. Schmidt / ITU Media News & Racing Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (AUS) & Igor Polyanskiy (RUS) win maiden ITU Triathlon World Cup titles at Tiszaujvaros Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (AUS) and Igor Polyanskiy (RUS) each picked up their first-ever World Cup titles with wins at the 2015 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup. Women's review Australian Felicity Sheedy-Ryan timed her race to perfection to win the elite women´s triathlon final at the Tiszauj By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing 19th edition of ITU Tiszaujvaros World Cup features semifinals action The Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup showcases a talented lineup for two days of semifinals and finals action. The finale to TriWeek, which is a week-long festival of multisport events including concerts and street fair, Tiszaujvaros, which has been nicknamed “Tiszyâ€, is an athlete favoruite By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Gillian Backhouse empty’s herself at Rio – Photo Credit : Delly Carr / Triathlon.org Gillian Backhouse pushes herself in Rio’s tough WTS triathlon test It was not the day Australia's elite women triathletes would have hoped for at the 2016 Rio Test Event at the iconic Copacabana Beach over night but they will live to fight another day as they chase their Olympic dreams. On a day when Australia's most experienced triathletes struggled it By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Aaron Royle – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Triathlon.org News & Racing Aaron Royle seals his Rio 2016 Olympic selection with a hard fought 6th Australia's Aaron Royle sealed his early nomination onto the Australian Olympic team for Rio with a rousing sixth place finish at the 2016 Rio test event in very tough conditions. The Newcastle born Wollongong Wizard, Royle is Australia's most consistent male over the past few years and By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
