News & Racing World Triathlon Series returns to Australia’s Gold Coast Gold Coast served as the first Grand Final World Championship race for the ITU World Triathlon Series when the WTS first began back in 2009. That meant the race was the first World Championships which saw the world titles won over the course of the season in lieu of a one-day hit out race. With [&he By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Ryan Bailie was a solid top five in Auckland – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Triathlon.org News & Racing Emma Moffatt and Ryan Bailie climb into WTS top ten in Auckland Two-time Olympian Emma Moffatt and young West Australian Ryan Bailie who has his sights on his first Olympic Games have produced encouraging top ten finishes in today's World Triathlon Series race in Auckland. The torturous Auckland layout is described by many experts as having a bike climb as By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Tamara Gomez Garrido – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Triathlon.org News & Racing Spain’s Tamara Gomez Garrido wins opening ITU World Cup event in Mooloolaba It was a pair of firsts for Spain's Tamara Gomez Garrido and France's David Hauss, in the season opening ITU World Cup event in Mooloolaba on Saturday. In hot, humid and windy conditions, Gomez Garridos claimed her first career ITU World Cup win, while for Hauss it marked his first Moolo By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
David Hauss wins Mooloolaba – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Triathlon.org News & Racing David Hauss finally claims Mooloolaba World Cup It was always been a case of close, but not quite there, for France's David Hauss at Mooloolaba. In a handful of appearances at the ITU World Cup race on Australia's Sunshine Coast, he had collected two bronze medals, two fourth places and one sixth. But 2015 finally turned out to be his By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Jake Birtwhistle’s silver lining at ITU Mooloolaba World Cup while Ashleigh Gentle takes bronze Tasmanian Jake Birtwhistle has emerged as Australia's latest triathlon young gun and today in Mooloolaba he took another step forward with a fast finishing silver medal winning performance in only his second ever ITU World Cup in Mooloolaba. The 20-year-old, born in Launceston, who trains in W By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Fifteen Australians line up for historic ITU World Paratriathlon Event at Twin Waters A multi-talented mixture of old faces and new, of world champions and debutants will line up for a history-making World Paratriathlon event at Twin Waters on the Sunshine Coast on Friday. The 2015 Sunshine Coast ITU World Paratriathlon Event will only be the second ever event of its kind staged in A By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Twins Waters hosts Australia’s next generation at National Youth Championships More than 150 of Australia's next generation triathletes will strut their stuff at the annual Australian Triathlon Youth Championships at Twin Waters on Thursday and Friday. The two days of racing will feature the cream of Australia's Youth triathletes in the 13/14 years; 15/16 years and By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Mario Mola – Photo Credit: Janos M Schmidt / ITU News & Racing Spain’s Mario Mola on top in ITU World Triathlon Series opening race in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi kicked off the 2015 World Series with the elite men leaving it all down to end. In a final kick, Mario Mola (ESP) earned his second-ever World Triathlon Series title with a time of 52:32 when he broke away from a three-man pack that included Vincent Luis (FRA) and Richard Murray (RSA). Sav By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Gwen Jorgensen – Photo Credit: Janos M Schmidt / ITU News & Racing USA’s Gwen Jorgensen wins 2015 World Triathlon Series season opener in Abu Dhabi The 2015 World Triathlon Series started exactly where it left off last year, when reigning ITU World Champion Gwen Jorgensen proved that she will again be the woman to beat with a stunning performance in Abu Dhabi's season opener on Saturday. Jorgensen left the water 35 seconds down on the lea By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Photo Credit: Janos M Schmidt / ITU News & Racing Australians ready for triathlon’s new frontier in Abu Dhabi Olympians Emma Moffatt and Brendan Sexton will spearhead a six-strong Australian team into triathlon's “land of the unknown†when the ITU World Triathlon Series (WTS) kicks off in a new frontier in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (Saturday night, Australian time). The opening round in By Shawn Smith • 7 min read
News & Racing Triathlon’s generation next steps up to the plate in Devonport Australian Triathlon's generation next, led by Tasmania's Jacob Birtwhistle and Western Australian Jaz Hedgeland came of age in Devonport today. Birtwhistle, 20 and Hedgeland 19, broke through to win their first major senior titles when they scored convincing wins in the Oceania and Aust By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Three podium results and vital ITU ranking points for New Zealanders in Devonport Three podium results and vital ITU ranking points highlighted the New Zealanders efforts at the Oceania Triathlon Championships in Devonport, Tasmania yesterday. Simone Ackermann led the way with silver for the New Zealanders, edging compatriot Sophie Corbidge into third with both finishing behind r By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Hidden Motors: The New Face of Doping in Cycling and Triathlon Hidden motors in bikes, once scoffed at, are now a real threat to cycling and triathlon, fuelled by new technology and relaxed equipment checks. By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Interviews Tim Berkel – Riding the Kona wave Tim Berkel finishes seventh in his first Ironman World Championship in Kona, showcasing his potential for future success. By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Interviews From Addiction to Aspiration: Lionel Sanders’ Rise in Triathlon Lionel Sanders’ journey from substance struggles to elite triathlon ranks spotlights a determined comeback, eyeing the Ironman World Championships. By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
Daniela Ryf crowned Subaru Ironman 70.3 World Champion in Mont-Tremblant In the midst of an incredible season, Daniela Ryf (SUI) once again proved she is a force in the sport of triathlon. Ryf exited the water just six seconds behind 2010 IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion Jodie Swallow (GBR), before the pair were joined at the front of the bike by Annabel Luxford (AUS) By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Australian’s Jacob Birtwhistle and Calvin Quirk finish with silver and bronze in the ITU World Junior Triathlon Championship In a day that started out celebrating another golden moment for legendary Australian triathlete Michellie Jones it finished with a double celebration for the future generation. Jones turned back the clock to add another world title to her impressive list of achievements when she clocked the fastest By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Legendary Australian triathlete Michellie Jones adds another world title Legendary Australian triathlete Michellie Jones added yet another world title to her extraordinary list of achievements when she made her debut in the ITU Age Group Triathlon World Championships in Edmonton today. And right from the outset there was no keeping up with the Jones girl, who went on to By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Gwen Jorgensen – ITU / Triathlon.org News & Racing Gwen Jorgensen 2014 ITU Grand Final Champion and World Champion American Gwen Jorgensen today claimed a slice of history in winning the 2014 ITU World Championship Grand Final in a trademark come from behind performance. Jorgensen moved into triathlon royalty securing an unprecedented five WTS wins this season, joining just Alistair Brownlee as the only other at By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Brendan Sexton in full flight at Chicago – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / ITU Media News & Racing Australia ITU triathletes racing Stockholm on the way to the World Championship round Four members of Australia's World Championship Triathlon team will tune up for next month's ITU Grand Final in Edmonton with a final hit out in the WTS round in Stockholm this weekend. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Australian Brittany Dutton wins women’s triathlon gold at Youth Olympics Australia's Brittany Dutton rode a gutsy solo bike breakaway to claim Youth Olympic gold in Nanjing on Sunday August 17 and continue Australia's stellar success in women's triathlon competition at the Olympic Games. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
The 2014 Commonwealth Games Triathlon Team News & Racing Australia’s Commonwealth Games triathlon team to spearhead ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Edmonton Australia's Commonwealth Games triathlon team will spearhead a 10-strong Triathlon Australia Elite team named for this year's ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Edmonton next month (August 26-September 1). In the women's team, former two-time ITU World Champion Emma Moffatt, By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Preview: Commonwealth Games women’s race In its third appearance on the Commonwealth Games programme, the women's event promises to present some of the best racing of the season with an impressive start list. As the very first medal event of the Games, check out who we think could feature on the podium. Excellent EnglandJodie Stimpso By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
The 2014 Commonwealth Games Triathlon Team News & Racing Australian Games stars on show as six of the best line up for Hamburg hit out Australia's six-strong Commonwealth Games triathlon team will sharpen up their Glasgow preparations when they hit the streets for the world's biggest triathlon in the ITU World Triathlon Series round in Hamburg this weekend. They will line up for the Elite individual sprint races that wi By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
