Brad at the 2012 Sydney ITU Press Conference News & Racing Brad Kahlefeldt admitted to Hospital with suspected Tuberculosis London bound Olympic triathlete Brad Kahlefeldt has been isolated in a San Diego hospital with symptoms that could be tuberculosis. Kahlefeldt complained to Australian Triathlon team staff after finishing the second ITU Triathlon World Championship race at Mission Beach yesterday. The 31-year Beijing Olympian, who has been pre-nominated for this By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
San Diego Women’s Podium – Credit: triathlon.org / Rich Cruse / ITU News & Racing Helen Jenkins continues her brilliant start to the 2012 ITU Season in San Diego Great Britain's Helen Jenkins continued her brilliant start to 2012 with a dominating run to crush the field in San Diego, in a race that had a huge impact on London Olympic qualification. After an eight-women bike breakaway put 2 minutes and 30 seconds on the first chase group coming out of T By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Jonathan Brownlee pulling away from Richard Murry – Credit: triathlon.org / Rich Cruse / ITU News & Racing Jonathan Brownlee Dominates in San Diego ITU after Seven Month Layoff Great Britain's Jonathan Brownlee kicked off his Olympic season with a dominant performance in San Diego, winning his second ITU World Triathlon Series event ahead of Switzerland's Sven Riederer and South Africa's Richard Murray. In the race that had a huge impact on the Olympic pi By Karl Hayes • 10 min read
Chris McCormack has given it all – Credit: triathlon.org / Larry Rosa / ITU News & Racing Australian Men’s Olympic Triathlon Team to be Decided in Madrid The race for places on Australia’s Olympic men’s triathlon team will continue to go right down the wire after a frenetic second round of the Dextro Energy ITU World Triathlon Championship Series in San Diego today. Just one race remains inside the selection nomination period and that’s By Karl Hayes • 8 min read
Erin Densham pictured wining the Sydney ITU WTS race 2012 News & Racing Erin Densham hopes Sliver Lining ‘Enough’ to clinch Olympic Berth Australia's Erin Densham has finished second in the Dextro Energy ITU Triathlon in San Diego today in another bold selection bid for the 2012 London Olympics. Densham said immediately after the race that she “hopes that's enough†after putting in another impressive performance follow By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Triathlon on TV in May – One HD Channel Ten’s One HD has 10 triathlon programs still to run in May. Saturday May 12 at 1pm sees Ironman Melbourne with a repeat on Sunday at 4:30pm. The San Diego round of the ITU will be shown on Wednesday, Thursday and with highlights early Friday morning next By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Aaron Royle redlining in Sydney ITU 2012 News & Racing Australian Triathlon Olympic Hopefuls going for Broke in San Diego With Olympic places on the line, Australia's elite triathletes will be going for broke when they line up in the second round of the Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Series at the birthplace of the sport, Mission Beach, San Diego this weekend. There will be plenty at stake in both the women By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Triathlon Australian Appoints new Board Member in the Wake of Selection Dramas Triathlon Australia has copped a bit of flak by some sections of the triathlon media recently over the delay in selecting the team for London 2012. Many in Australia's triathlon community are unsure why a team has not yet been selected. Hopefully the release below from TA outlining the selecti By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Ironman Australia 2012 Photo Gallery by Delly Carr Credit: Delly Carr / Sportshoot [nggallery id=6] By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Michelle Mitchell takes the Women’s Title at Ironman Australia 2012 A beaming Michelle Mitchell has won Ironman Australia after coming from behind on the run to pass Nicole Ward just after the 10km mark. Ward had a 90 second lead going out on to the run with Hilary Biscay between them. Biscay did not look comfortable at all as she started the run and never [… By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Paul Ambrose News & Racing Paul Ambrose wins Ironman Australia 2012 Paul Ambrose led from start to finish to take out the 2012 Ironman Australia in Port Macquarie. The 2012 Ironman Louisville champion held off a fast finishing Tim Berkel who was leaving nothing on the run course in a last ditch effort to catch Ambrose. We saw Ambrose employ these tactics in Abu Dhab By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
James Hodge winning the ITU World Champs News & Racing James Hodge and Felicity Sheedy-Ryan win Ironman 70.3 Busselton 2012 20yr old James Hodge has lead from start to finish to take out the 2012 Ironman 70.3 in Busselton. Felicity Sheedy-Ryan came from behind in the run to take her win with a barnstorming run. Hodge held out a fast finishing Matty White to take the win. Sheedy-Ryan had By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Cameron Brown pictured coming second at Ironman Melbourne 2012 News & Racing Challenge Roth Boasts Strong Pro Field Timo Bracht, one of Germany's top triathletes, returns to Challenge Roth after fan encouragement, aiming to win and leave his mark on this legendary race. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Tim Berkel at the Port 70.3 – May 2011 News & Racing Preview: 2012 Ironman Australia After saying that he would not do an Ironman this year local pro triathlete Tim Berkel is starting this weekend's Ironman Australia. Berkel's entry means that the race now has four serious contenders. Paul Ambrose would have to be the bookmakers favourite based on his training this year, By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Cairns Ironman and 70.3 Post Race Breakfast with the Pros Healthwise Active Travel and Trizone are bringing you the opportunity to enjoy a 'Cairns Ironman and 70.3' post race breakfast with the pros. You will have a chance to discuss the previous day's racing with your fellow triathletes and some of the worlds leading pros. This relaxed break By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Team Triathlon is an Event that the ITU is putting a lot of effort in to. News & Racing Triathlon Mixed Relay added to 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games Triathlon Mixed Relay -ITU's exciting mixed gender format – continued its rapid growth today, with the announcement by the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Committee that it would be included on their sports programme for 2014. The debut of the Mixed Relay comes four years earlier than anticip By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Gear & Tech Nike+ SportWatch GPS Review Nike, in collaboration with TomTom, launches the Nike+ SportWatch GPS, featuring an attractive design, easy-to-use interface, and seamless integration with nikeplus.com for workout tracking and analysis. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Another triseries finish… Final Round of the triseries at Port Stephens and end of Season Party The Port Stephens triseries is shaping up to be the 'End of Season' party for NSW's triathletes. With the NSW Club Champs taking place this weekend (a week before Ironman Australia) many people are not able to have their normal 'post match and end of season' blow out and party By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Testing in the wind tunnel Gear & Tech Eddy Merckx Cycles and Lexus Testing New Prototype Time Trial Bike Eddy Merckx Cycles, securing €7.4 million in funds, collaborates with Lexus to develop the ETT, a prototype time trial bike utilizing advanced materials and aerodynamics inspired by Lexus. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Joey Lampe at Port Macquarie 70.3 in 2011 News & Racing Joseph Lampe Heads a Stellar Field to take the win at the Hervey Bay Triathlon Monday 23 April 2012 “Joseph Lampe has beaten out a stellar field to take the win at the Hervey Bay Triathlon, held in Queensland over the weekend. Despite not featuring as a major race on the Australian race calendar, the event has attracted some of Australia’s best athletes since By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
The 2012 Kiwi Olympic Triathlon Team News & Racing New Zealand Announces Olympic Games Triathlon Team for London 2012 It was delight all around as Triathlon New Zealand and the NZOC confirmed the New Zealand team for the London Olympic Games at a function in Auckland on Wednesday afternoon. Dave Currie made the announcement on behalf of the NZOC, confirming Andrea Hewitt (Christchurch), Kate McIlroy (Wellington), N By Karl Hayes • 8 min read
News & Racing Craig Alexander and Melissa Rollison Scoop Awards Ironman Triathlon king Craig Alexander and Australia's newest World Triathlon Champion Melissa Rollison have scooped the pool at a glittering annual Triathlon Australia Celebration of Champions Annual Awards Dinner in Sydney. Alexander and Rollison were acknowledged for their World Cham By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Dextro Energy Triathlon Sydney – Age Groupers Enjoy Their Time in the Sun It was billed as the triathlon where you could swim the Harbour, ride the Bridge and run the city and that's just what almost 2,500 triathletes ticked off their bucket list today on a picture perfect morning for the Sydney Triathlon. The general message amongst the athletes was: “If y By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Erin Densham, Andrea Hewitt & Helen Jenkins – Sydney ITU 2012 News & Racing Erin Densham wins Dextro Energy Triathlon Sydney ITU Race Overcoming years of injuries and illness, Erin Densham claims her first ITU World Championship Series win in Sydney, positioning herself for a strong shot at the 2012 Olympics. By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
