News & Racing Port Macquarie’s Shaun Vidler takes on Long Course Triathlons at 18 18 year old Shaun Vidler from Port Macquarie has made a decision to race long course at a very young age. He finds the non-drafting style more to his liking and completed his first long distance triathlon this year, only 11 days after turning 18. Trizone looks at this young up and coming triathlete. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Emma Moffatt and Erin Densham perform well behind new ITU record holder Paula Findlay Beijing Olympians Emma Moffatt and Erin Densham have continued Australia's encouraging performances at this weekend's Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Triathlon Series, finishing fourth and eighth respectively behind untouchable Canadian Paula Findlay in Kitzbuhel, Austria today. By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Alistair Brownlee leads from start to finish in Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series Kitzbühel win Wet, windy and cold weather did nothing to dampen Alistair Brownlee’s stellar Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series form, as the 23-year old decimated the field for the second time in two weeks to win Kitzbühel and take the lead in the overall 2011 standings. Brownlee was By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
Interviews Chris McCormack ITU Interview in the leadup to his ITU comeback race Sit back and watch this candid, no holds barred interview with Australian legend Chris McCormack. In a frank conversation before his comeback race in Kitzbühel this weekend, McCormack is his normal open and honest self covering some hot topics, including his return to ITU racing and his quest for O By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing The Australian Team in Kitzbuhel this weekend McCormack has his sights set on gate-crashing his way into the Australian Olympic team for London and Saturday's “comeback race†comes off a stunning victory just a fortnight ago in the inaugural Challenge Cairns Ironman-distance race. Defending world champion and Olympic bronze medallist By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Challenge Cairns Preview for One HD Broadcast on June 25 Challenge Cairns will be broadcast on OneHD on Saturday June 25 at 1pm. Set your PVRs, Alerts and iphone calendars so that you don't miss this great event. Here is a grab of what will be shown. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing ITU Kitzbuhel Preview: Paula Findlay goes for third straight title of 2011, Chris McCormack makes return to ITU If Paula Findlay defends her Kitzbühel title, she will become the most successful woman in the history of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series. On the same weekend on of the most successful ITU triathletes ever makes his comeback. Chris McCormack will set off on his road to 201 By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Anna Cleaver reports in on her 2nd placing at the TriGrandprix in Zarautz, Spain TriGrandprix in Zarautz, Spain is a race that is not that well known in our part of the world. From all accounts the atmosphere and the crowds that turn out to cheer on the triathletes is amazing and rarely seen. New Zealand's (and sometimes Sydney resident) Anna Cleaver went to this race and By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Gear & Tech Bontrager Releases New Season Range of Gear for Triathletes Bontrager has released onto the market it's new season range of cycle shoes, bottle cages and aerobars. They are light, stylish and fast! By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Mirinda Carfrae wins Subaru Ironman 70.3 EagleMan, Richie Cunningham second Australia wrapped up a good weekend of long course racing with Mirinda Carfrae producing a commanding win at Eagleman Maryland, and Richie Cunningham a very impressive second behind American TJ Tollakson. Elly Franks placed 11th female overall and age grouper Pat Garrett from South Yarra placed 13th By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Australian Paul Matthews and Chrissie Wellington win Ironman 70.3 Kansas – report and results Australia's Paul 'Barny' Matthews won Ironman 70.3 in Kansas. He did it in style finishing 6 minutes ahead of 2nd placed David Khan from the USA with Australia's Luke Bell a further 30 seconds back in 3rd place. A standout of Matthews race was his run of 1:12. He smoked the rest By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Paul Ambrose, Guy Crawford, Michelle Wu and Kate Bevilaqua place well at Boise 70.3 Triathlon Paul Ambrose, Guy Crawford, Michelle Wu and Kate Bevilaqua all raced and placed highly in a very competitive field. The men's race was a tight affair with only 20mins separating the top 14 guys. Winner Ben Hoffman of the USA put in the bike of the day with a 2:05. The women's race was a By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 Boise and Ironman 70.3 Eagleman Previews The Ironman 70.3 series is well and truly underway in the US and this weekend sees a swag of top Aussie pros in action at Boise and Eagleman. Flying the flag for Australia will be Craig Alexander, Paul Ambrose, Richie Cunningham, Courtney Ogden, Mirinda Carfrae, Kate Bevilaqua and Michelle Wu. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Pro Triathlete Matty White Reports in on his Second Placing at Challenge Cairns 2011 There are only a few ironman races in the world that can captivate the triathletes and draw their minds away from the pain, and Challenge Cairns is one of those races. With a bike ride showcasing views that are unparalleled anywhere in the world, along the most majestic coastline in Australia if not By Matt White • 6 min read
News & Racing Challenge Cairns Photo Gallery – 2011 The inaugural Challenge Cairns was a success with a few minor teething problems that should easily be forgiven by the competitors who took part in the week long multisport festival. This is a destination race and definitely a race that you should book yourself in to and take the family for a wonderf By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Challenge Cairns 2011 – the Verdict After much anticipation the Challenge family finally landed on Australian shores, and Trizone was there to see what all of the hype was about, and how the event compared to Australian Ironman events run by IMG and more recently WTC. Challenge chose to partner with USM for the staging of By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Elite Energy releases ULTIMATE triathlon in Australia Many of Australia’s triathletes have a long held affection for the Jervis Bay Multisport Festival or as it is usually referred to ‘Husky’. Elite Energy have been putting this weekend together for a long time now and it has a feel all of its own. It is definitely a By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Challenge Carins Womens Update at 61km on the Bike The lead bunch of women has been caught by Carrie Lester at the 61km mark. Christie Sym was over 6mins down at the 47kms mark but has moved to within 5mins now. Belinda Granger did not look happy coming out of transition. She took a lot longer than the other lead women. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Leon Griffin and Rebecca Eveleigh win Cairns Half 2011 Leon Griffin and Rebecca Eveleigh have won the Cairns Half 2011. Griffin did it in style finishing over 12 minutes ahead of second placed Joey Lampe. A surprise 3rd today was Charlie Low who normally is an age grouper. Rebecca Eveleigh won her 1st ever open race and Kiwi Hannah Lawrence came second By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Challenge Cairns Update – Fettell, O’Grady and Macca in front After coming out of the swimover 3 minutes down Macca has caught the lead guys on the bike. Graham O'Grady and Clayton Fettell are now leading the race with Macca and are now around four minutes ahead of the second bike group. Berkel, White, Whyte, Dellow and Hotchkiss are staying in touch. Th By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee take the Madrid round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Alistair Brownlee wins third consecutive Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series Madrid. By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Chris McCormack (Macca) wins Challenge Cairns 2011 As predicted by Pete Jacobs the day before the race Macca won and White was second. Chris McCormack wins Cairns Airport Challenge Cairns in style after being over 3mins down in the swim. As predicted Fettell, followed very closely by Graham O'Grady, lead the swim and hit the bike with a solid By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Rebekah Keat wins Challenge Cairns 2011 Rebekah Keat finished 12th overall and won the women’s Cairns Airport Challenge Cairns triathlon today ahead of a determined Michelle Mitchell. Mitchell came from behind to slowly pick off the girls in front of her. She looked fresh for the whole run. At one stage casually asking as she By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Ironman Australia on OneHD – Sunday June 5 Urban Hotel Group Ironman Australia and Urban Hotel Group Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie will air on Ironman's Australian broadcast partner, OneHD at 3.30pm on Sunday June 5, 2011. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
