News & Racing Ironman continues expansion in China with three new Ironman 70.3 events IRONMAN announced today the addition of three new IRONMAN 70.3 triathlons to take place in China in 2017. Continuing the expansion of race offerings in China, the new events include IRONMAN 70.3 Liuzhou (April 1, 2017), IRONMAN 70.3 Qujing (May 28, 2017), and IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing (September 24, 20 By Karl Hayes • 10 years ago
Flora Duffy and Kristian Blummenfelt earn debut titles at World Cup In the final World Cup race ahead of the Rio Olympic Games, the men's and women's elite races produced thrilling races that set the scene for unpredictable and phenomenal race in Brazil. Hosting the event for the very first time, Flora Duffy (BER) and Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR) earned th
Aug 20, 2016 Ironman continues expansion in China with three new Ironman 70.3 events IRONMAN announced today the addition of three new IRONMAN 70.3 triathlons to take place in China in 2017. Continuing the expansion of race offerings in China, the new events include IRONMAN 70.3 Liuzhou (April 1, 2017), IRONMAN 70.3 Qujing (May 28, 2017), and IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing (September 24, 20
Aug 9, 2016 Flora Duffy and Kristian Blummenfelt earn debut titles at World Cup In the final World Cup race ahead of the Rio Olympic Games, the men's and women's elite races produced thrilling races that set the scene for unpredictable and phenomenal race in Brazil. Hosting the event for the very first time, Flora Duffy (BER) and Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR) earned th Photo by Wagner Araujo / ITU Media – Athlete during the 2016 Edmonton WTS World Triathlon Series in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on September 4, 2016.
Aug 1, 2016 Karen Barrow: From Commonwealth Games Cyclist to Triathlete Former Commonwealth Games cyclist Karen Barrow is now an age-group triathlete in Melbourne, chasing new goals in the Gatorade Series while mastering swim, bike, and run.
Jul 19, 2016 Cool and calm Ryan Bailie takes Aussies to stunning ITU relay silver A never-say-die finish by Bunbury's Rio-bound Ryan Bailie has secured a stirring silver medal for Australia with one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the ITU World Mixed Teams Relay Championship behind the US in Hamburg. While the Americans led by Gwen Jorgensen were deserved gold m
Jul 18, 2016 Daniela Ryf takes win at DATEV Challenge Roth Daniela Ryf (SUI) has taken out the top title at her first Challenge Roth with the third fastest women's time ever achieved over triathlon's long distance. The current world champion dominated from start to finish, taking the win in 8:22:04 and achieving the third best time ever on the l
Jul 18, 2016 Jan Frodeno breaks world record by six minutes at Challenge Roth 2016 Jan Frodeno finishes in 7:35:39, breaking the world record by six minutes. Frodeno's time of 7:35:39 undercut Andreas Raelert's former record of 7:41:33 by almost six minutes on the same course. Frodeno announced six months ago that he had Raelert's record in his sights at DATEV Ch
Jul 7, 2016 Sam Appleton to defend title at Ironman 70.3 Vineman The young Australian took the win here last year, to his own surprise. "I have been looking forward to coming back to defend my title," said Appleton. "I feel like I am getting race fit at the right time and I am looking forward to drawing out that race fitness on the course this w
Jul 7, 2016 2016 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup features semi-finals in 20th edition The ITU World Cup season continues this weekend, with the sixth stop of the ten-part World Cup calendar rocking up in the iconic Hungarian town of Tiszaujvaros. The northern Hungarian city is one of the longest running World Cup locations in ITU history. Part of a week-long party, the race is a Photo Credit: Janos M. Schmidt / ITU Media
Jul 7, 2016 Want to get dirty in Jindabyne? ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships are coming As the very best of the world's off-road athletes prepare to #GetDirtyDownUnder at the ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships, the Snowy Mountains are putting final preparations in place to shine on the world stage, with locals preparing to be part of the international explosion of culture, c Get wild with Ben – Photo Credit: In2Adventure
Jul 6, 2016 Thriathlon AUS picks Challenge Shepparton to be ITU’s Victoria World Long Course Champs Selection Race Triathlon Australia has announced its National Calendar of events for the 2016-2017 season, unveiling that CHALLENGE SHEPPARTON will be the feature long course race for the state of Victoria. The National Calendar covers both the Australian National Championship events and the Australian Age Group W Rebekah Keat & Yvonne van Vlerken celebrate Challenge Shepparton
Jul 3, 2016 Alistair Brownlee (GBR) reclaims title at 2016 Vattenfall World Triathlon Stockholm Executing yet another phenomenal run, Great Britain's Alistair Brownlee recaptured the title at the 2016 Vattenfall World Triathlon in Stockholm. First taking the crown in 2013, his winning performance meant that the Stockholm gold would return back to the Brownlee name as it has now been Alistair Brownlee recaptures the title at Stockholm – Photo Credit: Janos M. Schmidt / ITU Media