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Sam Appleton confirmed to race Nepean Triathlon
Local triathlete and Ironman 70.3 specialist Sam Appleton is a confirmed starter in the Atmosphere Nepean Triathlon. Sam joins a number of big names like defending champion Aaron Royle and British triathlete Stuart Hayes battling for a total $76,500 prize pool. An interesting match up between 70.3 s
Australia takes silver in Mixed Teams Relay World Championship
Australia deliver a stellar performance to win silver at the Mixed Teams Relay World Championship in Hamburg, narrowly finishing behind the French team.
Split squats
Want to boost your cycling power? Squats can improve sport-specific endurance, time to exhaustion and maximal aerobic power. The first exercise in our system is split squats. Many people will think of these as lunges but some clarification is needed. A split squat has the feet in a split stance, the
Gwen Jorgensen sprints to her 11th straight victory at WTS Hamburg
Proving that she is also capable at dominating in a sprint, USA's Gwen Jorgensen claimed victory at the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg on Saturday. With Great Britain's Vicky Holland giving Jorgensen some pressured competition up until the last 500 metres, the 11-time WTS consectut
Vincent Luis out sprints World Champion to win first World Triathlon Series race
No stranger to the podium, but a stranger to the top, France's Vincent Luis produced a remarkable run at World Triathlon Hamburg to claim his first ever World Triathlon Series title over four-time World Champion Javier Gomez Noya (ESP). Engaged in a tight battle with Go
Queensland’s Gillian Backhouse 1st Australian woman at WTS Hamburg
Hamburg did not prove a happy hunting ground for Australia's Elite women at World Triathlon Series sprint race today although Queenslander Gillian Backhouse had plenty to smile about. On a day that saw the USA's Gwen Jorgensen storm to an unprecedented 11th consecutive victory it was Bac
Aaron Royle 5th at World Triathlon Series in Hamburg
FORMER Under 23 World Champion, Aaron Royle was the best of the Australians in today's World Triathlon Series Hamburg event, with an encouraging fifth place in an explosively fast run leg over the short course distance. Royle, who has had battled a foot injury most of the year, will now lead t
Australians looking for more Champagne finishes in Hamburg this weekend
Australia's elite ITU triathletes are back in the saddle this weekend on their road to Rio when they line up in the next round of the World Triathlon Series in Hamburg. One of the world's iconic triathlon venues, Hamburg is a happy hunting ground for Australians – including 2012 Olympi
Paratriathlete Katie Kelly and guide Michellie Jones in tandem in Italy
Australia's budding Paratriathlon star Katie Kelly will add a further twist to the saying “have bike will travel†when she lines up in Saturday's ITU World Paratriathlon Event in Iseo-Franciacorta, Italy. Canberra-based Kelly, who suffers from Ushers Syndrome, is legally blind and sh
International Triathlon Union confirms full 2016 World Triathlon Series calendar
Following the release of the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series calendar last month, ITU is pleased to confirm dates and distances for each race. The 2016 WTS schedule is now complete with the addition of Cape Town to the 2016 schedule, and also contains confirmed dates for both Gold Coast and Edmonton
Dimond add another piece to the puzzle – New XS Frame
After launching the Dimond bike back in October 2014, Dimond noticed they had a little problem they had underestimated that some of the biggest things come in small packages. Some of the fastest and most aerodynamic riders out there are the ones 5'4ish and below. Bikes suited to this size are