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Sam Appleton and Caroline Steffen win Flight Centre Active Travel IRONMAN 70.3 Cairns
The student handed out a lesson to his teachers when Sam Appleton dominated today's Flight Centre Active Travel IRONMAN 70.3 Cairns. Meanwhile the Australian-based Swiss star Caroline Steffen was in a class of her own claiming her 17th IRONMAN 70.3 title in Cairns today. Men's Race Apple
Pro Race preview: Flight Centre Active Travel IRONMAN 70.3 Cairns
Rising star Sam Appleton aims to solidify his status, while Caroline Steffen seeks redemption and victory in the highly anticipated IRONMAN 70.3 Cairns on Sunday.
Luke Mckenzie And Liz Blatchford Looking To Repeat Their 2013 Year With Wins At Ironman Cairns
Australians Luke McKenzie and Liz Blatchford have gone back to the future in their bids for world championship success. Both are replicating their 2013 preparation which saw McKenzie finish second in Hawaii and Blatchford third, as they prepare for the Cairns Airport IRONMAN ® Cairns on Sunday. Two years ago McKenzie produced a career defining win in Cairns, while Blatchford won her first IRONMAN on debut. While Blatchford defended her crown last year, the pair did not push on in 2014 and wil
Challenge Galway announced
CHALLENGEFAMILY has announced the latest addition to its triathlon family “the much awaited CHALLENGEGALWAY in Ireland, taking place on 24-26 June 2016. CHALLENGEGALWAY will be a full festival of triathlon with a series of events running over the weekend for all ages and abilities: from first timers, to the professional long-distance triathletes. The weekend will culminate with the flagship full distanceCHALLENGEGALWAY on Sunday 26 June. “CHALLENGEGALWAY is much more than a triathlon “this is
Peter, Michael, Troy and Luke Nesbitt racing Ironman Cairns
For Peter Nesbitt and his brothers Michael and Troy, IRONMAN events have become a cherished family tradition, fostering weekly communication and annual reunions through their shared passion for triathlon.
Ironman Expands into the Middle East with Bahrain and Dubai to host IRONMAN 70.3 races
TAMPA, Fla. (June 8, 2015) “IRONMAN announced today the expansion of its iconic triathlon series into the Middle East for the first time, with two new IRONMAN 70.3 races in both Bahrain and Dubai. The IRONMAN Middle East Series will launch with the IRONMAN 70.3 Middle East Championship triathlon in the Kingdom of Bahrain on December 5, 2015, followed by the IRONMAN 70.3 Dubai triathlon in early 2016. “Triathlon is one of the fastest growing sports in the world and there has been an increasing
$10m expansion to the world class Thanyapura Sports Resort in Phuket, Thailand
Phuket News Release: June 8, 2015 – Asia's leading world-class sports training and coaching facility, Thanyapura Phuket, is to invest an additional 300 million baht (about US$10 million) in an expansion plan that will significantly further strengthen its status as the leading Sports Hub
Bahrain Endurance Team racing around the world
As the sun rises across the International Date Line, James Cunnama is first up as he toes the line at the Coral Coast 5150 in Queensland, Australia. Fresh off a heavy training block in Thailand with his coach Chris “Macca†McCormack, James will be spoiling for action as he tunes up for Ironman C
Cairns Airport Ironman Father and Daughter Time
At the Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns on June 14, Eltham's Peter Inge will be in the unique position of not only watching his daughter Pip finish her first IRONMAN event, he will be finishing it with her. A few years ago Pip watched her Dad morph from a 5km social runner into an IRONMAN. To [&h
Erin Densham’s season best after suffering torn gluteal
Australia's Olympic triathlon bronze medallist Erin Densham has produced her best performance of the season, finishing 12th, in the WTS London overnight, revealing she had carried a torn gluteal muscle for two months. The 30-year-old, who won her bronze in London in 2012, was unaware of how seRyan Bailie’s fighting fourth Best ever World Triathlon Series finish
Australia's Ryan Bailie has fallen agonisingly close to his first World Triathlon Series podium finish in London overnight. The 24-year-old from Wollongong finished fourth – his best ever WTS finish – after a dramatic final lap sprint with Spain's Fernando Alarza and Frenchman Vincen