News & Racing Tim Reed and Amelia Watkinson win Challenge Gold Coast With extreme wet weather conditions forcing the organisers to shorten the bike leg of the inaugural Challenge Gold Coast race day decided to change it’s mind and provided better than expected race conditions. The shortened 40km bike course meant that the race favourites would have to work harder on the bike to provide a buffer on to the run. Tim Reed did not disappoint and as expected was the one to beat on the day. One of the strongest cyclists tin the sport Reed ate up the first half of the b By Karl Hayes • 12 years ago
Challenge Bahrain announces star-studded professional field Challenge Bahrain has announced its pro field to date and confirmed the start line on 6 December will be one of the most impressive ever seen over the half distance. Hundreds of age group athletes will race along side the biggest names in triathlon on one of the fastest and most diverse course on th
Aug 24, 2014 Tim Reed and Amelia Watkinson win Challenge Gold Coast With extreme wet weather conditions forcing the organisers to shorten the bike leg of the inaugural Challenge Gold Coast race day decided to change it’s mind and provided better than expected race conditions. The shortened 40km bike course meant that the race favourites would have to work harder on the bike to provide a buffer on to the run. Tim Reed did not disappoint and as expected was the one to beat on the day. One of the strongest cyclists tin the sport Reed ate up the first half of the b
Aug 22, 2014 Challenge Bahrain announces star-studded professional field Challenge Bahrain has announced its pro field to date and confirmed the start line on 6 December will be one of the most impressive ever seen over the half distance. Hundreds of age group athletes will race along side the biggest names in triathlon on one of the fastest and most diverse course on th
Aug 22, 2014 Australia ITU triathletes racing Stockholm on the way to the World Championship round Four members of Australia's World Championship Triathlon team will tune up for next month's ITU Grand Final in Edmonton with a final hit out in the WTS round in Stockholm this weekend. Brendan Sexton in full flight at Chicago – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / ITU Media
Aug 19, 2014 Pete Jacobs – Training in Thailand with Macca leading up to Challenge Gold Coast 2012 Ironman World Champion Pete Jacobs is getting ready to put the final preparations on his 2014 Kona program. He is looking good for this weekend's Challenge Gold Coast after a block of training in Thailand with legend of the sport Chris McCormack and fellow triathletes Caroline Steffen and
Aug 19, 2014 Challenge Gold Coast 2014 preview The inaugural Challenge Gold Coast will test triathletes with its tough bike course, attracting top competitors eager to conquer its climbs and fast-paced descents. 10% Incline
Aug 19, 2014 Courtney Atkinson and Drew Box go 1-2 at Singapore ASTC Triathlon Asian Cup Courtney Atkinson has dipped his toes in to the ITU water again and come up with a win. The young guns maybe thought he had retired from the short stuff. But he has shown that there is still some speed left in those legs. "I always love a race in Asia so while here in […] Credit: Janos Schimdt / ITU
Aug 17, 2014 Australian Brittany Dutton wins women’s triathlon gold at Youth Olympics Australia's Brittany Dutton rode a gutsy solo bike breakaway to claim Youth Olympic gold in Nanjing on Sunday August 17 and continue Australia's stellar success in women's triathlon competition at the Olympic Games.
Aug 13, 2014 Health issues force Emma Moffatt out of ITU World Championships Grand Final Ongoing health issues have forced Australia's two-time World champion Emma Moffatt to withdraw from this year's ITU World Triathlon Championships Grand Final in Edmonton later this month. The 29-year-old Moffatt has struggled to regain the form that saw her finish third in last year
Aug 13, 2014 An eye to the future of triathlon in Australia At Trizone we have known Corey Bacon for a number of years and have seen him tirelessly trek around the Elite Energy triseries in NSW amongst other events with a large team from very young juniors to the more established elite triathletes along with a few more mature athletes. One of the things we l Paratriathlete Jonathan Goerlach with his handler
Aug 13, 2014 Former triathlon world champ Australian Peter Robertson second at EU Ironman 70.3 Champs in Wiesbaden Australia's former multiple ITU World Triathlon champion and Olympian Peter Robertson has reincarnated himself as a long course triathlete and the hard work is starting to pay off. Robertson show his champion pedigree last weekend when he ran himself on to the podium and second overall behind Tim Berkel & Peter Robertson post race
Aug 11, 2014 Bart Aernouts wins Ironman 70.3 Wiesbaden, Liz Blatchford 5th & Ronnie Schildknecht 7th It's another great Sunday for the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team. Bart Aernouts won his first European Championship Ironman 70.3 today in Wiesbaden. His Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team mate Ronnie Schildknecht finished 7th. In a very strong female field, Liz Blatchford from the Uplace-BMC Pro Tri Bart Aernouts and the Uplace BMC team – Credit: Bert Stephani