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Challenge Henley: A farewell to Champion Ironwoman Bella Bayliss
Bella Bayliss is a name that most likely sounds familiar, yet one that few actually know very much about. Bella's career is highlighted by fifteen Iron Distance titles, ITU World Long Distance Champion (2006), 2 x Ironman 70.3 Champion and a "member of the sub 9 hour Ironman club".
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James Hodge won MetaMan Bintan half and reports in on the race
James Hodge went to Bintan to race the MetaMan half to get some data on racing in the heat. He has not raced in a humid climate and wanted to test out nutrition and see how he handled things. Prior to the race he had been crook but hadn't told his team this and also […]
Challenge Henley: A farewell to Champion Ironwoman Bella Bayliss
Bella Bayliss is a name that most likely sounds familiar, yet one that few actually know very much about. Bella's career is highlighted by fifteen Iron Distance titles, ITU World Long Distance Champion (2006), 2 x Ironman 70.3 Champion and a "member of the sub 9 hour Ironman club".
Ironman 70.3 World Championship, Las Vegas – Professional Women’s preview
This weekend we will witness the biggest race on the long course triathlon calendar outside of Kona. The Ironman 70.3 World Championship was previously somewhat of an anti-climax each year, having been held in Clearwater Florida and labelled a "draft fest". Times have changed and Vegas b
Ironman 70.3 World Championship hits Las Vegas: The heat is on!
The world's best long course triathletes will be taking to the hot and tough Las Vegas course for the third year in a row this forthcoming weekend. Amongst them, a large contingent of Australian athletes will be pushing for the World Championship crown, including past champions, Olympians, and
Challenge Family announces USA team to deliver the inaugural Challenge USA
A new era of triathlon in the United States began today with the Challenge Family's announcement of the team behind its first ultra distance triathlon in the USA. Set to take place in late June 2014 in the Mid-Atlantic region, the inaugural Challenge USA will deliver Challenge Family's u
Ironman European Champion Camilla Pedersen in criticial condition following bike crash
Ironman European champion Camilla Pedersen has suffered what sounds to have been a serious bike crash whilst training in Esbjerg, Denmark on Tuesday. According to the Danish Triathlon Federation the 30-year-old Ironman Champion sustained critical injuries, and has been admitted to the Odense UniversMelissa Hauschildt on Hy-Vee and Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Las Vegas
It took an Olympian to beat Melissa Hauschildt at the Hy-Vee triathlon on the weekend. Emma Moffatt, bronze medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games, led Hauschildt by a massive two and a half minutes out of the water. Despite having worked tirelessly on her swimming since starting the sport in 2Michelle Jones: a young mum’s fight with Leukemia
Michelle Jones, lovingly known amongst her friends as MJ, lives what you would call a pretty normal life. Normal but far from ordinary. Michelle is 34 years old, a mother, business owner, sister, friend to many and competes in triathlons for fitness and fun. Although Michelle has experienced somethiErin Densham withdraws from Australian team for ITU World Triathlon Championship Grand Final in London
London Olympic triathlon bronze medallist Erin Densham has today withdrawn from the Australian team for this month's ITU World Triathlon Championship Grand Final in London. Densham has struggled all season to get back into the kind of shape that saw her emerge as one of the dominant forces in
James Cunnama and Yvonne van Vlerken win Challenge Walchsee Triathlon
Athletes at Tyrol Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkel competed against both the elements and each other this weekend with James Cunnama (RSA) and Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) coming out on top. The high-paced race was marked by heavy rains and fierce competition. Brit Jodie Swallow had a 45 second lead out
Moffatt and Gomez victorious again at Hy-Vee
Australia's Emma Moffatt and Spain's Javier Gomez Noya have both claimed their second respective Hy-Vee Elite US 5150 Championship titles on the weekend, each taking home with them a $100,000 share of the half-million dollar prize purse in Des Moines, Iowa. Women's Race: Australia&