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Australian James Hodge goes big in Japan at the Ironman 70.3
21 year old Tasmanian James Hodge has added another title to his newly acquired professional triathlon resume. In a big weekend of long course triathlon around the world, Hodge, in just his second year as a professional, took on Ironman 70.3 Japan in Tokoname. The 2012 race saw Chris McCormack and T
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Australian ITU triathlete Aaron Royle in Spanish Hospital
Australia’s reigning under 23 ITU World Triathlon Champion Aaron Royle remains in a Spanish hospital today undergoing tests after doctors diagnosed a 12 millimetre cyst on his left lung. The 23-year-old from Wollongong was admitted to a hospital in Vitoria where his Australian team is based for the European summer after coughing up blood. A shadow showed up on lung x-rays before a respiratory physician determined that a CT scan had showed Royle in fact had a 12mm cyst. Just two weeks ago Royl
Australian James Hodge goes big in Japan at the Ironman 70.3
21 year old Tasmanian James Hodge has added another title to his newly acquired professional triathlon resume. In a big weekend of long course triathlon around the world, Hodge, in just his second year as a professional, took on Ironman 70.3 Japan in Tokoname. The 2012 race saw Chris McCormack and T
Boris Stein and Yvonne van Vlerken win Sparkasse Challenge Kraichgau 2013
Boris Stein (GER) and Yvonne van Vlerken (NED were today crowned the champions of Sparkasse Challenge Kraichgau presented by KraichgauEnergie with Stein also taking out the German National Half Distance Championship title. The day started with an hour's delay due to bad weather and wasn'Liz Blatchford wins Ironman Cairns on debut
Australian based Liz Blatchford has won Ironman Cairns on debut after one of the great women’s battles to be seen in an Ironman. Four weeks ago Blatchford had made a decision that she was not well enough to race at Cairns. “After winning Busselton 70.3 I was very sick and run down. I raced Busselton with some sort of virus. I shouldn’t have but I thought I would be okay. Once I made the decision that Cairns was not going to be possible the pressure was off and I started to improve.” The longest
Luke McKenzie wins Ironman Cairns 2013
Luke Mckenzie has won his first Ironman on home soil after he put together a race that played to his strengths. McKenzie has earned five previous Ironman wins around the globe, but his last came three years ago, and today he stamped his class on a top-notch field including two-time Ironman World Cha
Samantha Warriner wins Ironman 70.3 Cairns 2013
In the women's race it was a wire to wire win for Kiwi super mum Samantha Warriner, with a fast finishing Kiyomi Niwata from Japan in second and Australia's Ange Castle in third. This is my 5th race in five weeks and I'm glad I held in there for the win. I love racing in […]
Courtney Atkinson wins Ironman 70.3 Cairns 2013
Courtney Atkinson has won one of the hardest races of his career. After leading out of the swim Atkinson road hard for the entire race never letting the challenges get the better of him on the bike. Kiwi Graham O’Grady took the lead on the The swim times don’t give a great indication of how the guys went out on to the bike. The long run from the water to transition split the guys up a bit. They had to go through the IM tent and pick up their helmets etc. Atkinson had a gap of about 30 seconds o
Cairns Ironman Preview last minute update with the addition of Berkel and White
The men's Ironman race has had an extra twist added with Tim Berkel and Matty White both deciding to step up from the 70.3. For White this was a late decision. For Berkel this decision meant he was going back to his original plan to race the Ironman here at Cairns. The race favourites for [&he
Super mum and veteran lead the Kiwi charge at Ironman Cairns
A Kiwi super mum and a forty-something Ironman legend are hoping to upset the Australians in Sunday’s Ironman Cairns triathlon. At 41 ten-time Ironman New Zealand champion Cameron Brown is hoping to defy his status as the oldest elite in the men’s field in Sunday’s race while Wanaka’s Gina Crawford is hoping to continue her winning form in Australia. Last year Brown enjoyed a successful Australian season with a runner-up in Ironman Melbourne and in then again in Cairns. It’s fair to say that a
Australian Ironman 70.3 Professional Champion Tim Berkel makes the move to Ironman in Cairns
The Aussie way is to typically bring down successful people instead of applauding them. We see this every day. Not just in triathlon but in many sports. In the USA there is a very different culture which predominantly is to encourage and support successful people. Tim Berkel cops this more than most
Western Australian triathletes descend on Ironman Cairns with some big goals
We caught up with some of the triathlon crew from Western Australia who have made their way to the other side of the country with varying goals. Johan Borg is one of the youngest Ironman pros around. At 24 he has already done four Ironman races and is looking forward to once again testing himself [&