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Caroline Steffen wins Ironman Asia Pacific Championship Melbourne
Sunshine Coast based Swiss Athlete Caroline Steffen has won the inaugural Ironman Asia Pacific Championships and in doing so posted the second fastest time in history. It was a perfect day for Steffen who embraced partner Dave Dellow on the finish line, Dave having finished 5th in the mens race. Steffen was clearly overjoyed at the end and asked the big crowd to think of it as a home country win, as Australia is her adopted home. The crowd were happy to adopt her. The race started in perfect co
Ironman Melbourne Men’s Preview
Ironman Melbourne features a competitive field including Craig Alexander and Luke Bell, aiming to raise the profile of triathlon in Australia with extensive media coverage.
Ironman Melbourne: The Women’s Race
Sundays Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship Melbourne offers arguably the most star studded field seen in Australia to date. 2010 Ironman World Champion Mirinda Carfrae will be favourite to take out the race, but everything will have to go to plan if she is to head off what is expected to be a very st
Mirinda Carfrae Attracted to Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in Melbourne by the Unknown
With an untested course, 2010 World Ironman Champion, Mirinda Carfrae, said one of the major attractions of the inaugural Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in Melbourne is that it is a trip into the unknown. “You go into an inaugural event and the course is a total mystery and the pace of the ra
Luke Bell to use his Local Knowledge at Inaugral Ironman Melbourne
If local knowledge will count for anything at the inaugural Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in Melbourne, then Luke Bell is the man in the box seat. A Melbourne resident for 15 years, he understands the weather idiosyncrasies of “Madam Melbourne” and has clocked up more than his fair share of kilometres along the famous Beach Road. Now after more than a decade racing around the world, Bell is one excited fellow to think that a world class Ironman event is now on his back door. “This race ha
Dextro Energy Triathlon Sydney ITU Triathlon less than a Month Away
Triathlon icons and rising stars gathered at the Sydney Opera House for the 2012 Sydney Dextro Energy Triathlon press launch, highlighting the upcoming Olympic selection opportunities.