News & Racing 1.65m Reasons to be a top ITU Triathlete Prize money from the seven Series events and the year-end bonus pool will total $1.65-million USD. The Grand Final in Beijing-contested on the 2008 Olympic venue-will feature a $250,000 prize purse while the prize money for every other Series event will be $150,000. Athletes will vie for an addition By Karl Hayes • 15 years ago
Beijing Olympian Erin Densham, and 2012 London Olympic hopeful Brenden Sexton win Gatorade St Kilda triathlon Beijing Olympian Erin Densham, and 2012 London Olympic hopeful Brenden Sexton took the line honours against the Series' strongest fields this season. Sexton managed to hold off Victorian Institute of Sport's Peter Kerr, Gatorade Portarlington winner Craig McKenzie and Jimmy Johnsen of De
Mar 22, 2011 1.65m Reasons to be a top ITU Triathlete Prize money from the seven Series events and the year-end bonus pool will total $1.65-million USD. The Grand Final in Beijing-contested on the 2008 Olympic venue-will feature a $250,000 prize purse while the prize money for every other Series event will be $150,000. Athletes will vie for an addition
Mar 21, 2011 Beijing Olympian Erin Densham, and 2012 London Olympic hopeful Brenden Sexton win Gatorade St Kilda triathlon Beijing Olympian Erin Densham, and 2012 London Olympic hopeful Brenden Sexton took the line honours against the Series' strongest fields this season. Sexton managed to hold off Victorian Institute of Sport's Peter Kerr, Gatorade Portarlington winner Craig McKenzie and Jimmy Johnsen of De
Mar 21, 2011 Luke McKenzie and Kate Major get Podiums at Ironman 70.3 San Juan Australian Luke McKenzie has backed up from Abu Dhabi with a 3rd place finish at the inaugural Ironman 70.3 San Juan on the scenic Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. Kate Major took second place in the womans event.
Mar 21, 2011 Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore won by ITU Triathlon Specialist Kris Gemmell Olympic distance ITU triathlete Kris Gemmell has taken out the Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore ahead of South Africa's James Cunnama with Pete Jacobs third. Christian Kemp came in 7th place over all.
Mar 18, 2011 Olympian Erin Densham to race the St Kilda Triathlon Beijing Olympian Erin Densham is set to take part in the Gatorade Triathlon Series finale, the St Kilda Triathlon, at Catani Gardens this Sunday 20th March, 2011. Australia's own Olympic and World Class triathlete, Emma Snowsill, will also be in attendance. The mens field will be very copmpeti
Mar 16, 2011 Lisa Norden and Christian Kemp win Huskisson Sprint Triathlon 2011 The Huskisson Triathlon Festival sprint triathlon race normally sees the pro tour triathletes racing for their end of season points. This year however was different with most of the top young triathletes in Wellington New Zealand racing for ITU Oceania Cup points. This did not detract from the day i
Mar 15, 2011 Chris ‘Macca’ McCormack on his ITU Comeback Chris 'Macca' McCormack is embarking on possibly one of his biggest challenges to date. Over the next year, Macca has to get his swim in line with the fastest ITU guys and then be able to get off the bike and run 10kms in under 30 minutes. One thing that someone like Macca can do [&helli
Mar 14, 2011 Pete Jacobs and Michelle Wu win Australian Long Course Triathlon Championship Although the mens field was some what diminished with so many Australian long course athletes racing for the cash in Abu Dhabi, Pete Jacobs still put in a world class performance to comfortably take out the mens title in 3:38:57 at Huskisson, NSW, ahead of Sydney Olympic bronze medalist Jan Rehula,
Mar 11, 2011 Huskisson Australian Long Course Race Preview The 2011 Jervis Bay Triathlon Festival is on this weekend and whilst the men’s open field is missing 2 or 3 bigger names we will still see Pete Jacobs, Ollie Whistler, Adam Holborrow and a handful of other potential podium finishers racing. Olympic and sprint distance proponent Michael Fox is also racing this weekend. This is not his normal distance so it will be interesting to see how he goes. The women’s open race has a strong field showcasing some of our top long course triathletes. Nicole W
Mar 8, 2011 Maximising Cycling Power Mechanics – The Three Essentials you need to do Imagine trying to hit a ball with a flexible bat, you lose energy and have to put in more effort compared to a rigid bat for the same result. If you use a rigid bat you can transfer more energy to the ball and it travels further. Your foot is a flexible system with an inbuilt arch and foot angulatio
Mar 7, 2011 Triathlete Pete Jacobs Signed by Boardman Bikes High-end performance bicycle brand, Boardman Bikes is pleased to announce the sponsorship of Australian Professional Triathlete, Pete Jacobs. Boardman Bikes will support Jacobs for 2011 and 2012 with the aim of committing to a long-term relationship with the promising long course Triathlete. The Australian joins the likes of World and National Champion ITU short course athletes including the Brownlee brothers and Hollie Avil as Boardman sponsored triathletes. Boardman also sponsors the US regis
