News & Racing Mitch Robins back to back wins in Ironman 70.3 Japan Australian triathlete Mitch Robins has successfully defended his 2015 Japan 70.3 victory with a come from behind effort to retain the title in 2016. Robins began his day with an unusually slow swim, putting him on the back foot from the gun. However, he remained cool and collected throughout the 90k By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Photo Credit: Delly Carr Bahrain Endurance triathlete Swallow soars in Cairns Jodie Swallow flew high in Cairns over the weekend, taking the victory at the Ironman Asia Pacific Championship in record-breaking fashion and booking her ticket to the Ironman World Championship. In typical Swallow style she took the lead on the 3.8-kilometre swim. Showing no signs of the broken el By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Men’s lead bike pack – Photo Credit: Janos M Schmidt / ITU Media News & Racing Brownlees take 1-2 at the inaugural Leeds World Triathlon Series In front of a home crowd and on the streets where he was born and raised, Alistair Brownlee (GBR) scored the first-ever 2016 Columbia Threadneedle World Triathlon Leeds title and his first WTS victory of the season. By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Another dominant win by Gwen Jorgensen – Photo Credit: Janos M Schmidt / ITU News & Racing Gwen Jorgensen (USA) takes title at 2016 Columbia Threadneedle World Triathlon Leeds Making its debut on the World Triathlon Series stage, the 2016 Columbia Threadneedle World Triathlon Leeds event proved beyond successful as USA's Gwen Jorgensen claimed her 17th career WTS victory and Alistair Brownlee became a hometown hero, capturing a win in his native city. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Aaron Royle takes bronze – Photo Credit: Janos Schmitd / ITU Media News & Racing Aaron Royle rides to bronze behind Britain’s Brownlee brothers Aaron Royle has given his Rio Olympic triathlon hopes a huge boost, notching up a stirring bronze medal finish behind Britain's Brownlee brothers in front of 100,000 people in Leeds earlier today. The 26-year-old Newcastle-born Royle formed part of what turned out to be a successful bike break By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Tim Van Berkel crushes competition at Ironman Cairns Australian triathlete Tim Van Berkel looked cool and in-control despite humid North Queensland conditions, as he out-ran and outlasted a strong international field to win Ironman Cairns and claim the Asia-Pacific Championship title. Van Berkel started the run leg 14 minutes behind the race leaders b By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Tim Van Berkel breaks through for Ironman Cairns win, Jodie Swallow wins womens race One stormed clear and held on for dear life while the other forced his way through on the run, as Britain's Jodie Swallow and Australia's Tim van Berkel claimed honours at the IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Cairns Regional Championship. Swallow, who'd made a late call to race after crashing By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Gear & Tech OTTO designworks unveils bicycle derailleur tuning system OTTO DesignWorks removes the mystery and frustration associated with home bicycle maintenance. OTTO has developed the Tuning System 2.0, the industry's first voice-guided iPhone vision tool and app which checks and guides adjustments of the rear derailleur in under 60 seconds. OTTO released a By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Germans Patrick Lange, Julia Gajer claim 2016 Ironman North American Championship THE WOODLANDS, Texas (14 May, 2016) First time IRONMAN competitor Patrick Lange (DEU) kept a consistent pace in the Texas humidity, while fellow German Julia Gajer made her way to first place on the run. Both claimed victory at the 2016 Memorial Herman IRONMAN North American Championship triathlon i By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Australian triathletes deliver at World Triathlon Series Yokohama With the final ITU World Triathlon Series round inside the Rio Olympic selection period on the line in Yokohama today, Australian triathletes stood and delivered. In the women's race, Gold Coast's Ashleigh Gentle stormed home to win silver behind Rio favourite and American world champion By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing Gwen Jorgensen (USA) takes World Triathlon Yokohama top spot for fourth time, Mario Mola (ESP) scores third win this year In a race that brought as much excitement and anticipation as perhaps the Olympic Games themselves, the ITU World Triathlon Yokohama concluded the two-year triathlon Olympic qualification period with USA's Gwen Jorgensen claiming her fourth consecutive Yokohama title with ease, while Mario Mol By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
How To How to Master the Flying Mount for Faster Transitions Learning simple skills like how to properly mount and dismount your bike can save you precious seconds during the transition stage of your next triathlon. For the advanced, the flying mount and flying dismount is a skill that can take years to master. This skill is perhaps best left to those who are By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
How To Common Cycling Mistakes to Avoid on Race Day Learn key preparation tips for bike transitions, from gear and shoe checks to maintaining composure, ensuring you stay ahead in the race. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Solid professional fields at the 2016 MEMORIAL HERMANN IRONMAN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP TEXAS Triathlon 2015 winner Matt Hanson returns to defend his title while 2014 winner Kelly Williamson leads a talented women's field TAMPA, Florida (11 May 2016) The 2016 IRONMAN® Regional Championship series will continue with this weekend's 2016 Memorial Hermann IRONMAN North American Championship Te By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Triathlete Tim Van Berkel leads Aussie charge in VSG Ironman 70.3 Vietnam Top Australian triathlete Tim Van Berkel came a close second in the inaugural VSG Ironman 70.3 Vietnam triathlon on Sunday. The winner, Frenchman Cyril Viennot, completed the course in a time of 03:54:09 with Van Berkel finishing just 59 seconds behind after chasing Viennot down over the run leg. Fe By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing International Triathlon Union announces global partnership with NTT Group The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has inked an initial two-year contract with NTT Group to become a global partner of both ITU and the ITU World Triathlon Series for 2016 and 2017. "NTT's proven history of delivering value to clients to the highest standards is well aligned with By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Photo Credit – Wagner Araugo / ITU News & Racing France’s Etienne Diemunsch wins Huatulco World Cup – Drew Box third The 2016 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup podium presented three new faces to its podium today as Frenchman Etienne Diemunsch was able to finally grab his first gold medal on the course after four attempts. While Jelle Geens (BEL) and Drew Box (AUS) filled in the final two places both earning By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Photo credit: Delly Carr | Bahrain Endurance Media News & Racing Bahrain Endurance athletes triumph over the weekend 09 MAY 2016 -Â Caroline Steffen was victorious at Ironman 70.3 Vietnam, Fredrik Croneborg finally broke through to win Challenge Taiwan, and Ben Hoffman and Brent McMahon overcame adverse conditions at Ironman 70.3 St. George to finish strong. Steffen took the win over frequent rivals Radka Vodickov By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing TIM REED AND BETH GERDES CLAIM IRONMAN AUSTRALIA 2016 TITLES Byron Bay's Tim Reed had to dig deeper than before to claim his maiden IRONMAN victory at IRONMAN Australia in Port Macquarie today. Reed was greeted by family and friends after his come-from-behind win, made more challenging with the passing of one of his closest friends this week. I had some By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Fernando Alarza & Non Stanford score first-time 2016 wins at Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town The third round of the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series offered up the first sprint distance course of the season in Cape Town on Sunday, where Spain's Fernando Alarza and Great Britain's Non Stanford claimed victories. It was Alarza's first-time career WTS title, while Stanford r By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Elements Resort in Slovakia, home to Challenge Family’s newest race, Challenge Samorin Challenge Family, x-bionic sphere introduce ‘The Championship’ event Challenge Family and x-bionic sphere has announced a new global half distance championship triathlon event for professional and age group triathletes. Dubbed 'the Championship', the event will take place at x-bionic sphere in Samorin, Slovakia on June 3, 2017. It will comprise a 1.9km s By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
How to tackle transitions with ease For inexperienced triathletes, the transition might seem like a mere checkpoint in a race. Shoe Positioning If you take notice of a lot of the pro athletes, you will see that the bike shoes are magically placed on the pedals in a horizontal position, making it easier to place the foot inside the sho By Matt White • 2 min read
Mario Mola starts his Olympic year off in winning style – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / ITU News & Racing Mario Mola (ESP) and Helen Jenkins (GBR) reign supreme at World Triathlon Series Gold Coast The second round of the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series moved to Australia's Gold Coast on Saturday, where Spain's Mario Mola and Great Britain's Helen Jenkins claimed victories. It was Mola's second straight title for the 2016 season, while Jenkins returned to the top of the By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing RYAN BAILIE BOOKS THE SECOND AUSTRALIAN MEN’S TRIATHLON SPOT TO THE RIO OLYMPICS Australia's Ryan Bailie had a career best year in 2015 but his fourth place finish today at the Jewel WTS Gold Coast delivered him an elusive automatic Olympic nomination place for Rio. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
