Photorama / Pixabay How To Bike first aid: my gears are playing up There are only two things you need to know about gears playing up – how to fix the rear derailleur and how to fix the front derailleur. Maybe you bent the rear derailleur hanger when packing the bike for travel; maybe the baggage handlers were less than gentle; maybe a cable moved. The reason is [& By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
How To How to prepare your bike for race day Nothing spoils race day like serious mechanical issues. It’s race season. Hopefully by now you’ve managed to moult off the worst of your thick winter coat to reveal the ripped and starving competitor that lurks within us all. Granted, this mythical uber-athlete is apparent in most other people who a By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Ben Allen on the way to a win at the XTERRA Czech Championship News & Racing Ben Allen and Helena Erbenova win the 2015 XTERRA Czech Championship Ben Allen of Australia and Helena Erbenova of the Czech Republic captured the 13th edition of the XTERRA Czech Championship on a hot afternoon in Prachatice. With the win Erbenova also secured her third XTERRA European Tour (XET) Championship crown in four years (she also won in 2012 and 2013) By Karl Hayes • 13 min read
Peter Kerr takes the AJ Bell London Triathlon 2015 Australian Peter Kerr wins AJ Bell London Triathlon Elite triathletes, keen amateurs, celebrities, fundraisers and triathlon first-timers came together to swim, bike and run across London this weekend. With participants aged from 18-74, spanning 50 countries, the past 48 hours has seen 13,000 competitors cross the finish line of the AJ Bell London Tr By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
On top in Tiszy – Felicity Sheedy-Ryan – Photo Credit: Janos M. Schmidt / ITU Media News & Racing Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (AUS) & Igor Polyanskiy (RUS) win maiden ITU Triathlon World Cup titles at Tiszaujvaros Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (AUS) and Igor Polyanskiy (RUS) each picked up their first-ever World Cup titles with wins at the 2015 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup. Women's review Australian Felicity Sheedy-Ryan timed her race to perfection to win the elite women´s triathlon final at the Tiszauj By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Aaron Royle – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Triathlon.org News & Racing Aaron Royle Rio ITU test event and Olympic selection report By Aaron Royle I remember sitting in what was practically a summer blizzard in Falls Creek chatting about the Olympic selection criteria with Bernard Savage, our Performance director. From then on Rio qualification was the main focus for the year. At times it has been a testing year mentally By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing 19th edition of ITU Tiszaujvaros World Cup features semifinals action The Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup showcases a talented lineup for two days of semifinals and finals action. The finale to TriWeek, which is a week-long festival of multisport events including concerts and street fair, Tiszaujvaros, which has been nicknamed “Tiszyâ€, is an athlete favoruite By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Gillian Backhouse empty’s herself at Rio – Photo Credit : Delly Carr / Triathlon.org Gillian Backhouse pushes herself in Rio’s tough WTS triathlon test It was not the day Australia's elite women triathletes would have hoped for at the 2016 Rio Test Event at the iconic Copacabana Beach over night but they will live to fight another day as they chase their Olympic dreams. On a day when Australia's most experienced triathletes struggled it By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Aaron Royle – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Triathlon.org News & Racing Aaron Royle seals his Rio 2016 Olympic selection with a hard fought 6th Australia's Aaron Royle sealed his early nomination onto the Australian Olympic team for Rio with a rousing sixth place finish at the 2016 Rio test event in very tough conditions. The Newcastle born Wollongong Wizard, Royle is Australia's most consistent male over the past few years and By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
2016 Australian Olympic Triathlon Team Nomination Criteria This weekend's World Triathlon Series round in Rio gives the Australian ITU triathletes their first opportunity to be selected on the team for the 2016 Olympic Games. Below is a excerpt from the official nomination criteria document. There is a link below to the full document below. — By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Challenge Family confirms its support of the Professional Triathlon Union (PTU) CHALLENGE FAMILY has officially confirmed its support of the Professional Triathlon Union (PTU), and today outlined its further commitment to improving standards for professional athletes. From 1 January 2016 only PTU members will be permitted to compete at any CHALLENGE FAMILY event in the elite or By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Ashleigh Gentle, Emma Jackson, Erin Densham at Devonport in 2012; Photo Credit: Delly Carr, Sportshoot News & Racing Australian triathletes head to Rio chasing automatic Olympic spots Australia's leading ITU triathletes will converge on the Olympic city of Rio de Janeiro this weekend, chasing the first opportunity to qualify for next year's Games. Two-time Olympians, Erin Densham, Emma Moffatt and Courtney Atkinson and their London team mate Emma Jackson will headline By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
StockSnap / Pixabay How To How to Fix a Broken Chain Did your chain snap mid-way through a race? It’s rare but it does happen. Those who really like to be prepared will, of course, have the upgraded multi-tool that comes complete with a small chain breaker. They will also have the appropriate 10/11-speed quick link taped to the multi-tool. If you are By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Men’s Preview: 2015 Rio de Janeiro ITU World Olympic Qualification Event This triathlon season so far has been thrilling, fast and historic. And with the countdown to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games nearing the one-year mark, fans and athletes alike have been looking to this season as preparation of what is to come next summer. The excitement continues as all the t By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
8-part Non-Woven Mural News & Racing Womens Preview: 2015 Rio de Janeiro ITU World Olympic Qualification Event The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games are closer than ever, hitting the one-year countdown mark on August 5. While the women's circuit has been mostly dominated by one woman this season, when it comes down to Olympic competitions, all slates are clean. Set at the beautiful Copacabana Beach, th By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Photo Credit: FinisherPix 2016 Ironman 70.3 World Championship global qualifications kick off last weekend in Racine Media Release (July, 23 2015) – On September 4, 2016 Mooloolaba will welcome and host 3,000 of the best triathletes from around the world to the 2016 IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship. Global qualifications for the race kicked off this weekend in Wisconsin, USA, with 30 international athlete By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Sam Appleton chasing coach Tim Reed – Photo: Luke Martin News & Racing Sam Appleton confirmed to race Nepean Triathlon Local triathlete and Ironman 70.3 specialist Sam Appleton is a confirmed starter in the Atmosphere Nepean Triathlon. Sam joins a number of big names like defending champion Aaron Royle and British triathlete Stuart Hayes battling for a total $76,500 prize pool. An interesting match up between 70.3 s By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Australia takes silver in Mixed Teams Relay World Championship Australia deliver a stellar performance to win silver at the Mixed Teams Relay World Championship in Hamburg, narrowly finishing behind the French team. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
TheDigitalArtist / Pixabay Split squats Want to boost your cycling power? Squats can improve sport-specific endurance, time to exhaustion and maximal aerobic power. The first exercise in our system is split squats. Many people will think of these as lunges but some clarification is needed. A split squat has the feet in a split stance, the By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Vicky Holland, Gwen Jorgensen and Non Stanford 2015 – Photo Credit: Janos M Schmidt News & Racing Gwen Jorgensen sprints to her 11th straight victory at WTS Hamburg Proving that she is also capable at dominating in a sprint, USA's Gwen Jorgensen claimed victory at the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg on Saturday. With Great Britain's Vicky Holland giving Jorgensen some pressured competition up until the last 500 metres, the 11-time WTS consectut By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Javier Gomez and Vincent Luis Sprint at Hamburg 2015 – Photo Credit: Janos M Schmidt / triathlon.org News & Racing Vincent Luis out sprints World Champion to win first World Triathlon Series race No stranger to the podium, but a stranger to the top, France's Vincent Luis produced a remarkable run at World Triathlon Hamburg to claim his first ever World Triathlon Series title over four-time World Champion Javier Gomez Noya (ESP). Engaged in a tight battle with Go By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Gillian Backhouse – Credit Emily Dimozantos ITU News & Racing Queensland’s Gillian Backhouse 1st Australian woman at WTS Hamburg Hamburg did not prove a happy hunting ground for Australia's Elite women at World Triathlon Series sprint race today although Queenslander Gillian Backhouse had plenty to smile about. On a day that saw the USA's Gwen Jorgensen storm to an unprecedented 11th consecutive victory it was Bac By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Aaron Royle 5th at World Triathlon Series in Hamburg FORMER Under 23 World Champion, Aaron Royle was the best of the Australians in today's World Triathlon Series Hamburg event, with an encouraging fifth place in an explosively fast run leg over the short course distance. Royle, who has had battled a foot injury most of the year, will now lead t By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Australians looking for more Champagne finishes in Hamburg this weekend Australia's elite ITU triathletes are back in the saddle this weekend on their road to Rio when they line up in the next round of the World Triathlon Series in Hamburg. One of the world's iconic triathlon venues, Hamburg is a happy hunting ground for Australians – including 2012 Olympi By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
