News & Racing

News & Racing

Race for 2012 ITU World Triathlon series title heats up in Hamburg

ITU triathlon returns to Hamburg for the 10th year in a row this year, as a host of London-bound athletes get ready for a fast and furious sprint in their final pre-games preparation. However, it's not all about Olympic fever, as this race marks the second half of this year's WTS series,

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

News & Racing

New Zealand’s Iconic Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge has added Mountain Biking to the event in 2012

The annual 160km Contact Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge, NZ’s largest cycling event, takes place on Saturday 24 November. The organisers are excited to introduce a new mountain bike category and tracks for this year’s participants to enjoy. Construction is underway to rebuild 40 and 85km mountain bike tracks

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

News & Racing

Challenge Roth 2013 sells out in record time

The world's largest iron distance triathlon and flagship of the Challenge Family global series of iron distance triathlons, Challenge Roth, has sold out in record time for 2013. When entries went on sale yesterday, 16 July at 10.00am, 650 relay team slots sold out in 29 minutes, 1,500 internat

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

News & Racing

Paul Ambrose and Christie Sym Podium at Ironman 70.3 Racine

Paul Ambrose gave away one minute in the swim and two minutes on the run to Estonia's Marko Albert to finish second overall. This year Ambrose has won Ironman Australia, had a 5th in a stacked field at the 70.3 in California and was a close second to Joe Gambles in the Syracuse 70.3 recently.

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

News & Racing

Ashleigh Gentle continues her march up the ladder with a win in the new ITU format at Tiszaujvaros

In a tight battle for gold, Ashleigh Gentle (AUS) claimed her second career World Cup title with a win at the Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup. Maaike Caelers (NED), who collected silver, pushed Gentle to the end, giving the crowd an exciting finish. Annamaria Mazzetti (ITA) rounded out the top

By Karl Hayes • 4 min read

News & Racing

ANZAC Day at Sonoma County, California Ironman 70.3 Vineman

Vineman 70.3 resembled an annual Aussie / Kiwi picnic with 13 in the top 25 combined places. The race was officially won by Ozzie Greg Bennett and USA's Meredith Kessler. Kessler was only just ahead though of Melissa Hauschildt (Rollison) who is coming back from a long layoff from running. Joe

By Karl Hayes • 4 min read

News & Racing

ITU Introduces new Heats and Finals Format at Tiszaujvaros

Tiszaujvaros might be the second longest running event on the ITU calendar, but this year it celebrates its 16th anniversary with an innovative new twist. The iconic triathlon stop in Hungary becomes the first World Cup to be decided with an exciting two-day sprint semifinals and finals structure. T

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

News & Racing

Ironman 70.3 Vineman ready to go with another top field

Vineman 70.3 is being held this weekend in Sonoma County, north of San Francisco with a cracker field of Male and female professional athletes competing for the $50,000 pro prize purse. 2011 Male champion Andy Potts is not returning to defend his crown, however last years 2nd, 3rd and 4th place gett

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

News & Racing

TriShave extends their support of Triathlon in NSW

Triathlon NSW has announced that after five years as the naming rights sponsor for the Triathlon NSW Sprint Series and Women's Triathlon Festival, Trishave is moving to a new level of involvement with the sport. In a Joint Statement Trishave's founder Larisa Alexander said she is continu

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

News & Racing

New Ironman 70.3 for New Zealand to be staged in Auckland

IRONMAN Triathlon, one of the biggest names in triathlon worldwide, will stage a new annual IRONMAN 70.3 championship event in Auckland next January.

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

News & Racing

2013 Ironman Cairns entries open next week

Set in one of the world's most iconic tropical locations, Cairns Airport Ironman features a 3.8km swim in the warm waters off Tropical North Queensland, a 180km bike leg that travels one of the most scenic coastal roads in Australia towards Port Douglas and a 42.2km run that included the Cairn

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

News & Racing

Cameron Dye and Laura Bennett Win Boulder Peak 5150, 2012

Pro triathletes tackle a challenging Boulder Peak 5150 course with a tough climb and off-road run, vying for Hy-Vee points and prestige.

By Karl Hayes • 5 min read

News & Racing

Dextro Energy Triathlon Sydney comes to an end

It is with much regret that USM EVENTS advises the tenure of the Dextro Energy Triathlon Sydney has come to an end, after the principal funding body, the NSW Government have not taken the option to extend the agreement. Despite the best efforts of all parties involved, the International Triathlon Un

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

News & Racing

Wells New Plymouth Half Iron Distance Triathlon, New Zealand, 9 February 2013

Most Australians would be unfamiliar with the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. New Plymouth, the main city in Taranaki, is an outdoor playground located between the foot of Mt Taranaki (formerly Mt Egmont) and the amazing black sand beaches along its coast. The

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

News & Racing

Aaron Royle wins the exciting GE Canary Wharf Triathlon 2012

Aaron Royle has had the baton passed to him by Brendan Sexton and continued the Australian male dominance of this exciting triathlon run in London's CBD at night. The GE Canary Wharf triathlon is a two round short format triathlon with two heats then a final for both the male and female races.

By Karl Hayes • 6 min read

News & Racing

ETU Long Distance Triathlon Championships at Challenge Roth

The stronghold of triathlon, Challenge Roth, will host the official ETU European Long Distance Championships for the first time on 8 July 2012. Over 3,000 individual participants and 650 relay teams from 62 nations will take part in the “best old race”. They will be cheered on by 180,000 spectat

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

News & Racing

David Dellow and Belinda Granger win inaugural Subic Bay 5150, Philippines

With the sport of triathlon booming within the Asia Pacific region, athletes are keen for more events that will allow them to race across all distances from Sprints through to Iron distance. For most, participation at an inaugural event (especially in Asia) is always met with concern as competitors

By Karl Hayes • 4 min read

News & Racing

Triathlon part of Australian Sport Campaign to Tackle Binge Drinking

Tuesday 26th June 2012: Triathlon Australia is one twelve Australian national sporting organisations being allocated funding out of a new government sponsorship program to provide an alternative to alcohol sponsorship in sport. The new campaign 'Be the influence: tackling binge drinking' is

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

News & Racing

Tim Reed and Anna Cleaver grab 3rds at New Orleans 5150

Tim Reed is back in the USA racing the 5150 series and has had a solid start with a 3rd at the New Orleans race. Now with a young family Reed has extra incentive to excel in this years 5150 series and the Hy-Vee grand final. Last year he was

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

News & Racing

Career best 10th for Kiwi Tony Dodds at ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuhel

Wanaka's Tony Dodds proved the best of the Kiwis in Austria yesterday, finishing 10th at the Kitzbuhel round of the ITU World Triathlon Series. The top 10 placing is a career best for Dodds, and a sign of the considerable promise the 25-year-old has shown during and since his junior career. Af

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

News & Racing

Joe Gambles and Angela Naeth win Ironman 70.3 Syracuse ahead of class fields

Joe Gambles posted a 1:14:27 half marathon to eventually overtake fellow Australian and Ironman Australia 2012 champion Paul Ambrose to claim the 2012 Ironman 70.3 Syracuse title. New Zealand's Callum Millward took 3rd place with pre race favourite Pete Jacobs 4th. Gambles had a one minute def

By Karl Hayes •

News & Racing

Alistair Brownlee wins ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuhel 2012

Alistair Bronwlee did not wait around for his brother Jonathan today and made sure that everyone knew he was back and racing at 110%. After making an early break on the bike with his brother Jonathan and Ivan Vasiliev they eventually got reeled in by the chase back before halfway on the bike. Initia

By Karl Hayes • 7 min read

News & Racing

Many Australian and Kiwi Pro Triathletes Racing today in the USA

There are four races yet to take place in the USA this weekend and there are many Australian and New Zealand pros racing. In the Texas Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake, Luke Bell goes up against inform Clayton Fettell who would have to be the favourite based on his recent '2 from 2' for

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

News & Racing

Chris McCormack and Tim Berkel in a Sprint Finish at Ironman 70.3 Japan

Chris McCormack has narrowly out sprinted fellow Australian Tim Berkel to win Ironman 70.3 Japan. The official results show that McCormack beat Tim by just two seconds. Macca's 4:03:40 was identical in each stage of the race with Berkel's The results are not showing a swim time for Macca

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read