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Laura Siddall Back To Back Wins, Marino Vanhoenacker Sets Record at Ironman Australia
Great Britain’s Laura Siddall and Belgium’s Marino Vanhoenacker were the stars of a day of high drama and intense racing at IRONMAN Australia that saw course records broken and history made. Siddall went back to back at Port Macquarie and in defending her IRONMAN Australia crown she joined former mu
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Emma Jeffcoat sprints to impressive Chengdu World Cup victory
Sydney’s graduating nurse Emma Jeffcoat stole the show in China yesterday to win her second World Cup win of the season in Chengdu’s ITU Triathlon World Cup. The two-day super sprint format comprising semi-finals on day one and a final on day two is racing over a 400-metre swim; a 10-kilometre bike
Laura Siddall Back To Back Wins, Marino Vanhoenacker Sets Record at Ironman Australia
Great Britain’s Laura Siddall and Belgium’s Marino Vanhoenacker were the stars of a day of high drama and intense racing at IRONMAN Australia that saw course records broken and history made. Siddall went back to back at Port Macquarie and in defending her IRONMAN Australia crown she joined former mu
Duffy Wins All 3 Legs in World Triathlon Series WTS Bermuda, Norway Fills Men’s Podium
Flora Duffy won her home turf of Bermuda in year one of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Triathlon Bermuda. Duffy maintained easy leads in the swim, bike, and run. USA’s Kirstin Kasper stayed close behind Duffy during the bike, but only briefly. Duffy lost her early, and then continued
Hanson, Hauschildt Win Ironman North American Championships – Three-Peat for Hanson
On Saturday, USA’s Matt Hanson won Ironman’s North American Championships in The Woodlands, Texas for the second year in a row. He was also the 2015 winner. Aussie Melissa Hauschildt crossed the finish line in the women’s race far ahead of the rest of the pack. Hanson & Tutukin Closed Starykowic
Challenge Roma – The First Big European Challenge Event In 2018
On April 15, 2018, will be Challenge Roma's second edition. After its debut in 2017, the Italian capital will be again protagonist of great international triathlon in a new location, the Rome Marina “Porto Turistico di Roma”, with new distances: 1.9 km swimming, 90 km bike, 21 km running. A mi
Challenge Family Introduces A World Ranking For Pro-athletes
Challenge has decided to expand the successful European Money Ranking in 2018 to a so-called Challenge World Ranking. This means that professional Athletes can earn points not only in European races but also in races outside of Europe. The earned points count up in a final ranking at the end of the
Laura Siddall Looks To Go Back To Back at Ironman Australia
The 2018 season has kicked off with a bang for Laura Siddall breaking through to pick up the Ironman New Zealand title in March, and she is looking to continue her winning form when she heads to Port Macquarie (6 May) to defend her Ironman Australia crown. Siddall, who represented England as a junio
Australia Takes Gold in Commonwealth Games Mixed Relay Triathlon, Gentle Celebrates Big Comeback
The Australian team won on its own turf in Saturday’s Gold Coast Commonwealth Games mixed team relay triathlon. The team included Ashleigh Gentle, Matthew Hauser, Jake Birtwhistle, and Gillian Backhouse. Birtwhistle secured the victory in 01:17:36, 52 seconds ahead of England’s team and 01:52 ahead
XTERRA New Zealand returns to Rotorua for 16th year this Saturday
Sam Osborne and Jacqui Allen are back to defend their elite titles at the 16th annual XTERRA New Zealand Championship race at Lake Tikitapu in Rotorua on Saturday. For Osborne, a Rotorua native and the reigning XTERRA Asia-Pacific Tour Champion, it marks the start of another ambitious season of XTER
Ironman Foundation and Challenged Athletes Foundation Team Up for Junior Seau Adaptive Surf Clinic in Oceanside
The Ironman Foundation will hold its second service project of the 2018 season with an adaptive surf clinic that will include specialized sessions for youth, women and military/adults with physical challenges as part of the Junior Seau Foundation Adaptive Youth Surf Program presented by Challenged A
Duffy, Schoeman Win Commonwealth Games Triathlon, Brownlees Slowed by Prior Injuries
Thursday’s triathlons, on the opening day of Australia’s Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, were a disappointment for fans of Britain’s Brownlee brothers, both of whom bombed in the run due to prior injuries. South Africa’s Henri Schoeman, an Olympic bronze medalist, and Bermuda’s Flora Duffy ruled the