Emma had one of the fastest runs in 2011 on the London Olympic course News & Racing Australian Olympic Triathlon Team’s Newest Female Member Emma Jackson There has been criticism by the Australian triathlon community aimed at Triathlon Australia and in particular the selection committee for both the way the have handled the Olympic team selection process and the subsequent team selection. In particular the women's team and, what many thought wo By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing USA Pro Andrew Starykowicz Jailed Following Abu Dhabi International Triathlon It has been reveled that US triathlete Andrew Starykowicz was jailed after crashing in to a volunteer while racing in the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon earlier this year. A mention by Australian pro Richie Cunningham on Facebook today alerted us to this bizarre turn of events. When reporting on By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Brad at the 2012 Sydney ITU Press Conference News & Racing Dual Olympian Brad Kahlefeldt makes his return to ITU Triathlon Racing Australia’s London-bound dual Olympian Brad Kahlefeldt will make his return to racing in Kitzbuhel, Austria this weekend, just five weeks after being admitted to hospital with pneumonia in San Deigo. Kahlefeldt will line up in the next round of the ITU Triathlon World Championship Series after staging an extraordinary By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing ITU World Triathlon Kitzbhel sees many of the Olympic Triathlon Medal Contenders going head to head The 2012 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbhel promises a nail biting weekend of racing. The women begin with Andrea Hewitt (NZL) up against the likes of Switzerland's Nicola Spirig, Aileen Morrison (IRL) and Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI). The men's race certainly sees the strongest line up of the y By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Camilla Pedersen celebrates after winning the half News & Racing Reto Hug and Camilla Pedersen take KMD Challenge Aarhus titles The second edition of KMD Challenge Aarhus saw an exciting sprint finish to the line to see Reto Hug (SUI) take the title while Camilla Pedersen (DEN) took her second Challenge win this year. Hug used his brilliant sprint speed from Olympic distance racing to take the 2012 title in a nail biting spr By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Triathlon on Australian Television in June The following triathlon programming is for One HD and the times are the same Australia wide. Sun June 17: ITU World Championship Triathlon Magazine: Ishigaki/Huatulco, 8-9am (repeat) Tues June 19: ITU World Championship Triathlon Magazine: Ishigaki/Huatulco, 7-8am (repeat) Sat June 23: ITU Wo By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Erin Densham surprised herself with a 2nd – Credit: Triathlon.org | Janos Schmidt / ITU News & Racing Gwen Jorgensen (USA), Lukas Verzbicas (USA) score golden American sweep at Banyoles ITU World Cup USA's Gwen Jorgensen and Lukas Verzbicas both left it until the last lap of the run to make their move and claim the 2012 ITU Triathlon World Cup Banyoles title. Jorgensen surged past Australia's Erin Densham to take gold and in the men's race a young Verzbicas won his first ever I By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Mandurah is a great location for this new race News & Racing Mandurah to host Australia’s premier Ironman 70.3 event Mandurah will become home to Australia's premier IRONMAN® 70.3® event thanks to Government support announced today. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Lance Armstrong banned from Competing in Triathlons As a result of fresh charges from USADA effective immediately Lance Armstrong is banned from competing in triathlons. This means his Ironman debut in France on June 24 is in doubt. The Washington Post's Amy Shipley reported today that 'The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency brought formal doping ch By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Clayton Fettell winning Port Macquarie 70.3 in 2011 News & Racing Clayton Fettell makes it two from two by winning Ironman 70.3 Kansas It was Australia 1-2 at Ironman 70.3 Kansas over the weekend with Clayton Fettell heading off the 2012 Ironman Australia champion Paul Ambrose. As usual Fettell gapped the field in the swim, rode faster than everyone else and showed that he has the fire power on the run to go on with it. Fettell won By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Nikki Butterfield 3rd at Boise News & Racing Five Australians Race well at Ironman 70.3 Boise, Idaho In a race that recorded a highly unusual dead heat for first place by the two leading men five Australians had good days considering the atrocious conditions. The race organisers were forced to shorten the 90km bike leg to 24km but were able to keep the swim and run legs as per usual. To add [&helli By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Paul Ambrose acknowledging the crowd and celebrating his 2012 win News & Racing 2013 Ironman Australia Driving Economic Benefit to Port Macquarie with 1800 Entries The Ironman Australia event continues to be one of the most sought after entries of any Ironman event, with organisers closing off online entries earlier this week as capacity was reached. Race organisers, USM Events, announced that the 2013 event will have 1800 registered starters for the 27th runn By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Australia’s Women Battling for Olympics Spots at Sydney 2012 News & Racing Emma Snowsill’s London Appeal Dismissed by Tribunal The Olympic Appeals Tribunal in Melbourne has dismissed Emma Snowsill's appeal for a spot on the Australian Olympic triathlon team, citing no legal error in the selection process. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Andreas Raelert takes the title News & Racing Andreas Raelert and Julia Gajer win European Titles at Challenge Kraichgau Andreas Raelert and Julia Gajer (formerly Wagner)Â have taken out the European Championship titles on their home turf at this weekend's Challenge Kraichgau, in an exciting day's racing that saw two new course records set. Raelert's successful defence of his title started with him By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Bree Jones at Amakusa News & Racing Peter Robertson’s Gamagori Memories inspire Australian Talent Academy Young Guns Triathlon Australia's National Talent Academy “Young Guns†won't have to look too far for inspiration when they line up in Sunday's ITU Triathlon Asian Cup in Gamagori. It was in 2005 in the picturesque Japanese coastal city of on Mikawa Bay that one of the legends of Australia By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Bevan McKinnon – 2012 New Zealand Triathlon Coach of the Year and Official Challenge Wanaka Coach News & Racing Challenge Wanaka Training Camp coach named Coach of the Year Head coach of the official Challenge Wanaka Training Camp, Bevan McKinnon of Fitter, has taken top honours as Coach of the Year at the Triathlon NZ Annual Awards. Bevan McKinnon is a dedicated and motivational person who is a credit to coaching in New Zealand. His ability to relate to people allows By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Guy and Kate in Kona News & Racing Guy Crawford Reports in on the Hawaii 70.3 and whether to try and match Lance Armstrong on the bike Kate (Bevilaqua) and I love coming to the big Island to race and train, Although this time the wind made it really hard for me to enjoy the Queen K. For the week leading into the Hawaii 70.3 Kate and I based ourselves in Kona. Our last long ride to the bottom of Hawi was […] By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Clayton Fettell winning Port Macquarie 70.3 in 2011 News & Racing Clayton Fettell wins 2012 Ironman 70.3 Mooseman Clayton Fettell bought his trademark racing to New Hampshire which involves dominating on the swim, putting in a blistering bike, and seeing if he can hold on in the run. He swam 23:05 with defending Ironman 70.3 Mooseman champion, Ukraine’s Max Kriat 2:22 back and the By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Carrie Lester back to her winning ways and this time with more experience News & Racing Carrie Lester comes from behind to win Ironman Cairns 2012 On a hot day in Cairns, Carrie Lester came from behind to record her first Ironman victory since Port Macquarie 2010. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
David Dellow wins the inaugural Ironman Cairns News & Racing David Dellow wins Ironman Cairns 2012 David Dellow secured a breakthrough win at Ironman Cairns, leading from the swim and holding off Cam Brown to clinch victory by over 7 minutes, marking a significant milestone in his triathlon career. By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Pete Jacobs winning the 2012 Urban Hotel Group Ironman 70.3 Cairns News & Racing Pete Jacobs wins Urban Hotel Group Ironman 70.3 Cairns 2012 Pete Jacobs led from start to finish in the Urban Hotel Group Ironman 70.3 Cairns today. He was a step above everyone else today and it was more about proving something to himself with a super fast bike being his main goal. “I am really happy with my win today, in the end, I wanted to […] By Karl Hayes • 10 min read
A triumphant Sarah Crowley crosses the line to take the win News & Racing Sarah Crowley wins Urban Hotel Group Ironman 70.3 Cairns 2012 Ex ITU triathlete and Pro Cyclist Sarah Crowley has won the Urban Hotel Group Ironman 70.3 Cairns 2012. Crowley came in to this race as a relative unknown at this distance and flew under most people’s radars. Fellow pro and 4th over all today Matilda Raynolds called it By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Top Pro Swim Times from Ironman Cairns  Luke Bell and David Dellow posted the fastest swim time at Ironman Cairns. It was unusual not to see Bryan Rhodes there with them and it when he came trhough T1 in 3rd place it became obvious as he was firing up about an issue in the swim. From reports there was a bit of […] By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Australian Triathlon Olympic Team Voting Results We ran a poll on Trizone a couple of weeks ago to get some feedback from the Australian triathlon community. 474 people voted on who they wanted in the Australian Triathlon Team for the Olympics. It was interesting to watch the voting. Macca and Atkinson were the overwhelming favourites to fill the By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
