Cameron Brown shown here winning the 2012 Port of Tauranga Half News & Racing McCormack and Brown talking themselves down in the 2012 Cairns Airport Cairns Ironman Two-time Ironman world champion Chris McCormack headlines a stellar field at the 2012 Cairns Airport Ironman, competing alongside top names like Cameron Brown and Rebekah Keat this Sunday. By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Favourites hard to pick in the URBAN Hotel Group Ironman 70.3 Cairns Ironman champion Pete Jacobs and multiple Ironman 70.3 winner Michelle Wu will enter the inaugural URBAN Hotel Group Ironman 70.3 Cairns race as slight favourites following their performances in the Coral Coast 5150 Triathlon last weekend and there general capabilities when at race fitness. Jacobs u By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Pete Jacobs at the 2012 Huskisson Long Course News & Racing Breakfast in Cairns with Jacobs, Rix, Granger (s), Rollison, Wu and You Healthwise Active Travel and Trizone are bringing you the opportunity to enjoy a 'Cairns Ironman and 70.3' post race breakfast with the pros. You will have the opportunity to breakfast with Pete Jacobs, Josh Rix, Belinda Granger and Justin Granger who will be joining you at the Shangri-La Ho By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Per Bittner wins Challenge Barcelona 2012 News & Racing Per Bittner and Camilla Petersen take victory in fourth Half Challenge Barcelona-Maresme Per Bittner (DEU) and Camilla Petersen (DEN) have taken out the top spots at the fourth Half Challenge Barcelona this weekend in a race that enjoyed perfect Mediterranean conditions and a sell-out field. This was Bittner's first major international victory and his strong athletics background w By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Brendan Sexton’s Swim is letting him down – Photo Credit: triathlon.org / Delly Carr / ITU News & Racing Brendan Sexton Leads the Australian Men in Madrid ITU Triathlon Melbourne’s Brendan Sexton remains hopeful his Olympic aspirations for London will come to fruition next weekend despite another disappointing performance at the ITU Triathlon World Series round in Madrid earlier today. Sexton finished over four minutes behind the winner in 31st place after trailing the 67-strong field out of By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
Jonathan Brownlee wins Madrid ITU 2012 – Photo Credit: triathlon.org / Delly Carr / ITU News & Racing Jonathan Brownlee with another Dominant Display to win ITU Word Triathlon Series in Madrid Great Britain's Jonathan Brownlee continued his incredible start to the Olympic year in Madrid, with another all-round dominant display to claim his second consecutive ITU Word Triathlon Series win in 2012. By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
Natalie Van Coevorden racing Sydney ITU 201 News & Racing Natalie van Coevorden Leads the Australian Women in Madrid ITU Triathlon Australia’s London Olympic hopeful Emma Jackson was forced out of today’s ITU Triathlon World Championship round won by Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig in Madrid, suffering with stomach cramps. This left the other three Aussies the opportunity to show what they can do. Natalie Van Coevorden took the batton By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
Nicola Spirig winning again in Madrid – Photo Credit: triathlon.org / Delly Carr / ITU News & Racing Nicola Spirig wins her second ITU World Triathlon Madrid Title Switzerland's Nicola Spirig (SUI) powered away to her second ITU World Triathlon Madrid title after showing incredible strength in the final metres of the run. Spirig pulled away to a sprint finish for gold ahead of Aileen Morrison (IRL) and Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI) who took silver and bronz By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Kieran Roche winning the Olympic Distance – Photo Credit: Victor Lee News & Racing Inaugural Port Stephens triseries a Huge Success The end of season and inaugural triseries race at Port Stephens last weekend was a great success with Elite Energy holding their usual three race format and putting on a great triathlon festival. A race for everyone is what seems to make these events so great. The weather was perfect and the times t By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Brendan Sexton wins Devonport; Photo Credit: Delly Carr, Sportshoot News & Racing Australians looking to Impress at the Final Olympic ITU Triathlon Selection Race in Madrid this Weekend Australia's Olympic hopefuls Emma Jackson and Brendan Sexton will spearhead a spirited group of established and future stars at this weekend's ITU Triathlon World Championship Series round race in Madrid. Joining Sexton on the start line will be Aaron Royle, Ryan Bailie and Drew Box. Fel By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Mel to take on Cairns. Shown here winning the Australian Long Course Title at Falls Creek this year News & Racing Melissa Rollison to make her Ironman Debut in Cairns… But will Walk the Run Ironman World Championship 70.3 champion Melissa Hauschildt will make her Ironman debut in Cairns, aiming to secure a Kona spot despite a lower leg injury that forces her to walk the marathon. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Chris McCormack Underdone but don’t Underestimate Him CAIRNS, Australia (May 22, 2012) “Two-time ironman world champion and Olympic hopeful Chris McCormack returns to Australia this week after an extended stay in the US. He will then head up to Far North Queensland for final preparations in an attempt to defend his Cairn’s crown over the full By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Some Notable Australian’s Missing from this Weekend’s ITU Triathlon in Madrid This year marks the 10th anniversary of an ITU race in Madrid, from its start as a European Cup, then World Cup, and then the ITU World Triathlon Series since its start in 2009. This year it's also special because it's where the London 2012 Olympic Games qualification period started two By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Brad at the 2012 Sydney ITU Press Conference News & Racing Brad Kahlefeldt admitted to Hospital with suspected Tuberculosis London bound Olympic triathlete Brad Kahlefeldt has been isolated in a San Diego hospital with symptoms that could be tuberculosis. Kahlefeldt complained to Australian Triathlon team staff after finishing the second ITU Triathlon World Championship race at Mission Beach yesterday. The 31-year Beijing Olympian, who has been pre-nominated for this By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
San Diego Women’s Podium – Credit: triathlon.org / Rich Cruse / ITU News & Racing Helen Jenkins continues her brilliant start to the 2012 ITU Season in San Diego Great Britain's Helen Jenkins continued her brilliant start to 2012 with a dominating run to crush the field in San Diego, in a race that had a huge impact on London Olympic qualification. After an eight-women bike breakaway put 2 minutes and 30 seconds on the first chase group coming out of T By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Jonathan Brownlee pulling away from Richard Murry – Credit: triathlon.org / Rich Cruse / ITU News & Racing Jonathan Brownlee Dominates in San Diego ITU after Seven Month Layoff Great Britain's Jonathan Brownlee kicked off his Olympic season with a dominant performance in San Diego, winning his second ITU World Triathlon Series event ahead of Switzerland's Sven Riederer and South Africa's Richard Murray. In the race that had a huge impact on the Olympic pi By Karl Hayes • 10 min read
Chris McCormack has given it all – Credit: triathlon.org / Larry Rosa / ITU News & Racing Australian Men’s Olympic Triathlon Team to be Decided in Madrid The race for places on Australia’s Olympic men’s triathlon team will continue to go right down the wire after a frenetic second round of the Dextro Energy ITU World Triathlon Championship Series in San Diego today. Just one race remains inside the selection nomination period and that’s By Karl Hayes • 8 min read
Erin Densham pictured wining the Sydney ITU WTS race 2012 News & Racing Erin Densham hopes Sliver Lining ‘Enough’ to clinch Olympic Berth Australia's Erin Densham has finished second in the Dextro Energy ITU Triathlon in San Diego today in another bold selection bid for the 2012 London Olympics. Densham said immediately after the race that she “hopes that's enough†after putting in another impressive performance follow By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Triathlon on TV in May – One HD Channel Ten’s One HD has 10 triathlon programs still to run in May. Saturday May 12 at 1pm sees Ironman Melbourne with a repeat on Sunday at 4:30pm. The San Diego round of the ITU will be shown on Wednesday, Thursday and with highlights early Friday morning next By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Aaron Royle redlining in Sydney ITU 2012 News & Racing Australian Triathlon Olympic Hopefuls going for Broke in San Diego With Olympic places on the line, Australia's elite triathletes will be going for broke when they line up in the second round of the Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Series at the birthplace of the sport, Mission Beach, San Diego this weekend. There will be plenty at stake in both the women By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Michelle Mitchell takes the Women’s Title at Ironman Australia 2012 A beaming Michelle Mitchell has won Ironman Australia after coming from behind on the run to pass Nicole Ward just after the 10km mark. Ward had a 90 second lead going out on to the run with Hilary Biscay between them. Biscay did not look comfortable at all as she started the run and never [… By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Paul Ambrose News & Racing Paul Ambrose wins Ironman Australia 2012 Paul Ambrose led from start to finish to take out the 2012 Ironman Australia in Port Macquarie. The 2012 Ironman Louisville champion held off a fast finishing Tim Berkel who was leaving nothing on the run course in a last ditch effort to catch Ambrose. We saw Ambrose employ these tactics in Abu Dhab By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
James Hodge winning the ITU World Champs News & Racing James Hodge and Felicity Sheedy-Ryan win Ironman 70.3 Busselton 2012 20yr old James Hodge has lead from start to finish to take out the 2012 Ironman 70.3 in Busselton. Felicity Sheedy-Ryan came from behind in the run to take her win with a barnstorming run. Hodge held out a fast finishing Matty White to take the win. Sheedy-Ryan had By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
