News & Racing Preview: Ironman 70.3 Canberra Last year's race was won by Michelle Wu and Ollie Whistler. Whistler finished ahead of Luke Whitemore and Rich Munroe. Without taking in to account any late withdrawals this year Whilster is up against some tough opponents like Tim Reed, Adam Holborow, Joey Lampe and Stephen Hackett (growing r By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Olympic Cyclist set sights on Conquering Ironman 70.3 Canberra Former Olympian Michelle Ferris is set to tackle her first 70.3 distance triathlon in Canberra on this weekend. Ferris started off just running to get fit, and like many of us it didn't take long to be convinced to do a triathlon. “I started out just running and training for the Blackmore By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing ITU suspends Dmitriy Smurov for two years for Anti-Doping violation The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has announced it has imposed a two year ban on Dmitriy Smurov, a triathlete from Kazakhstan, after committing an anti-doping rule violation in an in-competition doping control test in Weihai, China on 12 June 2011. The ban begins 19 October 2011 and prohibits By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Michelle Bremer at Forster in Sept 2011 News & Racing New Zealand’s Michelle Bremer wins Sunsmart Ironman Western Australia on Debut After moving to the Sunshine Coast in Australia earlier this year to focus on becoming a full-time triathlon professional New Zealand's Michelle Bremer has made it all worthwhile by winning on debut the 2011 Sunsmart Ironman Western Australia. Darwin's Michelle Mitchell overcame a large By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Michael Raelert and Melissa Rollison win Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championship 2011 in Phuket Michael Raelert and Melissa Rollison were a class above their respective fields today in Phuket as they took out the 2011 Asia Pacific Ironman 70.3 championship. Both of their runs proved to be the deciding factor with Raelert running 1:11 and Tim Reed being the only male that got close. Melissa Rol By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Timo Bracht wins Sunsmart Ironman Western Australia Germany's Timo Bracht who came fifth in Kona eight weeks ago has backed up to win the Sunsmart Ironman Western Australia in 08:12:39 ahead of Australia's Clayton Fettell who led for the entire swim and bike leg before being passed by Bracht at the 32k mark of the run. Remarkably 41 year By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Asia Pacific Ironman 70.3 Championships – Pre Race from Phuket "I've been preparing purely for this race over the past 5 to 6 weeks and I've been extremely focused day and night on finishing this year on a high with a good win." so said 2 time World 70.3 champion, Germany's Michael Raelert at the pre-race press conference for the A By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Defending Champions Ready to Lay it on the Line in Busselton The defending champions of SunSmart Ironman Western Australia, Courtney Ogden and Kate Bevilaqua, are preparing to battle out this years race in Busselton in only a few short weeks to regain their titles. They certainly have some tough competition with this years field the strongest ever seen in Bus By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Italy’s Massimo Cigana and Czech Radka Vodickova win Laguna Phuket Triathlon Italy's Massimo Cigana defended his 2010 title and became the first athlete in the events 18 year history to win three Laguna Phuket Triathlon's (2007, 2010, 2011). Cigana took the lead through the steep Naithon Hills that athlete's encounter during the 55km scenic Phuket bike cour By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Pete Jacobs – 2nd at Kona 2011 News & Racing Age Groupers have the chance to train and race with Pete Jacobs in 2012 So you want to improve your triathlon results in 2012? Need some extra motivation? Well here it is. In 2012 Pete Jacobs will offer age groupers the chance to train and race with him. Pete and his coaching team at BPM-Sport.com have decided to let people utilise the same core training structure that By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Laguna Phuket Triathlon – Friday Update The 2011 Laguna Phuket Triathlon has reportedly gone through the 1,000 entries barrier for the first time in its 18-year history to underline Phuket's reputation as a one of the great destination races. With a total of 1,078 athletes from 41 countries registered – 985 individual entries and By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Andrea Hewiit and Kris Gemmell win Barfoot & Thompson ITU World Cup Triathlon on Home Soil It was double delight for the huge crowd on the Auckland waterfront this afternoon as Kiwis dominated the Barfoot & Thompson ITU World Cup Triathlon, claiming 3 of the 6 medals on offer, including gold to Andrea Hewitt and Kris Gemmell. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Denmark’s Jimmy Johnsen Leaves Danish National Team and joins Aeromax Team Jimmy Johnsen may be from Denmark but for the last 3 years has made Australia his home during the European winter. Having success with multiple podium finishes at IM WA and winning 70.3 Shepparton in 2009 Australia hold a special place with the Dane. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Michael Murphy and Sam Douglas News & Racing Dave Matthews and Bree Jones win Round One of the Trishave Sydney Triathlon Series Ideal conditions saw Dave Matthews and Bree Jones win the first round of the Sydney Triathlon Series, with standout performances by age groupers Christelle Van Niekerk and Robert Hurley. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing The Return of the Gatorade Triathlon Series Race 1 of the Gatorade Triathlon Series 2011/12 at Catani Gardens in St Kilda on Sunday 20th November 2011, is on track to be a hotly contested race. Defending series champion Madeleine Oldfield, will be back to defend her title against a host of in-form talent – the event's biggest pro fiel By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing 2011 ITU World Cup series to finish on a high in Auckland The 2011 ITU World Cup series wraps up this weekend, with a return to one of the strongest triathlon nations in the world. From the first ITU World Champion, Erin Baker, to Hamish Carter, Samantha Warriner, Bevan Docherty and Andrea Hewitt, New Zealand just keeps producing world-conquering triathlet By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing 2XU Set to Multiply With Private Equity Backing From Lazard Australia Private Equity Representing a crucial moment in the brand life of fast-growing 2XU, Lazard Private Equity's recently established Lazard Australia Corporate Opportunity Fund 2 (Fund 2) has acquired a significant minority interest in 2XU. A highly significant event for 2XU and its three founding Directors Clyd By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Free Phuket Triathlon and Asia Pacific 70.3 Championship Recovery and Strategy Sessions Are you going to Phuket for the Tri Fest? Trizone has been given an early heads up on a great offer from the team at BPM-Sport.com If you don't know BPM then you should, they are the coaching and management team that work with Pete Jacobs and over the years have put on some amazing training ca By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Tim Reed and Melissa Rollison win 30th Anniversary Nepean Triathlon Newly crowned World 70.3 Champion Melissa Rollison was too good for the field at Nepean yesterday and also for the boys as she won both the women's race and the handicap prize by finishing ahead of the first male. Tim Reed went in to Nepean with a very set race plan and executed it perfectly. By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Leon Griffin and Samantha Warriner win Campbell’s Shepparton Ironman 70.3 Triathlon In a race marred by controversy Leon Griffin and Sam Warriner have shown their class to take the 2011 Campbell's Shepparton Ironman 70.3. Whilst three of the lead guys were disqualified due to an 'early' turnaround Griffin was never in doubt with a 2:09 on the bike followed by the By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Preview: Ironman 70.3 Shepparton Triathlon Matty White, Tim Berkel, Leon Griffin, Paul Ambrose, Madeleine Oldfield and Lisa Marangon are the favourites going in to this weekend's Shepparton 70.3. Without being aware of any non starters or late entries the bib list is what we have to go on. That is not to take anything away from Josh Ri By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Preview: 2011 Nepean Triathlon Nepean has a different looking men's field this year with Brendan Sexton having called an early end to the year and Pete Jacobs not having trained since his second at Kona just over a month ago. The pro women's field sees both Michelle Wu and Melissa Rollison back again to go head to hea By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing 34 Countries Line up in Auckland for the Barfoot & Thompson ITU Triathlon World Cup The attention of the rugby playing world may have been on New Zealand for 6 glorious weeks but all eyes will be on the Auckland waterfront when the city hosts the Barfoot & Thompson ITU Triathlon World Cup on November 20. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Clayton Fettell and Carrie Lester News & Racing Clayton Fettell and Carrie Lester win Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie Australia’s Clayton Fettell and Carrie Lester were crowned Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie champions here in Port Macquarie today. In ideal racing conditions, eight-hundred professional and age group athletes toed the start line in Hastings River and set out on a challenging course that produced fantastic racing. Fettell’s By Karl Hayes • 9 min read
