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The Weekend’s Australian Global Triathlon Performances
This weekend has seen Australians feature strongly with Sam Appleton winning Ironman 70.3 Vineman ahead of fellow Australian and multiple Ironman world champion Craig Alexander. Also showing promise was young Australian Jake Montgomery who finished 8th overall amongst some very experienced athletes.
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Nils Frommhold (GER) and Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) win DATEV Challenge Roth
Nils Frommhold (GER) and Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) stole the show today at DATEV CHALLENGE ROTH with two outstanding wins in a race that also delivered a new bike course record and record crowds of over quarter of a million spectators. As in 2014, Frommhold and defending champion Timo Bracht (G
The Weekend’s Australian Global Triathlon Performances
This weekend has seen Australians feature strongly with Sam Appleton winning Ironman 70.3 Vineman ahead of fellow Australian and multiple Ironman world champion Craig Alexander. Also showing promise was young Australian Jake Montgomery who finished 8th overall amongst some very experienced athletes.
DATEV CHALLENGE ROTH sees athletes line up for the world’s most spectacular Long Distance Triathlon
At DATEV CHALLENGE ROTH in Germany this Sunday, for which the motto "Race the Legend" has been chosen this year, 250,000 spectators are again expected to watch the event along the race course, and they may look forward to an exciting competition of an impressive number of top athletes. T
Women’s coaching legacy left at ITU World Triathlon Edmonton Grand Final
The ITU Edmonton 2014 Grand Final organising committee, in collaboration with the International Triathlon Union (ITU), recently awarded an eight-week coaching mentorship to a female coach from a developing National Federation, with the first scholarship having gone to Paraguay's Carolina Rodri
IRONMAN announces changes to the start times for Ironman World Championship events
IRONMAN announced today changes to the swim starts for its World Championship events. For the 2015 IRONMAN® World Championship presented by GoPro, the men's age-group race will begin at 6:55 A.M., with the women's age-group race starting fifteen minutes later at 7:10 A.M. As in 2014, th
Andy Potts wins third IRONMAN Coeur d’Alene while Heather Jackson wins her first IRONMAN title
Andy Potts (USA) and Heather Jackson (USA) showed grit and determination as they overcame high temperatures to earn wins at the thirteenth edition of IRONMAN Coeur d’Alene with times of 8:20:35 and 9:23:27, respectively. This was the third win for Potts at IRONMAN Coeur d’Alene, besting his winning time from last year by five minutes. For Jackson, this is her first IRONMAN win after sustained success in IRONMAN 70.3 races. Men’s Race Setting out at the earlier than normal start time of 5:30 a
Bahrain Endurance Team targets ITU Long Course World Championship and Ironman Austria
With the ITU Long Course World Championship to be contested this weekend in Motala, Sweden, the Bahrain Endurance Team is well-represented by the veteran Joe Gambles of the Bahrain Endurance 13 and rookie Josh Amberger of the Bahrain Endurance Racing Team. Gambles is no stranger to the 4-kilometer swim, 120-kilometer cycle, and 30-kilometer run format, having taken the silver medal at the championship in 2011. A long-course specialist, the two-time Ironman champion is also a course record holde
Challenge San Gil ready to take long course triathlon to the next level in Mexico
The stage is set for the first ever CHALLENGEFAMILY event in Mexico on June 21st, CHALLENGESANGIL. With a powerful professional field vying for a share of the $45,000 prize purse and more than 900 triathletes of all backgrounds and abilities eager to test the tough yet inviting San Gil course, the w
Challenge Family announces Roth rewards programme
Age group athletes now have the chance to secure a guaranteed spot at DATEV CHALLENGEROTH with today's announcement of CHALLENGEFAMILY Europe's Roth Rewards Programme. With entries selling out in seconds, CHALLENGEROTH is one of the world's most sought after races and now athletes
Dirk Bockel and Michelle Vesterby win Challenge Denmark
Dirk Bockel (LUX) was across the finish line at the first ever CHALLENGEDENMARK while local, Michelle Vesterby (DEN) took out the women's race held in the Danish cities of Herning and Billund. Having recently battled a hip injury, Bockel was ecstatic with the win. "I proved today that I
International Triathlon Union reveals 2016 World Triathlon Series calendar
The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to confirm the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series calendar. In its eighth season, the World Triathlon Series will feature at least eight stops, with two cities debuting for the first time. The WTS will again get underway in Abu Dhabi after successfully