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Heather Wurtele wins Ironman 70.3 Calgary in Canada
Canadian Heather Wurtele has claimed yet another victory, this time on home soil at Ironman 70.3 Calgary. Consistent across all three disciplines, it was on the run that Heather's experience paid off as she came through to the front to take the win. It was a case of a short bike and very long
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Australian Under 23 Team for ITU World Championship announced
FOUR GIRLS from the same squad in Wollongong will form the nucleus of an exciting seven-strong Under 23 Australian team named by Triathlon Australia today for this year’s ITU World Championships in London. The Championships for Elite, Under 23s, Juniors and Age Groupers will be conducted at the 2012 Olympic Triathlon venue in and around Hyde Park between September 11 and 15. The NSW foursome, all coached by Jamie Turner in the Wollongong Wizards group who are now based in Vitoria-Gasteiz in Sp
Heather Wurtele wins Ironman 70.3 Calgary in Canada
Canadian Heather Wurtele has claimed yet another victory, this time on home soil at Ironman 70.3 Calgary. Consistent across all three disciplines, it was on the run that Heather's experience paid off as she came through to the front to take the win. It was a case of a short bike and very long
Tim Don gets first long-distance win, Wurtele takes home victory at Calgary 70.3
New champions were crowned at the Ironman 70.3 Calgary event in Western Canada on the weekend. Former World Champion and Olympian Tim Don, GBR, finally broke his long-distance duck after switching to 70.3 racing in the post-Olympic year, with a hard-fought win. Don took the win in 3:42:21, witAndy Potts repeats, Jennie Hansen grabs first win at Ironman Lake Placid
Andy Potts went 8:43:29 to repeat his 2012 victory here in a wire-to-wire win over Daniel Fontana of Italy -second in 8:48:29- and fellow American Ian Mikelson, who finished third in 8:51:07. Potts now has his name on the trophy twice in the race's fifteen-year history, alongside the likes ofDATEV Challenge Roth sells out in record time
Just under 4,000 slots to the world's largest long distance triathlon, DATEV Challenge Roth, have sold out in record time. When entries opened at 10.00am CET on Monday, the relay teams sold out in just 50 seconds. Spots for German individual athletes were next to sell out in 2:09 minutes while
ITU Mixed Relay World Championship Silver for New Zealand
New Zealand has sensationally won silver at the ITU Mixed Relay World Championships in Hamburg overnight, Andrea Hewitt, Tony Dodds, Kate McIlroy and Ryan Sissons bringing the New Zealanders their first medal in this format of racing in a superb overall effort. Germany won the day in front of huge c
Craig Alexander and Meredith Kessler take Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens
Five-time World Champion, Australian Craig Alexander, has taken out the 2013 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens title over three-time champion, and compatriot, Luke Bell, and Canadian Elliot Holtham who took third. The seemingly unstoppable Meredith Kessler from the United States took the women's titleMartin Jenson and Angela Naeth too strong at Racine 70.3
Danish pro Martin Jenson overtook uber-biker Andrew Starykowicz on the run leg to take the 2013 Ironman Racine 70.3 title, his first 70.3 win, in a time of 3:47:05, ahead of Andrew Starykowicz and Ivan Vasiliev. Canadian Angela Naeth collected her third 70.3 title for 2013 after riding through the tAustralia’s Fighting Fourth in Triathlon’s Relay World Championship
Australia has finished a fighting fourth in a dramatic ITU Mixed Triathlon Relay World Championship in Hamburg overnight.  The Aussie foursome of Emma Moffatt, Aaron Royle, Ashleigh Gentle and Peter Kerr finished 38 seconds behind bronze medallists the USA with host country Germany takinCompetitive fields at Lake Stevens and Racine 70.3’s this weekend
The quality of 70.3 racing this year has been great. Of late, we've seen deep fields headlined by Australian stars at races such as Vineman, Muncie and Buffalo Springs. The trend is set to continue tomorrow with a number of big guns going head-to-head at Lake Stevens 70.3 in Washington state,Strong showing from Andrea Hewitt and Ryan Sissons at the World Triathlon Series in Hamburg
Andrea Hewitt (Christchurch) backed up her strong showing at Kitzbuehel in Austria a fortnight ago with a repeat 4th place finish at the latest round of the ITU World Triathlon Series in Hamburg this morning. The Cantabrian looked close to something like her best form as she bridged to the leaders on the run over the sprint distance event in Germany in a result that propels the 31 year old to 5th on the world rankings. “I’m really pleased, happy I was out in front of that race today. It was to