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Annabel Luxford and Christian Kemp take on stong fields at Rev3 Quassy 2013
Annabel Luxford and Chris Kemp will be going up against very strong professional fields this weekend at Rev3 Quassy half iron distance race in Connecticut. Racing with Kemp and Luxford are fellow Australian’s Mirinda Carfrae, Carrie Lester, Joe Gambles, Richie Cunningham, Paul Ambrose, Matthew Pellow and Sam Douglas. Wattie Ink Australian athletes Richie Cunningham and Joe Gambles will be racing along with fellow Wattie Ink athlete Heather Jackson. Richie Cunningham is the 2012 Rev3 Champion a
Australia’s Grace Musgrove to make ITU World Series Triathlon debut in Madrid
Rising Australian star Grace Musgrove will make her elite World Triathlon Series debut at Madrid this weekend as part of a strong Aussie contingent including Aaron Royle and Ryan Bailie
A Canadian home for Ironman 70.3 World Championship?
We are hearing some exciting news out of Canada. It is rumoured that there will be an announcement tomorrow (Friday local time) from Ironman CEO Andrew Messick. He is in Mont Tremblant along with Quebec Prime Minister / Premier Pauline Marois. This is the site for the North American Ironman Champion
Ironman 70.3 Hawaii Race Preview – Honu Half Ironman
This weekend’s ‘Honu 70.3’ as it is commonly known is set to be an epic race with the winners of the last two Hawaii Ironman World Championship titles going head to head. Pete Jacobs and Craig Alexander will be up against some very fast challengers over this distance. Luke Bell, who recently won his first Ironman title at Port Macquarie when he took out Ironman Australia ahead of Patrick Evoe will also be one of the main contenders. Hoping to upset these three will be Paul Matthews. He has a ve
Madrid ITU World Series Triathlon Australian Team Preview
The Australian triathlon team shows strong potential for the Rio 2016 Olympics, with standout performances and promising young athletes making their mark this season.
ITU World Triathlon Series hits Europe for the Madrid Round
The World Triathlon Madrid not only marks the halfway point in the ITU World Triathlon Series, but also the first of five European stops. With stacked start lists in both the men's and women's races, the hot and hilly course is set to see some savage battles. Jonathan Brownlee and Javier
2013 Busselton 70.3 fastest female Dr Rachael Smith talks to Trizone
Anonymity is something on the national scene Dr Rachael Smith used to enjoy, however her 4:17 at the recent Busselton 70.3 certainly has got a few tongues wagging around the country, although none of the WA locals are surprised. Rachael has been a very fast girl on the swim, bike & run for the p
David Hansen of Super Sprint Events on all things Challenge Melbourne
The man arguably responsible for launching more age group triathlon careers than anyone else and one of the longest serving race directors in Australia is David Hansen of SuperSprint Events. Based in Melbourne Hansen, along with wife Penny and a great team of dedicated and experienced people, run mo
Testing win for Chris McCormack at inaugural Challenge Rimini
A thrilling finish and testing conditions made up the inaugural Challenge Rimini at the weekend which saw Chris McCormack (AUS) and Erika Csomor (HUN) take top honours.
Courtney Atkinson and Brad Khalefeldt fuel Pete Jacobs need for speed
IRONMAN World Champion Pete Jacobs makes his long-awaited return to racing in Australia when he defends his IRONMAN 70.3 Cairns title on Sunday 9 June. There's no chance for Jacobs to ease his way back into top competition in IRONMAN Cairns 70.3, as he takes on a white-hot field including two
Jesse Featonby and Kirralee Seidel win 2013 Chizhou ITU Triathlon Premium Asian Cup
Jesse Featonby overcame some challenging times to take out a career best result at the 2013 Chizhou ITU Triathlon Premium Asian Cup last weekend. With a great all round race Featonby found himself at the head of the race on to the run and never looked back. This is a strong result for Featonby and [