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Sweden’s Lisa Norden ITU World Triathlon Yokohama in a sprint finish
Just like the London 2012 Olympic Games, the top spot of the podium at the ITU World Triathlon Yokohama came down to a phenomenal sprint finish. But this time Sweden's Lisa Norden would not be denied gold as she edged out Germany's Anne Haug at the finish line to claim her second strai
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Portugal’s Joao Silva takes back to back ITU World Triathlon Yokohama titles
Portugal's Joao Silva sizzled under the Yokoham sun today, besting Spain's Javier Gomez on the final lap of the run to take his second consecutive ITU World Triathlon Yokohama win. Russia's Dmitry Polyanskiy followed close behind for bronze just one week after winning the Tongyeong
Sweden’s Lisa Norden ITU World Triathlon Yokohama in a sprint finish
Just like the London 2012 Olympic Games, the top spot of the podium at the ITU World Triathlon Yokohama came down to a phenomenal sprint finish. But this time Sweden's Lisa Norden would not be denied gold as she edged out Germany's Anne Haug at the finish line to claim her second strai
Time for break says tired Emma Jackson who withdraws from ITU World Championships
Triathlon's London Olympic rookie Emma Jackson has today reluctantly withdrawn from the Australian team for next month's ITU World Championship final in Auckland, stating she is “mentally and physically spent†after the biggest year of her life. Jackson produced an outstanding perfor
Quiet Achiever Erin Densham leads Australian girls into Yokohama ITU Triathlon World Series
If ever there was one quiet achiever amongst Australia's Olympic medallists in London this year then triathlete Erin Densham takes the gold. Densham, the 27-year-old nomad who was born in Sydney, lives in Melbourne and spends her competitive year between Spain, France and the US and wherever t
Australian Young ITU Guns have solid showing in ITU World Cup in Tongyeong, Korea
Ryan Fischer, Ryan Bailie, Drew Box and Peter Kerr all had solid races to finish in the top 11 at the ITU World Cup race in Korea over the weekend. For most of the Australian's racing at Korea over the weekend this was the end of a long European season and a final hit out […]
Jet Cycles Specialized Concept Store in Sydney
A couple of months ago Mark Newton and his team from Jet Cycles opened a Specialized concept store in Sydney. Mark Newton has been around the sport of triathlon for a very long time and with credits such as 'Coach of ITU World Champion Pete Robertson' to his plus his bike fitting experie
Three Australian Women in Top Ten at ITU World Cup in Tongyeong, Korea
New Zealand Olympian Nicky Samuels scored a dominating wire-to-wire victory today in Tongyeong, Korea for her second career ITU World Cup title. Following a successful two-woman bike breakaway with Korea's Yun-Jung Jang, Samuels held off the hard-charging Maria Czesnik (POL) and Yuka Sato (JPN
Australia’s Felicity Sheedy-Ryan wins Gold at 2012 ITU Duathlon World Championships in Nancy, France
The shaded run and technical bike course that wound around UNESCO heritage site Place Stanislas provided the perfect backdrop for Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (AUS) to claim gold at the 2012 ITU Duathlon World Championships in Nancy, France. Although Sheedy-Ryan has been absent from the duathlon scene since
Fiji International Long Course Triathlon to debut in 2013
Mark ‘Emo’ Emerton and Mark Stewart from Elite Energy did not make it a secret that they were in Fiji to discuss holding a possible triathlon festival there in 2013. And there was a lot of support for the event online with many people suggesting they will be penciling this in as an end of season holiday. The details we have so far are that it will be a very similar festival format to the big Huskisson weekend that attracted 4000 competitors this year. The main race will be a long course 2:80:2
Bevan Docherty grabs third in Ironman 70.3 World Championship
New Zealand triathlete Bevan Docherty has finished in an impressive third place on debut at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in the blazing heat of Las Vegas today. The two-time Olympic medallist made his move early on the run to push up to second place on the first of three laps of the 21.1km run before being passed by defending champion, Craig Alexander (AUS). Docherty held on strongly to finish third place ahead of fast finishing Americans Tim O’Donnell and Andy Potts as the temperatures
Ultimate Triathlon Forster Bike Course Flyover – 60kms out and back twice
The Ultimate Triathlon in Forster is a step up from a half ironman but not quite as grueling as an ironman. The 20km run means that your recovery is faster than a race with a 42.2km run. This is a good hitout three weeks before the Port Macquarie 70.3. It should make the 70.3 a […]