News & Racing Hauser and Gentle storm home to Australian titles Matt Hauser and Ashleigh Gentle have taken out the Australian Standard Distance Championships in emphatic style at the Mooloolaba Triathlon this morning. In just his fourth major Olympic distance event, Hauser outran the likes of Jake Birtwhistle and Aaron Royle to take home his second Australian By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Jan Frodeno and Jodie Stimpson Crush it at Challenge Miami With a world star like Jan Frodeno at the start of CHALLENGEMIAMI, all eyes were actually on the German world champion. He did not succumb to the pressure, more than lived up to his role as favorite and ultimately took the victory. In the women's race, it wasn’t on paper favorites Lucy Ch By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Super League Triathlon Secures Global Broadcast Deals Super League Triathlon’s unique blended event in London has secured major global broadcast deals. The SLT Arena Games Powered by Zwift comes to the UK for the first time with an event at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on March 27, before heading to Rotterdam on April 18. After a successful debut for t By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing CHALLENGE MIAMI: The Strongest athletes will rise the top It's only one day to go for CHALLENGEMIAMI, preparing for a race with a stellar pro field competing on a 1.5km swim, 60.3km bike and 16.9km run course. Biggest battle is expected between triathlon icons Jan Frodeno (GER) and Lionel Sanders (CAN) at the men's race and Lucy Charles (GBR) a By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing USA Triathlon Announces Six 2020 Coaches of the Year USA Triathlon today recognized six of its most influential coaches as 2020 Coaches of the Year for their contributions during the unusual 2020 triathlon season. The awards for 2020 focused on athlete development, community impact, volunteer service and coaching education — areas where awardees provi By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
Photo: Delly Carr News & Racing Aussies ready to go the distance at Australian Championships As Tokyo begins to sneak up on the calendar, some of Australia’s top triathletes are preparing to put their best foot forward as they take to the field of play in Mooloolaba for the Australian Standard Distance Championships this weekend. In a change to previous years at Mooloolaba, 2021 will see t By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Gallery: 2021 Shimano Husky Australia Triathlon Championship By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Challenge Family expands to Russia: Challenge Moscow newest set piece on race calendar CHALLENGEMOSCOW is the newest addition to the CHALLENGEFAMILY race calendar. This race, which takes athletes to the iconic city’s most famous sightseeings, will take place on July 18, 2021. "Racing in a beautiful city like Moscow is definitely a bucket list thing for many people." This i By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Photo: Korupt Vision News & Racing Ellie Salthouse wins Shimano Husky Women’s Australia Triathlon Championship 2021 saw one of the strongest and deepest female fields ever seen at Elite Energy’s Huskisson long course triathlon. Over the years we have seen many of our best female long course triathletes racing here but never this depth or strength. The conditions were stunning with the swim in lake like cond By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Photo: Korupt Vision News & Racing Simon Hearn wins Shimano Husky Men’s Australia Triathlon Championship One of the pre-race favourites Simon Hearn executed a near perfect race to take an unassailable lead early in the second of two run laps. Hearn did not let the early fast pace lure him away from his race plan. He kept a lid on it and slowly picked the guys ahead off one buy […] By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Relay Glory In the Australian Elite & Junior Mixed Relay Championships It was a true State of Origin battle at the Australian Elite Mixed Relay Championships in Devonport this morning, with New South Wales triumphing over their Queensland rivals for the National title. Putting together a fast and coordinated relay, the New South Wales team of Gillian Backhouse, Josh Fe By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Paratriathletes all class in Devonport In pristine Tasmanian conditions, ten new Australian Paratriathlon Champions were crowned at yesterday’s Devonport Triathlon. More than 20 paratriathletes stepped up to the starting line and turned it on for the National Championships in Australia’s biggest paratriathlon event in 12 months. Clint P By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Jeffcoat and Hauser take Wins at Australian Championships Emma Jeffcoat and Matt Hauser have claimed emphatic wins at the Australian Elite Sprint Triathlon Championships in Devonport this morning. In cool and breezy conditions, both athletes let their experience and expertise shine as they dominated their respective races from start to finish to claim the By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Shimano Husky Australian Triathlon Championship Women’s Preview The women’s pro race in the Shimano Husky Australian Triathlon Championship this Sunday is one of the strongest and deepest fields we have seen at Husky. This race is as hard to pick as the men’s race. It is great to see Annabel Luxford on the start line. Luxford was the 2005 ITU Triathlon World [& By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Shimano Husky Australian Triathlon Championship Men’s Preview This year’s race has one of the strongest fields assembled in many years. Whilst we’ve seen the likes of Crowie, Jacobs, Reed, Berkel et al racing over the years, the fields haven’t been as deep with as many evenly placed athletes. It is hard to go past the big names of Tim Reed and Tim [&hell By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing State pride on the line at Mixed Relay Championships There will be more than just line honours on offer at the Australian Mixed Relay Championships in Devonport this Sunday, with Elite and Junior athletes pulling on their State colours in the battle for the National Championship title. Adding a new spin to Sunday’s events, athletes will compete in tea By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Australian Championships takeover Devonport Australian triathletes are gearing up for a massive weekend of domestic racing with five major Australian Championships on the line at the Devonport Triathlon this weekend. Kicking off the start of the 2021 domestic racing season, the Devonport Triathlon will see athletes from across Australia gathe By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Paratriathletes relish Newcastle challenges In wet and challenging conditions, Australia’s Tokyo Paratriathlon hopefuls took to the streets of Newcastle on Saturday morning for their first dedicated paratriathlon in 12 months. Despite a demanding harbour current and intermittent rain, athletes savoured the opportunity to be back racing with t By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Wells and Smith both take a triumphant win at CHALLENGEWANAKA course The Integrity Homes CHALLENGEWANAKAFestival Challenge Half and Garth Barfoot Aquabike saw 800 happy competitors enjoy the new course out in Glendhu Bay on a spectacular day Wānaka day. 2019 winner Hannah Wells repeated her success with a triumphant win on the tough new 2021 course. "I was real By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
News & Racing Professional Triathletes Organisation Announces Appointment Of Christophe Balestra As Chief Technology Officer The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced that it has appointed Christophe Balestra as its Chief Technology Officer to lead the PTO’s technical operations. Balestra’s focus will be the integration of the latest innovations in sports broadcast technologies to pto broadcast platforms. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Photo by Con Chronis News & Racing Aspiring Paralympians Embrace Racing Return Australia’s top paratriathletes will gather in Newcastle this weekend for their first dedicated paratriathlon event in almost 12 months as they resume their road to Tokyo. Fighting past the challenges faced during 2020, including making do with home training set-ups and limited racing opportunities, By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Smith, Kennedy win XTERRA Wellington Kyle Smith and Maeve Kennedy won the men’s and women’s elite races at the XTERRA World Tour off-road triathlon season-opener in Wellington, New Zealand on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. It’s the first big XTERRA win for both triathletes. The race combined a 1K swim with a 31K mountain bike and 10K trail r By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Race preview: Challenge Wanaka battles expected between Currie, Smith, Wells and Adams With a superb field of pro athletes at the Integrity Homes CHALLENGEWANAKA in less than two weeks, eyes are particularly focused on the men's battle between Braden Currie (NZL) and Kyle Smith (NZL) and the women's battle between Hannah Wells (NZL) and Teresa Adam (NZL). CHALLENGEWANAKA w By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Swimming for Triathlon – The Technical Debate Of To drill or Not drill – Part 2 In my previous article Swimming For Triathlon – The Technical Debate Of To Drill Or Not To Drill I spoke about the debate of to drill or not to drill for Triathlon swimming. My perspective is coming from my experience as a coach on deck. Having been a coach for 25 years in triathlon and By Mark Turner • 5 min read
