News & Racing Super League Triathlon Arena Games Powered By Zwift Are Back Super League Triathlon are delighted to bring more amazing indoor events – the SLT Arena Games powered by Zwift are back. They are heading to London and Rotterdam for the first major pro races of 2021 and two more cutting edge events, with Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park playing host on March 27 By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Triathlon Australia Names Joel Filliol as Podium Centre Head Coach Triathlon Australia (TA) is today delighted to announce the appointment of Joel Filliol as the TA Podium Centre Head Coach. Aligning with TA High Performance strategy, Filliol will be entrusted with leading TA’s pre-eminent training environment with a focus on working with athletes capable of podium By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing BMC Pro Triathlon Team powered by 2XU presents team line up and new sponsors for 2021 It was over a decade ago in 2008 that Uplace, as founding partner, made the first steps into the triathlon world. Since then, the team has continued to grow and has gone from strength to strength to become one of the worlds’ leading triathlon projects. CEO, Bob De Wolf reflects: “Since the launch of By Shawn Smith • 7 min read
News & Racing 2XU named Official Compression Apparel Partner of XTERRA in U.S.A. XTERRA today announced 2XU, one of the world’s most advanced technical apparel companies, has agreed upon a multi-year commitment to become the official compression partner of the XTERRA US Tri and Trail Tour. The alliance allows 2XU, creators of the proprietary PWX compression fabric, and XTE By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Ashleigh Gentle and Jake Birtwhistle take another step towards Tokyo Triathlon Australia is delighted to announce the Triathlon Australia (TA) Board has ratified the recommendation of the Triathlon Australia Elite Selection Committee (TAESC) to nominate Ashleigh Gentle and Jake Birtwhistle to the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) if Australia earns a quota place for By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Junior talent set to shine at Runaway Bay Over 150 athletes, including a handful of interstate representatives will come together on the Gold Coast this weekend for three days of racing at the Super Sprint Race Weekend (SSRW) in Runaway Bay, Queensland. Featuring single discipline time trials, an aquathlon and super sprint racing, the By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Sam Appleton races to Top 10 finish in Daytona Byron Bay’s Sam Appleton has pulled together one of his strongest performances to date to take home 6th amongst a world class field at the 2020 PTO Championships in Daytona, Florida on Monday morning. Up against one of the strongest professional fields assembled in recent years, Appleton clawed his By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Outstanding Paula Findlay strikes at PTO 2020 Championship, crowns herself $100,000 champion With a huge force majeure Paula Findlay just won the PTO 2020 Championship, bringing home an astronomical amount of $100,000. The Canadian, who also won CHALLENGEDAYTONA last year and thus prolonged her title, was on fire the whole day, leading the race almost completely. "I was so shocked. In By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Long Course Pros Ready and Rearing to go in Daytona Five of Australia’s top long course triathletes will lay it all on the line in Daytona, Florida this weekend, as the Professional Triathlete’s Organisation (PTO) Championship rolls into town. After an unusual season that saw many athletes forced onto an extended racing break before th By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Triathlon Australia CEO elected to World Triathlon Executive Board Triathlon Australia is delighted to congratulate CEO Miles Stewart OAM OLY on his election to the World Triathlon Executive Board at the World Triathlon Annual General Meeting on Sunday night. Securing a majority of votes, Stewart’s election continues Australia’s longstanding place at the World Tria By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing New Board of Directors Named for USABA The United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) is pleased to announce its new board of directors, which includes seven new appointees and three returning board members. Prodigy Search, a national leader in executive recruitment, helped to lead the search process for the board member positio By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing USA Triathlon Foundation Partners with Professional Triathletes Organisation, CHALLENGE DAYTONA on COVID-19 Triathlon Relief Fund The Professional Triathletes Organisation has launched a COVID-19 Triathlon Relief Fund to support those affected in the triathlon community leading into the PTO 2020 Championship at Challenge Daytona next month. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) adopts Maternity Leave Policy for female pro athletes The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has adopted a Maternity Leave Policy for female PTO Professionals. Under the policy, a woman PTO Professional athlete shall be entitled to take up to 15 months of maternity leave, beginning from her pregnancy date and ending six months after birth. At By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
(Photo by Con Chronis) News & Racing Triathlon Australia welcomes AIS funding boost Australia’s Paralympic triathlon program is set to receive a funding boost from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), with the AIS yesterday announcing more than $3 million in additional funding in 2021-22 towards 13 Paralympic sports, including triathlon. As the Paralympic program continues to p By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing The first eight wildcards for the PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGE DAYTONA are known The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced that Tim Don, Flora Duffy, Gustav Iden and Jessica Learmonth have been selected as wildcards for the PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGEDAYTONA. Charles Adamo, Executive Chairman of PTO, commented, “The second round of wildcard selections were By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Charlotte Derbyshire talent recognised with Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship Charlotte Derbyshire will follow in the footsteps of 2018 Commonwealth Games Mixed Relay gold medallists Jake Birtwhistle and Ashleigh Gentle as she is recognised as one of 32 rising Australian sporting talents in this year’s Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF) Scholarship & Mentoring Program. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing ROUVY releases virtual full-distance IRONMAN World Championship Bike Course ROUVY in partnership with IRONMAN has proudly released the virtual 112-mile IRONMAN® World Championship® bike course. The new virtual route was presented as part of the IRONMAN VR™ World Championship Celebration week, which saw the first virtual full-distance IRONMAN triathlon By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Professional Triathletes Organisation Announces Vincent Luis, Nicola Spirig, Kristian Blummenfelt and Georgia Taylor-Brown as Wildcard Selections 2020 Championship The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced that Vincent Luis, Nicola Spirig, Kristian Blummenfelt and Georgia Taylor-Brown have been selected as wildcards for the PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGEDAYTONA. Charles Adamo, Executive Chairman of PTO, commented, “It certainly was not a di By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Over 8,000 Athletes compete in First Virtual Full-Distance Ironman Triathlon In a fitting week-long tribute to the iconic and beloved IRONMAN World Championship®, IRONMAN provided the entire endurance community a way to enjoy the magic of the event with the IRONMAN® VRTM Championship Celebration. The virtual celebration included the first-ever offering of a virtual By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Photo Credit: Kye Wylde News & Racing Rising talent on show at Super Sprint weekend Junior, Under 23 and Elite talent was on show at the Gold Coast Super Sprint over the weekend, with athletes pushing themselves to their limits in the exciting Super Sprint format. The mix of individual time trials, qualifying races and eliminator style formats produced a thrilling weekend of racing By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing 17 Hours in Kona Zwift is bringing the legends of Kona to Watopia for 17 hours of events to celebrate the sport of triathlon. On October 10th, cycling events will take place hourly with running events every other hour. Each event will be led by some of the biggest names in long distance triathlon. The pros will lea By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Ruzafa and Menditto win XTERRA Molveno ShortTrack Ruben Ruzafa and Marta Menditto won the inaugural XTERRA Molveno ShortTrack off-road triathlon races in Trentino, Italy with winning times of 35:00 and 36:07, respectively. The elite-only, made-for-TV event was staged on the shores of Lake Molveno in front of the breathtaking Brenta Dolomites, altho By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Neumann digs deep to claim maiden Ironman title in Cairns Queensland’s Max Neumann put together a thrilling performance to take out his maiden Ironman title on debut, claiming the Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in Cairns on Sunday. In sweltering conditions, Neumann dug deep to outrun a quality field of long course specialists, including 2017 Asia Pacifi By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Three-time World Champion Paratriathlete Sally Pilbeam has announced her retirement With the current circumstances providing an opportunity to reflect on her impressive paratriathlon career, Pilbeam said that the decision to step back from the sport now “feels right”. “The forced break in competition and training allowed me to spend more time with my family and I guess reassess whe By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
