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Taiwan added to XTERRA World Tour on 29-30 September at Kenting National Park

XTERRA World Tour today announced the inaugural XTERRA Taiwan off-road triathlon and accompanying sports festival to be held September 29-30, 2018 at Kenting National Park. Events include an XTERRA championship distance event, an “Xticer” beginner distance off-road triathlon, 5, 10 and 21-kilometre

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Drama and excitement at Challenge Denmark

Andreas Dreitz and Pernille Thalund each took home a convincing victory in Saturday's Challenge Herning. After a non-wetsuit swim the athletes had to conquer an unusually hot summer day, which delivered as well drama as excitement. For a while favourite, Camilla Pedersen (DK) looked like a sur

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Mark Allen is Final Surge’s New Partner, Spokesperson, and Advisor for Triathlon

Mark Allen, 6-time IRONMAN® Triathlon World Champion and “The Greatest Endurance Athlete of All Time” according to ESPN, has teamed up with FinalSurge, the Best Online Training Log according to Triathlete magazine’s June 2018 Issue, to produce a special edition “Mark Allen Coaching” branded training

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Rio Olympian Ryan Bailie moves to 6th on the WTS World Rankings

It was a case of survival of the fittest in yesterday’s energy-sapping World Triathlon Series Leeds round with Australia’s Rio Olympian, "Mr Consistent" Ryan Bailie the best of the Aussies, moving up the ITU WTS World Rankings to sixth after his 10th place finish. His Olympic teammate Aa

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Pieter Heemeryck and Heather Wurtele Take the Win at Iconic Challenge Geraardsbergen

It was almost a one-man show at the men's race at Challenge Geraardsbergen as Pieter Heemeryck from Belgium took the win and was in the lead from start to finish. The women’s race was dominated by Heather Wurtele from Canada. She was really looking forward to this race and now got in the foots

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Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship: Plain and Simple, Kiwi’s Dominated

The 2018 Cairns Airport IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship Cairns will long be remembered as the day that Kiwi multisport great Braden Currie, IRONMAN newbie Teresa Adam and triathlon legend Javier Gomez turned up the heat in Tropical North Queensland. The result was spectacular racing that saw four

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Ironman 70.3 Cairns: Simon Hearn and Laura Armstrong take the win

The Sunshine Coast’s Simon Hearn and Melbourne’s Laura Armstrong took the honours at IRONMAN 70.3 Cairns and their stunning performances earned them the reward of being the first competitors to be able to put their feet up, chill out and enjoy the remainder of the stunning racing unfolding at the Ca

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We Are Triathletes Documentary Wins Award in Accolade Global Film Competition

We Are Triathletes, a feature-length documentary on the sport of triathlon, has won a prestigious Award of Excellence from The Accolade Global Film Competition. The award was given for its exceptional storyline featuring 6 long distance triathletes including 3-time Ironman World Champion and 2014 Ch

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Ironman Boulder And Ironman 70.3 Boulder Extended Through 2020

IRONMAN, in partnership with the City of Boulder and the Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau, have agreed to extend their partnership with the continuation of the IRONMAN Boulder and IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder triathlons through 2020. “Boulder is a city that provides a tremendous amount of support to t

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Dylan McNeice and Lisa Roberts are Chasing the Challenge Family World Bonus

After a busy weekend at THECHAMPIONSHIP in Slovakia and CHALLENGEVENICE in Italy, both qualifying races for the CHALLENGEFAMILY World Bonus, Pablo Gonzales Dapena from Spain is still in the lead. But Dylan McNeice did a great job by finishing third in Venice and has decreased the gap to only 100 poi

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Ironman To Remain In Cairns For Five More Years

Ironman Chief Operating Officer Shane Facteau has welcomed the announcement by the Queensland Government, and the Cairns Regional Council, that the iconic IRONMAN event will remain in Cairns for another five years. Mr Facteau said he was delighted to also confirm the extension of the partnership agr

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Aussies Just Short of Mixed Relay Podium after Aaron’s Royle run

Despite the fastest leg of the day by Olympian Aaron Royle, Australia still fell agonisingly short of a podium finish in today’s opening race of the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series in Nottingham earlier today. The reigning ITU World and Commonwealth Games champions over the 4 x (300m swim; 7 kilo

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Ride the Royal Windsor Triathlon before you race with Bkool

European tech cycling company, Bkool, and the UK’s leading mass participation event organiser, Human Race, have teamed up to give participants of the Royal Windsor Triathlon a last-minute training boost. GPX data taken from the Royal Windsor Triathlon bike course has been uploaded to Bkool’s Indoor

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Last year’s winners Wurtele and Deckers are ready to defend their titles at Challenge Geraardsbergen

Trevor Wurtele took the title at last year’s SKODA CHALLENGEGERAARDSBERGEN. The women's race was won by Tine Deckers. We’re pleased to announce that both Wurtele and Deckers are coming back to to defend their titles in 2018! This year’s race will enjoy a very strong field of participants, so i

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Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship: It’s Countdown Time for the Pros in Cairns

The biggest names in the world of IRONMAN triathlon are gathering in Tropical North Queensland to battle it out for the honours at the Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns Asia-Pacific Championship on 10 June. With all the hard work done, the athletes are putting the finishing touches to their training for

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Olympian Ben Kanute Defends His Title And Wins 2018 Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon

On Sunday, June 3, nearly 2,000 amateur and professional athletes enjoyed sunny skies and 54.7-degree water to compete in the 38th Annual Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. Rio Olympian Ben Kanute and past champion Sarah Haskins took first place honours in the men and women’s pro division. Featuring a

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Reigning Champions Lucy Charles and Lionel Sanders Storm To Victory To Take The Championship 2018 Titles

Lionel Sanders (CAN) and Lucy Charles (GBR), have triumphed once again at THECHAMPIONSHIP 2018, defeating a remarkable line-up of pro athletes in order to take the title and a share of the 150,000 Euro prize purse. Charles gave a phenomenal performance, dominating the course throughout, however, it

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Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship: Strongest Field Ever in Cairns

The virtual who’s who of the triathlon world is heading to the Cairns Airport IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship Cairns on Sunday 10 June to celebrate the 40th anniversary of IRONMAN and race in paradise. Over the past seven years Cairns Airport IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship Cairns has become a ‘

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Pablo Gonzales Dapena increases his lead in the Challenge Family World Bonus and Van Vlerken still remains the women’s leader

After the seventh CHALLENGEFAMILY World Bonus race, CHALLENGESALOU, Pablo Gonzales Dapena from Spain has been able to increase his lead. Thanks to his fourth top 3 finish of the season and his second place at CHALLENGESALOU, he has now collected 900 points in total. Similar to last week, Yvonne van

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USA Triathlon Foundation Announces 2018 Grant Awardees

The USA Triathlon Foundation today announced 38 grant recipients who will share $100,000 in 2018 grant funding to support underserved youth, athletes with disabilities and Olympic dreamers — the Foundation’s three focus areas. The grant awardees, selected through an application process, each reflec

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The Championship: Stunning Field of pros Eager to Win

It gets more exciting every minute in Samorin. This weekend it's time for THECHAMPIONSHIP with Sunday's Middle Distance on the program. Is it going to be Lionel Sanders and Lucy Charles which will defend their hard-won titles of last year, or is someone else going for the victory? At the

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Challenge Family Announces Details Of The Championship 2018 Live Stream

With THECHAMPIONSHIP 2018 fast-approaching, CHALLENGEFAMILY is excited to announce that the exhilarating race, taking place on the 3rd June, will once again be live-streamed on the official CHALLENGEFAMILY website. This exclusive stream will allow triathlon fans from around the world to be a part of

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Challenge Family Announce Details Of The Championship 2018 Live Stream

With THE CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 fast-approaching, CHALLENGEFAMILY is excited to announce that the exhilarating race, taking place on the 3rd June, will once again be live-streamed on the official CHALLENGEFAMILY website. This exclusive stream will allow triathlon fans from around the world to be a part o

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Ironman Announces First Full Distance Event In Ireland

Ironman announced today the addition of its first full distance event in Ireland, Ironman Ireland, Cork. The inaugural race will take place on June 23, 2019. “Ironman is an incredibly prestigious sporting competition held in locations throughout the world. Now, for the first time in Ireland, Cork wi

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