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USA Triathlon Announces 2018 Splash & Dash Youth Aquathlon Series Calendar

USA Triathlon today announced that its Splash & Dash Youth Aquathlon Series is set to return for the seventh consecutive year, with more than 55 swim-run events planned in cities across the United States this season. The series, launched in 2012 with 30 events, is designed to introduce youth ath

By Shawn Smith • 1 min read

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St. Anthony’s Triathlon Announced as 2018 USAT Regional Championship

USA Triathlon (USAT) has selected St. Anthony’s Triathlon as a 2018 Regional Championship Race. The 35th annual St. Anthony’s Triathlon will take place on April 29, 2018 with approximately 3,000 athlete participants competing over the race weekend. As a USAT Regional Championship site, registered US

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Ironman 70.3 Geelong: Sam Appelton Too Strong and Nina Derron Wins in a Thriller

IRONMAN’s 40th Anniversary was celebrated in grand style and the gods were smiling with IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong replicating some of the sport’s greatest drama with a sprint, fall, stumble, lunge finish between Nina Derron (SUI) and Melbourne rookie Grace Thek. The men’s race also lived up to the excell

By Shawn Smith • 6 min read

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Bill Chaffey Throws Caution to the Wind in Commonwealth Games Countdown

Five-time World Champion Bill Chaffey will go into April’s Commonwealth Games in the best shape of his life after using all his experience to master today’s windswept conditions in the inaugural ITU Paratriathlon World Cup in Devonport. The 42-year-old Gold Coaster made a spectacular return to eli

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

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USA Paratriathlon National Championships to Return to Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, in June

The 2018 USA Triathlon Paratriathlon National Championships will be held in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, as part of the Pleasant Prairie Triathlon for the second consecutive year, USA Triathlon announced today. The race will take place on June 24 at Prairie Springs Park and the Pleasant Prairie RecP

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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Challenge Wanaka: Javier Gomez and Annabel Luxford crowned 2018 champions

A thrilling day’s racing at Challenge Wanaka resulted in wins by Javier Gomez (ESP) and Annabel Luxford (AUS). Both had fierce battles with one of the deepest professional fields ever seen at a half distance triathlon in New Zealand and in tough conditions with four seasons in one day, from torrenti

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

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Copeland overcomes Devonport curse as Jeffcoat defends her crown

Kingscliff young gun Brandon Copeland has broken his Devonport curse, producing a winning kick to take out today’s OTU Oceania Sprint Triathlon Championship. The 21-year-old has overcome a flat tyre and illness in his previous starts to continue what has been a flying start to the season. Copeland,

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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The Road to Super League Triathlon Championship Series 2018/19 Begins Now

The road to the Super League Triathlon (SLT) Championship Series 2018/19 kicks off this June with a series of qualifier races in Poznan, Poland, and Penticton, Canada. Pro triathletes have the chance to fight for a spot in the global Championship Series, where the top 50 male and female triathletes

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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Ryan Bailie and Charlotte McShane ready for hill of a climb in Devonport

Saturday’s 2018 Oceania Sprint Triathlon Championships in Devonport will feature an Olympian keen to get back on his bike, the hill-climbing Commonwealth Games debutant and a host of youngsters determined to keep the stars honest over the telling, wind-swept sprint course. In what will be a huge day

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

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Ashleigh Gentle and Tim Berkel headline Huskisson Triathlon Festival

This weekend the 16-18th of February will see nearly 5000 swimmers, cyclists, runners and triathletes take part in the annual Husky Triathlon festival. This year is the 13th time the triathlon festival has taken place with fun runs, races for kids, ocean swims and triathlons to suit all abilities. “

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Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney Scores Top Honors In 2017 Ironman Athletes Choice Awards

IRONMAN has announced the results of its 2017 Athlete’s Choice Awards releasing the Top 10 scoring events in a variety of categories based on athlete surveys from all of the 2017 IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 races globally. Out of the 102 IRONMAN 70.3 series events that took place in 2017, IRONMAN 70.3

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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Gold Coast Triathlon: Commonwealth Games Young Guns Matt Hauser and Luke Willian on Show

The future of Australian triathlon will be on show at the Gold Coast Triathlon – Luke Harrop Memorial on 25 February with two of the nation’s brightest prospects, Commonwealth Games team members Matt Hauser and Luke Willian heading up a stunning field. The Aussie young guns will headline the Gold Co

By Shawn Smith • 4 min read

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Ironman 70.3 Geelong: Ryan Fisher Adds to the Already Strong Field

The already superb IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong elite fields have received a major boost with the last minute inclusion of Rio Olympian Ryan Fisher, who is determined to push the pace on the famous and fast Eastern Beach course. The Queenslander is heading to Eastern Beach for an early season hit out, to te

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USA Triathlon Partners with TriBike Transport for National Championships and ITU Team USA Events

USA Triathlon today announced that TriBike Transport will serve as the Official Bike Transport Provider for USA Triathlon through 2019. The full-service bike transport company will offer discounted rates to competitors at USA Triathlon’s four owned National Championships — Duathlon, Collegiate Club

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Challenge Roth Run Course for 2018 Combines Old and New

Following athlete feedback, DATEV Challenge Roth’s new run course will feature some changes for 2018 as the event celebrate 35 Years of Triathlon in Roth. The 2018 course will combine the best of the old, traditional course with the new course introduced in 2017. The 2018 course is one-lap with only

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

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2018 Beijing International Triathlon Opens Registration

IMG, in partnership with the Fengtai Sports Bureau of Beijing, announced registration will open on February 1, for the seventh annual Beijing International Triathlon set to take place on Sunday, September 23, at the Garden Expo Park in the Fengtai District of Beijing, China. Last year’s 2,000 race s

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Registration for the 2018 Kerrville Triathlon Festival Opens

Registration for the 2018 Kerrville Triathlon Festival will open on Thursday, February 1st. The 8th annual Kerrville Triathlon weekend will take place September 28-30, 2018, in Kerrville, Texas. Last year, more than 1400 triathletes competed in eight different events that included a swim course in N

By Shawn Smith • 1 min read

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Super League: Five-year contract with the British Isle to begin from 2018 season

Super League Triathlon (SLT) today signed a five-year contract with the British Isle of Jersey, making them a long-term partner of the new professional triathlon league that is set for a bumper 2018-2019 season. The partnership between Super League Triathlon and the States of Jersey aims to place Je

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USA Triathlon Foundation Now Accepting 2018 Grant Applications

The USA Triathlon Foundation today announced that it is accepting grant applications from the triathlon community for 2018. Individuals and organizations who wish to apply for a USA Triathlon Foundation grant may do so at usatriathlonfoundation.org. All proposals are due by March 12, and the USA Tri

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Triathletes to Watch in 2018

2018 is set to be a huge year for triathlon with a number of superstars set to emerge, while regular stalwarts continue dominating the sport. Triathletes from countries around the world will showcase their talents at the Commonwealth Games, but it's not only these athletes we have our eye on.

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Sun Multisport Events’ Patriot Half wins “Best Small Race” in Triathlete’s Choice Awards

Sun Multisport Events announced today that its Patriot Half was awarded “Best Small Race” (less than 1,000 athletes) in the Triathlete’s Choice Awards presented at the 2018 Triathlon Business International Conference in Tempe, AZ. Now in its 12th year, the Patriot Half is a half distance triathlon (

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Endura Creates The Don tribute Cycling Kit to Help Support Medical Expenses for Ironman World Record Holder Tim Don

The Triathlon community was stunned with news of a triathlon legend being hit by a truck only days prior to the biggest event in the sport, the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona. Tim Don, a 4x World Champion, 3x Olympian, 2x podium finisher at Ironman 70.3 World Championships and most recen

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Sebastian Kienle and Ben Hoffman to Lead 2018 Ironman Foundation Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike Team

The IRONMAN Foundation® today announced that the 2018 IMF Mountain Bike Team at the 2018 Absa Cape Epic® will be led by 2014 IRONMAN® World Champion and two-time IRONMAN 70.3® World Champion triathlete, Sebastian Kienle, and Ben Hoffman, six-time IRONMAN Champion and two-time IRONMAN World Champions

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Challenge Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee Announces New Race Date 2019

It's with great feelings that CHALLENGEFAMILY is announcing the new race date for CHALLENGEKAISERWINKL-WALCHSEE 2019. Breaking the tradition of the late-summer weekends, the Austrian race will move to June 30, 2019. This moment seems to fit better in most of the race calendars of the regional

By Shawn Smith • 1 min read