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Charlotte McShane’s “High Hopes” for Commonwealth Games Tilt

Charlotte McShane will start her Gold Coast Commonwealth Games campaign on a high after returning from the AIS “altitude house” for her first hit out of the year in Saturday’s 2018 Glenelg OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Cup. The 27-year-old Scottish-born Wollongong-based triathlete from Bairnsdale is

By Shawn Smith • 4 min read

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Ironman 70.3 Geelong: No Pain, No Champagne for Local Mums

Ironman 70.3 is not all about the individual athlete, there is plenty of fun to be had in the Teams Relay which allows athletes to compete in IRONMAN 70.3 without the challenge of racing in all three legs. The Team Relay is also a great opportunity to set a new goal or challenge and the […]

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

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World’s Best Athletes and Squads To Compete In 2018 Major League Triathlon Series

Major League Triathlon is proud to announce new squad-based teams and franchises for 2018. Major League Triathlon will welcome 5 squads and 3 composite teams for the 2018 season. “This new squad-based system will bring the World’s top athletes to MLT”, said Daniel Cassidy, CEO of Major League Triath

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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USA Triathlon Board of Directors Elects 2018 Officers

The USA Triathlon Board of Directors elected four of its members to officer seats at its first meeting of 2018, held today in Tempe prior to the Triathlon Business International Annual Conference. Barry Siff (Tucson, Ariz.) was re-elected as Board of Directors President, extending his tenure that in

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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ARGON 18 Boosts Triathlon Roster with American Powerhouse Heather Jackson

Argon 18 adds to its powerful triathlon roster for 2018 with the signing of U.S professional triathlete, Heather Jackson. A multiple Ironman© and Ironman 70.3© champion, Jackson is the embodiment of Argon 18’s relentless pursuit of the perfect ride and passion for the sport of triathlon. “I am beyon

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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BMC-Vifit Sport Pro Triathlon Team powered by Uplace presents new partners and sponsors for 2018

The BMC-Vifit Sport Pro Triathlon Team powered by Uplace is proud to announce five new partners to support the team in 2018 and beyond. Craft, Orca, DT- Swiss, 3T and Pioneer will become dedicated partners of the BMC-Vifit Sport team. CEO Bob De Wolf is extremely pleased: "The BMC-Vifit Sport

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

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Ironman Age-Group Triathlete Kevin Moats’ Doping Suspension Upheld by Arbitrator

An independent arbitrator upheld the 8-year suspension of Ironman age-group triathlete, Kevin Moats, after he failed a drug test. Moats tested positive for exogenous (produced outside of the body) testosterone, a banned substance, and its metabolite. The positive sample was collected during pre-comp

By Shawn Smith • 1 min read

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Inaugural Collins Cup To Be Moved To 2019

The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO), Challenge Family and DATEV Challenge Roth today announced that the inaugural Collins Cup to be hosted by DATEV Challenge Roth will move to 2019. As part of this arrangement, the PTO and DATEV Challenge Roth have agreed to increase the prize purse for

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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Ironman 70.3: Geelong Kicks Off 2018 Season

The City of Greater Geelong is widely recognised as the spiritual home of triathlon in Victoria, and since the mid-1980's the famous Geelong Waterfront has been the scene to some of the world’s biggest and most prestigious multi-sport events. That tradition continues on Sunday 18th February wh

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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PwC Joins Sport Tech Hub Partnership Roster

Sport Tech Hub, London’s first tech incubator dedicated to supporting the growth of early-stage start-ups that can make a positive contribution to participation in physical activity and sport, has added professional services firm PwC to its strategic partnerships roster. Operating at the vanguard of

By Shawn Smith • 1 min read

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IRONMAN Announces 2017 All World Athlete Winners

We are proud to announce the overall IRONMAN All World Athlete (AWA) Champions for each age group category after a successful 2017 racing campaign. IRONMAN triathlon athletes received the IRONMAN All World Athlete designation in their age groups by competing in multiple events and earning Age Group

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

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ARGON 18 Announces Multi-Year Partnership with Ironman Champion Michelle Vesterby

Argon 18 is proud to announce its multi-year partnership with Danish professional triathlete, Michelle Vesterby. As the 2017 winner of Ironman Copenhagen and 6th place in the 2016 Ironman World Championship, Vesterby embodies Argon 18’s relentless pursuit of the perfect ride and passion for sport an

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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HOKA ONE ONE Elite Team Adds Seven Athletes

HOKA ONE ONE®, a division of Deckers Brands (NYSE: DECK) continues to strengthen its elite athlete team with the addition of Olympian Cam Levins and ultrarunners Ellie Greenwood, Andrea Huser and Kris Brown. In addition, the HOKA ONE ONE New Jersey New York Track Club has added Megan Mansy, Danielle

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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Commonwealth Games: Lauren Parker is Ready to Inspire a Nation

Twenty-eight-year-old Newcastle triathlete Lauren Parker could well become the inspiration of the nation in the countdown to this year’s Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. The former Ironman triathlete, who was second in her age group in the Ironman World Championship in 2015, is now confined to

By Shawn Smith • 5 min read

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Headsweats Welcomes New 2018 Ambassador Team

Headsweats, the leader in performance headwear, is excited to announce its 2018 Ambassador Team. Thirty-five outstanding athletes were selected from over 500 applications based upon their personal and athletic accomplishments within their sport. The roster includes 27 new and 8 returning athletes fr

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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Challenge Wanaka attracts world-class field for 2018

An international field of the world’s leading long-distance triathletes will race Challenge Wanaka in New Zealand’s Southern Alps on 17 February, including four former champions, with the Kiwis racing for the prestigious national title. Challenge Wanaka 2018 marks the return of six-time winner, Gina

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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Quintana Roo Named Official Bike Partner of Team Sirius Triathlon Club

American Bicycle Group (ABG), manufacturer of award-winning high performance bicycles – Quintana Roo (QR, Quintanarootri.com) and Litespeed (LS, litespeed.com) – this week announced that ABG has joined forces with Siri Lindley and Team Sirius Tri Club, a mobile and web-based membership training/coac

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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Commonwealth Games: Selection for Paratriathletes On The Line in St. Kilda

Final places on this year’s Gold Coast Commonwealth Games paratriathlon team will be on the line for Australia’s wheelchair athletes in Sunday’s Paratriathlon OTU Continental Championships in St Kilda. It is their final chance for the PTWC athletes to impress selectors inside the selection criteria

By Shawn Smith • 4 min read

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Challenge Madrid will host the ETU Long Course Championships in 2018

For all of you planning to go long in 2018 in the search for ETU Medals, the important and exciting news for you is that the ETU European Triathlon Long Distance Championships will be hosted, on September 23, 2018 over a challenging and amazingly beautiful course crossing National Park and finishing

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

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Registration for 2018 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships Tracking Over 60 Percent Ahead of 2017

The 2018 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships (sprint- and Olympic-distances) are currently on track to surpass 2017’s participation numbers, USA Triathlon announced on Monday. Registration totals to date are more than 65 percent higher than at the same point last year, as the event moves

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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Ironman Makes Big Changes to 2019 Pro Qualifications

Ironman is returning from a points-based system to a slot qualifying system for professional triathletes, which begins in the 2019 qualifying year. For Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, qualifying begins on 9th September 2018. For the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Nice, France, it beg

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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The Australia Day Aquathon is set for huge one come Friday 26 January

The annual MMJ Australia Day Aquathon at beautiful Wollongong harbour, a short 80k south of Sydney, continues to be the ‘one aquathon’ not to miss. 2018 ushers in the events 19th edition which has grown to become the nation’s largest swim and run, -drawing a huge field made up of elites, age grouper

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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Ironman: Pro Qualifying for Ironman and 70.3 World Championship Returns to Slot-based Allocations for 2019

Beginning with the 2019 qualifying year for both the IRONMAN® World Championship and IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship, the KPR and 70.3PR will no longer be used as the qualifying systems for the professional field. The current points-based system will be replaced by and return to a slot qualifying

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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Challenge: Salvador is your next international triathlon destination

One of the greatest triathlon competitions series in the world, the CHALLENGEFAMILY, is now approaching Salvador, the capital of Bahia. The new race and its usual side events for the entire family will take place in the weekend of October 20 and 21, 2018, at the Itapua area. The middle-distance even

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read