News & Racing Brent McMahon and Amy Farrell dominate at Ironman Lake Placid Incredibly affable age grouper Amy Farrell ran to victory at Lake Placid again after a hiatus in 2016, while Brent McMahon smashed the course record by a whole 9 minutes. Here’s how the picturesque Lake Placid Ironman played out. Lake Placid Triathlon Men’s Results 2017 James Capparell dominated the By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Luke Willian and Emma Jeffcoat to lead Under 23s into Rotterdam In-form duo Luke Willian and Emma Jeffcoat will spearhead the Australian Triathlon Under 23 team of five athletes and one reserve for this year’s ITU World Triathlon Championships in Rotterdam in September. They will be joined by Matt Roberts, Brandon Copeland and Jaz Hedgeland with Sophie Malowieck By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Super League Triathlon: Women to Join at Jersey Island 50 of the world’s leading male and female triathletes, including 25 Olympians from around the world, will compete in Jersey, UK, for the Super League Triathlon crown in September 2017. The men’s line-up will include the Brownlee brothers from the UK, their rivals Javier Gomez Noya and Mario Mola Dia By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
News & Racing Flora Duffy Wins WTS Sprint Distance in Hamburg Flora Duffy won WTS Hamburg last weekend making it her third consecutive ITU win this year. Here’s how the fierce women’s race played out. After the 750 metre swim, Brazilian Vittoria Lopes was in the lead ahead of a trail of chasers. Just eleven seconds behind Lopes was Duffy, with her impressively By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Sam Appleton and Holly Lawrence win Ironman 70.3 Racine Frigid temperatures and frightening winds meant the swim was cancelled and the bike was reduced at Racine last weekend. Lawrence and Appleton weren’t phased though, and they lead their entire races. Here’s how the event played out. Lake Michigan was only 51 degrees Fahrenheit (10.5 degrees C) on rac By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Australia claims first-ever World Champion Mixed Relay Title Australia is officially dominating the triathlon world, claiming the first-ever mixed relay world championship title. The fierce team of Charlotte McShane, Matthew Hauser, Ashleigh Gentle and Jacob Birtwhistle came from behind the field to take out the win. France and USA lead early As the first gro By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Mario Mola repeats win at WTS Hamburg Mario Mola won ITU World Triathlon Hamburg last weekend, becoming the first male to win twice at the notoriously tough sprint distance race. Here’s how the race played out. Swim creates tight lead pack Hamburg’s swim is short, decreasing the time the men’s field could spend to spread out and conquer By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Commonwealth Games heat on in Hamburg Today’s World Triathlon Series men’s race in Hamburg will see former training partners, Rio Olympians Aaron Royle and Ryan Bailie and rising star Jake Birtwhistle resume rivalries from different corners of the globe – with another automatic Commonwealth Games nomination on the line. In the lead up t By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Emma Jeffcoat looking for perfect prescription in Hamburg Emerging Australian triathlete Emma Jeffcoat will line up in this weekend’s Commonwealth Games selection race over the sprint distance in Hamburg with a prized possession already tucked away in her resume. The 22-year-old from Sydney’s Northern Beaches completed her Bachelor of Nursing degree last m By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Sebastian Kienle and Sarah Crowley win 2017 Ironman European Championship German Sebastian Kienle and Aussie Sarah Crowley won the Ironman European Championships last weekend in breakneck speed. Here’s how the ‘uber fun’ races played out. Women’s race Lucy Charles raced out of the water in first place but no one was surprised after she’d lead Ironman Lanzarote from start By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
ITU World Triathlon GC TRI Luke Harrop Memorial News & Racing ITU World Triathlon Grand Final to Be Hosted on The Gold Coast – 12-16 September 2018 Athletes representing 46 nations will be competing at Southport Broadwater Parklands, the site of the highly successful Jewel ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast and home to the 2009 ITU World Championships. The 2018 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final will celebrate the diversity of the sport of triathlon w By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Showtime for XTERRA in France this Weekend It’s show-time on the XTERRA European Tour as stop No. 9 heads to the Vosges Mountains in eastern France where more than 2,000 racers, huge crowds, fan-friendly features like a monster wooden ramp, big-screen TVs, and an incredibly talented ensemble of elite athletes gather for one of the toughest c By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Women For Tri Awards Triathlon Club Grants In U.S.A. And Australia Women For Tri, a program of The Ironman Foundation launched by Ironman and Life Time Fitness in 2015, today announced its next round of Women For Tri triathlon club grants to 11 clubs in the United States and one in Australia, bringing the total awarded to more than $157,000. “On behalf of Women For By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Forissier, Flipo win XTERRA Switzerland Championship Arthur Forissier from France and Michelle Flipo from Mexico captured the 8th annual XTERRA Switzerland Championship in the Vallee de Joux this afternoon. The win is the second in three years for Forissier on this course and the second in a row for Flipo. Forissier’s win also ended three-time XTERRA By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing Belgian bike brands Ridley and Merckx merge Race Productions NV, parent company of Ridley, is taking over Belgian brand Eddy Merckx. In a press release, Bart van Muylder, CEO of Diepensteyn NV and owner of Eddy Merckx Cycles, said that the company’s limited scale has had a negative impact on its purchase and sales prices. “As a small player i By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Pro Son Rodolphe “Rudy” von Berg Jr 5th Overall and Father Rodolphe von Berg first in AG 60-64 Being the first time in Ironman 70.3 history that a Pro son and his father competed together at the same race, the 2 Rudys were highly motivated to accomplish good individual results in their respective categories, Pro and AG 60-64. Unfortunately, a brutal 40km/h bike crash by Rodolphe “Rudy” von Be By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Justin Drew appointed Triathlon Australia’s new National Performance Director Former triathlete and NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) triathlon coach Justin Drew has been appointed as the new National Performance Director at Triathlon Australia. Drew, who has a celebrated career in triathlon coaching and High Performance sport, comes back to triathlon after working with Baseball By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Swimmers prepare during Challenge Shepparton on November 13, 2016 in Shepparton, Australia. News & Racing Introducing the inaugural Tri-Club Cup at Challenge Shepparton Bragging rights will be up for grabs at November’s Challenge Shepparton with triathlon clubs invited to battle it out for the inaugural Tri-Club Cup. Not only will the top club walk away with the glory but also $2000 prize money.Excited to introduce the Tri-Club Cup, event co-ordinator Liz Connick s By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Pro Son Rodolphe “Rudy” von Berg and Father Rodolphe von Berg Together at Ironman 70.3 European Championship For the first time in Ironman 70.3 history, a Pro and his father will compete together at the Ironman 70.3 European Championship in Elsinore, Denmark in their respective categories. Rodolphe “Rudy” von Berg Jr, 23, will race as a Pro and his father, Rodolphe von Berg, will participate in the 60-64 A By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Tim O’Donnell and Rachel Joyce win 2017 Ironman Boulder Tim O’Donnell won the men’s race despite course controversy and disqualifications behind him. Great Britain’s Rachel Joyce dominated the women’s race, upsetting an almost entirely American field. Boulder-based pro Tim O’Donnell dominated the race at almost every moment. He was first out of the Bould By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Ruben Ruzafa and Helena Erbenova win XTERRA Belgium For Ruzafa, a three-time XTERRA World Champion, the win is the 28th of his career, fifth of the season, and fourth-in-a-row on the XTERRA European Tour. For Erbenova, a three-time XTERRA European Tour Champion, the win is the 26th of her career, third this season, and second-straight in Belgium. The By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Ben Kanute and Lauren Goss Win 2017 Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon Nearly 2,000 amateur and professional athletes endured high winds and a modified course due to the cancellation of the swim, to compete in the 37th Annual Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. Rio Olympian Ben Kanute and Lauren Goss from Boulder, Colorado took first place honors in the men and women’s pro By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Ariane Monticeli tests positive to EPO at Ironman 70.3 Buenos Aires So it's true. Ariane Monticeli has tested positive to EPO, a banned performance enhancer. There's been plenty of rumours and flying around the social channels over this last week however we can all rest now as the Brazilian triathlete has confirmed that she has been doping. There's By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
triathlon.org News & Racing Alistair Brownlee returns to WTS to reclaim Leeds Despite dedicating his season to longer distances, Great Britain’s Alistair Brownlee returned to the World Triathlon Series to reclaim his hometown race at the 2017 Columbia Threadneedle World Triathlon Leeds. For the second year in a row, the two-time Olympic Gold Medallist wowed the crowd and put By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
