News & Racing Men’s Paratriathlon kicks off at Paralympics The men's paratriathlon Paralympic races kick off a cornerstone moment for triathlon as they will be the first paratriathletes to ever race for Paralympic medals come September 10. Chocked full of speed & determination, the men's PT1, PT2 and PT4 sport classes will take to Copacabana By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Challenge Almere-Amsterdam 2016 Race Preview Jan Raphael and Mirjam Weerd are race favorites for this weekend's Challenge Almere-Amsterdam 2016 Almere is ready to crown a new champion. The winner of the 2014 and 2015 editions – Markus Fachbach – will not defend his title this year, which leaves the field of title candidates w By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Seven Australian triathletes create history in Rio Paralympic debut Seven Australian triathletes will create history in Rio this weekend when paratriathlon makes its ground breaking Paralympic debut on Rio's Copacabana Beach. The Australians will be led by the Gold Coast's 40-year-old five-time ITU world champion Bill Chaffey, who summed up the journey f By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing New Zealand Names Elite Team to ITU Long Distance World Champs New Zealand will be represented by Dylan McNeice and Terenzo Bozzone in the elite field at the ITU World Long Distance Championships in Oklahoma later this month, with the two athletes named by Triathlon New Zealand today alongside a 23 strong age group team who range in age from Corey Le Le Couteur By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing ITU Triathlon releases 2017 World Cup schedule Following the ITU Executive board meeting in Rio de Janeiro last week, and on the heels of the completion of the 2017 World Triathlon Series calendar, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce the schedule for the 2017 World Cup races. The ITU World Cup races create an important By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Ironman Announces Addition of Ironman 70.3 Peru We are excited to add Peru to our global IRONMAN 70.3 Series, said Joanna Jordan, Managing Director of Latin America for IRONMAN. Lima is a sensational venue, with all the ingredients to become a classic race for our growing community of triathletes.†IRONMAN 70.3 Peru begins with a 1.2-mile (1.9 By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series calendar complete Following the ITU Executive Board Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, ITU is pleased to confirm the addition of Montreal to the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series, which completes the 2017 WTS calendar. Montreal debuted on the 2016 World Cup schedule earlier this month with great success as thousands of spectat By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Hometown Hero: Tim Reed (AUS) out-sprints Sebastian Kienle (GER) for IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship title on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia (PRNewsFoto/IRONMAN) News & Racing Tim Reed wins Ironman 70.3 World Championship on home soil Tim Reed wins the men's race in a nail-biting finish against Sebastian Kienle, while Holly Lawrence dominates the women's event at Ironman 70.3. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Ironman continues expansion in China with three new Ironman 70.3 events IRONMAN announced today the addition of three new IRONMAN 70.3 triathlons to take place in China in 2017. Continuing the expansion of race offerings in China, the new events include IRONMAN 70.3 Liuzhou (April 1, 2017), IRONMAN 70.3 Qujing (May 28, 2017), and IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing (September 24, 20 By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Photo by Wagner Araujo / ITU Media – Athlete during the 2016 Edmonton WTS World Triathlon Series in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on September 4, 2016. News & Racing Flora Duffy and Kristian Blummenfelt earn debut titles at World Cup In the final World Cup race ahead of the Rio Olympic Games, the men's and women's elite races produced thrilling races that set the scene for unpredictable and phenomenal race in Brazil. Hosting the event for the very first time, Flora Duffy (BER) and Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR) earned th By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing Cool and calm Ryan Bailie takes Aussies to stunning ITU relay silver A never-say-die finish by Bunbury's Rio-bound Ryan Bailie has secured a stirring silver medal for Australia with one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the ITU World Mixed Teams Relay Championship behind the US in Hamburg. While the Americans led by Gwen Jorgensen were deserved gold m By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Jan Frodeno breaks world record by six minutes at Challenge Roth 2016 Jan Frodeno finishes in 7:35:39, breaking the world record by six minutes. Frodeno's time of 7:35:39 undercut Andreas Raelert's former record of 7:41:33 by almost six minutes on the same course. Frodeno announced six months ago that he had Raelert's record in his sights at DATEV Ch By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Photo Credit: Janos M. Schmidt / ITU Media News & Racing 2016 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup features semi-finals in 20th edition The ITU World Cup season continues this weekend, with the sixth stop of the ten-part World Cup calendar rocking up in the iconic Hungarian town of Tiszaujvaros. The northern Hungarian city is one of the longest running World Cup locations in ITU history. Part of a week-long party, the race is a By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Get wild with Ben – Photo Credit: In2Adventure News & Racing Want to get dirty in Jindabyne? ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships are coming As the very best of the world's off-road athletes prepare to #GetDirtyDownUnder at the ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships, the Snowy Mountains are putting final preparations in place to shine on the world stage, with locals preparing to be part of the international explosion of culture, c By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Rebekah Keat & Yvonne van Vlerken celebrate Challenge Shepparton News & Racing Thriathlon AUS picks Challenge Shepparton to be ITU’s Victoria World Long Course Champs Selection Race Triathlon Australia has announced its National Calendar of events for the 2016-2017 season, unveiling that CHALLENGE SHEPPARTON will be the feature long course race for the state of Victoria. The National Calendar covers both the Australian National Championship events and the Australian Age Group W By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Alistair Brownlee recaptures the title at Stockholm – Photo Credit: Janos M. Schmidt / ITU Media News & Racing Alistair Brownlee (GBR) reclaims title at 2016 Vattenfall World Triathlon Stockholm Executing yet another phenomenal run, Great Britain's Alistair Brownlee recaptured the title at the 2016 Vattenfall World Triathlon in Stockholm. First taking the crown in 2013, his winning performance meant that the Stockholm gold would return back to the Brownlee name as it has now been By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
A very happy Flora Duffy finally raises the finishline tape to celebrate a WTS win. Photo Credit: Janos M. Schmidt / ITU Media News & Racing Flora Duffy (BER) earns first-career gold at the 2016 Vattenfall World Triathlon Stockholm Flora Duffy has put Bermuda firmly on the triathlon map, scoring her first World Triathlon Series win at the 2016 Vattenfall World Triathlon Stockholm with a solo dominant performance on the bike and run. In the men's race, Alistair Brownlee of Great Britain edged out younger brother Jonathan By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing David McNamee wins Challenge Galway BMC-Etixx p/b Uplace athlete David McNamee took the victory in Challenge Galway in Ireland today. After a great run and a very convincing performance, he crossed the finish line in a time of 3:51:47. Joe Skipper (GBR; 3:55:11) finished second as Dylan McNeice (NZL; 3:56:50) completed the podium. Bar By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing ITU confirms 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series Calendar The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has confirmed the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series (WTS) calendar, as well as the opening of bids for the 2020 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final. "The World Triathlon Series is the pinnacle of elite triathlon racing," said ITU President and IOC Member By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Mitch Robins back to back wins in Ironman 70.3 Japan Australian triathlete Mitch Robins has successfully defended his 2015 Japan 70.3 victory with a come from behind effort to retain the title in 2016. Robins began his day with an unusually slow swim, putting him on the back foot from the gun. However, he remained cool and collected throughout the 90k By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Men’s lead bike pack – Photo Credit: Janos M Schmidt / ITU Media News & Racing Brownlees take 1-2 at the inaugural Leeds World Triathlon Series In front of a home crowd and on the streets where he was born and raised, Alistair Brownlee (GBR) scored the first-ever 2016 Columbia Threadneedle World Triathlon Leeds title and his first WTS victory of the season. By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Another dominant win by Gwen Jorgensen – Photo Credit: Janos M Schmidt / ITU News & Racing Gwen Jorgensen (USA) takes title at 2016 Columbia Threadneedle World Triathlon Leeds Making its debut on the World Triathlon Series stage, the 2016 Columbia Threadneedle World Triathlon Leeds event proved beyond successful as USA's Gwen Jorgensen claimed her 17th career WTS victory and Alistair Brownlee became a hometown hero, capturing a win in his native city. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Aaron Royle takes bronze – Photo Credit: Janos Schmitd / ITU Media News & Racing Aaron Royle rides to bronze behind Britain’s Brownlee brothers Aaron Royle has given his Rio Olympic triathlon hopes a huge boost, notching up a stirring bronze medal finish behind Britain's Brownlee brothers in front of 100,000 people in Leeds earlier today. The 26-year-old Newcastle-born Royle formed part of what turned out to be a successful bike break By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Australian triathletes deliver at World Triathlon Series Yokohama With the final ITU World Triathlon Series round inside the Rio Olympic selection period on the line in Yokohama today, Australian triathletes stood and delivered. In the women's race, Gold Coast's Ashleigh Gentle stormed home to win silver behind Rio favourite and American world champion By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
