Liz Blatchford – Credit: Bert Stephani News & Racing Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team primed for World Championship Ironman in Hawaii On the 20th of January 2014, Bart Verhaeghe, president and founder, and Bob Wolf, General Manager, announced the launch of the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team, one of the largest professional triathlon teams in the world. 21 months later, in the final stage to Hawaii, it is time to make the balance of By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing SRAM’S DRIVETRAIN TRIAD TAKES ON KONA Ironman's® mantra holds that anything's possible. With SRAM athletes piloting the world's newest, fastest and lightest drivetrain options – including SRAM RED® eTap®, SRAM Force 1â„¢, andSRAM RED 22â„¢ – that maxim seems more achievable than ever. For 2015 SRAM has intro By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing I AM TRUE DAY AT THE 2015 IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY GOPRO In conjunction with the 2015 IRONMAN® World Championship presented by GoPro, IRONMAN is once again carrying out its ongoing work with athletes and the triathlon community to protect the integrity of racing around the world through outreach activities and testing in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i. Tuesd By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Ironman World Championship Kailua-Kona 2015 October 10 2015 ©DellyCarr Bahrain Endurance Media News & Racing Bahrain Endurance Team taking on Kona The Ironman World Championship brings together the best athletes in the world for a day-long spectacle of speed, endurance, and grit where only the best of the best will rise to the top. With last year's men's podium and the runner-up in the women's race on its roster, the Bahrain By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
For Caroline Steffen this was a special win – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Ironman.com News & Racing Jodie Swallow & Caroline Steffen declare They are Kona ready Elite athletes often tread a razor's edge between fitness and illness. While they have each in turn racked up solid wins over this year, both Jodie Swallow and Caroline Steffen have also faced some health challenges that led to what they consider disappointing performances. Yet throughout this By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Australian Carrie Lester takes a sensational win – Images courtesy of FinisherPix.com News & Racing Kirill Kotsegarov (EST) and Carrie Lester (AUS) claim victories at the 2015 Little Debbie IRONMAN Chattanooga Kirill Kotsegarov won by two seconds in a dramatic finish, while Carrie Lester dominated the competition for a decisive victory at the 2015 Little Debbie IRONMAN Chattanooga. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Ruben Ruzafa and Flora Duffy win 2015 Sardegna ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships Ruzafa and Duffy dominate at 2015 Sardegna ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships Ruben Ruzafa (ESP) and Flora Duffy (BER) were crowned the king and queen of the rough and tough on Saturday after winning the 2015 Sardegna ITU Cross Triathlon World Championship. Conquering one of the grittiest an By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Credit: Delly Carr / ITU Media News & Racing ITU announces 2016 World Cup & World Paratriathlon Event calendar Following a week of ITU World Championship racing at the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago today, ITU announces the schedule for the 2016 World Cup and 2016 World Paratriathlon Event races. The 2016 World Cup calendar will cover a minimum of 10 cities and includes a variety of new and fam By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Eneko Llanos and Jodie Swallow reign at the Club La Santa IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote Two of the world's top IRONMAN athletes took the Club La Santa IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote titles today, showing great skill and experience amongst a respectably high level field. With comfortable victories and in evidently great form, both Llanos and Swallow head off for the World Championships in By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Photo Credit: In2Adventure (Guy Andrews pictured) News & Racing Reigning Australian Cross Triathlon Champion Max Neumann and Leela Hancox take top honours at the Queensland Enduro Mother nature turned on her charm on Saturday for near-perfect race conditions as Leela Hancox (QLD) and reigning Australian Cross Triathlon Champion Max Neumann (QLD) took top honours at the Queensland Enduro to kick off the 2015/16 TreX season calendar on Saturday. Queenslander Drew Box led out of By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Javier Gomez fulfills drive for five World Champion titles at ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago Javier Gomez Noya (ESP) became the most successful man in ITU World Championship history when he completed a drive for five world titles as the overall winner of the World Triathlon Series with a second-place finish at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago.I think it is great. I can't un By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Katie Kelly and guide Michellie Jones – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / ITU Media News & Racing Australia shines at ITU Paratriathlon World Championships Ten paratriathletes were crowned World Champions on the second day of competition at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago. Australia awed the crowds with an impressive three wins, with Bill Chaffey scoring his fifth PT1 World Championship title, while Sally Pilbeam scored her second consecuti By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Sensational win and a sensational photo! – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / ITU Media News & Racing Gwen Jorgensen retains reign as triathlon World Champion on home soil at ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago USA's Gwen Jorgensen was crowned royalty on Friday for a second time after winning her 12th straight race at the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final Chicago, completing a perfect undefeated WTS season. After winning in true Jorgensen fashion by blasting away in the final 2.5 kilometres By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Photo Credit: Janos M Schmidt / ITU Media News & Racing Jacob Birtwhistle (AUS) and Manoel Messias (BRA) take home ITU Under23 and Junior World Championship titles in Chicago The 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago officially kicked off Thursday morning with the Junior and Under23 men's World Champion being crowned, as well as Age GroupSprint Distance World Titles. Uacob Birtwhistle put Australia on the medal tally with a win in the men's U23 race, w By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Tim Berkel celebrates another outstanding victory – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Ironman.com News & Racing Tim Van Berkel and Caroline Steffen win 2015 IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast Australia’s Tim Van Berkel claimed his first IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast triathlon title today in Mooloolaba, while Switzerland’s Caroline Steffen made it back-to-back wins. The victories were the perfect hit out for both who are in the final stages of their preparation for the IRONMAN World Championship By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – SEPTEMBER 12: Kathrin Walther of Germany wins the womens event during the Challenge Triathlon Amsterdam on September 12, 2015 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images for Challenge News & Racing Markus Fachbach (GER) and Kathrin Walther (GER) win Challenge Almere-Amsterdam Markus Fachbach (GER) and Kathrin Walther (GER) have taken victory at CHALLENGEÂ ALMERE-AMSTERDAM today, after exciting racing in the polders of Flevoland. Fachbach was followed closely by Dutch favourite Mark Oude Bennink throughout nearly the entire race. Walther switched positions throughout By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Emma Snowsill – Credit: Triathlon.org 2003 Queenstown ITU Triathlon World Championships News & Racing Emma Snowsill, Peter Robertson and Michellie Jones inducted in to the ITU Hall of Fame The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today announced seven inductees for the second annual Hall of Fame. These athletes and lifetime achievement honorees will be officially inducted into the ITU Hall of Fame at a gala held as a part of the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago on Thursday, Sept By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Richard Murray wins 2015 – ©2015 Rich Cruse / ITU Media News & Racing Richard Murray clinches second-ever ITU World Triathlon Series title in Edmonton Richard Murray (RSA) put together a remarkable day under tough and chilly conditions to secure his second ever World Triathlon Series win on Sunday in Edmonton. Javi was hanging on the whole time and I really had to give it everything, Murray said. I had some issues at the start of the day. I broke By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
From left to right: Sebastian Kienle, Jan Frodeno, and Javier Gomez – © N2 Photography News & Racing SRAM RED eTap sweeps the men’s podium at 2015 Ironman 70.3 World Championship Just days after it was introduced, SRAM RED eTap was ridden to its first world title… and its first Worlds podium sweep. Jan Frodeno (GER), Sebastian Kienle (GER), and Javier Gomez (ESP) took the first three places respectively at the 70.3® World Championships riding the newly introduced SRAM RED By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Courtney Atkinson and Mieko Carey XTERRA Japan Champions Courtney Atkinson and Mieko Carey captured the XTERRA Japan Championship at Lake Kanayama in Hokkaido today. In the men’s race Atkinson, the reigning and three-time XTERRA Australia Champion and two-time Olympian, took a big lead out of the water, hung on during the bike, and used a blistering fast By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
A jubilant Caroline Steffen in 2014 – Picture credit: Delly Carr/IRONMAN News & Racing The biggest pro field seen in Australia set to race Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast Largest professional field in the events history to race on Sunshine Coast A huge field of more than 50 professionals will assemble for the IRONMAN ® 70.3 ® Sunshine Coast triathlon on September 13, making it the largest IRONMAN 70.3 professional field in IRONMAN Asia-Pacific history. The classy field is By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Image by Marathon Photo’s News & Racing Brent McMahon and Jennifer Spieldenner crowned 2015 Challenge Penticton champions Valley First Challenge Penticton today crowned two new champions in Victoria BC's Brent McMahon and Peoria, Illinois's Jennifer Spieldenner. The 33rd edition of the long-distance triathlon was held today in Penticton and the surrounding area, over a 1.9 km swim, 90 km bike and 21 km run By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
The wormen’s podium News & Racing Lesley Paterson wins XTERRA European Tour Championship In the women's race it was all about Jacqui Slack early and almost all the way through the bike. Christine Jeffrey was first female out of the water but Slack was close behind and had an incredible bike and was putting more and more time on the rest of the field. “I had an amaz By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
A cool run course…. News & Racing Ruben Ruzafa edges out Conrad Stoltz in dramatic fashion to take XTERRA European Championship Ruben Ruzafa edged Conrad “The Caveman” Stoltz in dramatic fashion to win the XTERRA European Tour Championship elite races at Vachery Estate in Cranleigh, England this afternoon. A solid, driving rain the night prior left the trails muddy and slick, leaving those without the proper gripping tires (or time-tested skills) By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
