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Australia takes silver in Mixed Teams Relay World Championship

Australia deliver a stellar performance to win silver at the Mixed Teams Relay World Championship in Hamburg, narrowly finishing behind the French team.

By Karl Hayes • 4 min read

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Gwen Jorgensen sprints to her 11th straight victory at WTS Hamburg

Proving that she is also capable at dominating in a sprint, USA's Gwen Jorgensen claimed victory at the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg on Saturday. With Great Britain's Vicky Holland giving Jorgensen some pressured competition up until the last 500 metres, the 11-time WTS consectut

By Shawn Smith • 4 min read

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Vincent Luis out sprints World Champion to win first World Triathlon Series race

No stranger to the podium, but a stranger to the top, France's Vincent Luis produced a remarkable run at World Triathlon Hamburg to claim his first ever World Triathlon Series title over four-time World Champion Javier Gomez Noya (ESP). Engaged in a tight battle with Go

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

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Queensland’s Gillian Backhouse 1st Australian woman at WTS Hamburg

Hamburg did not prove a happy hunting ground for Australia's Elite women at World Triathlon Series sprint race today although Queenslander Gillian Backhouse had plenty to smile about. On a day that saw the USA's Gwen Jorgensen storm to an unprecedented 11th consecutive victory it was Bac

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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Aaron Royle 5th at World Triathlon Series in Hamburg

FORMER Under 23 World Champion, Aaron Royle was the best of the Australians in today's World Triathlon Series Hamburg event, with an encouraging fifth place in an explosively fast run leg over the short course distance. Royle, who has had battled a foot injury most of the year, will now lead t

By Shawn Smith • 4 min read

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Paratriathlete Katie Kelly and guide Michellie Jones in tandem in Italy

Australia's budding Paratriathlon star Katie Kelly will add a further twist to the saying “have bike will travel” when she lines up in Saturday's ITU World Paratriathlon Event in Iseo-Franciacorta, Italy. Canberra-based Kelly, who suffers from Ushers Syndrome, is legally blind and sh

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

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International Triathlon Union confirms full 2016 World Triathlon Series calendar

Following the release of the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series calendar last month, ITU is pleased to confirm dates and distances for each race. The 2016 WTS schedule is now complete with the addition of Cape Town to the 2016 schedule, and also contains confirmed dates for both Gold Coast and Edmonton

By Shawn Smith • 1 min read

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Sam Osborne from New Zealand and Helena Erbenova from the Czech Republic win XTERRA Sweden Championship

Sam Osborne from New Zealand and Helena Erbenova from the Czech Republic captured the 2nd annual XTERRA Sweden Championship elite titles in Hellasgaarden this afternoon. It's the third win in five weeks for Erbenova, who also won at XTERRA Spain on June 7 and XTERRA Greece on June 20 (in betwe

By Karl Hayes • 8 min read

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Barbara Riveros claims Pan Am Games and Rio qualifying spot

 The Toronto 2015 Pan American Games saw a fresh podium for women's triathlon on Saturday as athletes from Chile, Mexico and Bermuda all earned first-time medals. Barbara Riveros (CHI) polished off a phenomenal run to secure her first ever Pan Am gold medal, while Mexico

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

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Nils Frommhold (GER) and Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) win DATEV Challenge Roth

 Nils Frommhold (GER) and Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) stole the show today at DATEV CHALLENGE ROTH with two outstanding wins in a race that also delivered a new bike course record and record crowds of over quarter of a million spectators. As in 2014, Frommhold and defending champion Timo Bracht (G

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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The Weekend’s Australian Global Triathlon Performances

This weekend has seen Australians feature strongly with Sam Appleton winning Ironman 70.3 Vineman ahead of fellow Australian and multiple Ironman world champion Craig Alexander. Also showing promise was young Australian Jake Montgomery who finished 8th overall amongst some very experienced athletes.

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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DATEV CHALLENGE ROTH sees athletes line up for the world’s most spectacular Long Distance Triathlon

At DATEV CHALLENGE ROTH in Germany this Sunday, for which the motto "Race the Legend" has been chosen this year, 250,000 spectators are again expected to watch the event along the race course, and they may look forward to an exciting competition of an impressive number of top athletes. T

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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Women’s coaching legacy left at ITU World Triathlon Edmonton Grand Final

The ITU Edmonton 2014 Grand Final organising committee, in collaboration with the International Triathlon Union (ITU), recently awarded an eight-week coaching mentorship to a female coach from a developing National Federation, with the first scholarship having gone to Paraguay's Carolina Rodri

By Shawn Smith • 2 min read

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IRONMAN announces changes to the start times for Ironman World Championship events

IRONMAN announced today changes to the swim starts for its World Championship events. For the 2015 IRONMAN® World Championship presented by GoPro, the men's age-group race will begin at 6:55 A.M., with the women's age-group race starting fifteen minutes later at 7:10 A.M. As in 2014, th

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

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Andy Potts wins third IRONMAN Coeur d’Alene while Heather Jackson wins her first IRONMAN title

Andy Potts (USA) and Heather Jackson (USA) showed grit and determination as they overcame high temperatures to earn wins at the thirteenth edition of IRONMAN Coeur d’Alene with times of 8:20:35 and 9:23:27, respectively. This was the third win for Potts at IRONMAN Coeur d’

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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Bahrain Endurance Team targets ITU Long Course World Championship and Ironman Austria

With the ITU Long Course World Championship to be contested this weekend in Motala, Sweden, the Bahrain Endurance Team is well-represented by the veteran Joe Gambles of the Bahrain Endurance 13 and rookie Josh Amberger of the Bahrain Endurance Racing Team. Gambles is no stranger to the 4-kilometer swim, 120-kilometer

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

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Challenge San Gil ready to take long course triathlon to the next level in Mexico

The stage is set for the first ever CHALLENGEFAMILY event in Mexico on June 21st, CHALLENGESANGIL. With a powerful professional field vying for a share of the $45,000 prize purse and more than 900 triathletes of all backgrounds and abilities eager to test the tough yet inviting San Gil course, the w

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

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Challenge Family announces Roth rewards programme

Age group athletes now have the chance to secure a guaranteed spot at DATEV CHALLENGEROTH with today's announcement of CHALLENGEFAMILY Europe's Roth Rewards Programme. With entries selling out in seconds, CHALLENGEROTH is one of the world's most sought after races and now athletes

By Karl Hayes • 1 min read

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Dirk Bockel and Michelle Vesterby win Challenge Denmark

Dirk Bockel (LUX) was across the finish line at the first ever CHALLENGEDENMARK while local, Michelle Vesterby (DEN) took out the women's race held in the Danish cities of Herning and Billund. Having recently battled a hip injury, Bockel was ecstatic with the win. "I proved today that I

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

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International Triathlon Union reveals 2016 World Triathlon Series calendar

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to confirm the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series calendar. In its eighth season, the World Triathlon Series will feature at least eight stops, with two cities debuting for the first time. The WTS will again get underway in Abu Dhabi after successfully

By Shawn Smith • 1 min read

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Olympic bronze medallists Erin Densham and Emma Moffatt amongst 12 named for Rio Test Event

Olympic bronze medallists Erin Densham and Emma Moffatt are among four Olympians nominated for the 2015 Rio de Janeiro ITU World Olympic Qualification Event on August 2. Triathlon Australia has today named a team of 12 “six men and six women to contest the Rio Test Event “the first step

By Shawn Smith • 3 min read

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Elite Energy triseries expands to 10 multisport weekends in the 2015-2016 season

If you are a NSW based triathlete now is the time to start looking at next seasons races. One of the best experiences is the triseries run by Elite Energy. This New South Wales based triathlon series grew substantially this season and next season will see new exciting locations added with new event

By Karl Hayes • 2 min read

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Brad Kahlefeldt and Simone Braendli win Challenge Camsur

Australian Brad Kahlefeldt and Swiss Simone Braendli endured the scorching heat of the Philippines summer to emerge at the top of the podium in the inaugural Yellow Cab CHALLENGECAMSUR today, June 14. The Australian Olympian snatched his first Yellow Cab CHALLENGEPHILIPPINES title in pro men's

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read

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Sam Appleton and Caroline Steffen win Flight Centre Active Travel IRONMAN 70.3 Cairns

The student handed out a lesson to his teachers when Sam Appleton dominated today's Flight Centre Active Travel IRONMAN 70.3 Cairns. Meanwhile the Australian-based Swiss star Caroline Steffen was in a class of her own claiming her 17th IRONMAN 70.3 title in Cairns today. Men's Race Apple

By Karl Hayes • 3 min read