Braden Currie was the Overall winner News & Racing New Zealand’s Braden Currie wins Xterra Asia-Pacific Championship 2015 Braden Currie and Flora Duffy claimed victory at the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship in Callala Beach, overcoming challenging conditions to secure their elite titles in a competitive field. By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Off-road Triathlon Stars descend on Callala Bay for the Xterra Asia Pacific Championship Callala Beach, Jervis Bay, NSW – Some of the biggest names in multisport are in New South Wales, Australia for Saturday's second annual XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship race at Callala Beach in Jervis Bay. Two-time Olympian Courtney Atkinson, the runner-up last year, is the top returning men By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Jonathan cruised to victory – Photo Cedit: Delly Carr / ITU Media News & Racing Jonathan Brownlee returns to the top of the podium with convincing victory Jonathan Brownlee returned to the top of the podium with a convincing victory on Saturday at the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast, delivering back to back wins in the Series. Brownlee showed his masterclass, rallying the lead group on the bike to set himself up with the winning break he needed, s By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Kona queen Mirinda Carfrae scoops pool at Triathlon’s Celebration of Champions dinner Australia's queen of Kona Mirinda Carfrae has dominated the major awards at tonight's Triathlon Australia Celebration of Champions Dinner on the Gold Coast for the second year running. The 34-year Carfrae achieved the extraordinary feat of back-to-back Ironman World Championship victorie By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Gwen is on a winninng streak – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / ITU Media News & Racing Gwen Jorgensen keeps winning streak alive at World Triathlon Series Gold Coast Gwen Jorgensen (USA) and Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) kept that winning feeling going in the third round of the World Triathlon Series on the Gold Coast on Saturday. Jorgensen kept her record-breaking unbeaten streak intact, taking her eighth consecutive World Triathlon Series win in Australia. While Bro By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Ben Allen and Carina Wasle capture the 11th annual XTERRA Guam Championship race Ben Allen from Australia and Carina Wasle from Austria captured the 11th annual XTERRA Guam Championship race on a soggy, muddy, adventurous day in the Marianas. In the men's race Allen posted the fastest swim, bike, and run splits to take the tape in 2:26:28, a full 10-minutes ahead of runner By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Ryan Bailie was a solid top five in Auckland – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Triathlon.org News & Racing All-star cast of men line up for WTS on Australia’s Gold Coast The World Triathlon Series returns to Australia's Gold Coast for the first time since 2009 with an all-star cast of men lining up. So far this WTS season, the men have been mixing it up with a variety of fresh and familiar faces stepping up on the podium. The third stop on the 2015 calendar, [ By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Gwen Jorgensen victorious in Auckland – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Triathlon.org News & Racing Gwen Jorgensen out to make more history as WTS returns to the Gold Coast Australia's Gold Coast has already witnessed plenty of triathlon history. It hosted just the third ITU World Championships in 1991, before becoming the first Grand Final host when the World Triathlon Series made its debut in 2009. Now the host of the 2018 Commonwealth Games is back on the Seri By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing World Triathlon Series returns to Australia’s Gold Coast Gold Coast served as the first Grand Final World Championship race for the ITU World Triathlon Series when the WTS first began back in 2009. That meant the race was the first World Championships which saw the world titles won over the course of the season in lieu of a one-day hit out race. With [&he By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Ben Allen Saipan Xterra – Photo Credit: Mike Ronesia News & Racing Ben Allen and Jacqui Slack win XTERRA Saipan Ben Allen from Australia and Jacqui Slack of Great Britain won the 14th annual XTERRA Saipan Championship race in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on Saturday. It’s the fourth year in a row Allen won the title, matching Olivier Marceau’s streak from 2004-07. For Slack, it’ By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Ryan Bailie was a solid top five in Auckland – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Triathlon.org News & Racing Emma Moffatt and Ryan Bailie climb into WTS top ten in Auckland Two-time Olympian Emma Moffatt and young West Australian Ryan Bailie who has his sights on his first Olympic Games have produced encouraging top ten finishes in today's World Triathlon Series race in Auckland. The torturous Auckland layout is described by many experts as having a bike climb as By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
2013 MetaMan winner Courtney Ogden – Photo Credit: Trizone.com.au News & Racing Metaman Triathlon INDONESIA becomes Swiss-belhotel Ironman 70.3 Bintan The growth in popularity of IRONMAN® triathlon in the Asia-Pacific region is set to continue with the popular MetaMan Bintan triathlon event becoming Swiss-belHotel IRONMAN® 70.3® Bintan, Indonesia. The inaugural race will take place on August 23, 2015, and be one of the first qualifying races fo By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Photo credit: Getty Images / Challenge Family News & Racing Challenge Batemans Bay pro preview Great Britain's Liz Blatchford and American Mary Beth Ellis are two of the world's best long distance athletes on the circuit and will headline a deep women's field at Challenge Bateman's Bay this weekend. Gold Coast-based Blatchford exploded onto the long course scene back i By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Photo Credit: Delly Carr / IRONMAN News & Racing IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship Pro Preview MELBOURNE (March 20, 2015) Champions galore, led by three-time world champion Miranda Carfrae, will line up in a remarkable women's field for Sunday's IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship in Melbourne. It is arguably the strongest professional women's field outside of the world champi By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Ben Peterson wants to become an Ironman News & Racing Australian Rugby 7’s representative Ben Peterson takes on Ironman Melbourne MELBOURNE (Tuesday, 17 March 2015) In the past when the pressure was on Australian Rugby 7’s representative Ben Peterson looked to his teammates for motivation and strength. When he hits a rough patch at the IRONMAN ® Asia-Pacific Championship in Melbourne on Sunday that strength will have to come from By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Tamara Gomez Garrido – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Triathlon.org News & Racing Spain’s Tamara Gomez Garrido wins opening ITU World Cup event in Mooloolaba It was a pair of firsts for Spain's Tamara Gomez Garrido and France's David Hauss, in the season opening ITU World Cup event in Mooloolaba on Saturday. In hot, humid and windy conditions, Gomez Garridos claimed her first career ITU World Cup win, while for Hauss it marked his first Moolo By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
David Hauss wins Mooloolaba – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / Triathlon.org News & Racing David Hauss finally claims Mooloolaba World Cup It was always been a case of close, but not quite there, for France's David Hauss at Mooloolaba. In a handful of appearances at the ITU World Cup race on Australia's Sunshine Coast, he had collected two bronze medals, two fourth places and one sixth. But 2015 finally turned out to be his By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
One of the packs at Ironman Melbourne News & Racing Ironman Melbourne and The Rolling Swim Start by Luke Whitmore While the rolling swim start changes tradition, it offers fairer racing, reduced pack issues, and better experiences—provided athletes respect wave integrity. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Jake Birtwhistle’s silver lining at ITU Mooloolaba World Cup while Ashleigh Gentle takes bronze Tasmanian Jake Birtwhistle has emerged as Australia's latest triathlon young gun and today in Mooloolaba he took another step forward with a fast finishing silver medal winning performance in only his second ever ITU World Cup in Mooloolaba. The 20-year-old, born in Launceston, who trains in W By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Ashleigh Gentle hopes ITU Triathlon Mooloolaba World Cup will be passport to success Commonwealth Games triathlete Ashleigh Gentle has been happy to leave her passport in the bottom draw for now until she is ready to take on the world in this year's World Triathlon Series as she chases her Olympic dream in Rio. The 24-year-old Gold Coaster will make her 2015 season debut in Sa By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Photo and Video Credit: Trevor Kemper Photography News & Racing VIDEO: Wollongong Men’s OTU Oceania Cup Race 2015 swim leg This video of the swim leg of the race showcases the stunning environment that is Wollongong, NSW Australia. The men's Wollongong OTU Oceania Cup race was one by Tasmania and Wollongong training local and rising ITU star Jacob Birtwhistle. After being led out of the water by Zavier By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Photo Credit: Trevor Kemper News & Racing VIDEO: Wollongong Women’s OTU Oceania Cup Race 2015 Wollongong's Trevor Kemper shot some stunning footage of the swim leg of the women's OTU Oceania Cup race on Sunday. The race was won by Canadian Amelie Kretz with fellow Canadian Sarah-Anne Brault second. Hungary's Margit Vanek was third. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Mario Mola – Photo Credit: Janos M Schmidt / ITU News & Racing Spain’s Mario Mola on top in ITU World Triathlon Series opening race in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi kicked off the 2015 World Series with the elite men leaving it all down to end. In a final kick, Mario Mola (ESP) earned his second-ever World Triathlon Series title with a time of 52:32 when he broke away from a three-man pack that included Vincent Luis (FRA) and Richard Murray (RSA). Sav By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Gwen Jorgensen – Photo Credit: Janos M Schmidt / ITU News & Racing USA’s Gwen Jorgensen wins 2015 World Triathlon Series season opener in Abu Dhabi The 2015 World Triathlon Series started exactly where it left off last year, when reigning ITU World Champion Gwen Jorgensen proved that she will again be the woman to beat with a stunning performance in Abu Dhabi's season opener on Saturday. Jorgensen left the water 35 seconds down on the lea By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
