News & Racing Aaron Royle wins TriF1 debut at the International Reggatta Centre in Penrith, Australia The TriF1 in Penrith on the long weekend was a huge hit with everyone that took part. Aaron Royle once again has shown his class against a field who had nothing to lose and everything to gain from beating the world number 10. Some young juniors were excited to be in the same race as […] By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Australia’s Leon Griffin and Kate Bevilaqua racing Challenge Rancho Cordova In keeping with Challenge Family's tradition of presenting spectacular events in iconic destinations, on 5 October the inaugural Challenge Rancho Cordova will take place just on the outskirts of California's state capital of Sacramento. Challenge Rancho Cordova half distance provides a 1 By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Challenge Family announces new race in Poland  Challenge Family today arrived in Eastern Europe with the announcement of Challenge PoznaÅ„, a half distance triathlon in Greater Poland's historic capital, taking place on 26 July 2015. PoznaÅ„ is a modern city of business, also abundant in green areas and By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Cellarbrating Maui with Brendan Sexton 2014 for Brendan Sexton was not all good and certainly not all bad. 35th in the ITU World Series rankings was an improvement on a nightmare 2013 but still far from where Brendan wanted to be at this time of the season in 2015. With an early September finish to the WTS and a continued […] By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing On the Couch with Aaron Royle We caught up with Aaron Royle On The Couch at South Coast Runners in Wollongong. We talked about the year that was, 3rd at Auckland, top 10 in the WTS series, Las Vegas win and the up coming Nepean and Noosa Triathlons defences. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Challenge Family announces new race Challenge CamSur, Philippines After a successful inaugural Challenge Philippines in February, held in Subic Bay and Bataan, Challenge Family have announced the expansion of their footprint in Asia with the launch of new half distance triathlon, Challenge CamSur, to be held on June 14, 2015. Challenge Family events are known worl By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Will Clarke and Helle Frederiksen win at IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote Spectators saw two totally different but absolutely thrilling races at Club La Santa. A close men's race developed during the run, while the women's champion spent much of the day chasing a new course record. From nowhere to a sprint finish A remarkable race day in the men's compet By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Caroline Steffen wins Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast title The recent dominance of IRONMAN 70.3 racing by ex and current short course athletes continued today in Mooloolaba at IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast. In the women’s race it was one for the IRONMAN athletes with Switzerland’s Caroline Steffen out-pointing former short course star Czech athlete Radka Vodi By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Javier Gomez and Daniela Ryf capture 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Mont-Tremblant Shining through the beautiful surroundings of Mont- Tremblant, Quebec were Javier Gomez (ESP) and Daniela Ryf (SUI), as they captured the crown at the 2014 Subaru IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship triathlon. Gomez posted a winning time of 03:41:30 outdoing a men's field that saw the top 10 a By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Australian’s Jacob Birtwhistle and Calvin Quirk finish with silver and bronze in the ITU World Junior Triathlon Championship In a day that started out celebrating another golden moment for legendary Australian triathlete Michellie Jones it finished with a double celebration for the future generation. Jones turned back the clock to add another world title to her impressive list of achievements when she clocked the fastest By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Legendary Australian triathlete Michellie Jones adds another world title Legendary Australian triathlete Michellie Jones added yet another world title to her extraordinary list of achievements when she made her debut in the ITU Age Group Triathlon World Championships in Edmonton today. And right from the outset there was no keeping up with the Jones girl, who went on to By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
Gwen Jorgensen – ITU / Triathlon.org News & Racing Gwen Jorgensen 2014 ITU Grand Final Champion and World Champion American Gwen Jorgensen today claimed a slice of history in winning the 2014 ITU World Championship Grand Final in a trademark come from behind performance. Jorgensen moved into triathlon royalty securing an unprecedented five WTS wins this season, joining just Alistair Brownlee as the only other at By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing Tim Reed and Amelia Watkinson win Challenge Gold Coast With extreme wet weather conditions forcing the organisers to shorten the bike leg of the inaugural Challenge Gold Coast race day decided to change it’s mind and provided better than expected race conditions. The shortened 40km bike course meant that the race favourites would have to work harder on By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Challenge Bahrain announces star-studded professional field Challenge Bahrain has announced its pro field to date and confirmed the start line on 6 December will be one of the most impressive ever seen over the half distance. Hundreds of age group athletes will race along side the biggest names in triathlon on one of the fastest and most diverse course on th By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Brendan Sexton in full flight at Chicago – Photo Credit: Delly Carr / ITU Media News & Racing Australia ITU triathletes racing Stockholm on the way to the World Championship round Four members of Australia's World Championship Triathlon team will tune up for next month's ITU Grand Final in Edmonton with a final hit out in the WTS round in Stockholm this weekend. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Pete Jacobs – Training in Thailand with Macca leading up to Challenge Gold Coast 2012 Ironman World Champion Pete Jacobs is getting ready to put the final preparations on his 2014 Kona program. He is looking good for this weekend's Challenge Gold Coast after a block of training in Thailand with legend of the sport Chris McCormack and fellow triathletes Caroline Steffen and By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
10% Incline News & Racing Challenge Gold Coast 2014 preview The inaugural Challenge Gold Coast will test triathletes with its tough bike course, attracting top competitors eager to conquer its climbs and fast-paced descents. By Karl Hayes • 9 min read
News & Racing Australian Brittany Dutton wins women’s triathlon gold at Youth Olympics Australia's Brittany Dutton rode a gutsy solo bike breakaway to claim Youth Olympic gold in Nanjing on Sunday August 17 and continue Australia's stellar success in women's triathlon competition at the Olympic Games. By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
Paratriathlete Jonathan Goerlach with his handler News & Racing An eye to the future of triathlon in Australia At Trizone we have known Corey Bacon for a number of years and have seen him tirelessly trek around the Elite Energy triseries in NSW amongst other events with a large team from very young juniors to the more established elite triathletes along with a few more mature athletes. One of the things we l By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Tim Berkel & Peter Robertson post race News & Racing Former triathlon world champ Australian Peter Robertson second at EU Ironman 70.3 Champs in Wiesbaden Australia's former multiple ITU World Triathlon champion and Olympian Peter Robertson has reincarnated himself as a long course triathlete and the hard work is starting to pay off. Robertson show his champion pedigree last weekend when he ran himself on to the podium and second overall behind By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Bart Aernouts and the Uplace BMC team – Credit: Bert Stephani News & Racing Bart Aernouts wins Ironman 70.3 Wiesbaden, Liz Blatchford 5th & Ronnie Schildknecht 7th It's another great Sunday for the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team. Bart Aernouts won his first European Championship Ironman 70.3 today in Wiesbaden. His Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team mate Ronnie Schildknecht finished 7th. In a very strong female field, Liz Blatchford from the Uplace-BMC Pro Tri By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Ironman New Zealand Celebrates “Best Event” Award Ironman New Zealand was honored as New Zealand's Best Hosted Major Event, recognising 30 years of excellence delivering the iconic triathlon. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing New swim start for Kona, New Ironman pro prize purses, New regional championships IRONMAN announces a new swim start for the IRONMAN World Championship, new professional prize purse for the Americas and new regional championships for 2015. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
The 2014 Commonwealth Games Triathlon Team News & Racing Australia’s Commonwealth Games triathlon team to spearhead ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Edmonton Australia's Commonwealth Games triathlon team will spearhead a 10-strong Triathlon Australia Elite team named for this year's ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Edmonton next month (August 26-September 1). In the women's team, former two-time ITU World Champion Emma Moffatt, By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
