Annabel Luxford backed up her win in Mandurah last weekend for another victory in Shepparton today. Image credit: Julie Mercer / Shepparton News News & Racing Annabel Luxford ahead of Ironman 70.3 Wiesbaden Triathlon We caught up with a few of the big hitters ahead of this weekend's Ironman 70.3 Wiesbaden, the European Championship. Here we speak to Annabel Luxford,a former ITU star who made the successful transition across to 70.3 racing just late last year, winning in her first attempt at the dista By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
David Dellow celebrating his first IM victory in Cairns News & Racing David Dellow to race MetaMan Bintan six weeks out from Kona David Dellow is forging ahead with his iron distance triathlon career. The Ironman Cairns 2012 champion has some big goals in 2013 but before he takes on his biggest goal of the year though he will be racing the MetaMan Bintan iron distance race in Indonesia. Most pros looking at podiums in Kona wil By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing ITU World Cup Circuit returns to Tiszaujvaros The ITU World Cup season continues with its annual pilgrimage to Hungary this weekend for the iconic Tiszaujvaros World Cup. Last year saw the introduction of an exciting sprint semi final and final structure and this unique race format has been maintained for the 2013 event. The total number of rac By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Ironman 70.3 Weisbaden – Pro women preview Annabel Luxford previews Ironman 70.3 Weisbaden ahead of this weekend's European Championship race This weekends Ironman 70.3 European Championship Weisbaden is set to showcase a talented field of women from across the globe. On what looks to be a challenging course, the race takes place in We By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Gambles took the win and the course record in 2012 News & Racing Australians Joe Gambles and Melissa Hauschildt win Ironman 70.3 Boulder Australian Joe Gambles has won the Boulder 70.3 for the third time in a row after running away from the field. By the 10km mark on the run Gambles already held a commanding lead. In the women's race it was Australian Melissa Hauschildt who dominated the race once she caught the faster swimmers By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Tamara Gorman shines at USA Junior Elite titles One of triathlon’s most promising young stars, Tamara Gorman of Rapid City S.D., has won the 2013 Junior Elite title at the USA Triathlon Youth & Junior National Championships at Voice of America Park, West Chester, Ohio. Also on Day 1 of the two-day event, Audrey Ernst (South Elgin, Ill.) stor By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Fireworks set to go off at Ironman 70.3 Boulder World Champions & Olympic stars to clash in a thrilling Ironman 70.3 Boulder race, heralding new champions in a pro-packed weekend. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Pedro Gómes takes the win News & Racing Pedro Gómes and Ana Casares win inaugural Challenge Vitoria A spectacular day today at Challenge Vitoria. The first edition featured 600 triathletes and the stars of the day were Portugal's Pedro Gomes and an impressive Ana Casares, who took the podium in 08:38:36 and 09:52:39 respectively. Nobody was a match for Pedro Gómes. The Portuguese athlete ca By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Charlotte McShane News & Racing Australian Under 23 Team for ITU World Championship announced FOUR GIRLS from the same squad in Wollongong will form the nucleus of an exciting seven-strong Under 23 Australian team named by Triathlon Australia today for this year’s ITU World Championships in London. The Championships for Elite, Under 23s, Juniors and Age Groupers will be conducted at the 2012 By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
News & Racing Heather Wurtele wins Ironman 70.3 Calgary in Canada Canadian Heather Wurtele has claimed yet another victory, this time on home soil at Ironman 70.3 Calgary. Consistent across all three disciplines, it was on the run that Heather's experience paid off as she came through to the front to take the win. It was a case of a short bike and very long By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
News & Racing Tim Don gets first long-distance win, Wurtele takes home victory at Calgary 70.3 New champions were crowned at the Ironman 70.3 Calgary event in Western Canada on the weekend. Former World Champion and Olympian Tim Don, GBR, finally broke his long-distance duck after switching to 70.3 racing in the post-Olympic year, with a hard-fought win. Don took the win in 3:42:21, wit By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Andy Potts repeats, Jennie Hansen grabs first win at Ironman Lake Placid Andy Potts went 8:43:29 to repeat his 2012 victory here in a wire-to-wire win over Daniel Fontana of Italy -second in 8:48:29- and fellow American Ian Mikelson, who finished third in 8:51:07. Potts now has his name on the trophy twice in the race's fifteen-year history, alongside the likes of By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
The spectator crowds at Challenge Roth are massive. News & Racing DATEV Challenge Roth sells out in record time Just under 4,000 slots to the world's largest long distance triathlon, DATEV Challenge Roth, have sold out in record time. When entries opened at 10.00am CET on Monday, the relay teams sold out in just 50 seconds. Spots for German individual athletes were next to sell out in 2:09 minutes while By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Andrea Hewitt on the charge – Photo Credit: Janos M. Schmidt / Triathlon.org News & Racing ITU Mixed Relay World Championship Silver for New Zealand New Zealand has sensationally won silver at the ITU Mixed Relay World Championships in Hamburg overnight, Andrea Hewitt, Tony Dodds, Kate McIlroy and Ryan Sissons bringing the New Zealanders their first medal in this format of racing in a superb overall effort. Germany won the day in front of huge c By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Craig Alexander and Meredith Kessler take Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens Five-time World Champion, Australian Craig Alexander, has taken out the 2013 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens title over three-time champion, and compatriot, Luke Bell, and Canadian Elliot Holtham who took third. The seemingly unstoppable Meredith Kessler from the United States took the women's title By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Martin Jenson and Angela Naeth too strong at Racine 70.3 Danish pro Martin Jenson overtook uber-biker Andrew Starykowicz on the run leg to take the 2013 Ironman Racine 70.3 title, his first 70.3 win, in a time of 3:47:05, ahead of Andrew Starykowicz and Ivan Vasiliev. Canadian Angela Naeth collected her third 70.3 title for 2013 after riding through the t By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Australia’s Fighting Fourth in Triathlon’s Relay World Championship Australia has finished a fighting fourth in a dramatic ITU Mixed Triathlon Relay World Championship in Hamburg overnight.  The Aussie foursome of Emma Moffatt, Aaron Royle, Ashleigh Gentle and Peter Kerr finished 38 seconds behind bronze medallists the USA with host country Germany takin By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing Competitive fields at Lake Stevens and Racine 70.3’s this weekend The quality of 70.3 racing this year has been great. Of late, we've seen deep fields headlined by Australian stars at races such as Vineman, Muncie and Buffalo Springs. The trend is set to continue tomorrow with a number of big guns going head-to-head at Lake Stevens 70.3 in Washington state, By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
There was nothing in it for the first 5 women – Photo Credit: Janos M. Schmidt / Triathlon.org News & Racing Strong showing from Andrea Hewitt and Ryan Sissons at the World Triathlon Series in Hamburg Andrea Hewitt (Christchurch) backed up her strong showing at Kitzbuehel in Austria a fortnight ago with a repeat 4th place finish at the latest round of the ITU World Triathlon Series in Hamburg this morning. The Cantabrian looked close to something like her best form as she bridged to the By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Our next generation of triathlon superstars News & Racing Four Queenslanders rewarded with Triathlon Australia National Talent Academy selection Surf Life Saving star Kelly-Ann Perkins joins junior triathletes Daniel Coleman, Calvin Quirk, and Sophie Maloweicki in Triathlon Australia’s 2013-14 National Talent Academy, marking their entry into elite triathlon training. By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Royle was in touch after the 20km bike leg – Photo Credit: Janos M. Schmidt / Triathlon.org News & Racing Aaron Royle Best Placed Australian Male At The World Triathlon Series In Hamburg Newcastle’s Wollongong-based triathlete Aaron Royle has continued his remarkable comeback from pneumonia to finish the best of six Australians in today’s World Triathlon Series Championship in Hamburg. The 23-year-old, who has only been back in training for three weeks after being hospitalised in Vitoria, Spain a week after By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
Jonathan Brownlee takes the race in a sprint finish – Photo Credit: Janos M. Schmidt / Triathlon.org News & Racing Jonathan Brownlee snatches gold from brother Alistair in epic finish at World Triathlon in Hamburg Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) produced a thrilling finish to pip brother Alistair Brownlee (GBR) to claim victory in the World Tour Series in Hamburg. By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
Ashleigh Gentle, Emma Jackson, Erin Densham at Devonport in 2012; Photo Credit: Delly Carr, Sportshoot News & Racing Ashleigh Gentle and Emma Jackson top ten at Hamburg World Triathlon Series The Gold Coast's Ashleigh Gentle will go into the second last round of the World Triathlon Series in Stockholm next month as the highest ranked Australian after her brave fifth place finish in the World Triathlon Series sprint race in Hamburg today. The former ITU World Junior Champion gave he By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Anne celebrates a great win on home soil News & Racing Anne Haug takes a home win at the World Triathlon Series in Hamburg Anne Haug gave her home crowd something to cheer about as she powered her way to victory in a thrilling World Tour Series race in Hamburg. The WTS leader exited the swim 40 seconds behind the lead but worked her way through the field on the 20km bike and then broke away from the pack […] By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
