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Taiwan added to XTERRA World Tour on 29-30 September at Kenting National Park
XTERRA World Tour today announced the inaugural XTERRA Taiwan off-road triathlon and accompanying sports festival to be held September 29-30, 2018 at Kenting National Park. Events include an XTERRA championship distance event, an “Xticer” beginner distance off-road triathlon, 5, 10 and 21-kilometre
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Rudy Project Launches Project Podium for Age Group Athletes
Rudy Project North America, the exclusive distributor of Italian-made endurance sports gear, and the most worn helmet at Kona 7 times in a row is launching Project Podium, an initiative that rewards North America’s fastest age group triathletes with award-winning performance Rudy Project eyewear and
Taiwan added to XTERRA World Tour on 29-30 September at Kenting National Park
XTERRA World Tour today announced the inaugural XTERRA Taiwan off-road triathlon and accompanying sports festival to be held September 29-30, 2018 at Kenting National Park. Events include an XTERRA championship distance event, an “Xticer” beginner distance off-road triathlon, 5, 10 and 21-kilometre
Drama and excitement at Challenge Denmark
Andreas Dreitz and Pernille Thalund each took home a convincing victory in Saturday's Challenge Herning. After a non-wetsuit swim the athletes had to conquer an unusually hot summer day, which delivered as well drama as excitement. For a while favourite, Camilla Pedersen (DK) looked like a sur
Mark Allen is Final Surge’s New Partner, Spokesperson, and Advisor for Triathlon
Mark Allen, 6-time IRONMAN® Triathlon World Champion and “The Greatest Endurance Athlete of All Time” according to ESPN, has teamed up with FinalSurge, the Best Online Training Log according to Triathlete magazine’s June 2018 Issue, to produce a special edition “Mark Allen Coaching” branded training
Rio Olympian Ryan Bailie moves to 6th on the WTS World Rankings
It was a case of survival of the fittest in yesterday’s energy-sapping World Triathlon Series Leeds round with Australia’s Rio Olympian, "Mr Consistent" Ryan Bailie the best of the Aussies, moving up the ITU WTS World Rankings to sixth after his 10th place finish. His Olympic teammate Aa
Pieter Heemeryck and Heather Wurtele Take the Win at Iconic Challenge Geraardsbergen
It was almost a one-man show at the men's race at Challenge Geraardsbergen as Pieter Heemeryck from Belgium took the win and was in the lead from start to finish. The women’s race was dominated by Heather Wurtele from Canada. She was really looking forward to this race and now got in the foots
Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship: Plain and Simple, Kiwi’s Dominated
The 2018 Cairns Airport IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship Cairns will long be remembered as the day that Kiwi multisport great Braden Currie, IRONMAN newbie Teresa Adam and triathlon legend Javier Gomez turned up the heat in Tropical North Queensland. The result was spectacular racing that saw four
Ironman 70.3 Cairns: Simon Hearn and Laura Armstrong take the win
The Sunshine Coast’s Simon Hearn and Melbourne’s Laura Armstrong took the honours at IRONMAN 70.3 Cairns and their stunning performances earned them the reward of being the first competitors to be able to put their feet up, chill out and enjoy the remainder of the stunning racing unfolding at the Ca
We Are Triathletes Documentary Wins Award in Accolade Global Film Competition
We Are Triathletes, a feature-length documentary on the sport of triathlon, has won a prestigious Award of Excellence from The Accolade Global Film Competition. The award was given for its exceptional storyline featuring 6 long distance triathletes including 3-time Ironman World Champion and 2014 Ch
Ironman Boulder And Ironman 70.3 Boulder Extended Through 2020
IRONMAN, in partnership with the City of Boulder and the Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau, have agreed to extend their partnership with the continuation of the IRONMAN Boulder and IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder triathlons through 2020. “Boulder is a city that provides a tremendous amount of support to t
Dylan McNeice and Lisa Roberts are Chasing the Challenge Family World Bonus
After a busy weekend at THECHAMPIONSHIP in Slovakia and CHALLENGEVENICE in Italy, both qualifying races for the CHALLENGEFAMILY World Bonus, Pablo Gonzales Dapena from Spain is still in the lead. But Dylan McNeice did a great job by finishing third in Venice and has decreased the gap to only 100 poi