News & Racing Clayton Fettell and Tim Berkel to headline the Forster Ultimate Triathlon this weekend The Australian long course triathlon season kicks off this weekend at the traditional home of triathlon, Forster. Whilst Yeppoon was held in August and there was the Tri-Port Half Iron Distance Triathlon in September for most the season proper starts in October after a winter off to repair and build By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Leon Griffin shown here at Ironman Australia 2012 News & Racing Lance Armstrong edges out Australia’s Leon Griffin to win the Superfrog Triathlon Lance Armstrong made a long awaited return to triathlon this weekend past with a win in the 34th Superfrog Half Iron Distance triathlon. Exiting the water behind Australia's Leon Griffin, Armstrong set about catching Griffin on the bike but could not / did not shake him on this occassion. The By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Melissa breaking the winners tape yet again – Photo Credit: Clyde Max Watts News & Racing Melissa Hauschildt wins ESI Ironman 70.3 Augusta Triathlon Melissa Hauschildt is back to her winning ways in the only way she knows how. After giving second placed Emma Kate Lidbury almost two minutes head start in the swim Melissa then set about neutralising that deficit on the bike before she ran away from the field to take the win in a new course [&helli By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
The three leading Australian women were pushing the pace on the run – Credit: Triathlon.org | Delly Carr / ITU News & Racing Moffatt, Densham and Gentle only seconds off the win at ITU World Triathlon Yokohama Erin Densham's lead in the ITU Triathlon World Championship is reduced to just 30 points after finishing fifth in Yokohama, with Lisa Norden winning the race. By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
Joao Silva relishes the win after a tough season – Credit: Triathlon.org | Delly Carr / ITU News & Racing Portugal’s Joao Silva takes back to back ITU World Triathlon Yokohama titles Portugal's Joao Silva sizzled under the Yokoham sun today, besting Spain's Javier Gomez on the final lap of the run to take his second consecutive ITU World Triathlon Yokohama win. Russia's Dmitry Polyanskiy followed close behind for bronze just one week after winning the Tongyeong By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Lisa Norden wins the sprint – Credit: Triathlon.org | Delly Carr / ITU News & Racing Sweden’s Lisa Norden ITU World Triathlon Yokohama in a sprint finish Just like the London 2012 Olympic Games, the top spot of the podium at the ITU World Triathlon Yokohama came down to a phenomenal sprint finish. But this time Sweden's Lisa Norden would not be denied gold as she edged out Germany's Anne Haug at the finish line to claim her second strai By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
Emma Jackson News & Racing Time for break says tired Emma Jackson who withdraws from ITU World Championships Triathlon's London Olympic rookie Emma Jackson has today reluctantly withdrawn from the Australian team for next month's ITU World Championship final in Auckland, stating she is “mentally and physically spent†after the biggest year of her life. Jackson produced an outstanding perfor By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Erin Densham surprised herself with a 2nd – Credit: Triathlon.org | Janos Schmidt / ITU News & Racing Quiet Achiever Erin Densham leads Australian girls into Yokohama ITU Triathlon World Series If ever there was one quiet achiever amongst Australia's Olympic medallists in London this year then triathlete Erin Densham takes the gold. Densham, the 27-year-old nomad who was born in Sydney, lives in Melbourne and spends her competitive year between Spain, France and the US and wherever t By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
The Aussie guys were never far off the pace – Credit: Triathlon.org | Arnold Lim / ITU News & Racing Australian Young ITU Guns have solid showing in ITU World Cup in Tongyeong, Korea Ryan Fischer, Ryan Bailie, Drew Box and Peter Kerr all had solid races to finish in the top 11 at the ITU World Cup race in Korea over the weekend. For most of the Australian's racing at Korea over the weekend this was the end of a long European season and a final hit out […] By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Jet Cycles Specialized Concept Store in Sydney A couple of months ago Mark Newton and his team from Jet Cycles opened a Specialized concept store in Sydney. Mark Newton has been around the sport of triathlon for a very long time and with credits such as 'Coach of ITU World Champion Pete Robertson' to his plus his bike fitting experie By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Some good results for the young Aussies – Credit: Triathlon.org | Arnold Lim / ITU News & Racing Three Australian Women in Top Ten at ITU World Cup in Tongyeong, Korea New Zealand Olympian Nicky Samuels scored a dominating wire-to-wire victory today in Tongyeong, Korea for her second career ITU World Cup title. Following a successful two-woman bike breakaway with Korea's Yun-Jung Jang, Samuels held off the hard-charging Maria Czesnik (POL) and Yuka Sato (JPN By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Felicity grabbing the world title News & Racing Australia’s Felicity Sheedy-Ryan wins Gold at 2012 ITU Duathlon World Championships in Nancy, France The shaded run and technical bike course that wound around UNESCO heritage site Place Stanislas provided the perfect backdrop for Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (AUS) to claim gold at the 2012 ITU Duathlon World Championships in Nancy, France. Although Sheedy-Ryan has been absent from the duathlon scene since By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
The race will be finishing beside this resort poo News & Racing Fiji International Long Course Triathlon to debut in 2013 Mark ‘Emo’ Emerton and Mark Stewart from Elite Energy did not make it a secret that they were in Fiji to discuss holding a possible triathlon festival there in 2013. And there was a lot of support for the event online with many people suggesting they will be penciling this By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Bevan Docherty on his way to third place in the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Las Vegas today – Credit Finisherpix.com News & Racing Bevan Docherty grabs third in Ironman 70.3 World Championship New Zealand triathlete Bevan Docherty has finished in an impressive third place on debut at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in the blazing heat of Las Vegas today. The two-time Olympic medallist made his move early on the run to push up to second place on the first of By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
News & Racing Ultimate Triathlon Forster Bike Course Flyover – 60kms out and back twice The Ultimate Triathlon in Forster is a step up from a half ironman but not quite as grueling as an ironman. The 20km run means that your recovery is faster than a race with a 42.2km run. This is a good hitout three weeks before the Port Macquarie 70.3. It should make the 70.3 a […] By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Andreas Realert – Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images for Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl News & Racing Victory and new course record for Andreas Raelert and Gina Crawford at the 3rd Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl It was record breaking conditions at the 3rd Tyrol Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl: 14 degrees C at the start, a bit more than 18 in the water of Lake Walchsee, dry streets and overcast with sunny spells. And that was exactly what happened:Â German favorite Andreas Raelert finished in 3:48:49, By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
News & Racing Javier Gomez wins Hy-Vee Triathlon and banks more than $151,500 in the process Javier Gomez has shown his class today with a class leading run that was hard for the rest of the field to match. Gomez was always going to have one of the best swims and runs of the day with his non-drafting bike leg being the only aspect that could bring him undone. In saying […] By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing Lisa Norden takes back to back Hy-Vee Titles and turns Silver in to Gold Lisa Norden has capped off an amazing year by winning back to back HyVee titles and pocketing $151,500 plus some lap premes. This year was all about three races for Norden. The Olympics, Stockholm and Hy-Vee. All three races were close together and they were all the biggest races of the year for Nor By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
News & Racing 1.1 Million Reasons to Race the Hy-Vee Triathlon this Weekend This weekend sees one of the biggest paydays in the sport of triathlon take place at Des Moines, Iowa, USA. 60 of the fastest Olympic distance triathletes around will be racing for one of their biggest pay days of the year. Unlike other events Hy-Vee pays down to the last elite spot. If you are [&he By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
France, Great Britain and Russia share the spoils News & Racing Great Britain win back to back ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships A stellar final leg from Jonathan Brownlee helped Great Britain defend its ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship in tough wet conditions in Stockholm on Sunday. This relatively new format will debut at Forster, NSW when Elite Energy stages their 2012 Ultimate Triathlon on October 6. This even By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
Javier Gomez, Jonathan Brownlee and Vincent Luis on the podium at Stockholm – Credit: Triathlon.org | Janos Schmidt / ITU News & Racing Jonathan Brownlee wins Stockholm round of ITU World Triathlon Series Great Britain's Jonathan Brownlee claimed his fourth ITU World Triathlon Series win in style, besting Spain's Javier Gomez and France's Vincent Luis in Stockholm on Saturday. Gomez ran 13:59 for the 5km for the fastest run time of the day. Dan Wilson and Aaron Royle finished 10th a By Karl Hayes • 7 min read
Lisa Norden gets the win in front of her home crowds – Credit: Triathlon.org | Janos Schmidt / ITU News & Racing Lisa Norden Secures Home Win at ITU World Triathlon Series Stockholm Sweden's Lisa Norden gave the home crowd what they were hoping for, a win on home soil as she claimed her third ITU World Triathlon Series win in a dominant all around performance in Stockholm on Saturday. Norden beat the Netherlands' Maaike Caelers and Chile's Barbara Riveros Diaz By Karl Hayes • 6 min read
News & Racing Lance Armstrong Drops Fight Against USADA – Seven Tour Titles in Doubt and Lifetime Ban to Follow? Lance Armstrong has issued a statement confirming that he will no longer contest the charges being bought by USADA, in his statement released to day he said "There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, "Enough is enough." For me, that time is now." The p By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
(L-R) Penticton mayor Dan Ashton, Challenge Family CEO Felix Walchshsfer and Canadian triathlete Peter Reid News & Racing Challenge Penticton announced – first Challenge Family race in North America Challenge Family today announced the expansion of its global series of long distance triathlons into North America with the launch of Challenge Penticton in Canada. Challenge Penticton joins the Challenge Family's series of races that includes the world's largest long distance triathlon, Cha By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
