Friday 15 Jun 2018
The 4th edition of the Sparkassen CHALLENGE HEILBRONN powered by AUDI will take place with a few innovative changes. New courses, new time schedule, new faces – Race Director Kai Sauser and his team have great plans for the 1,800 triathletes from 36 nations that will be at the start line on 17th June 2018. The Athletes 2018 Numerous international athletes will be racing for the first time alongside familiar faces including reigning champion Daniela Sämmler and Dutchwoman Yvonne Van Vlerken, who more
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Friday 15 Jun 2018
For the second time, the IRONMAN 70.3 European Championship will be held in Denmark and the historic city of Elsinore. Home of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Elsinore plays host as athletes become an IRONMAN 70.3 European Champion. The swim course takes place right in front of the legendary Kronborg Castle, when the athletes swim 1.9 kilometers one loop course in the majestic harbor. After exiting the swim , athletes will enter the transitions zone more
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Friday 15 Jun 2018
It is one of the oldest cities in Europe and has a long and lasting tradition of cycling sports, so it was just about time that the Belgium city on Antwerp joined the ITU World Cup circuit with an astonishing event ready to take the stage this weekend. The race, with some of the greatest triathletes of the world lining up, will be the eighth stop of the season as we reach the halfway point of what has already been an incredible 2018 for our sport, and represents the biggest triathlon event in th more
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Thursday 14 Jun 2018
Triathlon comes to the tri-border region in Luxembourg's east side, Région Moselle and experience a race in the scenic Moselleregion of Luxembourg, located in the heart of Europe. 1.9 km Swim through the Moselle river being the romantic boarder between the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and Germany. 90 km Bike along the wine yards where the different types of grapes for the delicious Luxembourgish wines grow and through the marvelous hilly countryside with its wonderful landscape. more
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Thursday 14 Jun 2018
The 2018 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Tour finale takes place this Sunday, June 17, in the shadows of the famous Mount Mayon Volcano of the Philippines, the iconic landmark of Legazpi in the province of Albay. XTERRA Albay was originally scheduled for March 4, but the active volcano with the symmetrical cone was erupting and disrupting the island of Luzon, forcing organizers to postpone the race and allow Mother Nature to take its course and allow the local government to address the needs of those who we more
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Thursday 14 Jun 2018
Situated near the city of Nagoya in the Aichi Prefecture, Japan’s fourth largest city, the race unfolds in the Chita Peninsula (included 3 cities) precinct surrounding the Centrair International Airport. The Centrair International Airport will act as the hub of the race course that will traverse Tokoname City and surrounding environs. more
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Monday 11 Jun 2018
A three-time IRONMAN world champion returning to the sport and a multi world champion stepping up—the Cairns Airport IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship had much in the way of anticipation. In the end, both pre-race superstars played second fiddle to a couple of unlikely New Zealanders who smashed race records on their way to victory—and automatic spots in October’s Holy Grail, the IRONMAN World Championship. more
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Monday 11 Jun 2018
Andy 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 unusual hot summer day, which delivered as well drama as excitement. For a while favourite Camilla Pedersen (DK) looked like a sure winner. The former elite swimmer came first out of the water after only 25:56 minutes, with two minutes down to fellow dane Pernille Thalund. But almost halfway through the bike course, Thalund took the lead an more
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Monday 11 Jun 2018
The "locals" showed up Sunday at IRONMAN Boulder and put on a show on what ended up being a hot, windy and all around very challenging day on a normally fast course. The men’s race had a small split in the swim that had Joe Gambles, Kevin Collington, and Justin Metzler with a gap on a chase group consisting of Peterson, Shearon, Long, and Chris Leiferman. By the rides end the heat, big winds, and fast riding of Chris Leiferman blew up the race and most riders ended up coming in one by one behind more
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Monday 11 Jun 2018
It was almost a one man show at the men's race at SKODA CHALLENGE GERAARDSBERGEN: 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 footsteps of her husband Trevor who took the win last year. Right from the start it was clear that Heemeryck was eager to win. He immediately took the lead at the swim and never gave it away. In stead the ga more
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Monday 11 Jun 2018
It doesn’t happen too often that a pro woman finishes in the top 10 overall, but this weekend in Rapperswil-Jona, Daniela Ryf ate up the men’s pro field with a stunning performance at IRONMAN 70.3 Switzerland. She stormed out a start-to-finish-victory again, taking her fifth win here in a row. The 31-year-old IRONMAN star is maybe in the best shape ever. Ryf embarked on a impressive journey right from the get-go including fantastic splits on the bike and run. The three-time back-to-back IRONMAN more
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Monday 11 Jun 2018
Francois Carloni and Morgane Riou, both from France, captured the third-annual XTERRA Belgium off-road triathlon elite titles on a beautiful day at the Citadel of Namur on Saturday, June 9, 2018. It's the second XTERRA World Tour win for Carloni, who last won a major at XTERRA Greece in 2014. Carloni was the 20-24 age group XTERRA World Champion 10 years ago before turning pro, and was third in the final XTERRA European Tour elite standings last year. more
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Monday 11 Jun 2018
It is such a difference to bring the race home as a strong swimmer compared to a podium result. Elliot Smales knows how it feels racing from the front, but he knows as well how frustrating it is to get caught later. He ranked third last year in Staffordshire; this year his plan was clear: To keep the strong runners like Cyril Viennot from France off his heels. Once the fog had disappeared at Chasewater reservoir in the morning, the race started with a one-hour delay and a brilliant swim by Smale more
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Monday 11 Jun 2018
A gutsy run from Richard Murray secured the South African his first-ever Olympic distance WTS gold in AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds on a steamy Sunday afternoon in the north of England. Murray put down the hammer on the first lap of the 10km run to carve out what proved to be an unassailable lead despite the best efforts of race no.1 Mario Mola. The Spaniard finished second after pulling away on the final lap from Vincent Luis of France who took the bronze. more
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Monday 11 Jun 2018
Hunter Lussi (USA) enjoyed the limelight off the front after finishing the swim and bike legs with the lead. The attention came crashing to an end within the first two miles of the run when Cody Beals (CAN) went storming by the leader like he was standing still. Beals' race-best run on the day rewarded the Canadian the victory by a winning margin of over six minutes. more
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Monday 11 Jun 2018
Sunday afternoon in the sun-kissed city of Leeds saw Vicky Holland of Great Britain deliver one of the performances of her career to earn a tough third WTS gold in front of a delirious crowd of 70,000 fans. The win caps a strong first half of the year for Holland, who finished second in Bermuda and fourth in the Commonwealth Games. Teammate Georgia Taylor-Browne came home second to secure a first ever World Series podium, with USA’s Katie Zaferes finishing third. more
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Friday 08 Jun 2018
The city of Cambridge was settled by English colonists in 1684, making it one of the oldest colonial cities in Maryland. To this day it has remained a small, scenic town, rich in history and full of sights straight out of James Michener's novel, Chesapeake. One thing that makes this course unique is its bike course, taking athletes through the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge—a critical waterfowl sanctuary for birds migrating along the Atlantic Flyway and containing nearly one-third of Maryla more
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Friday 08 Jun 2018
Trevor Wurtele took the title at last year’s SKODA CHALLENGE GERAARDSBERGEN. The women's race was won by Tine Deckers. We’re pleased to announce that both Wurtele and Deckers are coming back to to defend their titles in 2018! This year’s race will enjoy a very strong field of participants, so it won't be easy for Wurtele and Deckers to defend their titles. In the men's race, last year’s top 3 contenders will be back. Beside Trevor Wurtele, both Pieter Heemeryck (second last year) and Sanne Swolf more
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Friday 08 Jun 2018
The biggest names in the world of IRONMAN triathlon are gathering in Tropical North Queensland to battle it out for the honours at the Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns Asia-Pacific Championship on 10 June. With all the hard work done, the athletes are putting the finishing touches to their training for what promises to be most the exciting days racing the event’s seven year history. more
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Thursday 07 Jun 2018
The 2018 ITU World Cup season has reached its seventh stop on the calendar, this time crossing the pond to North America into Mexico to return to the 2018 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup. Huatulco has a long-standing history with the ITU World Cup series first appearing on the schedule in 2008 and becoming a regular stop on the tour until 2016. While last year it was taken off the calendar and became a CAMTRI American Cup, it returns to its original place as it sets up to host the World Cup for more
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