Archive | May, 2012
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Jonathan Brownlee vs. the “Russian Empire”

Great Britain’s Jonathan Brownlee continued his incredible start to the Olympic year in Madrid, with another all-round dominant display to claim his second consecutive ITU Word Triathlon Series win in 2012. Brownlee was part of a nine-man breakaway on Madrid’s tough bike course that built a lead of over two minutes on the field coming […]

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Nicola Spirig wins in Madrid

Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig (SUI) powered away to her her second ITU World Triathlon Madrid title after showing incredible strength in the final metres of the run. Spirig pulled away to a sprint finish for gold ahead of Aileen Morrison (IRL) and Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI) who took silver and bronze respectively. The day also saw […]

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Conrad Stoltz wins for 2nd consecutive year ITU Triathlon Cross WC

South Africa’s Conrad Stoltz stormed through the bike and run to win the ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships in Shelby County, Alabama. Craig Evans of the USA finished a strong race for silver and Christopher Legh of Australia, took home the bronze. This is Stoltz’s second consecutive ITU Cross Triathlon World Championship win after he […]

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ITU President joins Olympic Torch Relay in Athens

ITU President and IOC Member Marisol Casado attended the Handing over Ceremony of the Olympic Flame by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) to the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games in the Panathenaic Stadium yesterday in Athens, Greece. Prior to the ceremony Casado took part in the Torch Relay as a Torchbearer.  Since the […]

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Lance wins in Florida

It feels good [to win] – I can’t deny or lie that I didn’t want to come back to the sport and win some races. I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into in Panama, but in Galveston and St. Croix I wanted to be in contention for the win and I wasn’t there. […]

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Jonathan Brownlee dominates in San Diego

Jonathan Brownlee dominates in San Diego

Great Britain’s Jonathan Brownlee kicked off his Olympic season with a dominant performance in San Diego, winning his second ITU World Triathlon Series event ahead of Switzerland’s Sven Riederer and South Africa’s Richard Murray. In the race that had a huge impact on the Olympic picture, Brownlee was part of a small break at the […]

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Helen Jenkins (GBR) wins WC race in San Diego

Helen Jenkins (GBR) wins WC race in San Diego

Great Britain’s Helen Jenkins continued her brilliant start to 2012 with a dominating run to crush the field in San Diego, in a race that had a huge impact on London Olympic qualification. After an eight-women bike breakaway put 2 minutes and 30 seconds on the first chase group coming out of T2, Jenkins and […]

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Olympic Games 2012 : Olympic Torch Relay

Olympic Games 2012 : Olympic Torch Relay

The London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay (OTR) will last 70 days and will travel for approximately 8,000 miles around the UK, passing within 10 miles of 95 per cent of the people in the UK, Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey. The Olympic flame will be transported by 8,000 torchbearers and will use numerous different […]

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San Diego WC Preview

This weekend’s race marks an important step in triathlon history, it’s the first time an ITU race has been held in San Diego, the birthplace of modern triathlon. On 25 September 1974 the very first triathletes dove into San Diego’s Mission Bay to complete a 5.3-mile run, followed by a 5-mile bike and a 600-yard […]

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Triathlon Australia announces junior squad for WC

Triathlon Australia is pleased to announce the Australian Junior SQUAD for the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Championships to be conducted in Auckland, New Zealand in October. The SQUAD has been selected based on athletes performances in the Australian Junior Triathlon Series including races on the Gold Coast, Canberra and the Australian & OTU Oceania Junior […]

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Fourteen Americans to Chase Olympic Berths at ITU World Triathlon San Diego

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — With Olympic dreams on the line, 14 of the United States’ top triathletes will square off against a top-notch international field May 11-12 at the inaugural ITU World Triathlon San Diego, which serves as the second and final automatic qualifier for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team. The women’s race will […]

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Transition Sports Sprint, 29/4/2012

The first Transition Sports Triathlon race was a very big success! 183 athletes in all categories flocked the Moraitis Sports Centre facilities and filled the beach of Schinias with enthusiasm and positive energy. The day for the organizers began shortly before 7am. About 50 volunteers took their positions as they had already been informed the […]

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