Monaco – Vice-Presidents of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Sergey Bubka (UKR) and Sebastian Coe (GBR) are the latest two legends to be named amongst the 24 inaugural Members of the IAAF Hall of Fame which has been created to mark the year of the IAAF Centenary. This joint announcement today marks […]
Archive | June, 2012
Lukas Verzbicas : The next big think.
Kitzbühel, Austria – Making his first career ITU World Triathlon Series start, Lukas Verzbicas recorded the day’s second-fastest run split but had to settle for a 32nd-place finish Sunday at the ITU World Triathlon Kitzbühel. Verzbicas (Colorado Springs, Colo.) finished the 1,500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike, 10-kilometer run event in 1 hour, 56 minutes, 36 seconds. […]
USA Aqua Bikes nationals results
RICHMOND, Va. – David Luscan and Martha Hall swam and biked to the overall national titles Sunday at the first-ever USA Triathlon Aquabike National Championship, held in conjunction with the I Love the Tavern Triathlon. Luscan (Richmond, Va.) was victorious in the 650-meter swim, 18.8-mile bike event with a time of 50 minutes, 15 seconds, […]
Sprint Triathlon in Doxa lake
Lake Doxa, in the middle of a marvelous pine forest at 900m altitude, will held another Sprint Distance Triathlon, in its crystal waters and asphalt roads in its perimeter. 750m of Swimming, 21km of Biking and 4.2km of running, with the view of mount Ziria and mount Helmos tops. An exprerience that everybody should live, from begginers to experienced […]
Alistair Brownlee wins in Kitzbuehel
All eyes were on Alistair Brownlee in his comeback race and he made certain to impress. The reigning ITU World Champion produced a masterful performance in Kitzbühel today, punctuated by an eye-popping 29:51 10km run split, and ascended back to the top of the podium for the 12th time in an ITU World Triathlon Series […]
Nicola Spirig wins in Kitzbuehel
What a race! Congrats to Swiss star Nicola Spirig on a spectacular win in Kitzbuehel today! A great battle on the run with Lisa Norden coming back from injury to take silver and Andrea Hewitt grabs the bronze, and becomes the new series leader. Swiss star Nicola Spirig showed off her brilliant finishing kick again as she […]
Olympic Day
With London 2012 just over one month away, this year’s Olympic Day on 23 June comes at just the right moment to spread excitement about the Games, the athletes and the Olympic values. Even more than that, it is a day for everybody to get off the couch, put on their trainers, do sports and […]
2012 Kitzbuehel press conference
Ahead of what promises to be the biggest race prior to the London Olympics, Alistair Brownlee, Nicola Spirig, Lisa Perterer and Andreas Giglmayr were on hand to talk to the media before the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuehel. The athletes, all happy to be back racing in Kitzbuehel, were warmly welcomed by Walter Zettinig, president […]
Nicola Spirig : “Very unprofessional …the organization of that doping control”.
Nicola Spirig comments on her facebook page concerning yesteraday’s out of competition doping control : “Drug testing yesterday at race briefing in Kitzbühel: 15 athletes to test, all brought into one hotel room with two chairs and one bed… only one doctor to take blood and only one chaperon for 15 people?? 4 athletes done […]
USA Aquabike Nationals
USA Triathlon’s first-ever Aquabike National Championship will be contested Sunday alongside the I Love the Tavern Triathlon in Richmond, Va. The newest event on USA Triathlon’s diverse national championship schedule, Aquabike Nationals will feature a 650-meter swim followed by an 18-mile bike. As of Thursday, nearly 150 athletes ranging in age from 15 to 79 […]
Swiss Olympic Team
Swiss Triathlon has announced the four triathletes selected for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The team will be Nicola Spirig, Daniela Ryf, Sven Riederer and Ruedi Wild. Reigning European champion Spirig leads the Swiss women with success in 2012 including winning the most recent ITU World Triathlon Series (WTS) event in Madrid. Since the WTS format debuted in 2009, Spirig […]
Jorgensen, Verzbicas Sweep Gold at Banyoles ITU Triathlon World Cup
BANYOLES, Spain — 2012 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team qualifier Gwen Jorgensen earned her second career ITU World Cup win, and rising star Lukas Verzbicas was victorious in his ITU World Cup debut to give the United States a gold-medal sweep at Sunday’s Banyoles ITU Triathlon World Cup. The victories from Jorgensen (Milwaukee, Wis.) and Verzbicas (Colorado […]
Brendan Sexton
The Australian Olympic triathlon men’s team was announced by the AOC and I’m more than thrilled that my name was on the 3 person list alongside Brad Kahlefeldt and Courtney Atkinson, two athletes I have attempted to imitate in achievement since I was a junior. I knew I was to be nominated to the AOC […]
Aussie Army prepared to defend strong triathlon legacy
Expect Hyde Park to be brimming with a crowd to rival the Royal Wedding when the world’s best triathletes tackle the 2012 Olympic course. Athletes will dive into Serpentine Lake for a 1500m swim, cruise past Buckingham Palace during the 40km cycle leg and then complete four laps around the Serpentine on a 10km run […]
Dirk Bockel takes first Ironman victory in Regensburg
35-year-old Dirk Bockel has won the third edition of the Ironman Regensburg in Germany, his first Ironman victory. The Luxembourgish triathlete of LEOPARD TREK bested Michael Raelert for the win and finished with a time of 8h11m59s, a new course record in Regensburg. “I’m incredibly happy with this result. I have sacrificed three months of […]
USADA statement on Lance Armstrong
“In response to numerous inquiries regarding the public statements made by Mr. Lance Armstrong, we can confirm that written notice of allegations of anti-doping rule violations was sent yesterday to him and to five (5) additional individuals all formerly associated with the United States Postal Service (USPS) professional cycling team. These individuals include three (3) […]
European Music Day 2012
You think that 13 is the symbol for bad luck and it scares you? You’d better re-think. Because this year’s number 13 will definitely change your mind… a mixture of unexpected cultural encounters, live events and musical meandering! M.E.S.O, – the national planning team- in cooperation with 30 municipalities and local organizers, is preparing to […]
Lukas Verzbicas
From www.usatriathlon.org First-year elite Lukas Verzbicas, the reigning ITU Junior World Champion, used his well-known prowess on the run to pull away from the field and earn his first career professional victory at last weekend’s Dallas ITU Pan American Cup. USA Triathlon recently caught up with the 19-year-old to get an update on his rookie […]
Lois Rosindale and Tom Bishop claimed a British double in Cremona
Lois Rosindale and Tom Bishop claimed a British double in Cremona at the ITU Sprint Triathlon European Cup. Rosindale (pictured above) led home Tamsyn Moana-Veale (AUS) and Rebecca Robisch (GER) to win her first International race and record her first podium since the 2010 European Duathlon Championships in Edinburgh. Bishop also made an impressive breakthrough, […]
Olympic Games 2012 : Team GB
Team GB will have a full complement of three male and three female triathletes in Hyde Park this summer, where the women’s and men’s competitions will take place on 4th and 7th August respectively. The triathletes selected to Team GB today are: Alistair Brownlee, Leeds, 24 Jonathan Brownlee, Leeds, 22 Lucy Hall, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, 20 […]
Olympic Games 2012 : Team Canada
—Triathlon Canada’s fab five combine veterans and youth poised to shock the world in London— TORONTO—A group of five Canadian athletes are determined to deliver a knockout punch when they step into the Olympic triathlon ring for the 2012 Games in London, July 27-August 12. Led by wily two-time Olympic medallist Simon Whitfield, Triathlon Canada […]
Emma Snowsill : The words of a true champion
June 12, 2012 Beijing Olympic triathlon gold medallist Emma Snowsill has had her plea for inclusion in this year’s Australian Olympic team dismissed by an independent Olympic Appeals Tribunal in Melbourne tonight and will not be pursuing the matter with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The three-member Tribunal heard grounds from Snowsill’s legal […]
Olympic Games 2012 : Triathlon Australia Selection
June 4, 2012 Last Friday, the Triathlon Australia (TA) selection committee identified the three men and three women to be nominated today to the Australian Olympic Committee for selection to the 2012 Australian Olympic Team. These athletes are: Men – Brad Kahlefeldt, Courtney Atkinson and Brendan Sexton and; Women – Emma Moffatt, Erin Densham and […]
Andreas Raelert and Julia Gajer were crowned European Long Distance Champions
Andreas Raelert and Julia Gajer were crowned European Long Distance Champions on home soil after a fantastic race in Kraichgau. In perfect racing conditions the duo both set new course records as Raelert defended his title from 2011. The German finished ahead of Sylvain Sudrie (FRA) and local hero Sebastian Kienle (GER). In the Women’s […]
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