Archive | November, 2012
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Sprint : Entry Fee

We’ve asked through our Community page on Facebook to tell us which is the range of entry fees at triathlon sprint races. These are the results until now

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What limits your involvement with Triathlon?

We have asked you to tell us – through our Community page on Facebook – to tell us what limits your involvement with Triathlon. The results until now are the following

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Crocodile Trophy adventure takes riders to the extremes.

Cairns  – Cooktown 20 – 28 October 2012 900+ km, 16,500+ m, 9 days   On 28th October the International Crocodile Trophy finished on Grassy Hill in Cooktown. Riders from all over the world and their support crews arrived on the final stage finish line of the 2012 event after nine days of blistering heat […]

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USA Triathlon Announces 2013 National Championship Schedule

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today announced the dates and locations for a number of its 2013 National Championship events, providing multisport athletes from across the United States the opportunity to compete in a top-notch championship environment and earn official national champion status. Kicking off the 2013 National Championship slate is the USA Triathlon Winter […]

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Milwaukee to Host 2013 and 2014 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon announced today that Milwaukee, Wis., has been selected as the host city for the 2013 and 2014 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships. The 2013 event is slated for Aug. 10-11. Consisting of USA Triathlon’s two signature amateur races — the Olympic-Distance National Championships and the Sprint National Championships — the […]

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The development of Triathlon in Greece

Triathlon in Greece hasn’t followed the impressive development that we have observed at the rest of the European countries We have asked the 10 athletes, who have received the pilot questionnaire, to identify all the possible reasons why Triathlon has not developed in Greece. The answers are presented below in a random order: Sport particularities […]

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The UCI Athletes’ Commission issues recommendations for the future of cycling

The UCI Athletes’ Commission held a three-day session in Switzerland from Monday to Wednesday to draw up proposals to improve the daily lives of competitive cyclists and enhance the image and operation of the sport. The members of the Commission, established in 2011, are active athletes who represent all the disciplines of cycling, including para-cycling, […]

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Triathlon : The reasons of it’s impressive development.

Text by : Giannis Psarelis -TriathlonWorld (Email :info@triathlonworld.gr) The International Triathlon Union, which is the International Governing Sport and is affiliated to IOC and ASOIF, considers as first Triathlon the race organised in San Diego. Many Europeans have presented documents of race taking place in Europe very early in the century. According to ITU[1] the […]

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UCI : A letter from the President to the athletes

Dear rider, I would like to take this opportunity to update you on the latest developments and decisions we have taken in response to the current crisis in our sport. You will have seen in recent media reports that Philippe Gilbert, Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins among many others have been strong voices in telling […]

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Fretta, Receives Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation

USADA announced today that Mark Fretta, of Colorado Springs, Colo., an athlete in the sport of Triathlon, has committed an anti-doping rule violation and received a sanction for his doping offense. Fretta, 35, received a four-year period of ineligibility after variations in his individual longitudinal blood profile as well as other documentary evidence indicated the […]

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Philip Graves :TriStar 111 World Record Holder

British PRO Philip Graves is since his awesome victory at the TriStar Milton Keynes 2012 the new TriStar111 World Record Holder (3:11:46). We had a nice chat with him. Congratulations and really looking forward to seeing you racing soon a TriStar111 in 2013!!! 1. How do you feel racing a TriStar111 race? What do you like the […]

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2012 Biathle World Championships

Modern Pentathlon. In the premier event of the day the senior men’s final  Richard Stannard (GBR) showed that age of 38 is no barrier, leaving his younger rivals in his wake to win his 4th Senior Biathle World Championships. Juan Dominguez (ARG) held off a strong challenge from Olympic Champion David Svoboda’s twin brother for silver. […]

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2012 ING New York City Marathon Is Canceled.

The City of New York and New York Road Runners announce that the 2012 ING NYC Marathon has been canceled. While holding the race would not require diverting resources from the recovery effort, it is clear that it has become the source of controversy and division. We cannot allow a controversy over an athletic event […]

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WADA confirms it will not appeal USADA reasoned decision in Lance Armstrong case

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) advises that it will not exercise its independent right of appeal following its review of the reasoned decision delivered by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in the case against former cyclist Lance Armstrong. This follows a full and careful review of all elements of the case and includes an […]

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IAAF : New website

The IAAF Website, whose home page was last redesigned in 2007, offers the visitor a brighter, more visual, less cluttered visit. Our new platform is transparently searchable giving users easier access to the existing statistical information such as results, records and lists, and our editorial content including over 25,000 news articles and 10,000 photographs.   New […]

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ITU Athletes’ Committee

Following the 25th ITU Congress, eight a.e representatives from seven countries were elected to the Athletes’ Committee. Double Olympians Jessica Harrison (FRA) and Kris Gemmell (NZL) were re-elected for another consecutive two-year term, while Laurent Vidal (FRA) will again serve on the committee. They are joined by another five athletes, which includes two paratriathletes for […]

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